2002 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats March 2026 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2002 7–11 3rd, East Ron Lancaster Ivor Wynne Stadium did not qualify Troy Davis Rob Hitchcock Tony Miles File:CFL HAM Jersey 2002.png Tiger-Cats seasons The 2002 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 45th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 53rd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the East Division with a 7–11 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1997. Despite having a 6–3 record at home, the Ti-Cats were 1–8 in away games, claiming that win in their last away game of the season. Offseason CFL draft Rd Pick Player Position School 1 7 John Macdonald DL McGill 2 16 Jake Roberts OL Simon Fraser 3 25 Doug Borden DT Saint Mary's 4 34 Jamie Elliot WR Calgary 5 43 Scott Coe LB Manitoba 6 52 Kenneth Vermette RB Manitoba Preseason Week Date Opponent Score Result Record B June 13 vs. Montreal Alouettes 37–26 Loss 0–1 C June 21 at Toronto Argonauts 37–17 Win 1–1 Roster 2002 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks  1 I Pete Gonzalez 14 I Danny McManus  8 I Butchie Washington Running backs 35 N Randy Bowles 32 I Troy Davis 37 N Duane Forde 34 N Jarrett Smith Receivers 81 I Tony Akins  9 I Archie Amerson 87 N Andrew English 82 I Darren Flutie 89 N Andrew Grigg 13 I Tony Miles 86 N Trevor Shaw Offensive linemen 50 I Pascal Cheron G 69 I Jerry Crafts T 64 N Ryan Donnelly T 68 I Dave Hack T 65 N Paul Lambert C 66 N Mike Mihelic G 54 N Mark Verbeek C Defensive linemen 53 I Lamont Bryant DE 49 I Tim Cheatwood DE 98 I Larry Fitzpatrick DT 92 N Karim Grant DE 91 N John Macdonald DT 99 N Daaron McField DT Linebackers 56 N Scott Coe 52 I Haven Fields 17 I Sean Woodson Defensive backs 25 I Duane Butler 22 I Steve Fisher 31 I Brandon Hamilton 42 N Rob Hitchcock 26 I Dedric Mathis  6 I Troy Saunders 30 I Chris Shelling  7 N Kyle Walters Special teams  3 N Paul Osbaldiston K/P Injured list  2 I Curtis Alexander RB 55 N Steve Alexandre DE 67 I Gary Brown G 51 N Samir Chahine G 57 I Sedric Clark DE 75 N Tom Hipsz DT 38 I Ron Merkerson LB 47 N Warren Muzika LB  4 I Marcus Spencer LB Italics indicate American players Regular season Season standings Schedule Week Date Opponent Score Result Record 1 June 29 vs. BC Lions 27–15 Win 1–0 2 July 5 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24–15 Loss 1–1 3 July 12 vs. Calgary Stampeders 34–31 Win 2–1 4 July 18 at BC Lions 51–21 Loss 2–2 5 July 25 at Ottawa Renegades 38–37 Loss 2–3 6 Aug 1 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 34–31(OT) Win 3–3 7 Aug 7 at Edmonton Eskimos 33–5 Loss 3–4 7 Aug 11 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 30–14 Loss 3–5 8 Bye 9 Aug 22 vs. Ottawa Renegades 30–9 Win 4–5 10 Sept 2 vs. Toronto Argonauts 22–13 Win 5–5 11 Sept 8 at Montreal Alouettes 32–30 Loss 5–6 12 Sept 15 vs. Montreal Alouettes 35–28 Win 6–6 13 Sept 22 at Toronto Argonauts 28–21 Loss 6–7 14 Sept 29 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 34–33 Loss 6–8 15 Oct 4 at Calgary Stampeders 43–5 Loss 6–9 16 Oct 14 vs. Toronto Argonauts 28–27(OT) Loss 6–10–0–1 17 Oct 20 at Montreal Alouettes 29–26 Win 7–10–0–1 18 Oct 27 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28–7 Loss 7–11–0–1 19 Bye http://www.ticats.ca/page/mediaguide2009 Tiger-Cats 2009 Media Guide | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2010-03-08 https://archive.today/20130101062125/http://www.ticats.ca/page/mediaguide2009 2013-01-01 dead http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/hamilton.htm Hamilton Tiger-Cats historical Canadian Football League (CFL) scores, schedules, and analytics References Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons Hamilton Category:2002 in sports in Ontario Category:2000s in Hamilton, Ontario