1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats March 2026 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1971 7–7 2nd, East Al Dorow Ivor Wynne Stadium Lost Eastern Finals Garney Henley Bill Danychuk Tiger-Cats seasons The 1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 14th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 22nd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the Eastern Conference with a 7–7 record, but lost the Eastern Finals to the Toronto Argonauts. On September 6, 1971, Joe Zuger and Dave Fleming set a franchise record with the longest single play passing yard, a 108-yard passing play against the Argonauts.http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_alltimerecs All-Time Records | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2011-04-24 https://archive.today/20121208225453/http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_alltimerecs 2012-12-08 dead Tony Gabriel's rookie season was with Hamilton in 1971, where he caught 20 passes for 285 yards. Roster 1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster Quarterbacks N Wally Gabler N John Manel Running backs I Max Anderson N Dave Fleming Receivers N Tommy Joe Coffey WR/K Offensive linemen N Bill Danychuk G N Jon Hohman G Defensive linemen Linebackers Defensive backs I Al Brenner I Jim Kates N Paul Johnson DB Special teams N Joe Zuger P/QB Injured List 6-Game Injured List Practice Roster Suspended Active, Injured, Six-Game, Practice Roster, Suspended Regular season Season standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsToronto Argonauts 14 10 4 0 289 248 20Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 7 7 0 242 246 14Ottawa Rough Riders 14 6 8 0 291 277 12Montreal Alouettes 14 6 8 0 226 248 12 https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1971/reg CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20091006092736/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1971/reg 2009-10-06 dead Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 July 29 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 17–15 1–0 2 Bye 3 2 Aug 11 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 20–17 2–0 4 Bye 5 3 Aug 25 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 8–12 2–1 6 4 Aug 31 at Montreal Alouettes L 24–25 2–2 6 5 Sept 6 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 30–17 3–2 7 6 Sept 12 at Toronto Argonauts L 14–23 3–3 8 7 Sept 18 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 10–9 4–3 9 8 Sept 26 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 19–7 5–3 10 9 Oct 3 at Calgary Stampeders L 1–17 5–4 11 10 Oct 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 20–28 5–5 11 11 Oct 11 vs. BC Lions W 36–3 6–5 12 12 Oct 17 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 4–18 6–6 13 13 Oct 23 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 16–40 6–7 14 14 Oct 31 at Toronto Argonauts W 23–15 7–7 http://www.profootballarchives.com/1971cflham.html 1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) - Pro Football Archives Post-season Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record Eastern Semi-Final Nov 7 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 23–4 1–0 Eastern Final #1 Nov 14 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 8–23 1–1 Eastern Final #2 Nov 20 at Toronto Argonauts T 17–17 1–1–1 Awards and honours Garney Henley, CFL All-Star Leonard P. Back was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Builder, on November 25, 1971.http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_hof HISTORY - Hall of Fame | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2011-04-24 https://archive.today/20120913020416/http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_hof 2012-09-13 dead Hal Patterson was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player, on November 25, 1971 References Hamilton Tiger-cats Season, 1971 Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons Category:1971 in sports in Ontario