| Team: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Year: | 1973 |
| Record: | 7–7 |
| Division Place: | 4th, East |
| Coach: | Jerry Williams |
| Stadium: | Ivor Wynne Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Did not qualify |
| Mop: | Andy Hopkins |
| Moc: | Tony Gabriel |
| Mor: | Louis Clare |
| Uniform: | File:CFL HAM Jersey 1972.png |
| Shortnavlink: | Tiger-Cats seasons |
The 1973 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 16th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 24th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 7–7 record and missed the playoffs for only the second time since the inception of the Tiger-Cats in 1950. In May 1973 the club was sold to Mr. Michael G. DeGroote, chairman and chief executive officer of Laidlaw Transportation Limited.[1]
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 275 | 234 | 18 | |
| Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 265 | 231 | 16 | |
| Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 273 | 238 | 15 | |
| 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 304 | 263 | 14 |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | ||
| 1 | 1 | Aug 1 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 9–18 | 0–1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | Aug 7 | at Montreal Alouettes | 14–21 | 0–2 | ||
| 3 | 3 | Aug 13 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 25–16 | 1–2 | ||
| 4 | 4 | Aug 22 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 38–4 | 2–2 | ||
| 5 | 5 | Sept 3 | vs. BC Lions | W 44–24 | 3–2 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Sept 9 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 7–16 | 3–3 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Sept 15 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | L 19–21 | 3–4 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Sept 24 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 17–22 | 3–5 | ||
| 9 | 9 | Sept 30 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 31–29 | 4–5 | ||
| 10 | 10 | Oct 3 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 21–18 | 5–5 | ||
| 10 | 11 | Oct 8 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | L 13–16 | 5–6 | ||
| 11 | 12 | Oct 14 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 16–11 | 6–6 | ||
| 12 | Bye | ||||||
| 13 | 13 | Oct 28 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 25–34 | 6–7 | ||
| 14 | 14 | Nov 4 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 25–13 | 7–7 | ||