1998 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats March 2026 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1998 12–5–1 1st, East Ron Lancaster Ivor Wynne Stadium Lost Grey Cup Danny McManus Mike Morreale Seth Dittman Tiger-Cats seasons The 1998 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 41st season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 49th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in first place in the East Division for the first time since 1989, when they last appeared in the Grey Cup, with a 12–5–1 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup where they lost to the Stampeders. Offseason CFL draft Rd Pick Player Position School 1 1 Tim Fleiszer DL Harvard 3 13 Devin Grant OL Utah 4 21 Tarek Jayoussi WR Calgary 5 29 Jeff Brown CB Acadia 6 36 Benjie Hutchison DL British Columbia 6 43 Robert Yelenich LB York Preseason Week Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A June 18 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 9–17 0–1 B June 24 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 14–22 0–2 Regular season Season standings Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 July 1 at Calgary Stampeders L 20–21 0–1 2 2 July 8 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 33–13 1–1 3 3 July 17 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 29–7 2–1 4 4 July 23 at Montreal Alouettes W 23–21 3–1 5 5 July 30 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 26–8 4–1 6 6 Aug 7 at Edmonton Eskimos W 39–10 5–1 7 7 Aug 13 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 48–23 6–1 8 8 Aug 20 at Toronto Argonauts L 6–42 6–2 9 9 Aug 27 vs. BC Lions W 28–8 7–2 10 10 Sept 7 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 26–7 8–2 11 11 Sept 13 at Montreal Alouettes W 30–9 9–2 12 12 Sept 20 vs. Montreal Alouettes T 31–31 9–2–1 13 13 Sept 27 at BC Lions L 31–34 9–3–1 14 14 Oct 4 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 35–21 10–3–1 15 15 Oct 11 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 18–35 10–4–1 16 16 Oct 16 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 34–31 11–4–1 17 17 Oct 23 at Toronto Argonauts W 45–8 12–4–1 18 18 Nov 1 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 11–22 12–5–1 http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1998/time_zone/0 1998 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League www.cfl.ca 6 June 2022 https://archive.today/20120722100316/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1998/time_zone/0 22 July 2012 dead Postseason Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Final Nov 15 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 22–20 1–0 Grey Cup Nov 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 24–26 1–1 Grey Cup 86th Grey Cup Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalHamilton Tiger-Cats 3 13 2 6 24Calgary Stampeders 4 6 7 9 26 Roster 1998 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks 11 I Cody Ledbetter 14 I Danny McManus 12 I T. J. Rubley Running backs  9 I Archie Amerson 35 N Dan Pronyk 34 N Jarrett Smith 24 I Ronald Williams Receivers 82 I Darren Flutie 89 N Andrew Grigg 18 N Mike Morreale 86 N Trevor Shaw Offensive linemen 55 I Chris Burns G 51 N Carl Coulter C 64 I Seth Dittman T 68 I Dave Hack T 62 N Tim Prinsen T/G 58 I Frank Rocca G/C 57 N Val St. Germain G Defensive linemen 95 N Tim Fleiszer DT 90 I Gonzalo Floyd DE 53 I Joe Montford DE 77 N Mike Philbrick DT 94 N Obie Spanic DT 92 I Willie Whitehead DE Linebackers 38 N Cooper Harris 45 I Lamar McGriggs 36 N Justin Ring 73 I Calvin Tiggle Defensive backs  2 I Eric Carter 20 I Derek Grier 42 N Rob Hitchcock 22 I Orlondo Steinauer 39 I Gerald Vaughn  7 N Kyle Walters 28 I Frank West Special teams  3 N Paul Osbaldiston K/P Injured list 99 I Jeff Cummins DT 15 I Joe Hagins LB 17 N Tarek Jayoussi WR  4 I Reggie Love DB 88 I Bobby Olive WR 50 N Joe Rumolo DT Italics indicate American players References Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons Category:James S. Dixon Trophy championship seasons Hamilton Category:1998 in sports in Ontario