1957 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 1957 Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished in 1st place in the East Division with a 10–4 record and won the Grey Cup over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Tiger-Cats played the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen in the preseason, which would prove to be the last time they would play an Ontario Rugby Football Union team.

1957 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coachJim Trimble
Home fieldCivic Stadium
Results
Record10–4
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup

Preseason
Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
A Aug 1 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21–0 Win 11,200 1–0
B Aug 7 Toronto Argonauts 25–0 Win 11,000 2–0
C Aug 13 at Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen 15–15 Tie 6,000 2–0–1

Regular season

Season Standings
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats14104025018920
Ottawa Rough Riders1486032623716
Montreal Alouettes1468028730112
Toronto Argonauts1441002744108

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Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
1 Aug 20 at Ottawa Rough Riders 14–10 Loss 18,000 0–1
1 Aug 24 Montreal Alouettes 14–12 Win 17,000 1–1
2 Sept 2 Toronto Argonauts 17–0 Win 21,685 2–1
3 Sept 6 at Toronto Argonauts 20–9 Win 23,194 3–1
4 Sept 14 Ottawa Rough Riders 12–9 Win 22,010 4–1
5 Sept 21 at Montreal Alouettes 20–15 Loss 22,984 4–2
6 Sept 28 Montreal Alouettes 31–6 Loss 21,115 4–3
7 Oct 5 at Ottawa Rough Riders 26–0 Win 17,240 5–3
8 Oct 12 Toronto Argonauts 30–12 Win 16,000 6–3
8 Oct 14 at Toronto Argonauts 33–24 Win 18,604 7–3
9 Oct 19 Montreal Alouettes 17–5 Win 19,000 8–3
10 Oct 26 at Montreal Alouettes 31–18 Win 23,000 9–3
11 Nov 2 at Ottawa Rough Riders 31–18 Loss 16,000 9–4
12 Nov 9 Ottawa Rough Riders 18–8 Win 18,000 10–4

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Playoffs

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance
IRFU Final #1 Nov 16 at Montreal Alouettes 17–10 Win 19,609
IRFU Final #2 Nov 23 Montreal Alouettes 39–1 Win 17,600
Grey Cup Nov 30 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 32–7 Win 27,313

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Grey Cup
Teams Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 0 0 7 0 7
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 12 7 7 6 32

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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2017-08-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. http://www.profootballarchives.com/1957irfuham.html
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2009-09-27.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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