Hamilton Tiger–Cats seasons (1970–1979)
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1970 - 1971 - 1972 - 1973 - 1974 - 1975 - 1976 - 1977 - 1978 - 1979 |
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1970
The Tiger-Cats offense had 318 points for, while the defense had 322 points allowed
Schedule
Week |
Opponent |
Final Score |
Record |
1 |
Rough Riders |
17-15 |
1-0 |
2 |
Roughriders |
22-23 |
1-1 |
3 |
Argonauts |
3-29 |
1-2 |
4 |
Blue Bombers |
27-6 |
2-2 |
5 |
Alouettes |
17-12 |
3-2 |
6 |
Alouettes |
23-38 |
3-3 |
7 |
Stampeders |
39-18 |
4-3 |
8 |
Lions |
26-14 |
5-3 |
9 |
Eskimos |
13-34 |
5-4 |
10 |
Argonauts |
14-33 |
5-5 |
11 |
Rough Riders |
24-17 |
6-5 |
12 |
Rough Riders |
22-15 |
7-5 |
13 |
Argonauts |
27-7 |
8-5 |
14 |
Alouettes |
18-18 |
8-5-1 |
Postseason
Week |
Opponent |
Final Score |
Record |
15 |
Alouettes |
22-32 |
8-6-1 |
16 |
Alouettes |
4-11 |
8-7-1 |
Awards and honors
- Tommy Joe Coffey, CFL All-Star
- Angelo Mosca, CFL All-Star
1971
The Tiger-Cats offense had 290 points for, while the defense had 290 points allowed. On September 6, 1971, Joe Zuger and Dave Fleming set a franchise record with the longest single play passing yard. It was a 108 yard passing play against the Toronto Argonauts. Tony Gabriel’s rookie season was with Hamilton in 1971. He caught 20 passes for 285 yards.
Schedule
Player stats
Receiving
Player |
Games Played |
Receptions |
Yards |
Average |
Long |
Touchdowns |- align="center" bgcolor="" |
Tony Gabriel |
14 |
20 |
285 |
14.3 |
36 |
1 |
Awards and honors
- Garney Henley, CFL All-Star
- Leonard P. Back was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Builder, on November 25, 1971.
- Hal Patterson was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player, on November 25, 1971
1972
The Tiger-Cats offense had 415 points for, while the defense had 299 points allowed. Ralph Sazio became Tiger-Cats President in 1972, a year in which Hamilton hosted and won the Grey Cup. In 1972, Tony Gabriel improved his receiving numbers to 49 catches for 733 yards, finishing second in the East in passes caught. It would be Tommy Joe Coffey’s final season with the Tiger-Cats. Ellison Kelly would be in his final season with the Tiger-Cats. During his 13-year career, he never missed a game, playing in 175 consecutive regular season games.
Schedule
Week |
Opponent |
Final Score |
Record |
1 |
Roughriders |
17-24 |
1-0 |
2 |
Lions |
17-24 |
1-1 |
3 |
Eskimos |
17-24 |
1-2 |
4 |
Alouettes |
17-24 |
1-3 |
5 |
Alouettes |
17-24 |
2-3 |
6 |
Rough Riders |
17-24 |
3-3 |
7 |
Argonauts |
17-24 |
4-3 |
8 |
Rough Riders |
17-24 |
5-3 |
9 |
Argonauts |
17-24 |
6-3 |
10 |
Rough Riders |
17-24 |
7-3 |
11 |
Stampeders |
17-24 |
8-3 |
12 |
Alouettes |
17-24 |
9-3 |
13 |
Blue Bombers |
17-24 |
10-3 |
14 |
Argonauts |
17-24 |
11-3 |
Postseason
Week |
Opponent |
Final Score |
Record |
15 |
Rough Riders |
7-19 |
11-4 |
16 |
Rough Riders |
23-8 |
12-4 |
Grey Cup
Teams |
1 Q |
2 Q |
3 Q |
4 Q |
Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
10 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
13 |
Saskatchewan Roughriders |
0 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
Player stats
Receiving
Player |
Games Played |
Receptions |
Yards |
Average |
Long |
Touchdowns |- align="center" bgcolor="" |
Tony Gabriel |
14 |
49 |
733 |
15.0 |
49 |
3 |
Awards and honors
- CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award - Garney Henley (WR)
- CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award - Chuck Ealey (QB)
- Grey Cup's Most Valuable Player, Chuck Ealey (QB)
- Grey Cup's Most Valuable Canadian, Ian Sunter (K)
CFL All-Stars
- Dave Buchanan, Running Back
1973
The Tiger-Cats offense had 304 points for, while the defense had 263 points allowed. In May 1973. the club was sold to Mr. Michael G. DeGroote, chairman and chief executive officer of Laidlaw Transportation Limited.
