| Team: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Record: | N/A |
| Division Place: | N/A, East |
| Coach: | Orlondo Steinauer |
| General Manager: | Drew Allemang and Shawn Burke |
| Stadium: | Tim Hortons Field |
| Playoffs: | Season cancelled |
| Shortnavlink: | Tiger-Cats seasons |
The 2020 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was scheduled to be the 63rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 71st overall. This would have been the second season for the Tiger-Cats under co-general managers Drew Allemang and Shawn Burke and the second season under head coach Orlondo Steinauer.[1]
Training camps, pre-season games, and regular season games were initially postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Ontario. The CFL announced on April 7, 2020 that the start of the 2020 season would not occur before July 2020.[2] On May 20, 2020, it was announced that the league would likely not begin regular season play prior to September 2020.[3] On August 17, 2020 however, the season was officially cancelled due to COVID-19.[4]
The 2020 CFL National Draft took place on April 30, 2020.[5] The Tiger-Cats had nine selections in the eight-round draft after acquiring another first-round pick from the Montreal Alouettes as part of the Johnny Manziel trade.[6] By finishing as the Grey Cup runner up, the Tiger-Cats had the second-to-last selection in each round of the draft.[7]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | University Team | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Toronto, ON | |||
| 1 | 8 | Winnipeg, MB | |||
| 2 | 17 | Moncton, NB | |||
| 3 | 27 | Hamilton, ON | |||
| 4 | 36 | Vancouver, BC | |||
| 5 | 45 | Peterborough, ON | |||
| 6 | 54 | British Columbia | Calgary, AB | ||
| 7 | 63 | Montreal, QC | |||
| 8 | 72 | British Columbia | Saskatoon, SK | ||
The 2020 CFL Global Draft was scheduled to take place on April 16, 2020.[8] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this draft and its accompanying combine were postponed to occur just before the start of training camp, which was ultimately cancelled.[2] [9] The Tiger-Cats were scheduled to select eighth in each round with the number of rounds never announced.[8]
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | TV | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Bye | ||||||
| B | 1 | Thu, May 28 | 11:00 a.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | Varsity Stadium | ||
| C | 2 | Thu, June 4 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | Tim Hortons Field |
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | TV | Venue | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Sat, June 13 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | |
| 2 | 2 | Sat, June 20 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | TSN | BMO Field | |
| 3 | 3 | Thu, June 25 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | |
| 4 | Bye | ||||||
| 5 | 4 | Fri, July 10 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | |
| 6 | 5 | Sat, July 18 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | TSN | TD Place Stadium | |
| 7 | 6 | Sat, July 25 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Calgary Stampeders | TSN | McMahon Stadium | |
| 8 | 7 | Fri, July 31 | 9:30 p.m. EDT | at Edmonton Football Team | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | |
| 9 | 8 | Fri, Aug 7 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | |
| 10 | 9 | Sat, Aug 15 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | |
| 11 | 10 | Sat, Aug 22 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | TSN | BMO Field | |
| 12 | 11 | Fri, Aug 28 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at BC Lions | TSN | BC Place | |
| 13 | 12 | Mon, Sept 7 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | |
| 14 | Bye | ||||||
| 15 | 13 | Sat, Sept 19 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | TSN | IG Field | |
| 16 | 14 | Fri, Sept 25 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | |
| 17 | 15 | Sat, Oct 3 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | |
| 18 | Bye | ||||||
| 19 | 16 | Sat, Oct 17 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Edmonton Football Team | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | |
| 20 | 17 | Sat, Oct 24 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | TSN | Mosaic Stadium | |
| 21 | 18 | Fri, Oct 30 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. BC Lions | TSN | Tim Hortons Field |