# 2002 Toronto Argonauts season

The 2002 Toronto Argonauts finished in second place in the East Division of the 2002 CFL season with an 8–10 record. They won the East Semi-Final but lost the East Final.

## Offseason
### CFL draft

| Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | 3 | Cory Annett | OL | Eastern Michigan |
| 3 | 21 | Robin Tremblay | DE | Houston |
| 4 | 28 | Rob Stewart | DT | Manitoba |
| 4 | 30 | Alexis Sanschagrin | DB | Western |
| 5 | 39 | Marvin Brereton | RB | Buffalo |
| 5 | 45 | Chuck Walsh | LB | Waterloo |
| 6 | 48 | Sean Spender | LB | Guelph |
| 6 | 49 | Jarel Cockburn | WR | Columbia |
| 6 | 54 | Darryl Ray | WR | Ottawa |

### Preseason

The Argonauts were the home team for a neutral site pre-season game in London, Ontario which was played at TD Waterhouse Stadium.
| Week | Date | Opponent | Location | Final score | Attendance | Record |
| A | June 13 | @ Renegades | Frank Clair Stadium | W 18 – 11 | 19,213 | 1–0 |
| B | June 21 | Tiger-Cats | TD Waterhouse Stadium | L 37 – 17 | 9,178 | 1–1 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

East Division :
| Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PF | PA | Pts |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 587 | 407 | 27 |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 482 | 16 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 427 | 524 | 15 |
| Ottawa Renegades | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 356 | 550 | 10 |

### Regular season

| Week | Date | Opponent | Location | Final score | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | June 28 | @ Blue Bombers | Canad Inns Stadium | L 39 – 15 | 24,063 | 0–1 |
| 2 | July 3 | Alouettes | SkyDome | L 28 – 12 | 21,175 | 0–2 |
| 3 | July 9 | @ Lions | BC Place Stadium | W 30 – 22 | 15,796 | 1–2 |
| 3 | July 13 | @ Eskimos | Commonwealth Stadium | L 31 – 17 | 33,108 | 1–3 |
| 4 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 5 | July 23 | Blue Bombers | SkyDome | L 42 – 15 | 21,724 | 1–4 |
| 6 | August 1 | Renegades | SkyDome | W 24 – 8 | 18,734 | 2–4 |
| 7 | August 8 | @ Stampeders | McMahon Stadium | L 31 – 11 | 31,920 | 2–5 |
| 8 | August 16 | Roughriders | SkyDome | W 18 – 10 | 19,652 | 3–5 |
| 9 | August 23 | Eskimos | SkyDome | L 30 – 7 | 23,642 | 3–6 |
| 10 | September 2 | @ Tiger-Cats | Ivor Wynne Stadium | L 22 – 14 | 25,327 | 3–7 |
| 11 | September 7 | @ Renegades | Frank Clair Stadium | W 30 – 25 | 21,604 | 4–7 |
| 12 | September 15 | @ Roughriders | Taylor Field | L 40 – 11 | 24,387 | 4–8 |
| 13 | September 22 | Tiger-Cats | SkyDome | W 28 – 21 | 18,932 | 5–8 |
| 14 | September 29 | @ Alouettes | Molson Stadium | L 38 – 3 | 20,002 | 5–9 |
| 15 | October 5 | Lions | SkyDome | L 23 – 18 | 16,827 | 5–10 |
| 16 | October 14 | @ Tiger-Cats | Ivor Wynne Stadium | W 29 – 28 (OT) | 20,216 | 6–10 |
| 17 | October 20 | Renegades | SkyDome | W 29 – 12 | 24,932 | 7–10 |
| 18 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 19 | November 3 | Stampeders | SkyDome | W 33 – 32 | 19,232 | 8–10 |

## Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent | Location | Final score | Attendance |
| East Semi-Final | November 10 | Roughriders | SkyDome | W 24–14 | 23,124 |
| East Final | November 17 | @ Alouettes | Olympic Stadium | L 35–18 | 57,125 |

## Awards and records
### 2002 CFL All-Stars

* DE – Joe Montford
* DB – Clifford Ivory
* DS – Orlondo Steinauer
* P – Noel Prefontaine

### Eastern Division All-Star Selections

* SB – Derrell Mitchell
* OG – Sandy Annunziata
* DT – Johnny Scott
* DE – Joe Montford
* CB – Adrion Smith
* DB – Clifford Ivory
* P – Noel Prefontaine
* K – Noel Prefontaine