The 2023 Toronto Argonauts season was the 65th season for the team in the

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and their 150th year of existence. The

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entered the season as defending champions following their victory in the

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. The team attempted to win their league-leading 19th

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championship, but were defeated by the

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in the East Final. The Argonauts qualified for the playoffs for a third consecutive season following their week 11 victory over the

. In the following week, on September 15, 2023, the Argonauts defeated the Alouettes again to secure first place in the division for the third straight year, which was the first time since

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that the franchise captured three straight division titles. The team also started the season with an 11–1 record which was the best start to a season in franchise history. The Argonauts also set a CFL record as the earliest to clinch a first place finish with six games remaining in an 18-game schedule. The previous record was held by the 2009 Montreal Alouettes, who clinched first place in the East Division with five games remaining. In the final game of the regular season, the Argonauts won their 16^th game, tying the 1989 Edmonton Eskimos for the CFL record for most wins in a regular season. However, their season came to a shocking end as they were upset by the

in the East Final. The

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was the third season for

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and the fourth season for Michael Clemons as

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. The team held their training camp at the

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for the second consecutive season.

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

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CFL National Draft

The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Argonauts had eight selections in the eight-round draft after acquiring an additional sixth round pick from the

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after trading

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and

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, but trading their first-round pick to the

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for Jordan Williams. The team had the ninth selection in each of the eight rounds of the draft (not including forfeited picks by other teams or traded picks) after winning the

Preseason

The Argonauts' home preseason game was played at

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Schedule

: Games played with colour uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

Schedule

The Argonauts were the home team for a neutral site game in Halifax for the Week 8 match-up with the

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. This was the second consecutive year that the two teams meet in

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and the first repeat matchup in the

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series. : Games played with colour uniforms. : Games played with white uniforms.

Post-season

Schedule

: Games played with colour uniforms.

Team

Roster

Coaching staff

References

External links

* {{Toronto Argonauts seasons Toronto Argonauts seasons 2023 Canadian Football League season by team Toronto Argonauts season 2023 in Toronto