1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

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1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coachDon Sutherin
Home fieldIvor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record8–10
Division place3rd, East
Playoff finishLost East Semi-Final
Team MOPMac Cody
Team MOCPaul Osbaldiston
Team MORJustin Ring

The 1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 39th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 47th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the East Division with an 8–10 record. They appeared in the East Semi-Final but lost to the Montreal Alouettes.

Offseason[edit]

CFL Draft[edit]

Rd Pick Player Position School
1 5 Justin Ring LB Simon Fraser
2 10 Kyle Walters DB Guelph
2 14 Mike Mihelic OT Indiana
4 32 Dan Brown FB/RB Bemidji State
5 41 Paul Kent OL Kutztown
6 49 Troy Russel DB Bishop's
7 58 David Burnie DE Western Ontario

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Preseason[edit]

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
B June 13 at Toronto Argonauts 37–27 Win 1–0
C June 20 vs. Montreal Alouettes 43–39 Loss 1–1

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Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 18 15 3 0 556 359 30
Montreal Alouettes 18 12 6 0 536 467 24
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 8 10 0 426 576 16
Ottawa Rough Riders 18 3 15 0 352 524 6

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Schedule[edit]

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 June 28 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders 35–23 Win 1–0
2 July 4 at Toronto Argonauts 38–36 Win 2–0
3 July 14 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 27–24 Win 3–0
4 July 20 at Calgary Stampeders 40–22 Loss 3–1
5 July 27 at BC Lions 28–24 Win 4–1
6 Aug 2 vs. BC Lions 30–25 Loss 4–2
7 Aug 7 at Montreal Alouettes 29–22 Loss 4–3
8 Aug 16 vs. Calgary Stampeders 47–10 Loss 4–4
9 Aug 23 at Edmonton Eskimos 35–8 Loss 4–5
10 Sept 2 vs. Toronto Argonauts 38–7 Loss 4–6
11 Sept 8 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 33–15 Loss 4–7
12 Sept 15 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 20–14 Win 5–7
13 Sept 22 at Ottawa Rough Riders 24–21 Win 6–7
14 Sept 29 vs. Montreal Alouettes 39–38 Win 7–7
15 Oct 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 37–26 Loss 7–8
16 Bye
17 Oct 18 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 25–15 Win 8–8
18 Oct 25 at Montreal Alouettes 45–41 Loss 8–9
19 Nov 2 vs. Toronto Argonauts 47–14 Loss 8–10

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Postseason[edit]

Game Date Opponent Score Result
East Semi-Final Nov 10 at Montreal Alouettes 22–11 Loss

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Awards and honours[edit]

1996 CFL All-Stars[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Draft Tracker | Prospect Central | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  2. ^ a b c "1996 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
  3. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2". Archived from the original on 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2017-08-23.