# 2013 Toronto Argonauts season

The 2013 Toronto Argonauts season was the 56th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 141st season overall. The Argonauts finished in first place in the East Division with an 11–7 record, but their hopes of repeating their 2012 Grey Cup championship were ended by a 36–24 loss to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the East Final.

## Offseason
### CFL draft

The 2013 CFL Draft took place on May 6, 2013. The Argonauts had five selections in the seven-round draft, after trading their fourth round pick to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and trading their third round pick to the Edmonton Eskimos for two fifth round picks. The club, in turn, traded three fifth round picks to Saskatchewan for a third round pick.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 8 | Matt Sewell | OL | McMaster |
| 2 | 17 | Jermaine Gabriel | DB | Bishop's |
| 3 | 22 | Natey Adjei | WR | Buffalo |
| 6 | 52 | Michael Di Domenico | OL | Tarleton State |
| 7 | 60 | Paul Spencer | LB | Concordia |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Location | Final Score | Attendance | Record |
| A | Wed, June 12 | @ Blue Bombers | Investors Group Field | W 24–6 | 28,642 | 1–0 |
| B | Thurs, June 20 | Alouettes | Varsity Stadium | W 24–20 | 6,204 | 2–0 |

## Regular season
### Standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 507 | 458 | 22 | Details |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 453 | 468 | 20 | Details |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 459 | 471 | 16 | Details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 361 | 585 | 6 | Details |

### Schedule

Win  Loss  Tie
| Week | Date | Opponent | Location | Final Score | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | Fri, June 28 | Tiger-Cats | Rogers Centre | W 39–34 | 29,852 | 1–0 |
| 2 | Thur, July 4 | @ Lions | BC Place Stadium | L 24–16 | 25,255 | 1–1 |
| 3 | Thur, July 11 | Roughriders | Rogers Centre | L 39–28 | 18,211 | 1–2 |
| 4 | Fri, July 19 | @ Blue Bombers | Investors Group Field | W 35–19 | 31,257 | 2–2 |
| 5 | Tue, July 30 | Lions | Rogers Centre | W 38–12 | 20,064 | 3–2 |
| 6 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | 3–2 |
| 7 | Thur, Aug 8 | @ Alouettes | Molson Stadium | W 38–13 | 22,068 | 4–2 |
| 8 | Sun, Aug 18 | Eskimos | Rogers Centre | W 36–33 | 19,656 | 5–2 |
| 9 | Fri, Aug 23 | Stampeders | Rogers Centre | L 35–14 | 21,157 | 5–3 |
| 10 | Tue, Sept 3 | Alouettes | Rogers Centre | L 20–9 | 18,863 | 5–4 |
| 11 | Sun, Sept 8 | @ Alouettes | Molson Stadium | W 37–30 | 23,911 | 6–4 |
| 12 | Sat, Sept 14 | @ Roughriders | Mosaic Stadium | W 31–29 | 36,703 | 7–4 |
| 13 | Sat, Sept 21 | @ Stampeders | McMahon Stadium | W 33–27 | 28,781 | 8–4 |
| 14 | Sat, Sept 28 | @ Eskimos | Commonwealth Stadium | W 34–22 | 29,569 | 9–4 |
| 15 | Fri, Oct 4 | Tiger-Cats | Rogers Centre | L 33–19 | 28,467 | 9–5 |
| 16 | Mon, Oct 14 | @ Tiger-Cats | Alumni Stadium | L 24–18 | 13,362 | 9–6 |
| 17 | Sat, Oct 19 | @ Blue Bombers | Investors Group Field | W 26–20 | 28,869 | 10–6 |
| 18 | Thur, Oct 24 | Blue Bombers | Rogers Centre | W 36–21 | 18,478 | 11–6 |
| 19 | Fri, Nov 1 | Alouettes | Rogers Centre | L 23–20 | 22,589 | 11–7 |

## Postseason
### Schedule

| Round | Date | Opponent | Location | Final Score | Attendance |
| First Round Bye | - | - | - | - | - |
| East Final | November 17 | Tiger-Cats | Rogers Centre | L 36-24 | 35,418 |

### Playoff bracket

| November 10: Division Semi-Finals | November 10: Division Semi-Finals | November 10: Division Semi-Finals | November 17: Division Finals | November 17: Division Finals | November 17: Division Finals | November 24: 101st Grey Cup Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field – Regina | November 24: 101st Grey Cup Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field – Regina | November 24: 101st Grey Cup Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field – Regina |
| | | | E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 36 | | | |
| East | East | East | E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 36 | | | |
| East | East | East | E1 | Toronto Argonauts | 24 | | | |
| E3 | Montreal Alouettes | 16 | E1 | Toronto Argonauts | 24 | | | |
| E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 19* | | | | | | |
| E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 19* | | | | E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 23 |
| | | | | | | W2 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 45 |
| | | | W2 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 35 | | | |
| West | West | West | W2 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 35 | | | |
| West | West | West | W1 | Calgary Stampeders | 13 | | | |
| W3 | BC Lions | 25 | W1 | Calgary Stampeders | 13 | | | |
| W2 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 29 | | | | | | |
*-Team won in Overtime.