1979 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats March 2026 March 2019 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1979 6–10 3rd, East John Payne Ivor Wynne Stadium Lost Eastern Semi-Final Tom Clements Leif Pettersen Jim Reid Tiger-Cats seasons The 1979 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 22nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 30th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the Eastern Conference with a 6–10 record, but lost the Eastern Semi-Final to the Ottawa Rough Riders. Star quarterback Tom Clements was acquired from the Saskatchewan Roughriders in a mid-season trade and went on to lead the league in passing.http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_hof HISTORY - Hall of Fame - Hamilton Tiger-Cats March 4, 2019 https://archive.today/20120913020416/http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_hof September 13, 2012 dead Additionally, University of Western Ontario quarterback Jamie Bone attended Tiger-Cats training camp but was cut. He took the Tiger-Cats to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, alleging that he was never given a fair chance to compete for a quarterback position because he was Canadian. Drake Stephen Weird Facts about Canadian Football Strange, Wacky and Hilarious Stories 2009 OverTime Books 978-1-897277-26-3 134 During the proceedings, the Tiger Cats admitted that they had made up their mind on who the starters would be. Bone won his case, and the tribunal awarded him $10,000. The Tiger-Cats were awarded to give him a 14-day tryout in 1980. Roster 1979 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks  2 I Tom Clements  8 I Dave Marler  7 I Ed Smith Running backs 24 I Rufus Crawford 36 N Bill Harrison 32 N Neil Lumsden K Wide receivers 73 I John Holland 74 N Rick Kuchma 22 N Gord Paterson 71 N Leif Pettersen Tight ends 76 N Craig Labbett Offensive linemen 68 I Larry Butler G 65 I Ed George T 67 N Randy Halsall G 66 I Willie Martin T 56 I Alan Moffat G/DT 50 N Henry Waszczuk C Defensive linemen 64 N Linden Davidson DT 58 N Jim Heighton DE 69 I Mike Riley DT 62 I Angelo Wells DE Linebackers 47 I Bill Banks 41 N Jack Blair 39 N Lou Clare 31 I Ben Zambiasi Defensive backs 13 N Ray Clark 20 I Larry Dorsey 33 N Al Dosant 14 N Randy Graham 34 I Zac Henderson  3 I Ike Thomas 37 I David Shaw  6 I Harold Woods Special teams  4 N Zenon Andrusyshyn K Injured list 23 N Rocky Dipietro TE 75 I Tom Poe LB 21 N Jim Reid RB 60 I Glenn Robinson DE 26 I Ronnie Rowland RB 70 N Kerry Smith WR Italics indicate American players Regular season Season standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsMontreal Alouettes 16 11 4 1 351 284 23Ottawa Rough Riders 16 8 6 2 349 315 18Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 6 10 0 280 338 12Toronto Argonauts 16 5 11 0 234 352 10 1979 Regular Season Standings CFL.ca Official Site of the Canadian Football League https://web.archive.org/web/20120616114159/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1979/reg June 16, 2012 Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 July 11 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 19–30 0–1 2 2 July 18 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 11–18 0–2 3 3 July 25 at Montreal Alouettes W 24–20 1–2 4 4 Aug 1 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 8–21 1–3 5 5 Aug 8 at Toronto Argonauts L 0–25 1–4 6 6 Aug 14 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 21–27 1–5 7 7 Aug 21 vs. BC Lions L 16–22 1–6 8 8 Sept 3 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 16–9 2–6 9 9 Sept 8 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 4–44 2–7 10 10 Sept 16 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 14–21 2–8 11 11 Sept 23 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 21–22 2–9 12 12 Sept 29 at Toronto Argonauts W 17–16 3–9 13 13 Oct 8 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 42–3 4–9 14 14 Oct 14 at Calgary Stampeders W 26–16 5–9 15 15 Oct 21 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 21–3 6–9 16 Bye 17 16 Nov 5 at Montreal Alouettes L 20–41 6–10 1979 Hamilton Tiger-Cats - The Pro Football Archives Post-season Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record Eastern Semi-Final Nov 11 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 26–29 0–1 Awards and honours Tom Clements, All-Eastern QuarterbackHall of Fame: Tom Clements http://www.cfhof.ca/members/tom-clements/ Canadian Football Hall of Fame April 24, 2014 Ben Zambiasi, Linebacker, CFL's Most Outstanding Defensive Player Award Garney Henley was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player, on June 30, 1979. Peter Neumann was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player, June 30, 1979. References Hamilton Tiger-cats Season, 1979 Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons Category:1979 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1979 in sports in Ontario