2001 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season explained

Team:Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Year:2001
Record:11–7
Division Place:2nd, East
Coach:Ron Lancaster
Stadium:Ivor Wynne Stadium
Playoffs:Lost East Final
Mop:Danny McManus
Moc:Andrew Grigg
Mor:Paul Lambert
Uniform:File:CFL HAM Jersey 1997.png
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The 2001 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 44th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 52nd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division with an 11–7 record but lost to the powerhouse Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the East Final.

Offseason

CFL Draft

RdPickPlayerPositionSchool
2 12 LB Acadia
3 20 TE Simon Fraser
4 28 OL McMaster
5 36 LB Slippery Rock
6 44 QB Acadia
[1]

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
AJune 22at Toronto Argonauts29–16Win1–0
BJune 27vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers38–10Win2–0
[2]

Regular season

Season standings

East Division! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! OTL !! PF !! PA !! Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 14 4 0 0 509 383 28
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 11 7 0 0 440 420 22
Montreal Alouettes 18 9 9 0 0 454 419 18
18 7 11 0 1 432 455 15

[3]

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentScoreResultRecord
1July 6at Saskatchewan Roughriders30–28Loss0–1
2July 12vs. BC Lions26–5Win1–1
3July 20at Toronto Argonauts24–18Win2–1
4July 26vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers24–19Win3–1
5Aug 2vs. Edmonton Eskimos24–14Loss3–2
6Aug 10at Montreal Alouettes27–17Loss3–3
7Aug 16vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers20–17Loss3–4
8Aug 24at Edmonton Eskimos20–12Win4–4
9Sept 3vs. Toronto Argonauts26–13Win5–4
10Sept 8at Winnipeg Blue Bombers63–31Loss5–5
11Sept 15at BC LionscolSpan=3 align="center" Postponed
12Sept 22vs. Calgary Stampeders29–26Win6–5
13Sept 30vs. Montreal Alouettes21–20Win7–5
14Oct 8at Calgary Stampeders35–33Win8–5
15Oct 14at Winnipeg Blue Bombers24–17Loss8–6
16Oct 21vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders30–24Win9–6
17Oct 28at Montreal Alouettes38–18Win10–6
18Nov 3vs. Toronto Argonauts31–20Win11–6
18Nov 6at BC Lions24–12Loss11–7
[2]

Postseason

RoundDateOpponentScoreResult
East Semi-FinalNov 11Montreal Alouettes24–12Win
East FinalNov 18at Winnipeg Blue Bombers28–13Loss
[2]

Awards and honours

2001 CFL All-Stars

[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2001 Draft Tracker . . August 14, 2022.
  2. Web site: 2001 CFL Schedule . . August 14, 2022.
  3. Web site: CFL.ca . 2017-08-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090629041004/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/2001/reg . 2009-06-29 . dead .
  4. Web site: 2021 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Media Guide . . August 14, 2022.