1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats March 2026 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1989 12–6 1st, East Al Bruno Ivor Wynne Stadium Lost Grey Cup Tony Champion Rocky DiPietro Stephen Jordan File:CFL HAM Jersey 1989.png Tiger-Cats seasons The 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 32nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 40th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in first place in the East Division with a 12–6 record and played in the 77th Grey Cup game. The team lost the highest scoring Grey Cup game in the trophy's history to the Saskatchewan Roughriders by a score of 43–40. Tony Champion set a franchise record for most touchdowns in one season with 15 and was the team's nominee for Most Outstanding Player.http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_alltimerecs All-Time Records | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2011-12-24 https://archive.today/20121208225453/http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_alltimerecs 2012-12-08 dead Paul Osbaldiston nearly matched his franchise record for most converts in a single season. Osbaldiston had 47 converts, two fewer than he scored in 1988. Offseason CFL draft Round Pick Player Position School211Curtis BellWRWashington212Ernie SchramayrFBPurdue319Wayne DrinkwalterLBThunder Bay Giants427Mark BrusTBTulsa535Steve BlythDTSan Diego State643Sam LoucksTBMcMaster751Pete BuchananLBNebraska859Bill ScollardPSaint Mary's https://archive.today/20120724013140/http://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=1989 Preseason Week Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record B June 28 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 41–7 1–0 C July 5 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 23–16 2–0 http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1989/time_zone/0 1989 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League www.cfl.ca 22 May 2022 https://archive.today/20130115082347/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1989/time_zone/0 15 January 2013 dead Regular season Season standings HAM Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 July 12 at Toronto Argonauts W 24–15 1–0 2 2 July 20 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–22 2–0 3 3 July 28 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 34–17 3–0 4 4 Aug 4 vs. BC Lions W 44–38 4–0 5 5 Aug 10 at Calgary Stampeders L 8–40 4–1 6 6 Aug 18 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 46–40 5–1 7 7 Aug 23 at Edmonton Eskimos L 14–37 5–2 7 8 Aug 28 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 22–34 5–3 8 9 Sept 4 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 23–18 6–3 9 10 Sept 10 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 23–40 6–4 10 11 Sept 17 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 52–34 7–4 11 12 Sept 22 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 20–19 8–4 12 13 Sept 29 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 12–33 8–5 13 14 Oct 6 at BC Lions L 27–46 8–6 14 15 Oct 15 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 29–21 9–6 15 16 Oct 22 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 32–22 10–6 16 17 Oct 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 45–14 11–6 17 18 Nov 4 at Toronto Argonauts W 36–27 12–6 Postseason Schedule Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Final Nov 19 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 14–10 1–0 Grey Cup Nov 26 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 40–43 1–1 Grey Cup 77th Grey Cup Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13 14 3 10 40 Saskatchewan Roughriders 1 21 12 9 43https://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1989 HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1989 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20150930030054/http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1989 2015-09-30 dead Roster 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks  5 I Terry Andrysiak 19 I Todd Dillon  2 I Mike Kerrigan Running backs 74 N Steve Jackson 32 N Sam Loucks 19 I Derrick McAdoo 34 N Ernie Schramayr 35 N Jed Tommy 24 I Tony Truelove Wide receivers 87 I Tony Champion 89 I Richard Estell  1 I Earl Winfield 21 N Wally Zatylny Tight ends 23 N Rocky Dipietro 25 N Lee Knight Offensive linemen 68 I Mike Derks T 66 N Miles Gorrell T 63 N Darrell Harle G 60 N Bill Henry C 51 N Mark Moors C/G 56 N Jason Riley G 52 N Rae Robirtis C 56 N Dale Sanderson T Defensive linemen 77 I Grover Covington DE 62 I Ronnie Glanton DT 64 I Tim Lorenz DE 79 N Mark Napiorkowski DE 59 I Rod Skillman DT 61 I Mike Walker DT Special teams  3 N Paul Osbaldiston K/P Linebackers 30 N Keith Castello 38 I Darrell Corbin 39 N Ed Gataveckas 90 N Pete Giftopoulos 78 I Darrell Patterson 43 I Frank Robinson 44 I Mark Wallace Defensive backs 18 I Sonny Gordon  7 N Donnohue Grant  8 I Harold Hicks 12 I Stephen Jordan 20 I Will Lewis 22 N Chris Munford  6 I Jim Rockford 28 I Lance Shields Injured List 67 N Ralph Scholz G Italics indicate American players Awards and honours Jerry Keeling was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player on June 3, 1989.http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_hof HISTORY - Hall of Fame | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2011-12-24 https://archive.today/20120913020416/http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_hof 2012-09-13 dead CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Rocky DiPietro (SB) CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Stephen Jordan (DB) 1989 CFL All-Stars Tony Champion, Wide Receiver Rocky DiPietro, Slotback Miles Gorrell, Offensive Tackle Jason Riley, Offensive Guard References Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons Category:James S. 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