1998 Toronto Argonauts Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 9-9 18
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Don Matthews (9-9)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1998 Toronto Argonauts Roster
1998 Toronto Argonauts Results

The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ended the 1998 season with a record of 9 wins and 9 losses for 18 points, finishing third in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Argonauts scored only 386 points, worst in the league, and the defensive squad surrendered 373. Kerwin Bell directed the offense, passing for 4,991 yards. Derrell Mitchell snagged 160 passes for 2,000 yards, while Nigel Williams contributed to the receiving game also.

Michael Clemons carried the ball for a team-best 610 yards for Toronto.

Les Smith seized 6 opponent throws. Demetrious Maxie sacked quarterbacks 8 times.

Don Matthews coached the team. The 1998 Toronto Argonauts lost in the Division Semifinal.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Kerwin Bell	568	382	67.3	4991	8.8	27	4.8	14	2.5	66	100.3
Jay Barker	174	104	59.8	1276	7.3	3	1.7	8	4.6	46	69.0
Nealon Greene	15	10	66.7	123	8.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	40	91.8
Totals	757	496	65.5	6390	8.4	30	4.0	22	2.9	66

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Michael Clemons	148	610	4.1	25	3
Jay Barker	34	176	5.2	17	3
Kerwin Bell	19	70	3.7	10	0
Duane Dmytryshyn	10	46	4.6	12	1
Anthony Bookman	6	41	6.8	26	0
Nealon Greene	7	41	5.9	14	0
Tony Smith	23	26	1.1	7	1
Derrell Mitchell	3	19	6.3	15	0
Noel Prefontaine	3	15	5.0	8	0
Demetrious Maxie	2	6	3.0	5	0
Totals	255	1050	4.1	26	8

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Derrell Mitchell	160	2000	12.5	46	10
Michael Clemons	93	995	10.7	41	6
Paul Masotti	66	897	13.6	66	2
Nigel Williams	61	1057	17.3	65	5
Duane Dmytryshyn	47	651	13.9	47	3
Andrew English	38	443	11.7	45	0
Andre Kirwan	15	194	12.9	31	1
Tony Smith	5	40	8.0	13	1
Terrence Warren	4	26	6.5	14	0
Steve Smith	3	36	12.0	25	0
Andre Batson	2	23	11.5	15	2
Jeremy O'Day	1	17	17.0	17	0
Sherman Smith	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	496	6388	12.9	66	30

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Arek Bigos	32	32	100.0	36	23	63.9	9					1	111
Noel Prefontaine	12	12	100.0	23	10	43.5	9	36	1923	53.4	70	0	51
Totals	44	44	100.0	59	33	55.9	18	36	1923	53.4	70	1	162

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Noel Prefontaine	132	6169	46.7	86	10
Totals	132	6169	46.7	86	10

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Kato Hitson	14	328	23.4	88	2
Steve Smith	19	180	9.5	39	0
Les Smith	14	179	12.8	48	0
Anthony Bookman	17	122	7.2	22	0
Tony Smith	17	116	6.8	22	0
Sherman Smith	10	74	7.4	19	0
Michael Clemons	10	67	6.7	15	0
James Dye	8	59	7.4	13	0
Marcello Simmons	1	7	7.0	7	1
Totals	110	1132	10.3	88	3

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tony Smith	12	268	22.3	46
Steve Smith	12	249	20.8	37
Anthony Bookman	7	187	26.7	35
Kato Hitson	7	169	24.1	41
Michael Clemons	8	149	18.6	34
Nigel Williams	6	117	19.5	29
Les Smith	4	89	22.2	35
Sherman Smith	3	66	22.0	23
James Dye	4	66	16.5	34
Adrion Smith	2	47	23.5	32
Jeremy O'Day	1	8	8.0	8
Derrell Mitchell	1	7	7.0	7
Totals	67	1422	21.2	46

Missed Field Goal Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Tony Smith	3	83	27.7	33
Kato Hitson	2	67	33.5	42
Anthony Bookman	2	64	32.0	38
Adrion Smith	2	61	30.5	34
Derrell Mitchell	1	37	37.0	37
Totals	10	312	31.2	42

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Les Smith	6	57	9.5	40	0
Antonious Bonner	3	76	25.3	58	1
Kelly Wiltshire	3	48	16.0	28	1
Donald Smith	3	31	10.3	28	0
Adrion Smith	2	0	0.0	0	0
Maurice Miller	1	1	1.0	1	0
Fakhir Brown	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	19	213	11.2	58	2

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.
Demetrious Maxie	8.0	51.0	6.4
Jermaine Haley	7.0	36.0	5.1
Mike O'Shea	6.0	58.0	9.7
Toddrick McIntosh	5.0	40.0	8.0
Kelly Wiltshire	4.0	29.0	7.2
Marcello Simmons	4.0	29.0	7.2
Maurice Miller	4.0	18.0	4.5
Eric Johnson	2.0	21.0	10.5
Antonious Bonner	1.0	7.0	7.0
Les Smith	1.0	5.0	5.0
Roger Dunbrack	1.0	1.0	1.0
Totals	43.0	295	6.9

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Def	ST	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Mike O'Shea	83	64	19
Kelly Wiltshire	80	75	5			4	36	1
Donald Smith	69	56	13			2	13	0
Les Smith	55	49	6			1	0	0
Antonious Bonner	53	47	6			4	15	0
Maurice Miller	51	44	7
Marcello Simmons	43	41	2			2	0	0
Byron Capers	42	38	4
Demetrious Maxie	40	40	0
Clifton Abraham	35	29	6
Adrion Smith	32	23	9
Jermaine Haley	31	31	0
Eric Johnson	26	16	10
Toddrick McIntosh	24	23	1
Brendan Rogers	21	2	19			1	9	0
Fakhir Brown	17	13	4
George Nimako	17	2	15
Glen Young	16	11	5			1	0	0
John Raposo	10	2	8
Duane Dmytryshyn	8	1	7
Noel Prefontaine	8	0	8
Roger Dunbrack	5	2	3
Dexter Nottage	4	4	0
Paul Masotti	4	3	1
Chad Folk	3	3	0
Derrell Mitchell	3	3	0
Willie Williams	3	2	1
Bobby Jurasin	2	2	0
Chris Gioskos	2	2	0
Andre Kirwan	2	2	0
Steve Smith	2	0	2
Sherman Smith	2	0	2
Arek Bigos	2	0	2
Jude St. John	1	1	0
Jay Barker	1	1	0
Dwayne Morgan	1	1	0
Andre Batson	1	0	1			1	0	0
Anthony Bookman	1	0	1
Totals	800	633	167	0	0	16	73	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Arek Bigos									23	32	10			111
Noel Prefontaine	0								10	12	19			61
Derrell Mitchell	0	10		0	0				0	0	0			60
Michael Clemons	3	6	0	0					0	0	0			54
Nigel Williams		5		0					0	0	0			30
Duane Dmytryshyn	1	3							0	0	0			24
Jay Barker	3								0	0	0			18
Tony Smith	1	1	0	0	0				0	0	0			12
Andre Batson		2					0		0	0	0			12
Kelly Wiltshire						1	1		0	0	0			12
Paul Masotti		2							0	0	0			12
Kato Hitson			2	0	0				0	0	0			12
Marcello Simmons			1				0		0	0	0			6
Andre Kirwan		1							0	0	0			6
Antonious Bonner						1	0		0	0	0			6
Totals	8	30	3	0	0	2	1	0	33	44	29	0	0	436