2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

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2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
PresidentScott Mitchell
General managerOrlondo Steinauer
Head coachOrlondo Steinauer
Home fieldTim Hortons Field
Results
Record8–10
Division place3rd, East
Playoff finishLost East Semi-Final
Team MOPTim White
Team MODPSimoni Lawrence
Team MOCStavros Katsantonis
Team MOOLBrandon Revenberg
Team MOSTTyreik McAllister
Team MORTaylor Powell
Uniform

The 2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 65th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 73rd overall. The Tiger-Cats qualified for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year following their week 17 win over the Calgary Stampeders.[1] The team attempted to win their ninth Grey Cup championship in a year that the club is scheduled to host the 110th Grey Cup, but were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the Montreal Alouettes.

The 2023 CFL season was the fourth season under head coach Orlondo Steinauer and the second with Steinauer leading the personnel department as the president of football operations.[2][3]

Offseason[edit]

CFL Global Draft[edit]

The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023.[4][5] The Tiger-Cats had the fourth selection in each round.[6]

Round Pick Player Position Club/School Nationality
1 4 Penei Pavihi LB Hawaii American Samoa American Samoa
2 13 Lou Hedley P Miami (FL) Australia Australia

CFL National Draft[edit]

The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023.[5] The Tiger-Cats had six selections in the eight-round draft after trading away their second-round, third-round, sixth-round, and seventh-round picks but acquired additional fourth-round and eighth-round picks.[7][8][9][10] The team also exchanged first-round selections with the Calgary Stampeders in the trade for Bo Levi Mitchell.[10] The team had the fourth selection in each round of the draft after finishing fourth-last in the 2022 league standings, not including traded picks.[11]

Round Pick Player Position University Team Hometown
1 6 Dayton Black OL Saskatchewan Brandon, MB
4 29 Patrick Burke Jr. DB Wilfrid Laurier Toronto, ON
4 31 Reece Martin DL Mount Allison Moncton, NB
5 40 Robert Panabaker DB Western Ontario London, ON
8 64 Josh Hyer DL Calgary Vernon, BC
8 67 Caleb Morin WR Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK

Preseason[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
A Bye
B 1 Sat, May 27 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 27–22 1–0 None Tim Hortons Field 17,500 Recap
C 2 Fri, June 2 7:30 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes L 22–25 1–1 RDS Molson Stadium 12,698 Recap

[12]

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season[edit]

Standings[edit]

Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Toronto Argonauts 18 16 2 0 32 591 396 10–0 W4 Details
Montreal Alouettes 18 11 7 0 22 442 392 7–3 W5 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 8 10 0 16 408 461 3–7 L2 Details
Ottawa Redblacks 18 4 14 0 8 415 507 0–10 L4 Details

Schedule[edit]

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 1 Fri, June 9 8:30 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 31–42 0–1 TSN IG Field 29,057 Recap
2 2 Sun, June 18 7:00 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts L 14–32 0–2 TSN/CBSSN BMO Field 15,967 Recap
3 3 Fri, June 23 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 12–38 0–3 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 23,180 Recap
4 Bye
5 4 Sat, July 8 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 21–13 1–3 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 21,331 Recap
6 5 Thu, July 13 9:00 p.m. EDT at Edmonton Elks W 37–29 2–3 TSN/CBSSN Commonwealth Stadium 21,173 Recap
7 6 Fri, July 21 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts L 15–31 2–4 TSN Tim Hortons Field 24,312 Recap
8 7 Fri, July 28 7:30 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 16–12 3–4 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 19,243 Recap
9 8 Sat, Aug 5 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 14–27 3–5 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 21,467 Recap
10 Bye
11 9 Thu, Aug 17 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Edmonton Elks L 10–24 3–6 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 20,912 Recap
12 10 Sat, Aug 26 7:00 p.m. EDT at BC Lions W 30–13 4–6 TSN BC Place 22,053 Recap
13 11 Mon, Sept 4 3:30 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts L 28–41 4–7 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 25,381 Recap
14 12 Fri, Sept 8 7:30 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 27–24 5–7 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN TD Place Stadium 18,004 Recap
15 13 Sat, Sept 16 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 29–23 6–7 TSN Tim Hortons Field 22,610 Recap
16 14 Sat, Sept 23 7:00 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts L 14–29 6–8 TSN BMO Field 15,549 Recap
17 15 Sat, Sept 30 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 22–15 7–8 TSN Tim Hortons Field 22,809 Recap
18 16 Sat, Oct 7 7:00 p.m. EDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 38–13 8–8 TSN Mosaic Stadium 27,579 Recap
19 17 Fri, Oct 13 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. BC Lions L 30–33 8–9 TSN Tim Hortons Field 23,891 Recap
20 Bye
21 18 Sat, Oct 28 4:00 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes L 20–22 8–10 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,402 Recap

