| Team: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Year: | 2002 |
| Record: | 7–11 |
| Division Place: | 3rd, East |
| Coach: | Ron Lancaster |
| Stadium: | Ivor Wynne Stadium |
| Playoffs: | did not qualify |
| Mop: | Troy Davis |
| Moc: | Rob Hitchcock |
| Mor: | Tony Miles |
| Uniform: | File:CFL HAM Jersey 2002.png |
| Shortnavlink: | Tiger-Cats seasons |
The 2002 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 45th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 53rd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the East Division with a 7–11 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1997. Despite having a 6–3 record at home, the Ti-Cats were 1–8 in away games, claiming that win in their last away game of the season.
| Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | DL | McGill | |
| 2 | 16 | OL | Simon Fraser | |
| 3 | 25 | DT | Saint Mary's | |
| 4 | 34 | WR | Calgary | |
| 5 | 43 | LB | Manitoba | |
| 6 | 52 | RB | Manitoba | |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B | June 13 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 37–26 | Loss | 0–1 | |
| C | June 21 | at Toronto Argonauts | 37–17 | Win | 1–1 |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 587 | 407 | 27 | |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 482 | 16 | |
| 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 427 | 524 | 15 | ||
| 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 356 | 550 | 10 |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 29 | vs. BC Lions | 27–15 | Win | 1–0 |
| 2 | July 5 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 24–15 | Loss | 1–1 |
| 3 | July 12 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 34–31 | Win | 2–1 |
| 4 | July 18 | at BC Lions | 51–21 | Loss | 2–2 |
| 5 | July 25 | at Ottawa Renegades | 38–37 | Loss | 2–3 |
| 6 | Aug 1 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 34–31(OT) | Win | 3–3 |
| 7 | Aug 7 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 33–5 | Loss | 3–4 |
| 7 | Aug 11 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 30–14 | Loss | 3–5 |
| 8 | colSpan=5 align="center" | Bye | |||
| 9 | Aug 22 | vs. Ottawa Renegades | 30–9 | Win | 4–5 |
| 10 | Sept 2 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 22–13 | Win | 5–5 |
| 11 | Sept 8 | at Montreal Alouettes | 32–30 | Loss | 5–6 |
| 12 | Sept 15 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 35–28 | Win | 6–6 |
| 13 | Sept 22 | at Toronto Argonauts | 28–21 | Loss | 6–7 |
| 14 | Sept 29 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 34–33 | Loss | 6–8 |
| 15 | Oct 4 | at Calgary Stampeders | 43–5 | Loss | 6–9 |
| 16 | Oct 14 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 28–27(OT) | Loss | 6–10–0–1 |
| 17 | Oct 20 | at Montreal Alouettes | 29–26 | Win | 7–10–0–1 |
| 18 | Oct 27 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 28–7 | Loss | 7–11–0–1 |
| 19 | colSpan=5 align="center" | Bye |