2011 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

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

{{More citations needed|date = September 2013}}

{{Infobox NFL team season

| logo =

| team = Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| year = 2011

| record = 8–10

| division_place = 3rd, East

| coach = Marcel Bellefeuille

| general manager = Bob O'Billovich

| stadium = Ivor Wynne Stadium

| playoffs = Lost East Final

| MOP = Justin Hickman

| MOC = Dave Stala

| MOR = Chris Williams

| uniform = File:CFL HAM Jersey 2011.png

| shortnavlink = Tiger-Cats seasons

}}

The 2011 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 62nd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished third place in the East Division with an 8–10 record. After hosting the East Semi-Final in 2009 and 2010 with no success, the Tiger-Cats had to go on the road for the 2011 playoffs since they finished third in the East. In the East Semi-Final, the Ti-Cats upset the two-time defending Grey Cup champions, Montreal Alouettes, 52–44 in overtime, giving them their first playoff victory since 2001. The Ti-Cats then traveled to Winnipeg to play the Blue Bombers where they lost 19–3 in the East Final.

Offseason

=CFL draft=

The 2011 CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=188882771141305 |title=2011 CFL Canadian Draft |publisher=Facebook |access-date=2013-09-07}} The Tiger-Cats had six selections in the draft with their first coming in the second round with the 10th pick overall. The team traded their first round pick, which was 5th overall, to Edmonton for two second round picks. With those picks, Hamilton selected the 10th ranked Moe Petrus from the University of Connecticut and quickly followed with Maurice Forbes of Concordia with the 13th overall pick.{{cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/ticats-take-ol-moe-petrus-10th-overall |title=Ticats take OL Moe Petrus 10th overall | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League |publisher=CFL.ca |date=2011-05-08 |access-date=2013-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920000226/http://www.cfl.ca/article/ticats-take-ol-moe-petrus-10th-overall |archive-date=2012-09-20 |url-status=dead }}

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style="background:black; color:#e1b81e; width:15%;"| Round

! style="background:black; color:#e1b81e; width:15%;"| Pick

! style="background:black; color:#e1b81e; width:20%;"| Player

! style="background:black; color:#e1b81e; width:15%;"| Position

! style="background:black; color:#e1b81e; width:20%;"| School/Club Team

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| 2

10Moe PetrusOLConnecticut
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| 2

13Maurice ForbesDLConcordia
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| 3

20Marc-Antoine FortinDLLaval
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| 3

21Pascal BaillargeonOLLaval
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| 5

33Patrick Jean-MaryLBHoward
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| 5

36Tyrell FranciscoTEWeber State
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| 6

44Jadon WagnerLBBYU

Preseason

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! 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%;"| Attendance

