The Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ 1964 Season

Season Summary

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1964 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1964 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 3 2 1 0 4 39 49 W1 2-1-0
Regular Season 14 10 3 1 21 329 201 W6 6-0-0
    Home 7 5 2 0 10 146 113 W3 5-1-0
    Visitor 7 5 1 1 11 183 88 W3 5-0-1
   Divisional opponent 9 7 2 0 14 203 107 W7 6-0-0
   Non-divisional opponent 5 3 1 1 7 126 94 W2 3-1-1

Full 1964 League Standings

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1964 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.440 3-1-0 (4) 4-1-0 (5)
Non-Divisional 0.488 2-1-0 (3) 1-0-1 (2)
Montreal Alouettes (3) 0.429
Ottawa Rough Riders (3) 0.607
Toronto Argonauts (3) 0.286
BC Lions (1) 0.781
Calgary Stampeders (1) 0.750
Edmonton Eskimos (1) 0.250
Saskatchewan Roughriders (1) 0.563
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1) 0.094

Team Scoring

19641963 +/-
Average Combined Score 37.86 +0.29
Average Winning Score 28.00 +3.60
Average Losing Score 11.00 -6.00
Average Home Score 20.86 -1.71
Average Visitor Score 26.14 +4.14
Average Margin of Victory 16.10 +4.80
Average Margin of Loss 11.00 +7.25

1964 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Attendance

  • Capacity: 27,041
  • Total: 179,864
  • High: 30,856
  • Avg: 25,694 (7 out of 7 games)
  • Diff from 1963 Avg: +378
  • Low: 19,485
  • Sellouts: 3
  • % of Capacity: 95.02
  • Diff from League Avg: +5,155

More 1964 Attendance Numbers

Coaches

Head Coach

More Head Coaches

Stadium

  • 1964 home stadium: Civic Stadium
  • Capacity: 27,041
  • Playing surface: Natural Grass
  • Previous stadium change: 1963 – Expansion

More Stadiums

Regular Season Scoring Summary by Quarter

1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
HVT HVT HVT HVT H (PPG)V (PPG)T (PPG)
Hamilton 254065 5050100 314980 404484 146 (20.9)183 (26.1)329 (23.5)
Opponent 28836 392059 222547 243559 88 (12.6)113 (16.1)201 (14.4)

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 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (1-2-0) 4 (4-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 1 (0-0-1) 8 (8-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 4 (1-2-1)
After 2nd 4 (4-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 2 (1-1-0) 5 (5-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 1 (0-0-1) 9 (9-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 3 (1-1-1)
After 3rd 6 (5-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-1-1) 11 (10-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-2-1)
After 4th 5 (5-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 5 (5-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 1 (0-1-0) 10 (10-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 3 (0-3-0)

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1964 Player Awards and Nominations

1964 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Tommy Grant (Team Nominee)
  • Lineman — John Barrow (Division Finalist)
  • Canadian Player — Tommy Grant (Winner)

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1964 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–9 (9)   Paul Desjardins (C) Ottawa
2–9 (18)   Bill Jackson (WR) Toronto
3–9 (27)   Jim Weber (HB) Western Ontario
4–9 (36)   Ted Fabbott (FB) Wilfrid Laurier
5–9   Pass
6–9   Pass
7–9   Pass
8–9   Pass
9–9   Pass
10–9   Pass

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1964 All-Star Selections

8 All-Canadian Selections
FL Tommy Grant
C Chet Miksza
G Ellison Kelly (Tie)
DT John Barrow
DE Pete Neumann
LB Bobby Kuntz (Tie)
DHB Don Sutherin
DHB Garney Henley
11 All-Division Selections
QB Bernie Faloney
E Hal “Prince” Patterson*
FL Tommy Grant*
C Chet Miksza
G Ellison Kelly
T Bronko Nagurski, Jr.
DE Pete Neumann
MG John Barrow
LB Bobby Kuntz
DHB Garney Henley
DHB Don Sutherin

* – indicates unanimous selection

See an error? Please send corrections.

Week Date/Time (EDT Result Attendance TV
B
Mon. July 20
HAM 3 @ BC 0 W 17,720  
B
Wed. July 22
HAM 7 @ CGY 33 L 15,045  
C
Mon. July 27
EDM 16 @ HAM 29 W 8,500  
1
Sat. Aug. 8
MTL 33 @ HAM 5 L 25,000  
2
Fri. Aug. 14
HAM 10 @ OTT 13 L 21,665  
3
Fri. Aug. 21
WPG 29 @ HAM 32 W 19,485  
4
Thu. Aug. 27
HAM 32 @ MTL 1 W 27,477  
6
Mon. Sept. 7
TOR 8 @ HAM 24 W 27,156  
8
Tue. Sept. 15
CGY 20 @ HAM 18 L 25,121  
8
Sun. Sept. 20
HAM 27 @ TOR 14 W 27,447  
9
Sat. Sept. 26
HAM 16 @ BC 16 T 37,008  
10
Mon. Sept. 28
HAM 43 @ EDM 14 W 13,000  
10
Sun. Oct. 4
SSK 15 @ HAM 17 W 25,095  
12
Mon. Oct. 12
OTT 1 @ HAM 23 W 27,151  
13
Sat. Oct. 17
HAM 34 @ OTT 16 W 23,121  
14
Sat. Oct. 24
TOR 7 @ HAM 27 W 30,856  
15
Sun. Nov. 1
HAM 21 @ MTL 14 W 16,146  
P2
Sat. Nov. 14
HAM 13 @ OTT 30 L 18,388  
P2
Sat. Nov. 21
OTT 8 @ HAM 26 W 21,100  
GC
Sat. Nov. 28 12:30 PM
 BC 34 vs HAM 24 L 32,655 CTV, CBC