1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

{{short description|Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats}}

{{Infobox NFL team season

| team = Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| year = 1996

| record = 8–10

| division_place = 3rd, East

| coach = Don Sutherin

| stadium = Ivor Wynne Stadium

| playoffs = Lost East Semi-Final

| MOP = Mac Cody

| MOC = Paul Osbaldiston

| MOR = Justin Ring

| shortnavlink = Tiger-Cats seasons

}}

The 1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 39th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 47th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the East Division with an 8–10 record. They appeared in the East Semi-Final but lost to the Montreal Alouettes.

Offseason

= CFL Draft=

class="wikitable sortable" ! style="background:#000000;color:#FFC12D;" width="8%"\| Rd ! style="background:#000000;color:#FFC12D;" width="8%"\| Pick ! style="background:#000000;color:#FFC12D;" width="20%"\| Player ! style="background:#000000;color:#FFC12D;" width="15%"\| Position ! style="background:#000000;color:#FFC12D;" width="20%"\| School
align=center\| 1	5	Justin Ring	LB	Simon Fraser
align=center\| 2	10	Kyle Walters	DB	Guelph
align=center\| 2	14	Mike Mihelic	OT	Indiana
align=center\| 4	32	Dan Brown	FB/RB	Bemidji State
align=center\| 5	41	Paul Kent	OL	Kutztown
align=center\| 6	49	Troy Russel	DB	Bishop's
align=center\| 7	58	David Burnie	DE	Western Ontario

{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=1996 |title=Draft Tracker | Prospect Central | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League |access-date=2017-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120902061536/http://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=1996 |archive-date=2012-09-02 |url-status=dead }}

Preseason

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style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Hamilton Tiger-Cats\|border=2}};" \| Score ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Hamilton Tiger-Cats\|border=2}};" \| Record
style="background:#ddffdd" ! B \| June 13 \| at Toronto Argonauts \| W 37–27 \| 1–0 \| \|
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! C \| June 20 \| vs. Montreal Alouettes \| L 39–43 \| 1–1 \| \|

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! B

| June 13

| at Toronto Argonauts

| W 37–27

| 1–0

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! C

| June 20

| vs. Montreal Alouettes

| L 39–43

| 1–1

{{Cite web |url=http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1996/time_zone/0 |title=1996 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115073639/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1996/time_zone/0 |archive-date=15 January 2013 |url-status=dead}}

Regular season

= Season standings=

class="wikitable" \|+ East Division ! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
align="center" \| align="left" \|Toronto Argonauts	18	15	3	0	556	359	30
align="center" \| align="left" \|Montreal Alouettes	18	12	6	0	536	467	24
align="center" \| align="left" \|Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	8	10	0	426	576	16
align="center" \| align="left" \|Ottawa Rough Riders	18	3	15	0	352	524	6

{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1996/reg |title=CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2 |access-date=2017-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715074133/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1995/reg |archive-date=2009-07-15 |url-status=dead }}

=Schedule=

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style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Hamilton Tiger-Cats\|border=2}};" \| Score ! style="{{Gridiron primary style\|Hamilton Tiger-Cats\|border=2}};" \| Record
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 1 ! 1 \| June 28 \| vs. Ottawa Rough Riders \| 35–23 \| 1–0 \| \|
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 2 ! 2 \| July 4 \| at Toronto Argonauts \| W 38–36 \| 2–0 \| \|
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 3 ! 3 \| July 14 \| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders \| W 27–24 \| 3–0 \| \|
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 4 ! 4 \| July 20 \| at Calgary Stampeders \| L 22–40 \| 3–1 \| \|
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 5 ! 5 \| July 27 \| at BC Lions \| W 28–24 \| 4–1 \| \|
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 6 ! 6 \| Aug 2 \| vs. BC Lions \| L 25–30 \| 4–2 \| \|
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 7 ! 7 \| Aug 7 \| at Montreal Alouettes \| L 22–29 \| 4–3 \| \|
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 8 ! 8 \| Aug 16 \| vs. Calgary Stampeders \| L 10–47 \| 4–4 \| \|
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 9 ! 9 \| Aug 23 \| at Edmonton Eskimos \| L 8–35 \| 4–5 \| \|
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 10 ! 10 \| Sept 2 \| vs. Toronto Argonauts \| L 7–38 \| 4–6 \| \|
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 11 ! 11 \| Sept 8 \| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers \| L 15–33 \| 4–7 \| \|
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 12 ! 12 \| Sept 15 \| vs. Edmonton Eskimos \| W 20–14 \| 5–7 \| \|
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 13 ! 13 \| Sept 22 \| at Ottawa Rough Riders \| W 24–21 \| 6–7 \| \|
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 14 ! 14 \| Sept 29 \| vs. Montreal Alouettes \| W 39–38 \| 7–7 \| \|
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 15 ! 15 \| Oct 6 \| at Saskatchewan Roughriders \| L 26–37 \| 7–8 \| \|
16 \| colspan="7"\| Bye
style="background:#ddffdd" ! 17 ! 16 \| Oct 18 \| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers \| W 25–15 \| 8–8 \| \|
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 18 ! 17 \| Oct 25 \| at Montreal Alouettes \| L 41–45 \| 8–9 \| \|
style="background:#ffbbbb" ! 19 ! 18 \| Nov 2 \| vs. Toronto Argonauts \| L 14–47 \| 8–10 \| \|

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! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Hamilton Tiger-Cats|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue

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! 1

| June 28

| vs. Ottawa Rough Riders

| 35–23

| 1–0

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! 2

| July 4

| at Toronto Argonauts

| W 38–36

| 2–0

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! 3

| July 14

| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

| W 27–24

| 3–0

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! 4

| July 20

| at Calgary Stampeders

| L 22–40

| 3–1

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! 5

| July 27

| at BC Lions

| W 28–24

| 4–1

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! 6

| Aug 2

| vs. BC Lions

| L 25–30

| 4–2

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! 7

| Aug 7

| at Montreal Alouettes

| L 22–29

| 4–3

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! 8

| Aug 16

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| L 10–47

| 4–4

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! 9

| Aug 23

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| L 8–35

| 4–5

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! 10

| Sept 2

| vs. Toronto Argonauts

| L 7–38

| 4–6

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! 11

| Sept 8

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| L 15–33

| 4–7

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! 12

| Sept 15

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| W 20–14

| 5–7

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! 13

| Sept 22

| at Ottawa Rough Riders

| W 24–21

| 6–7

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! 14

| Sept 29

| vs. Montreal Alouettes

| W 39–38

| 7–7

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! 15

| Oct 6

| at Saskatchewan Roughriders

| L 26–37

| 7–8

| colspan="7"| Bye

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! 17

! 16

| Oct 18

| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 25–15

| 8–8

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! 18

! 17

| Oct 25

| at Montreal Alouettes

| L 41–45

| 8–9

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! 19

! 18

| Nov 2

| vs. Toronto Argonauts

| L 14–47

| 8–10

Postseason

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style="background:#ffbbbb" \| East Semi-Final \| Nov 10 \| at Montreal Alouettes \| L 11–22 \| 0–1 \| \|

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| East Semi-Final

| Nov 10

| at Montreal Alouettes

| L 11–22

| 0–1

Awards and honours

=1996 CFL All-Stars=

References

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