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The 2000 Toronto Argonauts finished in fourth place in the East Division of the 2000 CFL season with a 7–10–1 record and failed to qualify for the playoffs.

General managerJ.I. Albrecht (7–10–1)

Head coachJohn Huard (1–6–1)
Michael "Pinball" Clemons (6–4) ^[1]

Home stadiumSkyDome^[2]

Record7–10–1

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2000 Toronto Argonauts season

General manager	J.I. Albrecht (7–10–1)
Head coach	John Huard (1–6–1) Michael "Pinball" Clemons (6–4) ^[1]
Home stadium	SkyDome^[2]
Results
Record	7–10–1
Division place	4th, East
Playoffs	did not qualify
← 1999 Argonauts seasons 2001 →

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Offseason

CFL draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	4	Donnavan Carter	S	Northern Illinois
2	11	Richard Clarke	WR	Weber State
3	18	Carson Souter	K	Montana State
4	24	Benoit Meloche	LB	Laval
4	26	Kojo Millington	DE	Wilfrid Laurier
5	34	Brad Coutts	WR	British Columbia
6	42	Jean-Vincent Posy-Audette	DB	Laval

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final score	Attendance	Record
A	June 17 †	Alouettes	SkyDome	L 19 – 13 (OT)	10,077	0–0–1
B	June 27	@ Blue Bombers	Canad Inns Stadium	L 59 – 13	19,108	0–0–2

† The CFL had scheduled a demonstration of the league's new overtime format following the game regardless of whether the score necessitated it.

Regular season

Season standings

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East Division
Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	T	OTL	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Montreal Alouettes (C, Q)	18	12	6	0	0	594	379	+215	24
2	Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Q)	18	9	7	0	2	470	446	+24	20
3	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (Q)	18	7	9	1	1	539	596	−57	16
4	Toronto Argonauts	18	7	10	1	0	390	562	−172	15

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Source: "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
(C) First round bye; (Q) Qualified for playoffs

Schedule

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Week	Date	Opponent	Location	Final score	Attendance	Record	Streak
1	July 6	@ Roughriders	Taylor Field	W 36 – 28	20,995	1–0–0	W1
2	July 11	Alouettes	SkyDome	L 45 – 6	20,612	1–1–0	L1
3	July 20	@ Alouettes	Molson Stadium	L 41 – 4	19,461	1–2–0	L2
4	July 28	Tiger-Cats	SkyDome	L 23 – 17	15,345	1–3–0	L3
5	August 4	@ Stampeders	McMahon Stadium	L 37 – 17	33,783	1–4–0	L4
6	August 10	Blue Bombers	SkyDome	T 41 – 41 (4OT)	11,723	1–4–1	T1
7	August 17	@ Lions	BC Place Stadium	L 36 – 26	19,858	1–5–1	L1
8	August 24	Lions	SkyDome	L 51 – 4	11,350	1–6–1	L2
9	September 4	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	L 42 – 12	28,830	1–7–1	L3
10	September 9	@ Blue Bombers	Canad Inns Stadium	W 24 – 12	24,064	2–7–1	W1
11	September 15	Roughriders	SkyDome	L 44 – 17	28,724	2–8–1	L1
12	September 22	@ Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium	W 34 – 21	28,649	3–8–1	W1
13	September 28	Stampeders	SkyDome	L 31 – 14	11,343	3–9–1	L1
14	October 7	Tiger-Cats	SkyDome	W 29 – 12	20,729	4–9–1	W1
15	October 13	@ Tiger-Cats	Ivor Wynne Stadium	W 32 – 8	19,632	5–9–1	W2
16	October 21	Eskimos	SkyDome	L 48 – 28	18,129	5–10–1	L1
17	October 27	Blue Bombers	SkyDome	W 32 – 31	18,473	6–10–1	W1
18	November 5	@ Alouettes	Molson Stadium	W 17 – 11	19,461	7–10–1	W2

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Postseason

Despite a late season run (6–4–0) under interim coach Michael "Pinball" Clemons, the Argonauts failed to qualify for the playoffs.

Roster

2000 Toronto Argonauts final roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

34 Tony Burse
27 Mike Jenkins
26 Morgan Welch

Receivers

82 Eddie Brown
83 Tyrone Brown
8 Andrew English
81 Andre Kirwan
87 Derrell Mitchell
85 Grayson Shillingford

Offensive linemen

65 Sandy Annunziata C/G
51 Samir Chahine G
61 Jerry Crafts T
64 Rohn Meyer G/T
62 Dwayne Morgan T
66 Jude St. John G

Defensive linemen

89 Leroy Blugh DE
70 Roger Dunbrack DE
94 Fred Perry DE
41 John Raposo DT
91 Tyrone Rodgers DT
72 Johnny Scott DT

Special teams

4 Jacob Marini K
1 Noel Prefontaine P/K

Linebackers

24 Brendon Ayanbadejo
35 Martavious Houston
73 Calvin Tiggle
59 Glen Young

Defensive backs

10 Antonious Bonner
16 Byron Capers
2 Donnavan Carter
3 Brad Elberg
21 George Nimako
36 Jean-Vincent Posy-Audette
9 Wayne Shaw
11 Marcello Simmons
12 Adrion Smith

Injured list

30 Paul Blackwood FB
37 Orlando Bowen LB
57 David De La Perralle T
56 Chad Folk C
32 James Jenkins FB
67 Jung-Yul Kim T
6 Éric Lapointe RB
28 Errol Martin LB
6 Vernon Mitchell DB
63 Frank Rocca G
68 Steve Salter G
18 Oteman Sampson QB
90 Terrance Simmons DT
-- Andrew Stewart DT
33 Ryan Terry RB

Italics indicate International player

Awards and records

2000 CFL All-Stars

SB – Derrell Mitchell
P – Noel Prefontaine

Eastern Division All-Star Selections

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