Schedule
Week |
Opponent |
Final Score |
Record |
1 |
Alouettes |
9-18 |
0-1 |
2 |
Alouettes |
14-21 |
0-2 |
3 |
Rough Riders |
25-16 |
1-2 |
4 |
Argonauts |
38-4 |
2-2 |
5 |
Lions |
44-24 |
3-2 |
6 |
Argonauts |
7-16 |
3-3 |
7 |
Rough Riders |
19-21 |
3-4 |
8 |
Eskimos |
17-22 |
3-5 |
9 |
Stampeders |
31-29 |
4-5 |
10 |
Blue Bombers |
21-18 |
5-5 |
11 |
Rough Riders |
13-16 |
5-6 |
12 |
Argonauts |
16-11 |
6-6 |
13 |
Roughriders |
25-34 |
6-7 |
14 |
Alouettes |
25-13 |
7-7 |
Player stats
Receiving
Player |
Games Played |
Receptions |
Yards |
Average |
Long |
Touchdowns |- align="center" bgcolor="" |
Tony Gabriel |
14 |
40 |
535 |
13.4 |
52 |
1 |
1974
The Tiger-Cats offense had 298 points for, while the defense had 334 points allowed. It was Dave Flemming’s final season with the Tiger-Cats. He finished his Tiger-Cats career with 50 touchdowns. In 1974, Tony Gabriel had a career year as he caught 61 passes for 795 yards to lead the East in pass receiving. It was also Gabriel's last season in Hamilton. Hamilton sent Gabriel to the Ottawa Rough Riders at the end of the season because Gabriel suggested that the players should get a raise when the East increased the number of games played from 14 to 16 in 1974.
Schedule
Player stats
Receiving
Player |
Games Played |
Receptions |
Yards |
Average |
Long |
Touchdowns |- align="center" bgcolor="" |
Tony Gabriel |
16 |
61 |
795 |
13.0 |
46 |
3 |
Awards and honors
- CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award - Tony Gabriel (TE)
- Former Ticats quarterback Bernie Faloney was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame on May 6, 1974.
1975
The Tiger-Cats offense had 296 points for, while the defense had 430 points allowed. Tiger-Cats president Ralph Sazio became president of the Canadian Football League in 1975. . It would be Garney Henley’s last season with the Tiger-Cats. Henley finished with 56 touchdowns. At the time, it was the franchise record for most touchdowns in a Tiger-Cats career. Long-time CFL star Jerry Keeling would join the Tiger-Cats midway through the season, as it would also be his final season in the CFL.
Terry Evanshen set a Tiger-Cats record (since broken) for most Touchdowns in one season by a Tiger-Cats player with 13. Four of those touchdowns were in one game. On September 7, Evanshen scored four of those touchdowns in one game against the Ottawa Rough Riders. He tied Garney Henley’s record for most touchdowns in one game by a Tiger-Cats player. In the same game, Evanshen would set a franchise record with most points in one game by scoring 26 points.
Tragedy struck the CFL in October, when 23-year old, Hamilton Tiger-Cats star Tom Pate suffered an aneurysm in the fourth quarter against the Stampeders at McMahon Stadium. Pate was not able to regain consciousness and eventually died two days later. A year later, the CFLPA announced the Tom Pate Memorial Award in his honour to be awarded to the player who best personifies a unique combination of outstanding sportsmanship and dedication to the league and the community.
Schedule
1976
The Tiger-Cats offense had 307 points for, while the defense had 365 points allowed. Bob Shaw would become the team’s general manager in 1976.
Schedule
Postseason
Player stats
Passing
Player |
Attempts |
Completions |
Pct. |
Yards |
Touchdowns |
Interceptions |- align="center" bgcolor="" |
Rick Cassata |
7 |
89 |
46 |
51.7 |
543 |
4|5 |
Awards and honors
- CFL's Coach of the Year - Bob Shaw
CFL All-Stars
- Jimmy Edwards, Running Back
- Lewis Porter, Defensive Back
- John Barrow was elected as a Player into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame August 5, 1976.
1977
The Tiger-Cats offense had 283 points for, while the defense had 394 points allowed. Frank M.Gibson would be in his final season as the Secretary-Treasurer of the Tiger-Cats. A trophy, bearing his name, was instituted by the CFL in 1977 recognizing the Outstanding Rookie in the Eastern Division. Coming off a season as Toronto’s outstanding defensive player, he was also an Eastern Football Conference All-Star in 1977. Ray Nettles would spend one season with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats before moving on to the Ottawa Rough Riders.
