Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1980 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 1st in the Eastern Conference
Eastern Conference Final
- Nov. 16, 1980 Won 24 – 13 vs Montreal
The Grey Cup
- Nov. 23, 1980 Lost 10 – 48 vs Edmonton in Toronto, ON

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1980 Season Resources 1980 HAM Team Roster 1980 HAM Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
A	Wed Jun 11 8:00 PM	HAM 37 @ TOR 29	W	42,170
B	Mon Jun 16 8:00 PM	BC 19 @ HAM 29	W
C	Sun Jun 22 3:30 PM	HAM 41 @ SSK 7	W	18,868
D	Wed Jul 2 8:00 PM	MTL 21 @ HAM 17	L	18,201


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
2	Tue Jul 15 8:00 PM	OTT 23 @ HAM 41	W	23,100
3	Tue Jul 22 8:00 PM	HAM 14 @ MTL 17	L	32,048	CBCE
4	Wed Jul 30 8:00 PM	SSK 19 @ HAM 18	L	22,398	CTV
5	Tue Aug 5 8:00 PM	HAM 13 @ OTT 3	W	24,181	CBCE
6	Wed Aug 13 8:00 PM	HAM 18 @ TOR 16	W	45,201
7	Wed Aug 20 8:00 PM	WPG 34 @ HAM 13	L	24,152	CTV
8	Tue Aug 26 11:00 PM	HAM 17 @ BC 17	T	21,312
9	Mon Sep 1 8:00 PM	TOR 2 @ HAM 23	W	30,229
10	Sun Sep 7 4:30 PM	HAM 18 @ EDM 53	L	43,460	CBC
11	Sat Sep 13 8:00 PM	MTL 25 @ HAM 14	L	19,619	R/C
12	Sun Sep 21 8:00 PM	HAM 10 @ MTL 49	L	28,185
13	Sun Sep 28 2:00 PM	OTT 24 @ HAM 29	W	18,363	CBCE
15	Mon Oct 13 2:00 PM	CGY 28 @ HAM 30	W	19,989
16	Sun Oct 19 2:00 PM	HAM 25 @ TOR 24	W	34,150	CBCE
17	Sat Oct 25 2:00 PM	HAM 26 @ OTT 27	L	21,788	CTVE
18	Sun Nov 2 2:00 PM	TOR 16 @ HAM 23	W	30,479	R/C, CBCE


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
P2	Sun Nov 16 2:00 PM	MTL 13 @ HAM 24	W	30,838	CBC, R/C


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
GC	Sun Nov 23 1:30 PM	EDM 48 vs HAM 10	L	54,649	CBC, CTV, ESPN

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	4	3	1	0	6	124	76	L1	3-1-0
Regular Season	16	8	7	1	17	332	377	W1	4-2-0
Home	8	5	3	0	10	191	171	W3	4-2-0
Visitor	8	3	4	1	7	141	206	L1	2-3-1
Divisional opponent	11	7	4	0	14	236	226	W1	3-3-0
Non-divisional opponent	5	1	3	1	3	96	151	W1	1-3-1

Full 1980 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	6 (4-2-0)	0 (0-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	3 (1-2-0)	1 (1-0-0)	4 (1-2-1)	9 (5-4-0)	1 (1-0-0)	6 (2-3-1)
After 2nd	4 (4-0-0)	2 (1-1-0)	2 (0-2-0)	2 (1-1-0)	0 (0-0-0)	6 (2-3-1)	6 (5-1-0)	2 (1-1-0)	8 (2-5-1)
After 3rd	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)	3 (1-2-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (2-2-1)	8 (6-2-0)	0 (0-0-0)	8 (2-5-1)
After 4th	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)	3 (3-0-0)	1 (0-0-1)	4 (0-4-0)	8 (8-0-0)	1 (0-0-1)	7 (0-7-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ HAM	HAM @
Divisional	0.432	4-1-0 (5)	3-3-0 (6)
Non-Divisional	0.531	1-2-0 (3)	0-1-1 (2)
Montreal Alouettes (3)	0.500	0-1-0 (1)	0-2-0 (2)
Ottawa RedBlacks (4)	0.438	2-0-0 (2)	1-1-0 (2)
Toronto Argonauts (4)	0.375	2-0-0 (2)	2-0-0 (2)
BC Lions (1)	0.531	--	0-0-1 (1)
Calgary Stampeders (1)	0.563	1-0-0 (1)	--
Edmonton Elks (1)	0.813	--	0-1-0 (1)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (1)	0.125	0-1-0 (1)	--
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1)	0.625	0-1-0 (1)	--

Summary
By Quarter

	1980	1979 +/-
Average Combined Score	44.31	+5.69
Average Winning Score	25.25	+0.92
Average Losing Score	16.14	+2.74
Average Home Score	23.88	+5.25
Average Visitor Score	17.63	+1.25
Average Margin of Victory	8.25	-4.92
Average Margin of Loss	15.86	+2.16

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Hamilton	191 (23.9)	141 (17.6)	332 (20.8)
Total	Opponent	206 (25.8)	171 (21.4)	377 (23.6)
1st	Hamilton	54 (6.8)	28 (3.5)	82 (5.1)
1st	Opponent	49 (6.1)	14 (1.8)	63 (3.9)
2nd	Hamilton	54 (6.8)	39 (4.9)	93 (5.8)
2nd	Opponent	39 (4.9)	62 (7.8)	101 (6.3)
3rd	Hamilton	52 (6.5)	31 (3.9)	83 (5.2)
3rd	Opponent	44 (5.5)	49 (6.1)	93 (5.8)
4th	Hamilton	31 (3.9)	43 (5.4)	74 (4.6)
4th	Opponent	74 (9.3)	46 (5.8)	120 (7.5)

Head Coaches

Frank Kush (Dec. 17, 1980 – Dec. 21, 1981)
John Payne (Aug. 11, 1978 – Dec. 8, 1980)

Assistant Coaches

Joe Haering – Offensive line, Offensive backfield
Jim Eddy – Defensive Coordinator
Bill Dutton – Linebackers, Defensive line

Player Awards
All Stars

1980 Player Awards and Nominations

1980 Most Outstanding

Player — Jerry Anderson (Team Nominee)
Defensive Player — Jerry Anderson (Team Nominee)
Offensive Lineman — Henry Waszczuk (Team Nominee)
Canadian Player — Rocky DiPietro (Team Nominee)
Rookie — Jim Muller (Team Nominee)

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1980 All-Star Selections

3 All-Canadian Selections

OLB	Ben Zambiasi
CB	David Shaw (Tie)
K	Bernie Ruoff

8 All-Division Selections

C	Henry Waszczuk
G	Alan Moffat
T	Willie Martin
OLB	Ben Zambiasi
DHB	Jerry Anderson
DHB	Harold Woods
CB	David Shaw
K	Bernie Ruoff

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1980 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
3–4 (22)		Jack Kutasiewich (OG)	Minnesota State-Moorhead
3–8 (26)	[MTL]	Ed Murray (K)	Tulane
4–4 (31)		Dave Yarmoluk (DE)	Toronto
5–4 (40)		Jim Muller (DE)	Queen's
6–4 (49)		Mark Spaguo (LB)	Wilfrid Laurier
7–4 (58)		Mike Giftopoulos (RB)	Ottawa