The Hamilton Tiger-Cats’ 2017 Season

Season Summary

  • Finished 3rd in the East Division and lost a playoff position in the crossover

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2017 Full Schedule/Results

Team Roster and Stats

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2017 Record
GP W L T PTS PF PA Streak L6
Pre-season 2 0 2 0 0 45 53 L2 0-2-0
Regular Season 18 6 12 0 12 443 545 W1 3-3-0
    Home 9 2 7 0 4 220 268 W1 2-4-0
    Visitor 9 4 5 0 8 223 277 L1 4-2-0
   Divisional opponent 8 4 4 0 8 230 213 W1 4-2-0
   Non-divisional opponent 10 2 8 0 4 213 332 L1 2-4-0

Full 2017 League Standings

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2017 Opponent Appearances

Opponent Opp. Win %
Divisional 0.406 2-2-0 (4) 2-2-0 (4)
Non-Divisional 0.606 0-5-0 (5) 2-3-0 (5)
Montreal Alouettes (2) 0.167
Toronto Argonauts (3) 0.500
Ottawa RedBlacks (3) 0.472
BC Lions (2) 0.389
Calgary Stampeders (2) 0.750
Edmonton Eskimos (2) 0.667
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2) 0.556
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2) 0.667

Coaches

Head Coaches

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Assistant Coaches
  • Stefan Ptaszek – Offensive Coordinator
  • Corey Grant – Running backs
  • Dennis McPhee – Defensive line
  • James Stanley – Defensive backs
  • Mike Markuson – Offensive line
  • Jarryd Baines – Offensive quality control
  • Phillip Lolley – Defensive Coordinator
  • June Jones, III – Assistant Head Coach until Aug. 24, 2017
  • Art Briles – Assistant Head Coach Offence until Aug. 28, 2017
  • Craig Butler – Assistant
  • Stefan Ptaszek – Receivers
  • Dennis McKnight – Special Teams Coordinator
  • Jeff Reinebold – Defensive Coordinator until Aug. 8, 2017
  • Phillip Lolley – Defensive run game coordinator
  • Dan Morrison – Offensive assistant
  • Phillip Lolley – Linebackers
  • Dan Morrison – Quarterbacks
  • William Fields – Defensive assistant
  • William Fields – Special teams assistant

2017 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Attendance

  • Capacity: 24,300
  • Total: 213,502
  • High: 24,135
  • Avg: 23,722 (9 out of 9 games)
  • Diff from 2016 Avg: -278
  • Low: 23,517
  • Sellouts: 0
  • % of Capacity: 97.62
  • Diff from League Avg: -921

More 2017 Attendance Numbers

Team Scoring

20172016 +/-
Average Combined Score 54.89 1.17 -
Average Winning Score 30.00 8.71 -
Average Losing Score 21.92 0.46 +
Average Home Score 24.44 2.89 -
Average Visitor Score 24.78 4.22 -
Average Margin of Victory 14.00 2.71 -
Average Margin of Loss 15.50 5.32 +

Stadium

  • 2017 home stadium: Tim Hortons Field
  • Capacity: 24,300
  • Playing surface: Granulated Rubber Filled Artificial Turf (FieldTurf-like)
  • Previous stadium change: 2014 – Completion

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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 356499 7065135 5753110 584199 220 (24.4)223 (24.8)443 (24.6)
Opponent 485199 7594169 4461105 9371164 277 (30.8)268 (29.8)545 (30.3)

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 (1-3-0) 1 (0-1-0) 4 (1-3-0) 3 (2-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (2-4-0) 7 (3-4-0) 1 (0-1-0) 10 (3-7-0)
After 2nd 3 (1-2-0) 0 (0-0-0) 6 (1-5-0) 4 (3-1-0) 1 (1-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 7 (4-3-0) 1 (1-0-0) 10 (1-9-0)
After 3rd 5 (2-3-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 5 (4-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 4 (0-4-0) 10 (6-4-0) 0 (0-0-0) 8 (0-8-0)
After 4th 2 (2-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 6 (0-6-0) 4 (4-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 5 (0-5-0) 6 (6-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 11 (0-11-0)
After OT1 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 1 (0-1-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 0 (0-0-0) 1 (0-1-0)

