2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

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2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
PresidentScott Mitchell
General manager Orlondo Steinauer
Head coach Orlondo Steinauer
Home stadium Tim Hortons Field
Results
Record8–10
Division place3rd, East
PlayoffsLost East Semi-Final
Team MOP Tim White
Team MODP Simoni Lawrence
Team MOC Stavros Katsantonis
Team MOOL Brandon Revenberg
Team MOST Tyreik McAllister
Team MOR Taylor Powell
Uniform
CFL HAM Jersey 2023.png

The 2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 65th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 73rd overall. The Tiger-Cats qualified for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year following their week 17 win over the Calgary Stampeders. [1] The team attempted to win their ninth Grey Cup championship in a year that the club is scheduled to host the 110th Grey Cup, but were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the Montreal Alouettes.

Contents

The 2023 CFL season was the fourth season under head coach Orlondo Steinauer and the second with Steinauer leading the personnel department as the president of football operations. [2] [3]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023. [4] [5] The Tiger-Cats had the fourth selection in each round. [6]

RoundPickPlayerPositionClub/SchoolNationality
14 Penei Pavihi LB Hawaii Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa
213 Lou Hedley P Miami (FL) Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia

CFL National Draft

The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023. [5] The Tiger-Cats had six selections in the eight-round draft after trading away their second-round, third-round, sixth-round, and seventh-round picks but acquired additional fourth-round and eighth-round picks. [7] [8] [9] [10] The team also exchanged first-round selections with the Calgary Stampeders in the trade for Bo Levi Mitchell. [10] The team had the fourth selection in each round of the draft after finishing fourth-last in the 2022 league standings, not including traded picks. [11]

RoundPickPlayerPositionUniversity TeamHometown
16 Dayton Black OL Saskatchewan Brandon, MB
429 Patrick Burke Jr. DB Wilfrid Laurier Toronto, ON
431 Reece Martin DL Mount Allison Moncton, NB
540 Robert Panabaker DB Western Ontario London, ON
864 Josh Hyer DL Calgary Vernon, BC
867 Caleb Morin WR Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK

Preseason

Schedule

WeekGameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
ABye
B1Sat, May 274:00 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 27–221–0None Tim Hortons Field 17,500 Recap
C2Fri, June 27:30 p.m. EDTat Montreal Alouettes L 22–251–1 RDS Molson Stadium 12,698 Recap

[12]

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

East Division
TeamGPWLTPtsPFPADivStk
Toronto Argonauts 1816203259139610–0W4 Details
Montreal Alouettes 181170224423927–3W5 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 188100164084613–7L2 Details
Ottawa Redblacks 18414084155070–10L4 Details

Schedule

WeekGameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
11Fri, June 98:30 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 31–420–1 TSN IG Field 29,057 Recap
22Sun, June 187:00 p.m. EDTat Toronto Argonauts L 14–320–2TSN/CBSSN BMO Field 15,967 Recap
33Fri, June 237:30 p.m. EDTvs. Montreal Alouettes L 12–380–3TSN/RDS/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 23,180 Recap
4Bye
54Sat, July 87:00 p.m. EDTvs. Ottawa Redblacks W 21–131–3TSN/RDS/CBSSNTim Hortons Field21,331 Recap
65Thu, July 139:00 p.m. EDTat Edmonton Elks W 37–292–3TSN/CBSSN Commonwealth Stadium 21,173 Recap
76Fri, July 217:30 p.m. EDTvs. Toronto ArgonautsL 15–312–4TSNTim Hortons Field24,312 Recap
87Fri, July 287:30 p.m. EDTat Ottawa RedblacksW 16–123–4TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 19,243 Recap
98Sat, Aug 57:00 p.m. EDTvs. Montreal AlouettesL 14–273–5TSN/RDS/CBSSNTim Hortons Field21,467 Recap
10Bye
119Thu, Aug 177:30 p.m. EDTvs. Edmonton ElksL 10–243–6TSN/RDS2/CBSSNTim Hortons Field20,912 Recap
1210Sat, Aug 267:00 p.m. EDTat BC Lions W 30–134–6TSN BC Place 22,053 Recap
1311 Mon, Sept 4 3:30 p.m. EDTvs. Toronto ArgonautsL 28–414–7TSN/RDS2/CBSSNTim Hortons Field25,381 Recap
1412Fri, Sept 87:30 p.m. EDTat Ottawa RedblacksW 27–245–7TSN/RDS2/CBSSNTD Place Stadium18,004 Recap
1513Sat, Sept 164:00 p.m. EDTvs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 29–236–7TSNTim Hortons Field22,610 Recap
1614Sat, Sept 237:00 p.m. EDTat Toronto ArgonautsL 14–296–8TSNBMO Field15,549 Recap
1715Sat, Sept 307:00 p.m. EDTvs. Calgary Stampeders W 22–157–8TSNTim Hortons Field22,809 Recap
1816Sat, Oct 77:00 p.m. EDTat Saskatchewan Roughriders W 38–138–8TSN Mosaic Stadium 27,579 Recap
1917Fri, Oct 137:00 p.m. EDTvs. BC LionsL 30–338–9TSNTim Hortons Field23,891 Recap
20Bye
2118Sat, Oct 284:00 p.m. EDTat Montreal AlouettesL 20–228–10TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,402 Recap

