2013 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

2013 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach Kent Austin
General manager Kent Austin
Home field Alumni Stadium
Results
Record 10–8
Division place 2nd, East
Playoff finish Lost in Grey Cup Final
Team MOP Henry Burris
Team MOC Brian Bulcke
Team MOR C. J. Gable
Uniform

The 2013 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 56th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 64th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 2nd place in the East Division with a 10–8 record, which was their first winning season since 2004. The Ti-Cats played in their first Grey Cup championship game since 1999, but lost to the hometown Saskatchewan Roughriders 45-23 in the 101st Grey Cup. The Tiger-Cats primarily played their home games at Alumni Stadium in Guelph, Ontario while also playing one game at Moncton Stadium in Moncton, New Brunswick.

Stadium

Due to the demolition of Ivor Wynne Stadium and the construction of Tim Hortons Field on the same site, the Tiger-Cats were forced to play the majority of their home games outside of Hamilton for the first time in franchise history. On November 20, 2012, the Tiger-Cats announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding to play most of their 2013 schedule at a renovated Alumni Stadium in Guelph.[1] The decision came after scouting and considering several other venues within and outside the region.[2][3] Ron Joyce Stadium, the nearest available stadium, ruled itself out in June 2012.[4]

On March 5, 2013, the 2013 schedule was released, revealing that eight of the regular season games would be played in Guelph and one would be played in Moncton, New Brunswick as part of Touchdown Atlantic.[5] When the Tiger-Cats clinched a home game in the 2013 playoffs, the team announced that that game would also be played in Guelph.

Offseason

CFL Draft

The 2013 CFL Draft took place on May 6, 2013. The Tiger-Cats had eight selections in the seven-round draft, including the first overall pick. The club had an additional selection in the fifth round coming from Calgary after a trade for Milton Collins.[6]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
11Linden GaydoshDTCalgary
215Brent UrbanDLVirginia
319Carl-Olivier PrimeLBWagner College
435Simon Le MarquandWROttawa
537Isaac DellFBWilfrid Laurier
543Neil KingDBSaint Mary's
645Michael DalyDBMcMaster
753Brett LautherPKSaint Mary's

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
A Thurs, June 13 at Montreal Alouettes 33–26 Win 20,514 1–0
B Thurs, June 20 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 52–0 Win 12,732 2–0

Regular season

Season standings

East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Y-Toronto Argonauts18117050745822Details
X-Hamilton Tiger-Cats18108045346820Details
X-Montreal Alouettes18810045947116Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1831503615856Details

Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record TV
1Fri, June 28at Toronto Argonauts39–34Loss29,8520–1TSN/ESPN3
2Sun, July 7vs. Edmonton Eskimos30–20Loss12,6120–2TSN/RDS2/ESPN3
3Sat, July 13vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers25–20Win13,0851–2TSN/ESPN3
4Sun, July 21at Saskatchewan Roughriders37–0Loss37,3721–3TSN/ESPN3
5Sat, July 27vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders32–20Loss13,0021–4TSN/RDS2/ESPN3
6Fri, Aug 2at Edmonton Eskimos30–29Win31,0062–4TSN/RDS2/NBCSN
7 Bye
8Fri, Aug 16at Winnipeg Blue Bombers37–18Win32,4093–4TSN/RDS2/ESPN3
9Sat, Aug 24vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers37–14Win13,1384–4TSN/RDS2/ESPN3
10Fri, Aug 30at BC Lions29–26Loss30,5644–5TSN/RDS2/ESPN3
11Sat, Sept 7vs. BC Lions37–29Win13,1015–5TSN/ESPN3
12Fri, Sept 13at Calgary Stampeders26–22Loss26,6495–6TSN/RDS2/ESPN3
13Sat, Sept 21vs. Montreal Alouettes28–26Win15,1236–6TSN/RDS/ESPN3
14Sat, Sept 28vs. Calgary Stampeders35–11Loss13,2486–7TSN/ESPN3
15Fri, Oct 4at Toronto Argonauts33–19Win28,4677–7TSN/ESPN3
16Mon, Oct 14vs. Toronto Argonauts24–18Win13,3628–7TSN/RDS2/NBCSN
17Sun, Oct 20at Montreal Alouettes36–5Loss23,3908–8TSN/RDS/ESPN3
18Sat, Oct 26vs. Montreal Alouettes27–24Win13,0129–8TSN/RDS/ESPN3
19Sat, Nov 2at Winnipeg Blue Bombers37–7Win26,31610–8TSN/RDS2/ESPN3

Playoffs

Schedule

Game Date Time Opponent Score Result Attendance
East Semi-Final Nov 10 1:00 PM EST vs. Montreal Alouettes 19–16 (OT) Win 13,320
East Final Nov 17 1:00 PM EST at Toronto Argonauts 36–24 Win 35,418
Grey Cup Nov 24 6:00 PM EST Saskatchewan Roughriders 23–45 Loss 44,710

East Semi-Final

Montreal at Hamilton
1 234OTTotal
Alouettes 2 0743 16
• Tiger-Cats 0 0676 19

East Final

Hamilton at Toronto
1 234Total
• Tiger-Cats 10 7109 36
Argonauts 7 1700 24

Grey Cup

Hamilton vs. Saskatchewan
1 234Total
Tiger-Cats 3 3710 23
• Roughriders 7 24014 45

References

  1. ↑ . TSN. Retrieved November 20, 2012.
  2. ↑ Radley, Scott (August 31, 2011). The Moncton Tiger-Cats? Hmmmmmm. Hamilton Spectator. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  3. ↑ Naylor, Dave. TICATS MULLING OPTIONS FOR HOSTING GAMES IN 2013. TSN. Retrieved August 31, 2011.
  4. ↑ Making a pass for CFL football. Guelph Mercury. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
  5. ↑ Mark Your Calendars: 2013 CFL Schedule announced
  6. ↑ Ticats acquire DB Collins from Stamps
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