1983 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 1983 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 26th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 35th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the East Division with a 5–10–1 record. They defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders in the East Semi-Final, but lost to the eventual Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts in the East Final.

1983 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coachBud Riley (4-8)
Al Bruno (interim)
Home fieldIvor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record5–10–1
Division place3rd, East
Playoff finishLost East Final
Team MOPJohnny Shepherd
Team MOCBernie Ruoff
Team MORJohnny Shepherd
Uniform

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record
A June 10 at Toronto Argonauts L 6–24 1–0
B June 15 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 35–24 1–1
C June 22 vs. Montreal Concordes W 25–18 2–1
D June 29 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 40–47 2–2

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Regular season

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Season Standings

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Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Toronto Argonauts 16 12 4 0 24 452 328 4–2 W2 Details
Ottawa Rough Riders 16 8 8 0 16 384 424 2–4 L2 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 5 10 1 11 389 498 3–2–1 T1 Details
Montreal Concordes 16 5 10 1 11 367 447 2–3–1 T1 Details

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Season schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 July 9 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 32–35 0–1
2 July 16 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 50–19 1–1
3 July 22 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 18–29 1–2
4 July 30 vs. BC Lions L 20–34 1–3
5 Aug 6 at Toronto Argonauts W 31–18 2–3
6 Aug 13 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 24–22 3–3
7 Aug 21 at Calgary Stampeders L 15–26 3–4
8 Bye
9 Sept 5 vs. Montreal Concordes W 35–30 4–4
10 Sept 11 at Edmonton Eskimos L 21–50 4–5
11 Sept 18 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 16–50 4–6
12 Sept 25 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 25–29 4–7
13 Oct 1 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 19–34 4–8
14 Bye
15 Oct 15 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 34–22 5–8
16 Oct 22 at BC Lions L 16–41 5–9
17 Oct 30 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 12–35 5–10
18 Nov 6 at Montreal Concordes T 21–21 5–10–1

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Postseason

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Schedule

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Game Date Opponent Result
East Semi-Final Nov 13 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 33–31
East Final Nov 20 at Toronto Argonauts L 36–41

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Awards and honours

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1983 CFL All-Stars

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "1983 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". www.cfl.ca. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
  2. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-11-19. Retrieved 2017-08-23.