1983 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats March 2026 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1983 5–10–1 3rd, East Bud Riley (4-8)Al Bruno (interim) Ivor Wynne Stadium Lost East Final Johnny Shepherd Bernie Ruoff Johnny Shepherd File:CFL HAM Jersey 1983.png Tiger-Cats seasons The 1983 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 26th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 35th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the East Division with a 5–10–1 record. They defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders in the East Semi-Final, but lost to the eventual Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts in the East Final. Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record A June 10 at Toronto Argonauts L 6–24 1–0 B June 15 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 35–24 1–1 C June 22 vs. Montreal Concordes W 25–18 2–1 D June 29 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 40–47 2–2 http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1983/time_zone/0 1983 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League www.cfl.ca 6 June 2022 https://archive.today/20130115093349/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1983/time_zone/0 15 January 2013 dead Regular season Season standings HAM Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Result Record 1 1 July 9 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 32–35 0–1 2 2 July 16 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 50–19 1–1 3 3 July 22 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 18–29 1–2 4 4 July 30 vs. BC Lions L 20–34 1–3 5 5 Aug 6 at Toronto Argonauts W 31–18 2–3 6 6 Aug 13 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 24–22 3–3 7 7 Aug 21 at Calgary Stampeders L 15–26 3–4 8 Bye 9 8 Sept 5 vs. Montreal Concordes W 35–30 4–4 10 9 Sept 11 at Edmonton Eskimos L 21–50 4–5 11 10 Sept 18 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 16–50 4–6 12 11 Sept 25 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 25–29 4–7 13 12 Oct 1 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 19–34 4–8 14 Bye 15 13 Oct 15 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 34–22 5–8 16 14 Oct 22 at BC Lions L 16–41 5–9 17 15 Oct 30 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 12–35 5–10 18 16 Nov 6 at Montreal Concordes T 21–21 5–10–1 Postseason Schedule Game Date Opponent Result East Semi-Final Nov 13 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 33–31 East Final Nov 20 at Toronto Argonauts L 36–41 Roster 1983 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks  5 I Dieter Brock 12 I Pete Gales  9 I Jeff Tedford Running backs 22 N Mark Bragagnolo 21 I Rufus Crawford 32 N Dave Graffi 19 I Johnny Shepherd Wide receivers  1 I Keith Baker 25 I Scott Collie 73 I Ron Johnson 17 N Wayne Lee 27 N Dom Vetro Tight ends 23 N Rocky Dipietro 34 N Steve Kearns Offensive linemen 63 N Marv Allemang T 53 N Jeff Arp G 51 N Pat Brady G 54 N Ross Francis G 62 N Paul Gohier T 60 N Bill Howard C 69 N Paul Palma T 50 N Henry Waszczuk C Defensive linemen 66 I Mike Barker DT 77 I Grover Covington DE 65 I Mitchell Price DE 58 N Dave Sauve DT 61 I Mike Walker DT Linebackers 72 N Leo Ezerins 41 I Greg Gary 39 N Ed Gataveckas 38 N Kelly Hamilton 36 N John Priestner 31 I Ben Zambiasi Defensive backs 14 I Gerald Bess 16 I Howard Fields 26 N Mike McIntyre 20 I Mark Streeter 28 I Felix Wright 18 I Mark Young Special teams 10 N Bernie Ruoff K/P Injured list  3 I Steve Stapler WR Italics indicate American players Awards and honours 1983 CFL All-Stars Johnny Shepherd, Running back References Hamilton Tiger-cats Season, 1983 Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons Category:1983 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1983 in sports in Ontario