1975 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats March 2026 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1975 5–10–1 3rd, East Jerry Williams Ivor Wynne Stadium Lost Eastern Semi-Final Garney Henley Terry Evanshen Angelo Santucci Tiger-Cats seasons The 1975 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 18th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 26th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the Eastern Conference with a 5–10–1 record, but lost the Eastern Semi-Final to the Montreal Alouettes. Tiger-Cats president Ralph Sazio became president of the Canadian Football League in 1975.http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_history Hamilton Tiger-Cats :: Official Site of the Tiger-Cats :: - TIGER-CATS HISTORY www.ticats.ca 22 May 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20110706205618/http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_history 6 July 2011 dead It would be Garney Henley's last season with the Tiger-Cats where he finished his career with 56 touchdowns. At the time, it was the franchise record for most touchdowns in a Tiger-Cats career.http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_alltimerecs All-Time Records | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2012-01-31 https://archive.today/20121208225453/http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_alltimerecs 2012-12-08 dead Long-time CFL star Jerry Keeling would join the Tiger-Cats midway through the season, as it would also be his final season in the CFL.http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_hof HISTORY - Hall of Fame | Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2012-01-31 https://archive.today/20120913020416/http://www.ticats.ca/page/history_hof 2012-09-13 dead Terry Evanshen set a Tiger-Cats record (since broken) for most touchdowns in one season by a Tiger-Cats player with 13. On September 7, Evanshen scored four of those touchdowns in one game against the Ottawa Rough Riders. He tied Garney Henley's record for most touchdowns in one game by a Tiger-Cats player. In the same game, Evanshen would set a franchise record with most points in one game by scoring 26 points. Tragedy struck the CFL in October, when 23-year-old, Hamilton Tiger-Cats star Tom Pate suffered an aneurysm in the fourth quarter against the Stampeders at McMahon Stadium. Pate was never again conscious and would die two days later. A year later, the CFLPA announced the Tom Pate Memorial Award in his honour to be awarded to the player who best personifies a unique combination of outstanding sportsmanship and dedication to the league and the community. Roster 1975 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks 10 I Jerry Keeling 12 I Jim McMillan Running backs 20 I Andy Hopkins 23 N Angelo Santucci 16 I Les Strayhorn 22 N Mike Walker 11 N Terry Wellesley Wide receivers 13 N Ken Clark P 25 N Terry Evanshen 26 I Garney Henley DB 70 I Speedy Thomas Tight ends 77 N Lawrie Skolrood Offensive linemen 63 N Nick Bastaja T/G 58 N Ed Chalupka G 55 N Bill Danychuk T 59 I Ted Hand C/T 68 I Marion Latimore G 50 N Henry Waszczuk C Defensive linemen 61 I Ezil Bibbs 78 I Mark Chalmers 66 I David Douglas 67 N Ron Forwick 62 I Mike Samples Linebackers 52 N Ken Ferguson 76 I Richard Griffiths 45 I Joe Harris 14 N Bob Krouse Defensive backs 31 N Lou Clare 19 N Dave Easley  3 N John Kruspe 24 I Lewis Porter 17 I Ernie Palango 37 I David Shaw Special teams 36 N Ian Sunter K Italics indicate American players Regular season Season standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsOttawa Rough Riders 16 10 5 1 394 280 21Montreal Alouettes 16 9 7 0 353 345 18Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 5 10 1 284 395 11Toronto Argonauts 16 5 10 1 261 324 11 https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1975/reg CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2017-08-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20091006092126/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1975/reg 2009-10-06 dead Season schedule WeekGameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance 1 1 July 23 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 23–33 0–1 2 2 July 30 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 9–31 0–2 3 3 Aug 5 at Montreal Alouettes W 15–8 1–2 4 4 Aug 13 at Toronto Argonauts L 7–27 1–3 5 5 Aug 19 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 13–35 1–4 6 Bye 7 6 Sept 1 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 20–11 2–4 8 7 Sept 7 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 31–56 2–5 9 8 Sept 14 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 3–17 2–6 10 9 Sept 21 at Saskatchewan Roughriders T 28–28 2–6–1 11 10 Sept 24 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 32–34 2–7–1 12 11 Oct 1 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 11–16 2–8–1 13 12 Oct 8 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 4–31 2–9–1 13 13 Oct 12 vs. BC Lions W 14–8 3–9–1 14 14 Oct 18 at Calgary Stampeders W 25–23 4–9–1 15 15 Oct 25 at Toronto Argonauts L 23–27 4–10–1 16 16 Nov 1 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 26–10 5–10–1 http://www.profootballarchives.com/1975cflham.html 1975 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) - Pro Football Archives Post-season RoundDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance Eastern Semi-Final Nov 9 Montreal Alouettes L 12–35 0–1 Awards and honours CFL All-Stars None References Hamilton Tiger-cats Season, 1975 Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons Hamilton Tiger-Cats Category:1975 in sports in Ontario