[12][13][14]

 #  Games played with colour uniforms.
 #  Games played with white uniforms.
 #  Games played with alternate uniforms.[15]

Game summaries[edit]

Week 1: at Winnipeg Blue Bombers[edit]

Week 1: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Winnipeg Blue Bombers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Tiger-Cats 4 0 131431
Blue Bombers 21 8 10342

at IG Field, Winnipeg, Manitoba

  • Date: June 9
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CDT/8:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 24 °C (75 °F)
  • Game attendance: 29,057
  • Referee: Andre Proulx
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 2: at Toronto Argonauts[edit]

Week 2: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Toronto Argonauts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Tiger-Cats 0 6 0814
Argonauts 8 14 01032

at BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario

  • Date: June 9
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 24 °C (75 °F)
  • Game attendance: 15,967
  • Referee: Tom Vallesi
  • TV: TSN/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 3: vs. Montreal Alouettes[edit]

Week 3: Montreal Alouettes at Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Alouettes 7 14 71038
Tiger-Cats 6 3 3012

at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario

  • Date: June 23
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Rain, 19 °C (66 °F)
  • Game attendance: 23,180
  • Referee: Justin McInnes
  • TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 5: vs. Ottawa Redblacks[edit]

Week 5: Ottawa Redblacks at Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Redblacks 0 10 3013
Tiger-Cats 3 6 6621

at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario

  • Date: July 8
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 20 °C (68 °F)
  • Game attendance: 21,331
  • Referee: Justin McInnes
  • TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 6: at Edmonton Elks[edit]

Week 6: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Edmonton Elks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Tiger-Cats 0 10 24337
Elks 3 3 71629

at Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta

  • Date: July 13
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. MDT/7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 20 °C (68 °F)
  • Game attendance: 21,173
  • Referee: Ben Major
  • TV: TSN/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 7: vs. Toronto Argonauts[edit]

Week 7: Toronto Argonauts at Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Argonauts 7 13 3831
Tiger-Cats 0 3 3915

at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario

  • Date: July 21
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 26 °C (79 °F)
  • Game attendance: 24,312
  • Referee: Ben Major
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 8: at Ottawa Redblacks[edit]

Week 8: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Ottawa Redblacks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Tiger-Cats 6 3 7016
Redblacks 3 3 3312

at TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Ontario

  • Date: July 28
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Rain, 25 °C (77 °F)
  • Game attendance: 19,243
  • Referee: Dave Foxcroft
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 9: vs. Montreal Alouettes[edit]

Week 9: Montreal Alouettes at Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Alouettes 0 3 61827
Tiger-Cats 0 11 3014

at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario

  • Date: August 5
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 23 °C (73 °F)
  • Game attendance: 21,467
  • Referee: Ben Major
  • TV: TSN/RDS/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 11: vs. Edmonton Elks[edit]

Week 11: Edmonton Elks at Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Elks 7 14 0324
Tiger-Cats 0 9 0110

at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario

  • Date: August 17
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Rain, 24 °C (75 °F)
  • Game attendance: 20,912
  • Referee: Andre Proulx
  • TV: TSN/RDS2/CBS Sports News
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 12: at BC Lions[edit]

Week 12: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at BC Lions – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Tiger-Cats 17 10 01037
Lions 0 3 3713

at BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia

  • Date: August 26
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. PDT/7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: None (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 22,053
  • Referee: Justin McInnes
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 13: vs. Toronto Argonauts[edit]

Week 13: Toronto Argonauts at Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Argonauts 17 0 71741
Tiger-Cats 0 4 91528

at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario

  • Date: September 4
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 31 °C (88 °F)
  • Game attendance: 25,381
  • Referee: Dave Foxcroft
  • TV: TSN/RDS2/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 14: at Ottawa Redblacks[edit]

Week 14: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Ottawa Redblacks – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Tiger-Cats 3 3 71427
Redblacks 3 0 14724

at TD Place Stadium, Ottawa, Ontario

  • Date: September 8
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 19 °C (66 °F)
  • Game attendance: 18,004
  • Referee: Tom Vallesi
  • TV: TSN/RDS2/CBS Sports Network
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 15: vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers[edit]

Week 15: Winnipeg Blue Bombers at Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Blue Bombers 6 10 0723
Tiger-Cats 12 10 7029

at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 21 °C (70 °F)
  • Game attendance: 22,610
  • Referee: Tom Vallesi
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 16: at Toronto Argonauts[edit]

