Season Summary

Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result Attendance TV
Ex
Mon Jul 15 8:00 PM
BC 22 @ HAM 24 W 14,500  
Ex
Thu Jul 18 8:15 PM
HAM 23 @ TOR 35 L 22,023  
Ex
Thu Jul 25 8:00 PM
HAM 15 @ MTL 34 L 15,000  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result Attendance TV
1
Thu Aug 1 8:00 PM
HAM 13 @ OTT 53 L 23,739  
2
Sat Aug 10 8:00 PM
MTL 25 @ HAM 31 W 19,785 CBC
3
Sat Aug 17 8:00 PM
SSK 3 @ HAM 9 W 24,393  
4Bye
5
Wed Aug 28 8:00 PM
HAM 21 @ MTL 23 L 23,500  
5
Mon Sep 2 2:00 PM
TOR 18 @ HAM 15 L 27,153  
6
Sun Sep 8 2:00 PM
HAM 20 @ TOR 6 W 33,135  
7Bye
8
Wed Sep 18 8:00 PM
CGY 35 @ HAM 14 L 25,023  
9
Sat Sep 28 11:00 PM
HAM 31 @ EDM 7 W 21,500 CBC
10
Mon Sep 30 11:00 PM
HAM 16 @ BC 13 W 25,165  
10
Sat Oct 5 2:00 PM
WPG 13 @ HAM 23 W 18,123  
11
Sun Oct 13 2:00 PM
OTT 36 @ HAM 23 L 29,960  
12
Sat Oct 19 2:00 PM
HAM 24 @ OTT 27 L 25,411  
13
Sun Oct 27 2:00 PM
TOR 12 @ HAM 1 L 24,206  
14
Sat Nov 2 2:00 PM
HAM 21 @ MTL 21 T 8,000 CBCE
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result Attendance TV
P1
Sat Nov 9 2:00 PM
HAM 21 @ TOR 33 L 25,723  
32Bye
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Regular Season 14 6 7 1 13 262 292 T1 2-3-1
    Home 7 3 4 0 6 116 142 L2 2-4-0
    Visitor 7 3 3 1 7 146 150 T1 3-2-1
   Divisional opponent 9 2 6 1 5 169 221 T1 1-4-1
   Non-divisional opponent 5 4 1 0 8 93 71 W3 4-1-0

Full 1968 League Standings

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 (2-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 5 (3-1-1) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (0-2-0) 8 (5-2-1) 1 (1-0-0) 5 (0-5-0)
After 2nd 3 (3-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 3 (0-3-0) 2 (2-0-0) 1 (1-0-0) 4 (0-3-1) 5 (5-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 7 (0-6-1)
After 3rd 2 (2-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 4 (1-3-0) 6 (3-2-1) 0 (0-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 8 (5-2-1) 1 (0-1-0) 5 (1-4-0)
After 4th 3 (3-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 3 (3-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 3 (0-3-0) 6 (6-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 7 (0-7-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.548 1-3-0 (4) 1-3-1 (5)
Non-Divisional 0.481 2-1-0 (3) 2-0-0 (2)
Montreal Alouettes (3) 0.286
Ottawa RedBlacks (3) 0.714
Toronto Argonauts (3) 0.643
BC Lions (1) 0.281
Calgary Stampeders (1) 0.625
Edmonton Elks (1) 0.531
Saskatchewan Roughriders (1) 0.781
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1) 0.188
19681967 +/-
Average Combined Score 39.57 +7.79
Average Winning Score 21.67 +1.97
Average Losing Score 15.86 +2.61
Average Home Score 16.57 -1.00
Average Visitor Score 20.86 +2.71
Average Margin of Victory 10.50 +1.00
Average Margin of Loss 13.29 +3.29
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Hamilton 116 (16.6) 146 (20.9) 262 (18.7)
Opponent 150 (21.4) 142 (20.3) 292 (20.9)
1st Hamilton 24 (3.4) 38 (5.4) 62 (4.4)
Opponent 24 (3.4) 16 (2.3) 40 (2.9)
2nd Hamilton 17 (2.4) 23 (3.3) 40 (2.9)
Opponent 60 (8.6) 69 (9.9) 129 (9.2)
3rd Hamilton 36 (5.1) 54 (7.7) 90 (6.4)
Opponent 22 (3.1) 37 (5.3) 59 (4.2)
4th Hamilton 39 (5.6) 31 (4.4) 70 (5.0)
Opponent 44 (6.3) 20 (2.9) 64 (4.6)
Head Coach
Assistant Coach
  • Al Bruno – Assistant
1968 Player Awards and Nominations
1968 Most Outstanding
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1968 All-Star Selections
4 All-Canadian Selections
E Tommy Joe Coffey
G Bill Danychuk
DE Billy Ray Locklin
DB Garney Henley
5 All-Division Selections
E Tommy Joe Coffey
G Bill Danychuk
T Ellison Kelly
DE Billy Ray Locklin
DB Garney Henley

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1968 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)
[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
2–9 (18)   Tod Reynolds (HB) McMaster
3–9 (27)   Mark Timpany (HB) McMaster
4–9 (36)   Yori Korgemagi (T) Toronto
5–9 (44)   Guy Potvin Queen's
6–9 (52)   Ronald Bell Western Ontario
7–9 (59)   Bill Martin (U) Western Ontario
8–9 (66)   Jim Chiarelli (HB) McMaster
9–9 (70)   George Springate McGill
10–9   Pass
11–9   Pass

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