2015 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

2015 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach	Kent Austin
General manager	Kent Austin
Home field	Tim Hortons Field
Results
Record	10–8
Division place	2nd, East
Playoff finish	Lost East Final
Team MOP	Zach Collaros
Team MOC	Ted Laurent
Team MOR	Terrence Toliver
Uniform

The 2015 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 58th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 66th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 2nd place in the East Division with a 10–8 record and hosted a playoff game for the third consecutive season. The Tiger-Cats defeated the Toronto Argonauts in the East Semi-Final, but lost to the Ottawa Redblacks in the East Final, ending their quest to compete in three straight Grey Cups. This marked the first full season for the team playing at their new stadium, Tim Hortons Field. The Tiger-Cats played their first four games on the road due to stadium conflicts with the 2015 Pan Am Games.^[1] When they returned to their home field, they sold out all nine regular seasons games, which was the first time that the franchise had done that since 1973.^[2]

Offseason

CFL Draft

The 2015 CFL Draft took place on May 12, 2015. The Tiger-Cats had six selections in the seven-round draft, prominently trading away first and third round picks for Ryan Bomben hours before the draft.^[3] The club also traded their fifth round pick to the BC Lions for Seydou Junior Haidara and acquired an additional sixth round pick after trading Darcy Brown to Edmonton for Ricardo Colclough.^[4]^[5]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
2	17	Byron Archambault	LB	Montreal
3	20	Jonathan Langa	LB	Saint Mary's
4	29	Ron Omara	LB	St. Francis Xavier
6	51	Everett Ellefsen	DB	McNeese State
6	52	Daniel English	WR	British Columbia
7	61	Preston Huggins	LB	Western

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
A	Mon, June 8	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 37–10	1–0	Online	Tim Hortons Field	24,000	Recap
B	Bye
C	Fri, June 19	8:30 p.m. EDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 26–15	2–0	None	Investors Group Field	24,344	Recap

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Regular season

Season standings

East Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Y–Ottawa Redblacks	18	12	6	0	464	454	24	Details
X–Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	10	8	0	530	391	20	Details
X–Toronto Argonauts	18	10	8	0	438	499	20	Details
Montreal Alouettes	18	6	12	0	388	402	12	Details

Season schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
1	Fri, June 26	9:00 p.m. EDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 23–24	0–1	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	McMahon Stadium	28,487	Recap
2	Thurs, July 2	8:30 p.m. EDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 52–26	1–1	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	Investors Group Field	27,279	Recap
3	Bye
4	Thurs, July 16	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Montreal Alouettes	L 13–17	1–2	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	20,773	Recap
5	Sun, July 26	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 31–21	2–2	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	31,683	Recap
6	Mon, Aug 3	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 34–18	3–2	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	Tim Hortons Field	24,135	Recap
7	Sun, Aug 9	5:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 38–8	4–2	TSN/RDS2/ESPNews	Tim Hortons Field	24,068	Recap
8	Sat, Aug 15	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. BC Lions	W 52–22	5–2	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	24,110	Recap
9	Fri, Aug 21	9:00 p.m. EDT	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 49–20	6–2	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	28,858	Recap
10	Thurs, Aug 27	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 23–26	6–3	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Tim Hortons Field	24,212	Recap
11	Mon, Sept 7	1:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 42–12	7–3	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	24,390	Recap
12	Fri, Sept 11	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Toronto Argonauts	W 35–27	8–3	TSN/RDS2	Rogers Centre	17,694	Recap
13	Sat, Sept 19	4:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 18–25	8–4	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	24,300	Recap
14	Bye
15	Fri, Oct 2	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 20–23	8–5	TSN/RDS2	Tim Hortons Field	24,300	Recap
16	Fri, Oct 9	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 30–15	9–5	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	24,222	Recap
17	Sun, Oct 18	1:00 p.m. EDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 23–11	10–5	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Molson Stadium	23,058	Recap
18	Fri, Oct 23	10:00 p.m. EDT	at BC Lions	L 13–40	10–6	TSN	BC Place	20,058	Recap
19	Sun, Nov 1	1:00 p.m. EST	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	L 6–12	10–7	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	24,340	Recap
20	Sat, Nov 7	4:00 p.m. EST	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 28–44	10–8	TSN/RDS2	TD Place Stadium	24,459	Recap

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Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
East Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 15	1:00 p.m. EST	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 25–22	1–0	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	24,029	Recap
East Final	Sun, Nov 22	1:00 p.m. EST	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 28–35	1–1	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	25,093	Recap

