1949 Hamilton Tigers season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Hamilton Tigers (football) Hamilton Tigers 1949 10–2 1st, ORFU Murray Griffin Civic Stadium Lost East Final 1950 (Tiger-Cats) Other seasons The 1949 Hamilton Tigers season was the second for the club in the Ontario Rugby Football Union after playing in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union for 34 seasons since 1907. This would also be the last season for the Tigers as the club would merge with the Hamilton Wildcats following this season. The Tigers finished in 1st place in the ORFU with a 10–2 record, but lost to the Montreal Alouettes in the Eastern Final. Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record A Aug 13 Ottawa Rough Riders L 1–25 0–1 B Aug 17 Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 9–8 1–1 C Aug 24 Hamilton Wildcats L 5–24 1–2 http://www.profootballarchives.com/1949orfuhamt.html Archived copy 2011-10-14 2012-06-04 https://web.archive.org/web/20120604234802/http://www.profootballarchives.com/1949orfuhamt.html dead Regular season Season standings + Ontario Rugby Football Union Team GP W L T PF PA Pts Hamilton Tigers 12 10 2 0 228 68 20 Sarnia Imperials 12 8 4 0 142 101 16 Windsor Rockets 12 5 7 0 142 108 10 Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers 12 1 11 0 55 290 2 Season schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record 1 Sept 3 vs. Sarnia Imperials L 6–7 0–1 2 Sept 10 at Sarnia Imperials L 11–13 0–2 3 Sept 17 vs. Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers W 45–2 1–2 4 Sept 24 at Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers W 18–6 2–2 5 Oct 1 vs. Windsor Rockets W 20–6 3–2 6 Oct 8 at Windsor Rockets W 13–6 4–2 6 Oct 10 vs. Sarnia Imperials W 15–2 5–2 7 Oct 15 at Sarnia Imperials W 13–11 6–2 8 Oct 22 at Windsor Rockets W 5–3 7–2 9 Oct 26 at Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers W 14–0 8–2 9 Oct 29 vs. Windsor Rockets W 29–5 9–2 10 Nov 5 vs. Toronto Balmy Beach Beachers W 39–7 10–2 Playoffs Schedule Week Date Opponent Result IRFU Final #1 Nov 11 at Sarnia Imperials L 6–15 IRFU Final #2 Nov 12 Sarnia Imperials W 20–3 Eastern Final Nov 19 at Montreal Alouettes L 0–40 References Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons Hamilton Category:1949 in sports in Ontario Category:20th century in Hamilton, Ontario