The Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ 1957 Season

Season Summary

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1957 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1957 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 2 2 0 0 4 46 9 W2 2-0-0
Regular Season 14 10 4 0 20 250 189 W1 5-1-0
    Home 7 6 1 0 12 152 83 W3 5-1-0
    Visitor 7 4 3 0 8 98 106 L1 4-2-0

Full 1957 League Standings

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1957 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.439 6-1-0 (7) 4-3-0 (7)
Non-Divisional 0.000 0-0-0 (0) 0-0-0 (0)
Montreal Alouettes (5) 0.429
Ottawa Rough Riders (5) 0.571
Toronto Argonauts (4) 0.286

Team Scoring

19571956 +/-
Average Combined Score 31.36 -23.50
Average Winning Score 22.30 -11.41
Average Losing Score 6.75 -14.25
Average Home Score 21.71 -13.71
Average Visitor Score 14.00 -5.29
Average Margin of Victory 9.50 -10.79
Average Margin of Loss 8.50 -12.07

1957 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Attendance

  • Capacity: 21,600
  • Total: 134,810
  • High: 22,010
  • Avg: 19,258 (7 out of 7 games)
  • Diff from 1956 Avg: +828
  • Low: 16,000
  • Sellouts: 2
  • % of Capacity: 89.16
  • Diff from League Avg: +18,958

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Coaches

Head Coach

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Stadium

  • 1957 home stadium: Civic Stadium
  • Capacity: 21,600
  • Playing surface: Natural Grass
  • Previous stadium change: 1957 – Expansion

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Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
HVT HVT HVT HVT H (PPG)V (PPG)T (PPG)
Hamilton 223355 192847 421961 691887 152 (21.7)98 (14.0)250 (17.9)
Opponent 301343 283361 92736 163349 106 (15.1)83 (11.9)189 (13.5)

Lead/Trailed Record by Quarter

Home Visitor Total
Quarter Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record) Lead (Record) Tied (Record) Trailed (Record)
After 1st 3 (3-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 3 (2-1-0) 5 (4-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 8 (7-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 5 (2-3-0)
After 2nd 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (3-1-0) 3 (3-0-0) 3 (1-2-0) 1 (0-1-0) 6 (6-0-0) 3 (1-2-0) 5 (3-2-0)
After 3rd 4 (3-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (3-0-0) 4 (4-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 2 (0-2-0) 8 (7-1-0) 1 (0-1-0) 5 (3-2-0)
After 4th 6 (6-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 10 (10-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0)

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1957 Player Awards and Nominations

1957 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Carlton “Cookie” Gilchrist (Team Nominee)
  • Lineman — John Barrow (Team Nominee)
  • Canadian Player — Pete Neumann (Team Nominee)

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1957 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–5 (5)   John Larsen (T) McGill
3–5 (23)   Rick Adrian (HB) McGill
4–5 (29)   Al Gleeson (E) Western Ontario
5–5 (34)   Bob Rogers (HB) McGill
6–5   Pass

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1957 All-Star Selections

9 All-Division Selections
HB Carlton “Cookie” Gilchrist
HB Gerry McDougall
G Dave Suminski
T John Barrow
DT John Barrow
DE Pete Neumann
DG Vince Scott
SEC Tony Curcillo, Jr.
DHB Ralph Goldston

* – indicates unanimous selection

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Week Date/Time (EDT Result Attendance TV
Western Inter-provincial Football Union
A
Thu. Aug. 1
HAM 21 @ WPG 0 W 11,200  
Inter-provincial Rugby Football Union
B
Wed. Aug. 7
TOR 9 @ HAM 25 W 14,000  
1
Tue. Aug. 20
HAM 7 @ OTT 20 L 18,000  
1
Sat. Aug. 24
MTL 6 @ HAM 22 W 17,000  
2
Mon. Sept. 2
TOR 8 @ HAM 35 W 21,685  
3
Fri. Sept. 6
HAM 20 @ TOR 9 W 23,194  
4
Sat. Sept. 14
OTT 14 @ HAM 18 W 22,010  
5
Sat. Sept. 21
HAM 8 @ MTL 18 L 22,984  
6
Sat. Sept. 28
MTL 14 @ HAM 8 L 21,115  
7
Sat. Oct. 5
HAM 18 @ OTT 17 W 17,240  
8
Sat. Oct. 12
TOR 14 @ HAM 38 W 16,000  
8
Mon. Oct. 14
HAM 22 @ TOR 16 W 18,604  
9
Sat. Oct. 19
MTL 15 @ HAM 18 W 19,000  
10
Sat. Oct. 26
HAM 19 @ MTL 17 W 23,000  
11
Sat. Nov. 2
HAM 4 @ OTT 9 L 16,000  
12
Sat. Nov. 9
OTT 12 @ HAM 13 W 18,000  
P2
Sat. Nov. 16
HAM 17 @ MTL 10 W 19,609  
P2
Sat. Nov. 23
MTL 1 @ HAM 39 W 17,600  
Canadian Football Council
GC
Sat. Nov. 30 1:00 PM
 WPG 7 vs HAM 32 W 27,051 R/C, CBC