! style="background:black; color:#ffc12d; width:5%;"| Record

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| A

| Sat, June 18

| at Toronto Argonauts

| 31–12

| Loss

| 12,851

| 0–1

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| B

| Wed, June 22

| Montreal Alouettes

| 57–20

| Win

| 26,732

| 1–1

Regular season

=Season standings=

{{2011 CFL East Division Standings}}

=Season 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:10%;"| Attendance

! style="background:black; color:#ffc12d; width:10%;"| Record

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| 1

| Fri, July 1

| Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| 24–16

| Loss

| 23,852

| 0–1

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| 2

| Sat, July 9

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| 28–10

| Loss

| 26,059

| 0–2

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| 3

| Sat, July 16

| Saskatchewan Roughriders

| 33–3

| Win

| 22,245

| 1–2

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| 4

| Fri, July 22

| at BC Lions

| 39–31

| Win

| 24,117

| 2–2

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| 5

| Fri, July 29

| Montreal Alouettes

| 34–26

| Win

| 24,068

| 3–2

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| 6

| Sat, Aug 6

| at Calgary Stampeders

| 32–20

| Loss

| 29,307

| 3–3

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| 7

| Sat, Aug 13

| Toronto Argonauts

| 37–32

| Win

| 24,347

| 4–3

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| 8

| colspan="5" style="text-align:center;"| Bye

| 4–3

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| 9

| Fri, Aug 26

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| 30–27

| Loss

| 30,338

| 4–4

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| 10

| Mon, Sept 5

| Montreal Alouettes

| 44–21

| Win

| 26,694

| 5–4

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| 11

| Sun, Sept 11

| at Montreal Alouettes

| 43–13

| Loss

| 24,304

| 5–5

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| 12

| Fri, Sept 16

| Edmonton Eskimos

| 38–23

| Loss

| 22,654

| 5–6

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| 13

| Sun, Sept 25

| Calgary Stampeders

| 55–36

| Win

| 20,153

| 6–6

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| 14

| Sat, Oct 1

| at Toronto Argonauts

| 27–12

| Win

| 21,853

| 7–6

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| 15

| Fri, Oct 7

| Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| 33–17

| Loss

| 23,268

| 7–7

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| 16

| Sun, Oct 16

| at Montreal Alouettes

| 27–25

| Loss

| 23,668

| 7–8

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| 17

| Sat, Oct 22

| BC Lions

| 42–10

| Win

| 25,536

| 8–8

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| 18

| Sat, Oct 29

| at Saskatchewan Roughriders

| 19–3

| Loss

| 29,073

| 8–9

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| 19

| Thurs, Nov 3

| at Toronto Argonauts

| 33–16

| Loss

| 20,833

| 8–10

=Roster=

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colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:black; color:#f7bd30;"| 2011 Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster
style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"| Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Slotbacks

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| style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"| Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

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| style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"| Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

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| style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"| Injured List

Practice roster


Italics indicate Import player

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110706205452/http://www.ticats.ca/roster/index/team/6 Roster] updated 2011-11-22

[https://archive.today/20130101092902/http://www.ticats.ca/depthchart/list/team/6 Depth Chart][https://archive.today/20130101085614/http://www.ticats.ca/section/press_releases Transactions]

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=Coaching staff=

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colspan="7" style="text-align:center; background:black; color:#f7bd30;"| 2011 Hamilton Tiger-Cats staff
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| style="font-size:95%; vertical-align:top;"| Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

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Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

[https://web.archive.org/web/20110720014911/http://www.ticats.ca/page/football-operations Coaching Staff]

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Playoffs

=Schedule=

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style="background:#000; color:#ffc12d; width:10%;"| Game

! style="background:#000; color:#ffc12d; width:8%;"| Date

! style="background:#000; color:#ffc12d; width:10%;"| Time

! style="background:#000; color:#ffc12d; width:20%;"| Opponent

! style="background:#000; color:#ffc12d; width:10%;"| Score

! style="background:#000; color:#ffc12d; width:10%;"| Result

! style="background:#000; color:#ffc12d; width:10%;"| Attendance

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| East Semi-Final

| Nov 13

| 1:00 PM EST

| at Montreal Alouettes

| 52–44 (OT)

| Win

| 33,051

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| East Final

| Nov 20

| 1:00 PM EST

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| 19–3

| Loss

| 30,051

=Playoff bracket=

{{:2011 CFL season}}

=East Semi-Final=

{{AFB game box start

| Title = Hamilton at Montreal

| Visitor = Tiger-Cats

| Host = Alouettes

| V1 = 10| V2 = 14| V3 = 3| V4 = 17| VOT = 8

| H1 = 3| H2 = 13| H3 = 7| H4 = 21| HOT = 0

| Date = November 13

| Location = Olympic Stadium
Montreal, QC

| TimeZone=EST

| StartTime = 1:00 PM

| ElapsedTime =

| Attendance = 33,051

| Weather = None (Dome)

| Referee = Kim Murphy

| TVAnnouncers=Chris Cuthbert (Play by Play), Glen Suitor (Colour)

| TVStation=TSN

|}}

{{AFB game box end}}

=East Final=

{{AFB game box start

| Title = Hamilton at Winnipeg

| Visitor = Tiger-Cats

| Host = Blue Bombers

| V1 = 3| V2 = 0| V3 = 0| V4 = 0

| H1 = 0| H2 = 10| H3 = 3| H4 = 6

| Date = November 20

| Location = Canad Inns Stadium
Winnipeg, MB

| TimeZone=EST

| StartTime = 1:00 PM

| ElapsedTime =

| Attendance = 30,051

| Weather = Clear; –13°C; wind 19 km/h S

| Referee = Andre Proulx

| TVAnnouncers=Rod Black (Play by Play), Duane Forde (Colour), Sara Orlesky (Sideline)

| TVStation=TSN

|}}

{{AFB game box end}}

{{Clear}}

References

{{Reflist}}

{{2011 CFL season by team}}

{{Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons}}

{{Hamilton Tiger-Cats}}

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