1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

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1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach Al Bruno
Home field Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record9–8–1
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
Team MOP Less Browne
Team MOC Rocky DiPietro
Team MOR Paul Osbaldiston
Uniform
CFL HAM Jersey 1986.png

The 1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 29th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 37th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division with a 9–8–1 record and won the Grey Cup over the Edmonton Eskimos.

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Tiger-Cats owner Harold Ballard claimed to be losing a million dollars a year as owner of the Tiger-Cats. [1] In 1986, Ballard publicly called the Tiger-Cats a bunch of overpaid losers. [1] After the Tiger Cats beat the Toronto Argonauts in the 1986 Eastern Final, Ballard said "You guys may still be overpaid, but after today, no one can call you losers." [1] A few days later, the Tiger-Cats won the 1986 Grey Cup by beating the Edmonton Eskimos 39–15 and Ballard said it was worth every penny.

Mike Kerrigan and Paul Osbaldiston were in their first years with the Tiger-Cats.

Preseason

GameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
AJune 11vs. Toronto Argonauts W 21–71–0 Ivor Wynne Stadium 17,750
BJune 18at Ottawa Rough Riders L 16–231–1 Lansdowne Park 13,621

Regular season

Season standings

East Division
TeamGPWLTPtsPFPADivStk
Toronto Argonauts 181080204174417–1W2 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18981194053665–3W3 Details
Montreal Alouettes 18414083205001–7L3 Details
Ottawa Rough Riders 16314173465143–5L1 Details

Season schedule

WeekGameDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
11June 26at Toronto Argonauts L 20–210–1 Exhibition Stadium 23,100
22July 3vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 2–180–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 15,877
33July 12vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–111–2Ivor Wynne Stadium13,664
44July 18at Calgary Stampeders L 21–231–3 McMahon Stadium 26,201
55July 25vs. BC Lions L 21–361–4Ivor Wynne Stadium16,462
6 Bye
76Aug 7at Winnipeg Blue BombersL 30–361–5 Winnipeg Stadium 25,982
87Aug 16vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 23–212–5Ivor Wynne Stadium14,907
98Aug 21at Montreal Alouettes W 28–233–5 Olympic Stadium 12,158
109Sept 1vs. Montreal AlouettesW 42–74–5Ivor Wynne Stadium23,185
1110Sept 7at Toronto ArgonautsL 23–254–6Exhibition Stadium28,531
1211Sept 14at Saskatchewan RoughridersT 21–214–6–1 Taylor Field 18,565
1312Sept 21vs. Calgary StampedersW 20–155–6–1Ivor Wynne Stadium15,105
1413Sept 27at Ottawa Rough RidersW 31–116–6–1Lansdowne Park17,192
1514Oct 4vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 23–246–7–1Ivor Wynne Stadium17,352
1615Oct 10at Edmonton EskimosL 3–306–8–1 Commonwealth Stadium 38,385
1716Oct 18at BC LionsW 23–177–8–1 BC Place 40,127
1817Oct 26vs. Toronto ArgonautsW 20–108–8–1Ivor Wynne Stadium24,430
19Bye
2018Nov 7vs. Ottawa Rough RidersW 20–199–8–1Ivor Wynne Stadium14,101

[2]

Playoffs

Schedule

RoundDateOpponentResultsVenueAttendance
ScoreRecord
Eastern Final #1Nov 16vs. Toronto Argonauts L 17–310–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 23,126
Eastern Final #2Nov 23at Toronto ArgonautsW 42–251–1 Exhibition Stadium 32,041
Grey Cup Nov 30vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 39–152–1 BC Place 59,621

[2]

Grey Cup

TeamsQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Edmonton Eskimos007815
Hamilton Tiger-Cats17127339

[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 All Work and All Play: A Life in the Outrageous Sport, p. 124, John Wiley and Sons Canada Ltd., Mississauga, ON, 2005, ISBN   0-470-83552-4
  2. 1 2 "1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
  3. ↑ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
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