The

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season was the 63rd season for the team in the

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and their 148th year of existence. The Argonauts improved on their 4–14 record from their previous season in

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with a win in week 10 against the

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on October 6, 2021. The team qualified for the playoffs for the first time since

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, on October 30, 2021, with a win over the

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. The Argonauts then clinched first place in the East Division after defeating the

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on November 12, 2021. However, the Argonauts lost to the same Tiger-Cats in the East Final after holding a 12–0 halftime lead, but were unable to score a touchdown and lost 27–19. This was the first full season with Michael Clemons as

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following his appointment mid-way through the

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. This was also the first season for

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. An 18-game season schedule was originally released on November 20, 2020, but it was announced on April 21, 2021, that the start of the season would likely be delayed until August and feature a 14-game schedule. On June 15, 2021, the league released the revised 14-game schedule with regular season play beginning on August 5, 2021.

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2021 CFL Global Draft took place on April 15, 2021. With the format being a snake draft, the Argonauts selected third in the odd-numbered rounds and seventh in the even-numbered rounds. The team exchanged their third-round pick for a fourth-round pick as part of a three-player trade with the

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CFL National Draft

The 2021 CFL Draft took place on May 4, 2021. The Argonauts had seven selections in the six-round snake draft and had the seventh pick in odd rounds and the third pick in even rounds. The team acquired an additional fourth-round selection after trading

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to the

in exchange for

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. The Argonauts also swapped their fifth-round pick for the Stampeders' sixth round-pick in a three-player trade and they exchanged sixth-round picks with the Blue Bombers in the trade for Cody Speller.

Preseason

Pre-season games were not played due to the shortening of the season.

Planned schedule

Regular season

Standings

Schedule

The Argonauts initially had a schedule that featured 18 regular season games beginning on June 19 and ending on October 30. The team was scheduled to be the home team for a neutral site game at an unannounced location on July 10 for a match-up with the

. However, due to the

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, the

delayed the start of the regular season to August 5, 2021, and the Argonauts began their 14-game season on August 7, 2021. On August 22, 2021, it was announced that the

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had several players test positive for

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, so the August 26, 2021 game was postponed with the rescheduled date to be declared once the Elks pass health and safety protocols. The CFL announced on September 2, 2021, that the game was rescheduled for Tuesday, November 16, 2021, where the Argonauts originally had a

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. : Games played with colour uniforms. : Games played with white uniforms. :† Game rescheduled from August 26 due to an outbreak of

among Edmonton players.

Post-season

Schedule

: Games played with colour uniforms.

Team

Roster

Coaching staff

References

External links

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