Hamilton Tiger–Cats seasons (1980–1989)

Contents:	1980 – 1981 – 1982 – 1983 – 1984 – 1985 – 1986 – 1987 – 1988 – 1989

1980

1980 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Head coach	John Payne
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium

Results
Record	8–7–1
Division Place	1st, East
Playoff finish	Lost Grey Cup
Timeline

Previous season	Next season
1979	1981

Player stats

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg.	Touchdowns	Long
Rocky DiPietro	55	869	15.8	2	51

Grey Cup

Teams	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	3	1	0	6	10
Edmonton Eskimos	10	21	10	7	48

^[1]

1981

1981 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Head coach	Frank Kush
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium

Results
Record	11–4–1
Division Place	1st, East
Playoff finish	Lost Eastern Final
Timeline

Previous season	Next season
1980	1982

The Tiger-Cats offence scored 414 points, while the defence allowed 335 points. Tom Clements returned to the Canadian Football League after one season with the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League in 1980 and set a franchise record (which he would break a year later) for most passing yards in one season with 4,706 yards.^[2] Joe Zuger became the Tiger-Cats general manager.^[3]

Player stats

Passing

Player	Games Played	Attempts	Completions	Yards	Pct.	Touchdowns	Interceptions
Tom Clements	16	523	301	4536	57.5	23

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg.	Touchdowns	Long
Rocky DiPietro	59	868	14.7	6	42

Awards and honors

Tom Clements, All-Eastern Quarterback^[4]

1982

1982 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Head coach	Bud Riley
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium

Results
Record	8–7–1
Division Place	2nd, East
Playoff finish	Lost Eastern Semifinal
Timeline

Previous season	Next season
1981	1983

The Tiger-Cats offence scored 396 points, while the defence allowed 401 points. Tom Clements set a new franchise record (since broken) for most passing yards in one season with 4,864 yards.^[2]

Player stats

Passing

Player	Games Played	Attempts	Completions	Yards	Pct.	Touchdowns	Interceptions
Tom Clements	16	546	356	4706	65.2	23

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg.	Touchdowns	Long
Rocky DiPietro	95	1160	13.7	5	49

Awards and honors

CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Rocky DiPietro (SB)
Vince Scott was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player on May 28, 1982.^[5]

1983

1983 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Head coach	Bud Riley Al Bruno
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium

Results
Record	5–10–1
Division Place	3rd, East
Playoff finish	Lost Eastern Final
Timeline

Previous season	Next season
1982	1984

The Tiger-Cats offence scored 389 points, while the defence allowed 498 points. It would be Tom Clements final season with the Tiger-Cats. He would finish his Tiger Cats career with 13,329 passing yards. At the time, it ranked second all-time in franchise history.^[2]

Player stats

Passing

Player	Games Played	Attempts	Completions	Yards	Pct.	Touchdowns	Interceptions
Tom Clements	10	323	190	2416	58.6	15

Receiving

Player	Receptions	Yards	Avg.	Touchdowns	Long
Rocky DiPietro	56	693	12.4	2	36

1984

1984 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Head coach	Al Bruno
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium

Results
Record	6–9–1
Division Place	2nd, East
Playoff finish	Lost Grey Cup
Timeline

Previous season	Next season
1983	1985

The Tiger-Cats offence scored 353 points, while the defence allowed 439 points. Dieter Brock would throw for 4,200 passing yards. At the time, it was the third highest total in franchise history.^[2]

Player stats

Passing

Player	Games Played	Attempts	Completions	Yards	Pct.	Touchdowns	Interceptions
Dieter Brock	15	561	320	4200	57.0

Grey Cup

Teams	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	3	0	0	17
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	3	27	10	7	47

^[6]

Awards and honors

Terry Evanshen was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player, March 16, 1984.^[5]
Tony Gabriel was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player, August 18, 1984.^[5]
Jacob Gaudaur was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player as a Builder, March 16, 1984.^[5]

1985

1985 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Head coach	Al Bruno
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium

