2000 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 = 2000
| record = 9–9–0–2
| division_place = 2nd, East
| general manager = Neil Lumsden
| coach = Ron Lancaster
| stadium = Ivor Wynne Stadium
| playoffs = Lost East Semi-Final
| MOP = Joe Montford
| MOC = Michael Philbrick
| MOR = Willie Fells
| uniform = File:CFL HAM Jersey 1997.png
| shortnavlink = Tiger-Cats seasons
}}
The 2000 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 43rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 51st overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division with a 9–9–0–2 record in the first CFL season that awarded points to overtime losses. The Tiger-Cats failed to defend their Grey Cup title when they lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the East Semi-Final.
Offseason
= CFL Draft=
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! 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 | ||||
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|align=center| 2 | 14 | Mike Juhasz | WR | North Dakota |
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|align=center| 3 | 22 | Paul Lambert | G | Western Michigan |
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|align=center| 4 | 30 | Joe McCullum | OL | Utah |
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|align=center| 5 | 38 | James MacLean | SB | Queen's |
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|align=center| 6 | 46 | Doug Van Moorsel | OL | California, PA |
=Preseason=
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! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;" width="6%"| Week ! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;" width="8%"| Date ! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;" width="20%"| Opponent ! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;" width="10%"| Score ! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;" width="10%"| Result ! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;" width="10%"| Record |
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| A | June 21 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 27–27 | Tie | 0–0–1 |
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| B | June 27 | at Montreal Alouettes | 43–33 | Loss | 0–1–1 |
Regular season
= Season standings=
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! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! OTL !! PF !! PA !! Pts | ||||||||
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| align="left" |Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 594 | 379 | 24 |
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| align="left" |Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 470 | 446 | 20 |
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| align="left" |Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 539 | 596 | 16 |
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| align="left" |Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 390 | 562 | 15 |
=Schedule=
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! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;" width="6%"| Week ! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;" width="8%"| Date ! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;" width="20%"| Opponent ! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;" width="10%"| Score ! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;" width="10%"| Result ! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;" width="8%"| Record ! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;" width="6%"| Streak |
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| 1 | July 7 | vs. BC Lions | 33–26 | Loss | 0–1 |L1 |
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| 2 | July 14 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 28–21 | Win | 1–1 |W1 |
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| 3 | July 21 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | 40–34 | Win | 2–1 |W2 |
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| 4 | July 28 | at Toronto Argonauts | 23–17 | Win | 3–1 |W3 |
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| 5 | Aug 4 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 16–10 | Loss | 3–2 |L1 |
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| 6 | Aug 11 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 29–23 | Win | 4–2 |W1 |
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| 7 | Aug 18 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 37–26 | Win | 5–2 |W2 |
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| 8 | Aug 25 | 38–33 | Loss | 5–3 |L1 |
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| 9 | Sept 4 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 42–12 | Win | 6–3 |W1 |
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| 10 | Sept 10 | at Montreal Alouettes | 15–9 | Win | 7–3 |W2 |
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| 11 | Sept 16 | at Calgary Stampeders | 41–38 | Loss | 7–4 |L1 |
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| 12 | Sept 23 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 43–6 | Win | 8–4 |W1 |
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| 13 | Sept 30 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 32–16 | Loss | 8–5 |L1 |
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| 14 | Oct 7 | at Toronto Argonauts | 29–12 | Loss | 8–6 |L2 |
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| 15 | Oct 13 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | 32–8 | Loss | 8–7 |L3 |
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| 16 | Oct 20 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 27–24 | Loss | 8–8 |L4 |
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| 17 | Oct 28 | at BC Lions | 28–22 | Loss | 8–9 |L5 |
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| 18 | Nov 5 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | 24–22 | Win | 9–9 |W1 |
Postseason
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! style="background:#000000;color:#FFC12D;" width="10%"| Round ! style="background:#000000;color:#FFC12D;" width="10%"| Date ! style="background:#000000;color:#FFC12D;" width="15%"| Opponent ! style="background:#000000;color:#FFC12D;" width="10%"| Score ! style="background:#000000;color:#FFC12D;" width="10%"| Result |
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| East Semi-Final | Nov 12 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 22–20 | Loss |
Awards and honours
=2000 CFL All-Stars=
References
{{reflist}}
{{2000 CFL season by team}}
{{Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons}}
{{Hamilton Tiger-Cats}}
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