Week 16: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Toronto Argonauts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Tiger-Cats 3 1 01014
Argonauts 16 4 7229

at BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 17 °C (63 °F)
  • Game attendance: 15,549
  • Referee: Andre Proulx
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 17: vs. Calgary Stampeders[edit]

Week 17: Calgary Stampeders at Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Stampeders 3 3 3615
Tiger-Cats 0 16 0622

at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario

  • Date: September 30
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT/5:00 p.m. MDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 18 °C (64 °F)
  • Game attendance: 22,809
  • Referee: Tim Kroeker
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 18: at Saskatchewan Roughriders[edit]

Week 18: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Saskatchewan Roughriders – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Tiger-Cats 7 18 31038
Roughriders 2 7 4013

at Mosaic Stadium, Regina, Saskatchewan

  • Date: October 7
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CST/7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear, 21 °C (70 °F)
  • Game attendance: 27,579
  • Referee: Andre Proulx
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 19: vs. BC Lions[edit]

Week 19: BC Lions at Hamilton Tiger-Cats – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Lions 3 17 31033
Tiger-Cats 0 14 10630

at Tim Hortons Field, Hamilton, Ontario

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT/4:00 p.m. PDT
  • Game weather: Rainy, 10 °C (50 °F)
  • Game attendance: 23,891
  • Referee: Tom Vallesi
  • TV: TSN
  • Box Score
Game information

Week 21: at Montreal Alouettes[edit]

Week 21: Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Montreal Alouettes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Tiger-Cats 3 7 3720
Alouettes 7 3 11122

at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

  • Date: October 28
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny, 11 °C (52 °F)
  • Game attendance: 16,402
  • Referee: Tom Vallesi
  • TV: TSN/RDS
  • Box Score
Game information

Post-season[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
East Semi-Final Sat, Nov 4 3:00 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes L 12–27 0–1 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 20,127 Recap

[12]

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Game summaries[edit]

East Semi-Final: at (E2) Montreal Alouettes[edit]

East Semi-Final: (E3) Hamilton Tiger-Cats at (E2) Montreal Alouettes – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Tiger-Cats 3 3 3312
Alouettes 1 13 31027

at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium, Montreal, Quebec

Game information

Team[edit]

Roster[edit]

Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running backs

Fullbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-Game Injured

6-Game Injured

Practice roster

Suspended

Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 15 Injured, 12 Practice roster, 4 Suspended
Roster updated 2023-11-04 • Depth chartTransactionsMore CFL rosters

Coaching staff[edit]

Front Office
  • Caretaker – Bob Young
  • Chief Executive Officer – Scott Mitchell
  • President and Chief Operating Officer – Matt Afinec
  • President of football operations and head coach – Orlondo Steinauer
  • Assistant general manager and director of Canadian scouting – Drew Allemang
  • Assistant general manager and director of player personnel – Spencer Zimmerman
  • Assistant general manager and senior advisor – Ed Hervey
  • Assistant director of player personnel – Spencer Boehm
  • Director of football administration and operations – Tamara Hinic
  • Video Co-ordinator – Matt Allemang
  • Assistant Video Co-ordinator – Nick Roberto

Head Coach

Offensive Coaches

 

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

Coaching Staff
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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ticats punch ticket to post-season with win over Stamps". Canadian Football League. September 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ticats officially name Orlondo Steinauer head coach". Canadian Football League. December 3, 2018.
  3. ^ "Ticats expand Steinauer's role, announce operations staff". Canadian Football League. December 24, 2021.
  4. ^ "Expanded CFL Combine presented by New Era heading to Edmonton in '23". Canadian Football League. November 10, 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Revamped CFL Combine season, CFL Draft highlight '23 off-season". Canadian Football League. January 19, 2023.
  6. ^ "2023 Global draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved May 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "Ticats acquire OL David Beard in trade w/ Elks". Canadian Football League. September 2, 2022.
  8. ^ "Ticats acquire OL Colin Kelly from Elks". Canadian Football League. June 26, 2022.
  9. ^ "Elks acquire P Jon Ryan in trade with Tiger-Cats". Canadian Football League. July 26, 2022.
  10. ^ a b "Hammer Time: Ticats come to terms with Bo Levi Mitchell". Calgary Stampeders. January 24, 2023.
  11. ^ "2022 CFL standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
  12. ^ a b c "2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Schedule". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  13. ^ "Horaire de diffusion – LCF" (in French). RDS. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  14. ^ "2023 U.S. and International broadcast schedule" (PDF). Canadian Football League. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  15. ^ "'Made in the Hammer' is back for 2023". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. June 7, 2023.

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