Hamilton Tiger-Cats

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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

Home programs by season

1950s

Week Date Opponent Venue
1958
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
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


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