# 1986 Toronto Argonauts season

The 1986 Toronto Argonauts finished in first place in the East Division with a record of 10 wins and 8 losses. The Argos' appeared in the Eastern playoffs losing to the Hamilton Tiger Cats 42–25.

## Offseason

The Toronto Argonauts drafted the following players in the 1986 CFL Draft.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | 3 | Markus Koch | DE | Boise State |
| 2 | 10 | Donohue Grant | DB | Simon Fraser |
| 2 | 12 | Dwayne Derban | LB | UBC |
| 3 | 22 | Mike Siroishka | WR | Calgary |
| 5 | 39 | Brian Cluff | G | Guelph |
| 6 | 48 | Bruce Elliot | LB | Western Ontario |
| 7 | 57 | Eric Jensen | T | York |
| 8 | 66 | Scott Del Zotto | WR | York |

## Regular season
### Standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 417 | 441 | 7–1 | W2 | Details |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 405 | 366 | 5–3 | W3 | Details |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 320 | 500 | 1–7 | L3 | Details |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 18 | 3 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 346 | 514 | 3–5 | L1 | Details |

### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | June 26 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 21–20 | 1–0 | Exhibition Stadium | 24,100 |
| 2 | 2 | July 4 | at Montreal Alouettes | W 20–12 | 2–0 | Olympic Stadium | 13,281 |
| 3 | 3 | July 11 | at BC Lions | L 17–28 | 2–1 | BC Place Stadium | 42,326 |
| 4 | 4 | July 17 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 14–21 | 2–2 | Exhibition Stadium | 23,500 |
| 5 | 5 | July 26 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 27–17 | 3–2 | Taylor Field | 18,307 |
| 6 | 6 | Aug 1 | at Edmonton Eskimos | W 35–34 | 4–2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 38,672 |
| 7 | 7 | Aug 8 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 26–31 | 4–3 | Exhibition Stadium | 25,752 |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 9 | 8 | Aug 23 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 26–20 | 5–3 | Exhibition Stadium | 28,833 |
| 10 | 9 | Aug 29 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 25–12 | 6–3 | Lansdowne Park | 22,357 |
| 11 | 10 | Sept 7 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 25–23 | 7–3 | Exhibition Stadium | 28,531 |
| 12 | 11 | Sept 14 | vs. BC Lions | L 24–34 | 7–4 | Exhibition Stadium | 29,714 |
| 13 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 14 | 12 | Sept 28 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 16–26 | 7–5 | Exhibition Stadium | 25,300 |
| 15 | 13 | Oct 5 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 20–48 | 7–6 | Winnipeg Stadium | 28,356 |
| 16 | 14 | Oct 13 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 14–37 | 7–7 | McMahon Stadium | 25,939 |
| 17 | 15 | Oct 19 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 35–21 | 8–7 | Exhibition Stadium | 27,320 |
| 18 | 16 | Oct 26† | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 10–20 | 8–8 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 24,430 |
| 19 | 17 | Nov 2 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 25–21 | 9–8 | Exhibition Stadium | 23,488 |
| 20 | 18 | Nov 9 | at Montreal Alouettes | W 37–16 | 10–8 | Olympic Stadium | 9,045 |
* † Canadian Football Hall of Fame Game

## Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| East Final Game 1 | Sun, Nov 16 | at Hamilton Tiger-Cats | W 31–17 | 1–0 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 23,126 |
| East Final Game 2 | Sun, Nov 23 | vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats | L 25–42 | 1–1 | Exhibition Stadium | 32,041 |