Results
Record	8–8
Division Place	East
Playoff finish	Lost Grey Cup
Timeline

Previous season	Next season
1984	1986

Grey Cup

Teams	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	0	14	0	10	24
BC Lions	10	13	6	8	37

^[7]

Awards and honors

Jimmy Simpson elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Builder August 17, 1985.^[5]

1986

Main article: 1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

1987

Main article: 1987 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

1988

Main article: 1988 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

1989

Main article: 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

References

^ http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1980
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_alltimerecs
^ Who's Who in Canadian Sport, Volume 4, p.490, Bob Ferguson, Fitzhenry and Whiteside Ltd., Markham, ON and Allston, MA, ISBN 1-55041-855-6
^ http://www.cfhof.ca/page/clementstom
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_hof
^ http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1984
^ http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1985

External links

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Founded in 1950 • Based in Hamilton, Ontario

The Franchise	Franchise • Records • Players • Seasons • Head Coaches

Stadiums	Ivor Wynne Stadium

Culture and Lore	Hamilton Alerts • Hamilton Tigers • Hamilton Wildcats • Labour Day Classic • Carl Voyles • Defeated the Buffalo Bills on August 8, 1961 • Harold Ballard

The Rivalries	Montreal Alouettes • Toronto Argonauts

Important figures	John Barrow • Tommy Joe Coffey • Grover Covington • Rocky DiPietro • Matt Dunigan • Bernie Faloney • Tony Gabriel • Garney Henley • Ellison Kelly • Angelo Mosca • Peter Neumann • Hal Patterson • Ralph Sazio • Vince Scott • Don Sutherin • Brian Timmis • Ben Zambiasi

Legends	Angelo Mosca • Bernie Faloney • Joe Zuger • Garney Henley Chuck Ealey Ian Sunter Grover Covington • Ben Zambiasi • Howard Fields • Mitchell Price • Tom Clements • Mike Kerrigan • Rocky DiPietro • Tony Champion • Earl Winfield • Mike Morreale • Danny McManus • Darren Flutie • Joe Montford

Key personnel	Owner: Bob Young • Manager: Bob O'Billovich • Head Coach: Vacant

Grey Cup Championships (8)	1953 • 1957 • 1963 • 1965 • 1967 • 1972 • 1986 • 1999

Eastern Division Championships (18)	1953 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1967 • 1972 • 1980 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1989 • 1998 • 1999

CFL Seasons (54)	1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011

Current League Affiliations	League: Canadian Football League • Division: East Division

Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons

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Bold indicates Grey Cup victory.

1980 CFL season by team

Western	BC • Calgary • Edmonton • Saskatchewan • Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton • Montreal • Ottawa • Toronto

See also	1980 CFL Draft • 68th Grey Cup

1981 CFL season by team

Western	BC • Calgary • Edmonton • Saskatchewan • Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton • Montreal • Ottawa • Toronto

See also	1981 CFL Draft • 69th Grey Cup

1982 CFL season by team

Western	BC • Calgary • Edmonton • Saskatchewan • Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton • Montreal • Ottawa • Toronto

See also	1982 CFL Draft • 70th Grey Cup

1983 CFL season by team

Western	BC • Calgary • Edmonton • Saskatchewan • Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton • Montreal • Ottawa • Toronto

See also	1983 CFL Draft • 71st Grey Cup

1984 CFL season by team

Western	BC • Calgary • Edmonton • Saskatchewan • Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton • Montreal • Ottawa • Toronto

See also	1984 CFL Draft • 72nd Grey Cup

1985 CFL season by team

Western	BC • Calgary • Edmonton • Saskatchewan • Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton • Montreal • Ottawa • Toronto

See also	1985 CFL Draft • 73rd Grey Cup

Hamilton Tiger–Cats seasons (1980–1989)

1980

Player stats

Receiving

Grey Cup

1981

Player stats

Passing

Receiving

Awards and honors

1982

Player stats

Passing

Receiving

Awards and honors

1982 Eastern All-Stars

1983

Player stats

Passing

Receiving

1984

Player stats

Passing

Grey Cup

Awards and honors

1985

Grey Cup

Awards and honors

1986

1987

1988

1989

References

External links