1970 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

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1970 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coachJoe Restic
Home fieldCivic Stadium
Results
Record8–5–1
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishLost Eastern Finals
Team MOPTommy Joe Coffey
Team MOCBill Danychuk

The 1970 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 13th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 21st overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in first place in the Eastern Conference with an 8–5–1 record, but lost the Eastern Finals to the Montreal Alouettes.

Roster[edit]

1970 Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured List

6-Game Injured List

Practice Roster

Suspended

Active, Injured, Six-Game,
Practice Roster, Suspended

Regular season[edit]

Season standings[edit]

Eastern Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 8 5 1 292 279 17
Toronto Argonauts 14 8 6 0 329 290 16
Montreal Alouettes 14 7 6 1 246 279 15
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 4 10 0 255 279 8

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Season schedule[edit]

Week Date Opponent Final score Record
1 July 29 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 17–15 1–0
2 Aug 8 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 22–23 1–1
3 Aug 13 at Toronto Argonauts L 3–29 1–2
4 Aug 22 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 27–6 2–2
6 Sept 7 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 17–12 3–2
7 Sept 12 at Montreal Alouettes L 23–38 3–3
8 Sept 16 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 39–18 4–3
9 Sept 23 at BC Lions W 26–14 5–3
9 Sept 26 at Edmonton Eskimos L 13–34 5–4
10 Oct 4 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 14–33 5–5
11 Oct 12 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 24–17 6–5
12 Oct 17 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 22–15 7–5
13 Oct 25 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 27–7 8–5
14 Nov 1 at Montreal Alouettes T 18–18 8–5–1

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Post-season[edit]

Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
Eastern Final #1 Nov 15 at Montreal Alouettes L 22–32 0–1
Eastern Final #2 Nov 21 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 4–11 0–2

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Awards and honours[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  2. ^ a b "1970 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".