1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

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 3rd place in the East Division with an 8–10 record. They appeared in the East Semi-Final but lost to the Montreal Alouettes.

1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach	Don Sutherin
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	8–10
Division place	3rd, East
Playoff finish	Lost East Semi-Final
Team MOP	Mac Cody
Team MOC	Paul Osbaldiston
Team MOR	Justin Ring

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	5	Justin Ring	LB	Simon Fraser
2	10	Kyle Walters	DB	Guelph
2	14	Mike Mihelic	OT	Indiana
4	32	Dan Brown	FB/RB	Bemidji State
5	41	Paul Kent	OL	Kutztown
6	49	Troy Russel	DB	Bishop's
7	58	David Burnie	DE	Western Ontario

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Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
B	June 13	at Toronto Argonauts	37–27	Win	1–0
C	June 20	vs. Montreal Alouettes	43–39	Loss	1–1

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Regular season

Season standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Toronto Argonauts	18	15	3	0	556	359	30
Montreal Alouettes	18	12	6	0	536	467	24
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	8	10	0	426	576	16
Ottawa Rough Riders	18	3	15	0	352	524	6

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	June 28	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	35–23	Win	1–0
2	July 4	at Toronto Argonauts	38–36	Win	2–0
3	July 14	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	27–24	Win	3–0
4	July 20	at Calgary Stampeders	40–22	Loss	3–1
5	July 27	at BC Lions	28–24	Win	4–1
6	Aug 2	vs. BC Lions	30–25	Loss	4–2
7	Aug 7	at Montreal Alouettes	29–22	Loss	4–3
8	Aug 16	vs. Calgary Stampeders	47–10	Loss	4–4
9	Aug 23	at Edmonton Eskimos	35–8	Loss	4–5
10	Sept 2	vs. Toronto Argonauts	38–7	Loss	4–6
11	Sept 8	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	33–15	Loss	4–7
12	Sept 15	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	20–14	Win	5–7
13	Sept 22	at Ottawa Rough Riders	24–21	Win	6–7
14	Sept 29	vs. Montreal Alouettes	39–38	Win	7–7
15	Oct 6	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	37–26	Loss	7–8
16	Bye
17	Oct 18	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	25–15	Win	8–8
18	Oct 25	at Montreal Alouettes	45–41	Loss	8–9
19	Nov 2	vs. Toronto Argonauts	47–14	Loss	8–10

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Postseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Result
East Semi-Final	Nov 10	at Montreal Alouettes	22–11	Loss

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Awards and honours

References

1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2017-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2017-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)