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2017 Top Performers of the Week

Top Performer of the Week

  • 2 – Brandon Banks
  • 2 – Jeremiah Masoli

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2017 Player Awards and Nominations

2017 Most Outstanding
  • Player — Larry Dean (Team Nominee)
  • Defensive Player — Larry Dean (Team Nominee)
  • Offensive Lineman — Ryan Bomben (Team Nominee)
  • Canadian Player — Ryan Bomben (Team Nominee)
  • Rookie — Richard Leonard (Team Nominee)
  • Special Teams Player — Sergio Castillo (Team Nominee)
2017 Other Awards
  • Tom Pate Memorial Award — Courtney Stephen (Team Nominee)
  • Jake Gaudaur Veteran's Award — Courtney Stephen (Team Nominee)

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2017 Draft Picks

Round–Pick
(Overall)		[Via]Player (Position)College/Program
1–4 (4) Connor McGough (DL) Calgary
2–4 (13) Braden Schram (OL) Calgary
3–4 (21) Kay Okafor (DL) St. Francis Xavier
5–3 (38) [MTL] Justin Vaughn (DL) Fordham
6–3 (47) [MTL] Jacob Scarfone (WR) Guelph
7–5 (58) [EDM] Brett Golding (OL) Wilfrid Laurier
8–4 (66) Sean Thomas-Erlington (RB) Montreal

Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2017 All-Star Selections

6 All-Division Selections
R Brandon Banks
R Luke Tasker
OG Ryan Bomben
LB Larry Dean
CB Richard Leonard
K Sergio Castillo

* – indicates unanimous selection

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Week Game Details (EDT
A 3
Thu. June 8
7:30 PM
 HAM 29 @ OTT 30 L 23,252 TSN3
B 8
Fri. June 16
7:30 PM
 TOR 23 @ HAM 16 L
1 13
Sun. June 25
4:00 PM
 HAM 15 @ TOR 32 L 13,583 TSN, ESPN2
3 21
Sat. July 8
10:00 PM
 HAM 20 @ SSK 37 L 33,050 TSN, ESPN2
4 25
Sat. July 15
7:30 PM
 BC 41 @ HAM 26 L 24,135 TSN, RDS
5 27
Thu. July 20
1:30 PM
 EDM 31 @ HAM 28 L 23,531 TSN, RDS2
6 34
Sat. July 29
9:30 PM
 HAM 1 @ CGY 60 L 25,492 TSN
7 37
Fri. Aug. 4
9:30 PM
 HAM 28 @ EDM 33 L 27,078 TSN, ESPN2
8 41
Sat. Aug. 12
7:30 PM
 WPG 39 @ HAM 12 L 23,517 TSN, RDS
9 44
Fri. Aug. 18
7:30 PM
 OTT 37 @ HAM 18 L 23,524 TSN, RDS
11 54
Mon. Sept. 4
6:30 PM
 TOR 22 @ HAM 24 W 23,926 TSN
12 57
Sat. Sept. 9
6:00 PM
 HAM 26 @ OTT 22 W 24,901 TSN, RDS2
13 59
Fri. Sept. 15
7:00 PM
 SSK 27 @ HAM 19 L 23,604 TSN, RDS
14 64
Fri. Sept. 22
11:00 PM
 HAM 24 @ BC 23 W 18,091 TSN, ESPN2
15 69
Sat. Sept. 30
6:30 PM
 TOR 43 @ HAM 35 OT L 24,067 TSN, RDS2
16 71
Fri. Oct. 6
8:30 PM
 HAM 30 @ WPG 13 W 26,204 TSN
17 75
Fri. Oct. 13
7:00 PM
 CGY 28 @ HAM 25 L 23,672 TSN, ESPN2
18 82
Sun. Oct. 22
1:00 PM
 HAM 43 @ MTL 16 W 20,184 TSN, RDS, ESPN2
19 83
Fri. Oct. 27
7:00 PM
 HAM 36 @ OTT 41 L 24,781 TSN
20 87
Fri. Nov. 3
7:00 PM
 MTL 0 @ HAM 33 W 23,526 TSN, RDS