2023_Hamilton_Tiger-Cats_season
2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
CFL team season
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.
2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season | |
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President | Scott Mitchell |
General manager | Orlondo Steinauer |
Head coach | Orlondo Steinauer |
Home field | Tim Hortons Field |
Results | |
Record | 8–10 |
Division place | 3rd, East |
Playoff finish | Lost East Semi-Final |
Team MOP | Tim White |
Team MODP | Simoni Lawrence |
Team MOC | Stavros Katsantonis |
Team MOOL | Brandon Revenberg |
Team MOST | Tyreik McAllister |
Team MOR | Taylor Powell |
Uniform | |
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]
CFL Global Draft
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 |
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1 | 4 | Penei Pavihi | LB | Hawaii | American Samoa |
2 | 13 | Lou Hedley | P | Miami (FL) | Australia |
CFL National Draft
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 |
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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 |
Schedule
Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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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 |
- # Games played with white uniforms.
Standings
Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
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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
Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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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 |
- # Games played with colour uniforms.
- # Games played with white uniforms.
- # Games played with alternate uniforms.[15]
Game summaries
Week 1: at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tiger-Cats | 4 | 0 | 13 | 14 | 31 |
Blue Bombers | 21 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 42 |
Game information | ||
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Week 2: at Toronto Argonauts
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tiger-Cats | 0 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 14 |
Argonauts | 8 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 32 |
Game information | ||
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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
Week 3: vs. Montreal Alouettes
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Alouettes | 7 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 38 |
Tiger-Cats | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
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Week 5: vs. Ottawa Redblacks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Redblacks | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Tiger-Cats | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
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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
Week 6: at Edmonton Elks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tiger-Cats | 0 | 10 | 24 | 3 | 37 |
Elks | 3 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 29 |
Game information | ||
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Week 7: vs. Toronto Argonauts
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Argonauts | 7 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 31 |
Tiger-Cats | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
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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
Week 8: at Ottawa Redblacks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tiger-Cats | 6 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
Redblacks | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Game information | ||
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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
Week 9: vs. Montreal Alouettes
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Alouettes | 0 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 27 |
Tiger-Cats | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
Game information | ||
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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
Week 11: vs. Edmonton Elks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Elks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 24 |
Tiger-Cats | 0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
Game information | ||
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Week 12: at BC Lions
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tiger-Cats | 17 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 37 |
Lions | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
Game information | ||
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Week 13: vs. Toronto Argonauts
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Argonauts | 17 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 41 |
Tiger-Cats | 0 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 28 |
Game information | ||
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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
Week 14: at Ottawa Redblacks
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tiger-Cats | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
Redblacks | 3 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 24 |
Game information | ||
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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
Week 15: vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blue Bombers | 6 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 23 |
Tiger-Cats | 12 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 29 |
Game information | ||
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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
Week 16: at Toronto Argonauts
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tiger-Cats | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 14 |
Argonauts | 16 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 29 |
Game information | ||
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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
Week 17: vs. Calgary Stampeders
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Stampeders | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 |
Tiger-Cats | 0 | 16 | 0 | 6 | 22 |
Game information | ||
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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
Week 18: at Saskatchewan Roughriders
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tiger-Cats | 7 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 38 |
Roughriders | 2 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
Game information | ||
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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
Week 19: vs. BC Lions
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lions | 3 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 33 |
Tiger-Cats | 0 | 14 | 10 | 6 | 30 |
Game information | ||
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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
Week 21: at Montreal Alouettes
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tiger-Cats | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
Alouettes | 7 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 22 |
Game information | ||
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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
Schedule
Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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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 |
- # Games played with white uniforms.
Game summaries
East Semi-Final: at (E2) Montreal Alouettes
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Tiger-Cats | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Alouettes | 1 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
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