Season Summary

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1986 Season Resources 1986 HAM Team Roster 1986 HAM Attendance
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result Attendance TV
A
Wed Jun 11 7:30 PM
 TOR 7 @ HAM 21 W 17,750  
B
Wed Jun 18 7:30 PM
 HAM 16 @ OTT 23 L 13,613  
Week Date/Time (EDT ) Result Attendance TV
1
Thu Jun 26 7:30 PM
 HAM 20 @ TOR 21 L 24,100  
2
Thu Jul 3 9:30 PM
 OTT 18 @ HAM 2 L 15,877 CBCE
3
Sat Jul 12 7:30 PM
 WPG 11 @ HAM 28 W 13,664 CTV
4
Fri Jul 18 9:30 PM
 HAM 21 @ CGY 23 L 26,201 CTV
5
Fri Jul 25 7:30 PM
 BC 36 @ HAM 21 L 16,462 CTV
6Bye
7
Thu Aug 7 8:30 PM
 HAM 30 @ WPG 36 L 25,982 CBCW
8
Sat Aug 16 7:30 PM
 SSK 21 @ HAM 23 W 14,907  
9
Thu Aug 21 9:30 PM
 HAM 28 @ MTL 23 W 8,010 CBCE
10
Mon Sep 1 7:00 PM
 MTL 7 @ HAM 42 W 23,185 CBC
11
Sun Sep 7 1:30 PM
 HAM 23 @ TOR 25 L 28,531 CBC
12
Sun Sep 14 3:30 PM
 HAM 21 @ SSK 21 OT T 18,565 CBC
13
Sun Sep 21 1:30 PM
 CGY 15 @ HAM 20 W 15,105 CBC
14
Sat Sep 27 7:30 PM
 HAM 31 @ OTT 11 W 17,221 CBC
15
Sat Oct 4 7:30 PM
 EDM 24 @ HAM 23 L 17,352 CBC
16
Fri Oct 10 9:30 PM
 HAM 9 @ EDM 28 L 38,385  
17
Sat Oct 18 10:00 PM
 HAM 23 @ BC 17 W 40,127  
18
Sun Oct 26 1:30 PM
 TOR 10 @ HAM 20 W 24,430 CTV
19Bye
20
Fri Nov 7 7:30 PM
 OTT 19 @ HAM 20 W 14,101 CTV
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result Attendance TV
P1
Sun Nov 16 1:30 PM
 TOR 31 @ HAM 17 L 23,126 CTV
P2
Sun Nov 23 1:30 PM
 HAM 42 @ TOR 25 W 32,041 CBC
Week Date/Time (EST ) Result Attendance TV
GC
Sun Nov 30 4:00 PM
 HAM 39 vs EDM 15 W 59,621 CTV, CBC
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 2 1 1 0 2 37 30 L1 1-1-0
Regular Season 18 9 8 1 19 405 366 W3 4-2-0
    Home 9 6 3 0 12 199 161 W2 5-1-0
    Visitor 9 3 5 1 7 206 205 W1 3-2-1
   Divisional opponent 8 5 3 0 10 186 134 W3 5-1-0
   Non-divisional opponent 10 4 5 1 9 219 232 W1 3-2-1

Full 1986 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 7 (5-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 2 (1-1-0) 4 (1-2-1) 1 (0-1-0) 4 (2-2-0) 11 (6-4-1) 1 (0-1-0) 6 (3-3-0)
After 2nd 5 (4-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 3 (1-2-0) 4 (2-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (1-3-1) 9 (6-3-0) 1 (1-0-0) 8 (2-5-1)
After 3rd 5 (4-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 3 (1-2-0) 4 (3-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-4-1) 9 (7-2-0) 1 (1-0-0) 8 (1-6-1)
After 4th 6 (6-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 3 (0-3-0) 3 (3-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 5 (0-5-0) 9 (9-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 8 (0-8-0)
After OT1 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 1 (0-0-1) 0 (0-0-0)
Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.337 3-1-0 (4) 2-2-0 (4)
Non-Divisional 0.600 3-2-0 (5) 1-3-1 (5)
Montreal Alouettes (2) 0.222
Ottawa RedBlacks (3) 0.194
Toronto Argonauts (3) 0.556
BC Lions (2) 0.667
Calgary Stampeders (2) 0.611
Edmonton Elks (2) 0.750
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2) 0.361
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2) 0.611
19861985 +/-
Average Combined Score 42.83 -0.42
Average Winning Score 26.11 -7.51
Average Losing Score 18.63 +5.12
Average Home Score 22.11 +1.74
Average Visitor Score 22.89 -3.86
Average Margin of Victory 11.22 -10.40
Average Margin of Loss 7.75 -6.12
Quarter Team Home (PPG) Visitor (PPG) Total (PPG)
Total Hamilton 199 (22.1) 206 (22.9) 405 (22.5)
Opponent 205 (22.8) 161 (17.9) 366 (20.3)
1st Hamilton 54 (6.0) 48 (5.3) 102 (5.7)
Opponent 32 (3.6) 30 (3.3) 62 (3.4)
2nd Hamilton 63 (7.0) 65 (7.2) 128 (7.1)
Opponent 60 (6.7) 47 (5.2) 107 (5.9)
3rd Hamilton 55 (6.1) 51 (5.7) 106 (5.9)
Opponent 72 (8.0) 36 (4.0) 108 (6.0)
4th Hamilton 27 (3.0) 39 (4.3) 66 (3.7)
Opponent 38 (4.2) 48 (5.3) 86 (4.8)
OT1 Hamilton 0 (0.0) 3 (3.0) 3 (3.0)
Opponent 3 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (3.0)
Head Coach
  • Al Bruno (Oct. 7, 1983 – Sept. 30, 1987)
Assistant Coaches
  • John Salavantis – Offensive Coordinator
  • Mike Faragalli – Offensive Coordinator
  • Rich Stubler – Defensive Coordinator
  • Ted Schmitz – Defensive Coordinator
  • Frank North – Special teams
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1986 Stars of the Week
Offensive Star
  • 1 – Mike Kerrigan
Defensive Star
  • 1 – Ben Zambiasi
  • 1 – Frank Robinson
  • 1 – Less Browne
  • 1 – Mark Streeter
Lineman Star
  • 1 – Marv Allemang
  • 1 – Mike Walker
1986 Player Awards and Nominations
1986 Most Outstanding
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1986 All-Star Selections
4 All-Canadian Selections
SB Rocky DiPietro
DE Grover Covington
DB Mark Streeter
DB Less Browne
13 All-Division Selections
QB Mike Kerrigan*
RB Walter Bender
SB Rocky DiPietro
WR Tony Champion
C Marv Allemang
G Jason Riley
T Miles Gorrell
DT Mike Walker
DE Grover Covington*
MLB Ben Zambiasi
OLB Leo Ezerins
DB Less Browne
DB Mark Streeter

* – indicates unanimous selection

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1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Canadian Amateur Draft Picks
Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–8 (8)   Jeff Watson (OT) Saint Mary's
3–8 (26)   Greg Reynard (DL) Western Montana
4–8 (35)   Rick Lococo (C) York
5–8 (44)   Peter Curwin (DE) Saint Mary's
6–8 (53)   Mike Jellema (LB) Simon Fraser
7–8 (62)   Steve Pozzobon (DE) Cornell
8–8 (71)   Paul Clatney (DB) McMaster

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