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

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
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

Media guides and yearbooks

Media guides

1950s 1958 • 1959
1960s 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1968
1970s 1970 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978
1980s 1980 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988
1990s 1991
2000s 2005
2010s 2017 • 2018
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