Team

Roster

Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster

Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Receivers

88 Giovanni Aprile WR
16 Brandon Banks WR/KR
83 Andy Fantuz WR
84 Bakari Grant WR
82 Kealoha Pilares WR
17 Luke Tasker WR
1 Tiquan Underwood WR

Offensive Linemen

59 Marc Dile OL
67 Peter Dyakowski OL
61 Joel Figueroa OL
68 Mike Filer OL
52 Mathieu Girard OL
55 Tim O'Neill OL
69 Landon Rice OL

Defensive Linemen

99 Michael Atkinson DT
92 Troy Davis DE
45 Arnaud Gascon-Nadon DE
6 Bryan Hall DT
5 Justin Hickman DE
97 Ted Laurent DT
91 Drake Nevis DT

Linebackers

42 David Caldwell LB
23 Beau Landry LB
21 Simoni Lawrence LB
33 Frédéric Plesius LB
44 Taylor Reed LB
36 Ron Omara LB

Defensive Backs

28 Craig Butler DB
29 Jalil Carter DB
35 Mike Daly DB
20 Emanuel Davis DB
2 Mike Edem DB
11 Ed Gainey DB
41 Erik Harris DB
43 Neil King DB
0 Rico Murray DB
22 Courtney Stephen DB
9 Brandon Stewart DB

Special Teams

47 Aaron Crawford LS
7 Justin Medlock P/K

Injured List

64 Ryan Bomben OG
95 Brian Bulcke DT
81 Matt Coates WR
4 Zach Collaros QB
27 Michael Ford RB
98 Linden Gaydosh DT
90 Evan Gill DL
96 Hasan Hazime DT
63 Cord Howard OL
30 Jonathan Langa DB
56 Jeremy Lewis OL
26 Mossis Madu RB
15 Jeff Mathews QB
48 Kyle Miller DB
40 Eric Norwood DE
50 Jake Olson OL
24 Cleshawn Page DB
14 Terrell Sinkfield WR
80 Terrence Toliver WR
93 Adrian Tracy DL
89 Spencer Watt WR

6-Game Injured List

3 Johnny Sears Jr. DB
31 Hugh O'Neill P/K
49 Byron Archambault LB

Practice Roster

87 Junior Collins WR
71 Everett Ellefsen DL
25 Ray Holley RB
70 Stephen Mawa DL
19 Quincy McDuffie WR
39 Dan Molls LB
53 Everton Williams DL

Suspended

Disabled

Territorial Exemption

Italics indicate International player
Roster updated 2015-11-22
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 21 Injured, 3 Six-Game Injured
7 Practice Roster

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Coaching staff

Hamilton Tiger-Cats Staff

Front Office

Caretaker – Bob Young
Chief Executive Officer – Scott Mitchell
Vice President of Football Operations and General Manager – Kent Austin
Director of Football Operations – Shawn Burke
Director of Canadian Scouting – Drew Allemang
Director of U.S. Scouting – Eric Tillman
Pro/College Scout – Spencer Zimmerman
Video Co-ordinator – Matt Allemang

Head Coach

Head Coach – Kent Austin

Offensive Coaches

Offensive Coordinator and Receivers – Tommy Condell
Running Backs and Offensive Quality Control – Corey Grant
Offensive Line – Allen Rudolph

Defensive Coaches

Defensive Coordinator – Orlondo Steinauer
Defensive Backs – James Stanley
Linebackers – Jeff Reinebold
Defensive Line – Dennis McPhee
Assistant Defensive – Marcello Simmons

Special Teams Coaches

Special Teams Coordinator – Jeff Reinebold
Assistant Special Teams – John Zamberlin
Assistant Special Teams – Marcello Simmons

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References

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Founded in 1950 Based in Hamilton, Ontario

The franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches

Stadiums	Ivor Wynne Stadium Alumni Stadium Ron Joyce Stadium Tim Hortons Field

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

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 Tom Clements Mike Kerrigan Rocky DiPietro Tony Champion Earl Winfield Mike Morreale Danny McManus Darren Flutie Joe Montford

Key personnel	Owner: Bob Young General Manager: Kent Austin Head Coach: Kent Austin

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

Eastern Division championships (20)	1953 1957 1958 1959 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1967 1972 1980 1984 1985 1986 1989 1998 1999 2013 2014

Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: East Division

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Bold indicates Grey Cup victory.

2015 CFL season by team

Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

See also	2015 CFL Draft 103rd Grey Cup

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