Schedule
Week |
Opponent |
Final Score |
Record |
1 |
Argonauts |
21-20 |
1-0 |
2 |
Stampeders |
11-13 |
1-1 |
3 |
Alouettes |
11-21 |
1-2 |
4 |
Argonauts |
1-22 |
1-3 |
5 |
Rough Riders |
17-31 |
1-4 |
6 |
Eskimos |
27-22 |
2-4 |
7 |
Blue Bombers |
19-20 |
2-5 |
8 |
Rough Riders |
18-33 |
2-6 |
9 |
Argonauts |
25-12 |
3-6 |
10 |
Roughriders |
17-38 |
3-7 |
11 |
Alouettes |
20-19 |
4-7 |
12 |
Argonauts |
2-43 |
4-8 |
13 |
Rough Riders |
28-36 |
4-9 |
14 |
Lions |
31-21 |
5-9 |
15 |
Alouettes |
11-18 |
5-10 |
16 |
Rough Riders |
24-25 |
5-11 |
Awards and honors
- CFL's Most Outstanding Player Award - Jimmy Edwards (RB)
- Tommy Joe Coffey was Elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player on, June 25, 1977.
1978
The Tiger-Cats offense had 245 points for, while the defense had 438 points allowed. In February 1978, the club was purchased by President and majority shareholder of Maple Leaf Gardens Limited, Harold Ballard. Mr. Ballard became the team president that year and would keep the strong tradition of pro football in that City. Rocky DiPietro was in his rookie season with the Ti-Cats. Ed George spent four seasons in the NFL before returning to the CFL in 1978 with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Through two seasons with the Tiger-Cats he played 34 games. Quarterback Jimmy Jones was in his final season with the Tiger-Cats and he finished his Tiger-Cats career with 861 career pass attempts, good enough to rank in the top ten.
Schedule
Week |
Opponent |
Final Score |
Record |
1 |
Argonauts |
22-34 |
0-1 |
2 |
Rougriders |
27-23 |
1-1 |
3 |
Alouettes |
12-24 |
1-2 |
4 |
Lions |
22-22 |
1-2-1 |
5 |
Blue Bombers |
7-29 |
1-3-1 |
6 |
Rough Riders |
6-32 |
1-4-1 |
7 |
Rough Riders |
8-36 |
1-5-1 |
8 |
Argonauts |
19-16 |
2-5-1 |
9 |
Eskimos |
16-56 |
2-6-1 |
10 |
Alouettes |
4-14 |
2-7-1 |
11 |
Alouettes |
17-6 |
3-7-1 |
12 |
Rough Riders |
25-5 |
4-7-1 |
13 |
Argonauts |
7-21 |
4-8-1 |
14 |
Stampeders |
1-35 |
4-9-1 |
15 |
Rough Riders |
9-34 |
4-10-1 |
16 |
Argonauts |
23-16 |
5-10-1 |
Postseason
Week |
Opponent |
Final Score |
Record |
17 |
Alouettes |
20-35 |
5-11-1 |
Player stats
Receiving
Player |
Receptions |
Yards |
Avg. |
Touchdowns |
Long |- align="center" bgcolor="" |
Rocky DiPietro |
29 |
363 |
16.0 |
2 |
42 |
Awards and honors
- Ben Zambiasi, Linebacker, CFL All-Stars Defense
1979
The Tiger-Cats offense had 306 points for, while the defense had 367 points allowed. Star quarterback Tom Clements came to the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. University of Western Ontario quarterback Jamie Bone attended Tiger-Cats training camp but was cut. He took the Tiger-Cats to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, alleging that he was never given a fair chance to compete for a quarterback position because he was Canadian. During the proceedings, the Tiger Cats admitted that they had made up their mind on who the starters would be. Bone won his case, and the tribunal awarded him $10,000. The Tiger-Cats were awarded to give him a 14 day tryout in 1980.
Schedule
Week |
Opponent |
Final Score |
Record |
1 |
Rough Riders |
19-30 |
0-1 |
2 |
Argonauts |
11-18 |
0-2 |
3 |
Alouettes |
24-20 |
1-2 |
4 |
Argonauts |
8-21 |
1-3 |
5 |
Argonauts |
0-25 |
1-4 |
6 |
Blue Bombers |
21-27 |
1-5 |
7 |
Lions |
16-22 |
1-6 |
8 |
Rough Riders |
16-9 |
2-6 |
9 |
Rough Riders |
4-44 |
2-7 |
10 |
Alouettes |
14-21 |
3-7 |
11 |
Eskimos |
21-22 |
3-8 |
12 |
Argonauts |
17-16 |
4-8 |
13 |
Argonauts |
42-3 |
5-8 |
14 |
Stampeders |
26-16 |
6-8 |
15 |
Rough Riders |
21-3 |
5-8 |
16 |
Alouettes |
20-41 |
5-9 |
Postseason
Week |
Opponent |
Final Score |
Record |
17 |
Rough Riders |
26-29 |
Player stats
Passing
Player |
Games Played |
Attempts |
Completions |
Yards |
Pct. |
Touchdowns |
Interceptions |- align="center" bgcolor="" |
Tom Clements |
8 |
211 |
130 |
1809 |
61.6 |
10|7 |
Awards and honors
- Tom Clements, All-Eastern Quarterback
- Ben Zambiasi, Linebacker, CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award
- Garney Henley was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player, on June 30, 1979.
- Peter Neumann was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player, June 30, 1979.