2009 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats March 2026 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2009 9–9 2nd, East Marcel Bellefeuille Bob O'Billovich Ivor Wynne Stadium Lost East Semi-Final Arland Bruce III Marwan Hage Marquay McDaniel File:CFL HAM Jersey 2009.png Tiger-Cats seasons The 2009 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 60th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished the season in second place in the East Division with a 9–9 record and qualified for the Grey Cup playoffs for the first time since 2004. Off-season CFL draft The 2009 CFL draft took place on May 2, 2009. The Tiger-Cats selected tackle Simeon Rottier from the University of Alberta first overall. They originally also had the third overall pick as well but traded that to the BC Lions for sixth and thirteenth overall picks so the Lions could select their desired player, Jamall Lee.http://www.thespec.com/News/article/559112 Ticats draft Rottier with first pick Edwards Drew 2009-05-02 The Hamilton Spectator 2009-05-03 Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 1 Simeon Rottier OT Alberta 1 6 Darcy Brown WR St. Mary's 2 13 Ryan Hinds DB New Hampshire 3 22 Scott McCuaig LB UBC 5 33 Guillarme Allard-Cameus RB Laval 5 38 Raymond Wladichuk DB Simon Fraser 6 41 Cassidy Doneff WR Washburn 6 46 Bill McGrath OL Indiana State Transactions Date Type Incoming Outgoing Team Jan. 25 retirement n/a Jeff Piercy Jan. 30 free agency Agustin Barrenechea n/a Feb. 3 released n/a Pat Woodcock, Rocky Schwartz, Michael Botterill, Cornelius Anthony, Terrence Patrick and Sacha Lancaster Feb. 6 free agency and releases Johnnie Morant, Willie Quinnie Tony Miles, Charles Thomas Feb. 16 free agency Alexandre Gauthier n/a Feb. 16 free agency n/a Jesse Lumsden Edmonton Eskimos Feb. 16 free agency n/a Alain Kashama Calgary Stampeders Feb. 18 free agency Matt Kirk n/a Feb. 20 released n/a Casey Printers Feb. 24 free agency Josh Betts, Erik Meyer n/a Mar. 20 free agency Kevin Glenn n/a Preseason Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record A June 17 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 32–22 Loss 27,742 0–1 B June 23 Toronto Argonauts 27–17http://www.thespec.com/News/BreakingNews/article/588338 Argos beats Cats 27–17 in final pre-season game Edwards Drew 2009-06-23 The Hamilton Spectator 2009-06-24 Loss 16,225 0–2 Regular season Season standings Season schedule Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record 1 July 1 Toronto Argonauts 30–17 Loss 23,211 0–1 2 July 10 at BC Lions 31–28 Win 26,885 1–1 3 July 18 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 25–13 Win 24,292 2–1 4 July 23 at Montreal Alouettes 21–8 Loss 20,202 2–2 5 July 31 BC Lions 30–18 Win 20,103 3–2 6 August 8 Edmonton Eskimos 28–21 Win 19,206 4–2 7 August 16 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 33–23 Loss 30,360 4–3 8 Bye 9 August 29 at Edmonton Eskimos 31–30 Loss 35,036 4–4 10 Sept 7 Toronto Argonauts 34–15 Win 30,293 5–4 11 Sept 11 at Toronto Argonauts 25–22 (2OT) Loss 26,421 5–5 12 Sept 18 Calgary Stampeders 24–17 Win 19,448 6–5 13 Sept 25 Montreal Alouettes 42–8 Loss 22,083 6–6 14 Oct 3 at Calgary Stampeders 15–14 Loss 36,753 6–7 15 Oct 12 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 38–28 Loss 19,562 6–8 16 Oct 18 at Montreal Alouettes 41–38 Loss 20,202 6–9 17 Oct 23 at Toronto Argonauts 26–17 Win 25,352 7–9 18 Oct 31 Saskatchewan Roughriders 24–6 Win 24,586 8–9 19 Nov 8 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 39–17 Win 29,038 9–9 Roster 2009 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks  5 I Kevin Glenn 12 I Quinton Porter  4 I Adam Tafralis Running backs 14 I DeAndra' Cobb 15 I Tyler Ebell 33 N Andre Sadeghian 23 I John Williams Receivers 87 N Chris Bauman  4 I Arland Bruce 86 N Matt Carter  8 N Corey Grant 11 I Drisan James  6 I Marquay McDaniel 85 I Prechae Rodriguez 88 N Dave Stala Offensive linemen 67 N Peter Dyakowski G 66 N Alexandre Gauthier T 64 I Dan Goodspeed T 62 N Marwan Hage C 52 N George Hudson G/C 65 N Simeon Rottier G/T Defensive linemen 97 N Darrell Adams DT 95 I Justin Hickman DE 93 N Matt Kirk DT 94 I Khari Long DE 71 I Garrett McIntyre DE/DT 99 I Jermaine Reid DT Special teams 51 N Jordan Matechuk LS 13 I Nick Setta K/P Linebackers 48 N Yannick Carter 35 I Otis Floyd 28 I Jamall Johnson 25 I Markeith Knowlton 44 N Ray Mariuz Defensive backs 20 N Dylan Barker  3 N Marc Beswick 19 N Sandy Beveridge 31 I Jykine Bradley 27 I Lamont Reid  7 I Bo Smith 26 I Chris Thompson  9 I Geoff Tisdale Reserve roster 29 I Lawrence Gordon DB 53 N Cedric Gagné-Marcoux G 98 I Montez Murphy DT Practice roster 41 I Lewis Baker DB 84 I Shawn Bayes WR 36 I Isaac Brown LB  2 I Airese Currie WR -- I Tony Davis DB 22 I LaRoche Jackson DB 60 N Chris Kowalczuk C/G 80 I Rodgeriqus Smith WR 40 I Spenser Smith LB 69 I Matt Spanos T 72 I Albert Toeaina T Injured list 18 I David Ball WR 39 N Agustín Barrenechea LB 90 I Demonte' Bolden DT 16 I Jason Boltus QB 55 I Zac Carlson G 43 I Dennis Haley LB 21 I Kenton Keith RB 49 I Robert Pavlovic FB 38 N Matt Robichaud LS 32 I Tre Smith RB Suspended 68 N Matt Morencie G Italics indicate International player Roster updated 2026-04-17 Playoffs Schedule Week Date Time Opponent Score Result Attendance 20 November 15 1:00 PM BC Lions 34–27 (OT) Loss 27,430 Bracket East Semi-Final Date and time: Sunday, November 15, 1:00 PM Eastern Standard TimeVenue: Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton, Ontario Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT TotalBC Lions 3 13 7 4 7 34Hamilton Tiger-Cats 3 3 10 11 0 27 References Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons Hamilton Category:2009 in sports in Ontario Category:2000s in Hamilton, Ontario