1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach Al Dorow
Home field Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record 7–7
Division place 2nd, East
Playoff finish Lost Eastern Finals
Team MOP Garney Henley
Team MOC Bill Danychuk

The 1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 14th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 22nd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 2nd place in the Eastern Conference with a 7–7 record, but lost the Eastern Finals to the Toronto Argonauts. On September 6, 1971, Joe Zuger and Dave Fleming set a franchise record with the longest single play passing yard, a 108-yard passing play against the Argonauts.[1] Tony Gabriel's rookie season was with Hamilton in 1971, where he caught 20 passes for 285 yards.

Roster

1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Receivers

Offensive Linemen

 Defensive Linemen

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

 Injured List

6-Game Injured List

 Practice Roster

Suspended

Active, Injured, Six-Game,
Practice Roster, Suspended

Regular season

Season Standings

Eastern Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Toronto Argonauts14104028924820
Hamilton Tiger-Cats1477024224614
Ottawa Rough Riders1468029127712
Montreal Alouettes1468022624812

[2]

Season schedule

WeekDateOpponentFinal ScoreRecord
1July 29Edmonton Eskimos17–151–0
3Aug 11at Ottawa Rough Riders20–172–0
5Aug 25Montreal Alouettes12–82–1
6Aug 31at Montreal Alouettes25–242–2
6Sept 6Toronto Argonauts30–173–2
7Sept 12at Toronto Argonauts23–143–3
8Sept 18Montreal Alouettes10–94–3
9Sept 26Ottawa Rough Riders19–75–3
10Oct 3at Calgary Stampeders17–15–4
11Oct 6at Saskatchewan Roughriders28–205–5
11Oct 11BC Lions36–36–5
12Oct 17at Winnipeg Blue Bombers18–46–6
13Oct 23Ottawa Rough Riders40–166–7
14Oct 31at Toronto Argonauts23–157–7

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Post-season

GameDateOpponentFinal Score
Eastern Semi-FinalNov 7Ottawa Rough Riders23–4
Eastern Final #1Nov 14Toronto Argonauts23–8
Eastern Final #2Nov 20at Toronto Argonauts17–17

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Awards and honours

  • Garney Henley, CFL All-Star
  • Leonard P. Back was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Builder, on November 25, 1971.[4]
  • Hal Patterson was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player, on November 25, 1971 [4]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_alltimerecs
  2. ↑ https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1971/reg
  3. 1 2 http://www.profootballarchives.com/1971cflham.html
  4. 1 2 http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_hof
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