1980 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season explained
The 1980 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 23rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 31st overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in first place in the Eastern Conference with an 8–7–1 record. They appeared in the 68th Grey Cup game, but lost to the Edmonton Eskimos, who won their third straight championship.
Preseason
[1] Regular season
Season Standings
[2] Season schedule
Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Record |
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1 | Bye |
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2 | 1 | July 15 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 41–23 | 1–0 |
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3 | 2 | July 22 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 14–17 | 1–1 |
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4 | 3 | July 30 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 18–19 | 1–2 |
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5 | 4 | Aug 5 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 13–3 | 2–2 |
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6 | 5 | Aug 13 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 18–16 | 3–2 |
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7 | 6 | Aug 20 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 22–30 | 3–3 |
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8 | 7 | Aug 26 | vs. BC Lions | T 17–17 | 3–3–1 |
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9 | 8 | Sept 1 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 23–2 | 4–3–1 |
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10 | 9 | Sept 7 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 18–53 | 4–4–1 |
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11 | 10 | Sept 13 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 14–25 | 4–5–1 |
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12 | 11 | Sept 21 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 10–49 | 4–6–1 |
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13 | 12 | Sept 28 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 29–24 | 5–6–1 |
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14 | Bye |
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15 | 13 | Oct 13 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 30–28 | 6–6–1 |
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16 | 14 | Oct 19 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 25–24 | 7–6–1 |
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17 | 15 | Oct 25 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 26–27 | 7–7–1 |
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18 | 16 | Nov 2 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 23–16 | 8–7–1 | |
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[1] Postseason
Schedule
[1] Grey Cup
See main article: 68th Grey Cup.
Teams | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
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Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
Edmonton Eskimos | 10 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 48 | |
[3] Awards and honours
1980 CFL All-Stars
Notes and References
- Web site: 1980 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2013-11-29 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121213172641/http://cfl.ca/schedule/year/1980/time_zone/0 . 2012-12-13 .
- Web site: CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2 . 2017-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090721010710/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1980/reg . 2009-07-21 . dead .
- Web site: CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2017-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20111013093953/http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1980 . 2011-10-13 . dead .