1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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- Tiger-Cats seasons
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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
CFL Draft
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
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
Season standings
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
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
Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
East Semi-Final | Nov 10 | at Montreal Alouettes | 22–11 | Loss |
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Awards and honours
1996 CFL All-Stars
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "1996 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 15 January 2013.
- ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2". Archived from the original on 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2017-08-23.