1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats March 2026 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1986 9–8–1 2nd, East Al Bruno Ivor Wynne Stadium Won Grey Cup Less Browne Rocky DiPietro Paul Osbaldiston File:CFL HAM Jersey 1986.png Tiger-Cats seasons The 1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 29th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 37th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division with a 9–8–1 record and won the Grey Cup over the Edmonton Eskimos. Tiger-Cats owner Harold Ballard claimed to be losing a million dollars a year as owner of the Tiger-Cats.All Work and All Play: A Life in the Outrageous Sport, p. 124, John Wiley and Sons Canada Ltd., Mississauga, ON, 2005, 0-470-83552-4 In 1986, Ballard publicly called the Tiger-Cats a bunch of overpaid losers. After the Tiger Cats beat the Toronto Argonauts in the 1986 Eastern Final, Ballard said "You guys may still be overpaid, but after today, no one can call you losers." A few days later, the Tiger-Cats won the 1986 Grey Cup by beating the Edmonton Eskimos 39–15 and Ballard said it was worth every penny. Mike Kerrigan and Paul Osbaldiston were in their first years with the Tiger-Cats. Preseason Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A June 11 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 21–7 1–0 Ivor Wynne Stadium 17,750 B June 18 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 16–23 1–1 Lansdowne Park 13,621 Regular season Season standings HAM Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 June 26 at Toronto Argonauts L 20–21 0–1 Exhibition Stadium 23,100 2 2 July 3 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 2–18 0–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 15,877 3 3 July 12 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–11 1–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 13,664 4 4 July 18 at Calgary Stampeders L 21–23 1–3 McMahon Stadium 26,201 5 5 July 25 vs. BC Lions L 21–36 1–4 Ivor Wynne Stadium 16,462 6 Bye 7 6 Aug 7 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 30–36 1–5 Winnipeg Stadium 25,982 8 7 Aug 16 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 23–21 2–5 Ivor Wynne Stadium 14,907 9 8 Aug 21 at Montreal Alouettes W 28–23 3–5 Olympic Stadium 12,158 10 9 Sept 1 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 42–7 4–5 Ivor Wynne Stadium 23,185 11 10 Sept 7 at Toronto Argonauts L 23–25 4–6 Exhibition Stadium 28,531 12 11 Sept 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders T 21–21 4–6–1 Taylor Field 18,565 13 12 Sept 21 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 20–15 5–6–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 15,105 14 13 Sept 27 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 31–11 6–6–1 Lansdowne Park 17,192 15 14 Oct 4 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 23–24 6–7–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 17,352 16 15 Oct 10 at Edmonton Eskimos L 3–30 6–8–1 Commonwealth Stadium 38,385 17 16 Oct 18 at BC Lions W 23–17 7–8–1 BC Place 40,127 18 17 Oct 26 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 20–10 8–8–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 24,430 19 Bye 20 18 Nov 7 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 20–19 9–8–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 14,101 http://www.profootballarchives.com/1986cflham.html 1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) - Pro Football Archives Playoffs Schedule Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record Eastern Final #1 Nov 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 17–31 0–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 23,126 Eastern Final #2 Nov 23 at Toronto Argonauts W 42–25 1–1 Exhibition Stadium 32,041 Grey Cup Nov 30 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 39–15 2–1 BC Place 59,621 Grey Cup Teams Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Edmonton Eskimos 0 0 7 8 15 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17 12 7 3 39https://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1986 CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20101213105016/http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1986 2010-12-13 dead Roster 1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks  4 I Ken Hobart  2 I Mike Kerrigan  8 I Tom Porras Running backs 34 I Walt Bender 30 N Dan Huclack 19 I Johnny Shepherd 35 N Jed Tommy 21 I Ken Zachary Wide receivers  1 I Tony Champion 75 I Ron Ingram 17 N Wayne Lee 80 I Steve Stapler P Tight ends 23 N Rocky Dipietro 74 N Steve Jackson Offensive linemen 63 N Marv Allemang C 51 N Pat Brady G 68 I Mike Derks C/T 66 N Miles Gorrell T 62 N John Malinosky T 56 N Jason Riley G 56 N Dale Sanderson T/C 67 N Ralph Scholz G/T Defensive linemen 93 I Romel Andrews DE 77 I Grover Covington DE 64 N Leon Lyszkiewicz DT 79 N Mark Napiorkowski DT/DE 65 I Mitchell Price DT 59 I Rod Skillman DE 61 I Mike Walker DT Special teams  3 N Paul Osbaldiston K/P Linebackers 72 N Leo Ezerins 41 I Greg Gary 39 N Ed Gataveckas 36 N John Priestner 43 I Frank Robinson 33 N Mike Robinson 31 I Ben Zambiasi Defensive backs 14 I Calvin Adams 27 N Paul Bennett 15 I Less Browne 16 I Howard Fields 37 N Terry Lehne  6 I Jim Rockford 28 I Lance Shields 20 I Mark Streeter Injured list 10 N Bernie Ruoff K/P 88 N Dave Sauve DE Italics indicate American players References Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons Hamilton Category:James S. Dixon Trophy championship seasons Category:Grey Cup championship seasons Category:1986 in sports in Ontario