# 1998 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1998 Toronto Argonauts finished in third place in the East Division of the 1998 CFL season with a 9–9 record and lost the East Division Semi-Finals.

## Offseason
### CFL draft

| Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | 2 | Dave Miller-Johnston | P/K | Concordia |
| 2 | 12 | Roger Dunbrack | DL | Western |
| 3 | 20 | Jermaine Brown | RB | Winona State |
| 4 | 28 | Brian Mlachak | K | Calgary |
| 5 | 35 | Eric Shilts | WR | Toronto |
| 6 | 43 | Bill Mitoulas | LB | Notre Dame |

### Preseason

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| A | June 18 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 21–18 | 1–0 | SkyDome | 12,645 |
| B | June 24 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 22–14 | 2–0 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 14,675 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

East Division :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 503 | 351 | 25 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 470 | 435 | 25 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 452 | 410 | 18 |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 399 | 588 | 6 |

### Regular season

| Week | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | July 3 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 10–19 | 0–1 | Taylor Field | 21,714 |
| 2 | July 9 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 19–22 | 0–2 | SkyDome | 15,672 |
| 3 | July 16 | at BC Lions | W 30–15 | 1–2 | BC Place | 15,725 |
| 4 | July 23 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 27–30 (OT) | 1–3 | SkyDome | 15,106 |
| 5 | July 30 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 15–14 | 2–3 | McMahon Stadium | 26,061 |
| 6 | August 6 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 29–14 | 3–3 | SkyDome | 15,712 |
| 7 | August 13 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 20–24 | 3–4 | Molson Stadium | 16,399 |
| 8 | August 20 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 42–6 | 4–4 | SkyDome | 23,368 |
| 9 | August 27 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 37–16 | 5–4 | Winnipeg Stadium | 20,102 |
| 10 | September 7 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 7–26 | 5–5 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 30,065 |
| 11 | September 12 | vs. BC Lions | W 37–28 | 6–5 | SkyDome | 14,218 |
| 12 | September 19 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 46–22 | 7–5 | SkyDome | 13,894 |
| 13 | September 26 | at Edmonton Eskimos | W 30–29 | 8–5 | Commonwealth Stadium | 31,923 |
| 14 | October 3 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 15–18 | 8–6 | SkyDome | 15,272 |
| 15 | October 12 | at Montreal Alouettes | W 40–13 | 9–6 | Molson Stadium | 16,268 |
| 16 | October 17 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 28–38 | 9–7 | SkyDome | 24,230 |
| 17 | October 23 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 8–45 | 9–8 | SkyDome | 32,717 |
| 18 | October 30 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 12–31 | 9–9 | Winnipeg Stadium | 33,810 |

## Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| East Semi-Final | November 8 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 28–41 | 0–1 | Molson Stadium | 17,495 |

## Awards and records
### 1998 CFL All-Stars

* SB – Derrell Mitchell

### Eastern Division All-Star Selections

* QB – Kerwin Bell
* SB – Derrell Mitchell
* WR – Paul Masotti
* LB – Kelly Wiltshire
* CB – Donald Smith
* DS – Lester Smith
* P – Noel Prefontaine