1969 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season | |
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Head coach | Joe Restic |
Home field | Civic Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 8–5–1 |
Division place | 3rd, East |
Playoff finish | Lost Eastern Semi-Final |
Team MOP | Tommy Joe Coffey |
Team MOC | Bill Danychuk |
The 1969 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 12th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 20th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the Eastern Conference with an 8–5–1 record, but lost the Eastern Semi-Final to the Toronto Argonauts.
Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
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Ottawa Rough Riders | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 399 | 298 | 22 |
Toronto Argonauts | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 406 | 280 | 20 |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 307 | 315 | 17 |
Montreal Alouettes | 14 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 304 | 395 | 6 |
Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | ||||||
1 | 1 | July 31 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 34–28 | 1–0 | ||
2 | 2 | Aug 9 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | T 22–22 | 1–0–1 | ||
3 | 3 | Aug 16 | vs. BC Lions | W 25–0 | 2–0–1 | ||
4 | 4 | Aug 25 | at Calgary Stampeders | W 27–26 | 3–0–1 | ||
5 | 5 | Sept 1 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 27–22 | 4–0–1 | ||
6 | Bye | ||||||
7 | 6 | Sept 10 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 17–7 | 5–0–1 | ||
7 | 7 | Sept 14 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 31–29 | 6–0–1 | ||
8 | 8 | Sept 21 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 35–41 | 6–1–1 | ||
9 | Bye | ||||||
10 | 9 | Sept 30 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | W 17–12 | 7–1–1 | ||
10 | 10 | Oct 4 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 20–28 | 7–2–1 | ||
11 | 11 | Oct 13 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 7–17 | 7–3–1 | ||
12 | 12 | Oct 19 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 8–51 | 7–4–1 | ||
13 | 13 | Oct 26 | at Montreal Alouettes | L 9–25 | 7–5–1 | ||
14 | 14 | Nov 1 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | W 28–7 | 8–5–1 |
Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | |
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Score | Record | |||||
Eastern Semi-Final | Nov 9 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 9–15 | 0–1 |
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