2000 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season explained

Team:Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Year:2000
Record:9–9–0–2
Division Place:2nd, East
General Manager:Neil Lumsden
Coach:Ron Lancaster
Stadium:Ivor Wynne Stadium
Playoffs:Lost East Semi-Final
Mop:Joe Montford
Moc:Michael Philbrick
Mor:Willie Fells
Uniform:File:CFL HAM Jersey 1997.png
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The 2000 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 43rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 51st overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division with a 9–9–0–2 record in the first CFL season that awarded points to overtime losses. The Tiger-Cats failed to defend their Grey Cup title when they lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the East Semi-Final.

Offseason

CFL Draft

RdPickPlayerPositionSchool
2 14 WR North Dakota
3 22 G Western Michigan
4 30 OL Utah
5 38 SB Queen's
6 46 OL California, PA
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Preseason

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
AJune 21vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers27–27Tie0–0–1
BJune 27at Montreal Alouettes43–33Loss0–1–1
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Regular season

Season standings

East Division! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! OTL !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Montreal Alouettes 18 12 6 0 0 594 379 24
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 9 9 0 2 470 446 20
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 7 10 1 1 539 596 16
18 7 10 1 0 390 562 15

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultRecordStreak
1July 7vs. BC Lions33–26Loss0–1L1
2July 14at Edmonton Eskimos28–21Win1–1W1
3July 21vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders40–34Win2–1W2
4July 28at Toronto Argonauts23–17Win3–1W3
5Aug 4vs. Edmonton Eskimos16–10Loss3–2L1
6Aug 11at Saskatchewan Roughriders29–23Win4–2W1
7Aug 18vs. Montreal Alouettes37–26Win5–2W2
8Aug 25at Winnipeg Blue Bombers38–33Loss5–3L1
9Sept 4vs. Toronto Argonauts42–12Win6–3W1
10Sept 10at Montreal Alouettes15–9Win7–3W2
11Sept 16at Calgary Stampeders41–38Loss7–4L1
12Sept 23vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers43–6Win8–4W1
13Sept 30vs. Montreal Alouettes32–16Loss8–5L1
14Oct 7at Toronto Argonauts29–12Loss8–6L2
15Oct 13vs. Toronto Argonauts32–8Loss8–7L3
16Oct 20at Winnipeg Blue Bombers27–24Loss8–8L4
17Oct 28at BC Lions28–22Loss8–9L5
18Nov 5vs. Calgary Stampeders24–22Win9–9W1
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Postseason

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Awards and honours

2000 CFL All-Stars

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Notes and References

  1. News: 2000 Draft Tracker . . August 14, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2000 CFL Schedule . . August 14, 2022.
  3. Web site: 2021 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Media Guide . . August 14, 2022.