1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season explained

Team:Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Year:1996
Record:8–10
Division Place:3rd, East
Coach:Don Sutherin
Stadium:Ivor Wynne Stadium
Playoffs:Lost East Semi-Final
Mop:Mac Cody
Moc:Paul Osbaldiston
Mor:Justin Ring
Uniform:File:CFL HAM Jersey 1991.png -->
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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

RdPickPlayerPositionSchool
1 5 LB Simon Fraser
2 10 DB Guelph
2 14 OT Indiana
4 32 FB/RB Bemidji State
5 41 OL Kutztown
6 49 DB Bishop's
7 58 DE Western Ontario
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Preseason

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
BJune 13at Toronto Argonauts37–27Win1–0
CJune 20vs. Montreal Alouettes43–39Loss1–1
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Regular season

Season standings

East Division! 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
18 3 15 0 352 524 6
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Schedule

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
1June 28vs. Ottawa Rough Riders35–23Win1–0
2July 4at Toronto Argonauts38–36Win2–0
3July 14vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders27–24Win3–0
4July 20at Calgary Stampeders40–22Loss3–1
5July 27at BC Lions28–24Win4–1
6Aug 2vs. BC Lions30–25Loss4–2
7Aug 7at Montreal Alouettes29–22Loss4–3
8Aug 16vs. Calgary Stampeders47–10Loss4–4
9Aug 23at Edmonton Eskimos35–8Loss4–5
10Sept 2vs. Toronto Argonauts38–7Loss4–6
11Sept 8at Winnipeg Blue Bombers33–15Loss4–7
12Sept 15vs. Edmonton Eskimos20–14Win5–7
13Sept 22at Ottawa Rough Riders24–21Win6–7
14Sept 29vs. Montreal Alouettes39–38Win7–7
15Oct 6at Saskatchewan Roughriders37–26Loss7–8
16Bye
17Oct 18vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers25–15Win8–8
18Oct 25at Montreal Alouettes45–41Loss8–9
19Nov 2vs. Toronto Argonauts47–14Loss8–10
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Postseason

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Awards and honours

1996 CFL All-Stars

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Draft Tracker | Prospect Central | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League . 2017-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120902061536/http://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=1996 . 2012-09-02 . dead .
  2. Web site: 1996 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League . https://archive.today/20130115073639/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1996/time_zone/0 . 15 January 2013 . dead.
  3. Web site: CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2 . 2017-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090715074133/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1995/reg . 2009-07-15 . dead .