[12] [13] [14]

 #  Games played with colour uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.
 #  Games played with alternate uniforms. [15]

Post-season

Schedule

GameDateKickoffOpponentResultsTVVenueAttendanceSummary
ScoreRecord
East Semi-FinalSat, Nov 43:00 p.m. EDTat Montreal Alouettes L 12–270–1TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 20,127 Recap

[12]

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Team

Roster

Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running backs

Fullbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-Game Injured

6-Game Injured

Practice roster

Suspended

Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 15 Injured, 12 Practice roster, 4 Suspended
Roster updated 2023-11-04 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

Front Office
  • Caretaker – Bob Young
  • Chief Executive Officer – Scott Mitchell
  • President and Chief Operating Officer – Matt Afinec
  • President of football operations and head coach – Orlondo Steinauer
  • Assistant general manager and director of Canadian scouting – Drew Allemang
  • Assistant general manager and director of player personnel – Spencer Zimmerman
  • Assistant general manager and senior advisor – Ed Hervey
  • Assistant director of player personnel – Spencer Boehm
  • Director of football administration and operations – Tamara Hinic
  • Video Co-ordinator – Matt Allemang
  • Assistant Video Co-ordinator – Nick Roberto

Head Coach

Offensive Coaches

 

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

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References

  1. ↑ "Ticats punch ticket to post-season with win over Stamps". Canadian Football League. September 30, 2023.
  2. ↑ "Ticats officially name Orlondo Steinauer head coach". Canadian Football League. December 3, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Ticats expand Steinauer's role, announce operations staff". Canadian Football League. December 24, 2021.
  4. ↑ "Expanded CFL Combine presented by New Era heading to Edmonton in '23". Canadian Football League. November 10, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Revamped CFL Combine season, CFL Draft highlight '23 off-season". Canadian Football League. January 19, 2023.
  6. ↑ "2023 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League . Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Ticats acquire OL David Beard in trade w/ Elks". Canadian Football League. September 2, 2022.
  8. ↑ "Ticats acquire OL Colin Kelly from Elks". Canadian Football League. June 26, 2022.
  9. ↑ "Elks acquire P Jon Ryan in trade with Tiger-Cats". Canadian Football League. July 26, 2022.
  10. 1 2 "Hammer Time: Ticats come to terms with Bo Levi Mitchell". Calgary Stampeders. January 24, 2023.
  11. ↑ "2022 CFL standings". Canadian Football League . Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  12. 1 2 3 "2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Schedule". Hamilton Tiger-Cats . Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Horaire de diffusion – LCF" (in French). RDS . Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  14. ↑ "2023 U.S. and International broadcast schedule" (PDF). Canadian Football League . Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  15. ↑ "'Made in the Hammer' is back for 2023". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. June 7, 2023.
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