Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

First Season
1950
Team History
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (1950-present)
Conference/Division
Canadian Football League (1958–present) East Division (1961–present) IRFU (1958-60) IRFU (1950-57)
Venue
Tim Hortons Field (2014-present) Ron Joyce Stadium (2014) Alumni Stadium (2013) Ivor Wynne Stadium (1950-2012)
Key People
Players • Head Coaches • Executives

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). They were founded in 1869 as the Hamilton Football Club (nicknamed "Tigers"). In 1950, the Tigers merged with the cross-town Hamilton Wildcats and adopted the nickname "Tiger-Cats."

Publications

Programs by season

1950s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1958
Preseason	August 8	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	Civic Stadium
Regular Season	September 1	vs. Toronto Argonauts	Civic Stadium
Regular Season	September 14	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	Municipal Stadium
Regular Season	September 20	at Montreal Alouettes	Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
Postseason	November 22	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	Civic Stadium
Grey Cup	November 29	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Empire Stadium
1959
Regular Season	September 20	at Toronto Argonauts	Exhibition Stadium
Grey Cup	November 28	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Exhibition Stadium

1960s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1960
Regular Season	August 16	at Montreal Alouettes	Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
Regular Season	October 10	vs. Toronto Argonauts	Civic Stadium
1961
Exhibition	August 8	vs. Buffalo Bills	Civic Stadium
Regular Season	October 15	at Toronto Argonauts	Exhibition Stadium
postseason	November 18	at Toronto Argonauts	Exhibition Stadium
Grey Cup	December 2	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Exhibition Stadium
1962
Preseason	July 18	at Toronto Argonauts	Exhibition Stadium
Regular Season	September 17	at BC Lions	Empire Stadium
Grey Cup	December 1-2	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Exhibition Stadium
1963
Regular Season	September 15	at Toronto Argonauts	Exhibition Stadium
Grey Cup	November 30	at BC Lions	Empire Stadium
1964
Regular Season	September 26	at BC Lions	Empire Stadium
Postseason	November 21	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	Municipal Stadium
Grey Cup	November 28	at BC Lions	Exhibition Stadium
1965
Regular Season	August 7	vs. Montreal Alouettes	Civic Stadium
Regular Season	August 13	at Toronto Argonauts	Exhibition Stadium
Regular Season	August 28	at Calgary Stampeders	McMahon Stadium
Regular Season	October 17	vs. BC Lions	Civic Stadium
Grey Cup	November 27	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Exhibition Stadium
1966
Preseason	July 20	vs. BC Lions	Civic Stadium
1967
Regular Season	October 22	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Winnipeg Stadium
postseason	November 19	at Ottawa Rough Riders	Lansdowne Park
1968
Regular Season	August 17	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	Civic Stadium
Regular Season	October 27	vs. Toronto Argonauts	Civic Stadium
1969
Regular Season	September 30	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	Civic Stadium

1970s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1970
Preseason	July 9	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Civic Stadium
Regular Season	August 8	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	Civic Stadium
Regular Season	October 4	vs. Toronto Argonauts	Civic Stadium
1971
Regular Season	July 29	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Regular Season	August 25	vs. Montreal Alouettes	Ivor Wynne Stadium
1972
Regular Season	August 11	at Edmonton Eskimos	Clarke Stadium
Regular Season	September 10	at Toronto Argonauts	Exhibition Stadium
Postseason	December 3	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	Ivor Wynne Stadium
1973
Exhibition	June 27	vs. CFL All-Stars	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Regular Season	August 22	vs. Toronto Argonauts	Ivor Wynne Stadium
1974
Regular Season	September 7	at Ottawa Rough Riders	Lansdowne Park
1975
Regular Season	July 23	vs. Montreal Alouettes	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Regular Season	October 18	at Calgary Stampeders	McMahon Stadium
1976
Regular Season	September 12	at Toronto Argonauts	Exhibition Stadium
1977
Regular Season	July 19	at Calgary Stampeders	McMahon Stadium
Regular Season	August 16	at Ottawa Rough Riders	Lansdowne Park
Regular Season	August 24	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	Ivor Wynne Stadium

1980s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
Regular Season	September 7	at Edmonton Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium
Grey Cup	November 23	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	Exhibition Stadium
1981
Regular Season	August 1	at Edmonton Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium
1982
Regular Season	October 30	at Edmonton Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium
1983
Regular Season	October 22	at BC Lions	BC Place
1984
Grey Cup	November 18	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	Commonwealth Stadium
1985
Grey Cup	November 24	vs. BC Lions	Olympic Stadium
1986
Regular Season	October 10	at Edmonton Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium
Grey Cup	November 30	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	BC Place
1988
Regular Season	September 11	at Edmonton Eskimos	Commonwealth Stadium
1989
Grey Cup	November 26	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	SkyDome

1990s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
1992
Regular Season	September 13	at Ottawa Rough Riders	Lansdowne Park
1994
Regular Season	August 10	at Baltimore Football Club	Memorial Stadium
1996
Regular Season	September 8	at Winnpeg Blue Bombers	Winnipeg Stadium
1998
Regular Season	October 16	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	Taylor Field
Grey Cup	November 22	at Calgary Stampeders	Winnipeg Stadium
1999
Grey Cup	November 28	vs. Calgary Stampeders	BC Place Stadium

2000s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
2002
Regular Season	October 4	at Calgary Stampeders	McMahon Stadium

2010s

Week	Date	Opponent	Venue
2013
Grey Cup	November 24	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	Mosaic Stadium
2014
Grey Cup	November 30	vs. Calgary Stampeders	BC Place

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