1973 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

1973 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach	Jerry Williams
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Team MOP	Andy Hopkins
Team MOC	Tony Gabriel
Team MOR	Louis Clare
Uniform

The 1973 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 16th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 24th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 7–7 record and missed the playoffs for only the second time since the inception of the Tiger-Cats in 1950. In May 1973 the club was sold to Mr. Michael G. DeGroote, chairman and chief executive officer of Laidlaw Transportation Limited.^[1]

Roster

1973 Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster
Quarterbacks Bill Etter Running backs Dave Fleming Receivers Lew Porter WR Offensive linemen Bill Danychuk G Jon Hohman G		Defensive linemen Gary Inskeep Linebackers Defensive backs Al Brenner DE Special teams		Injured List 6-Game Injured List		Practice Roster Suspended Active, Injured, Six-Game, Practice Roster, Suspended

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	9	5	0	275	234	18
Toronto Argonauts	14	7	5	2	265	231	16
Montreal Alouettes	14	7	6	1	273	238	15
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	7	7	0	304	263	14

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Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	1	Aug 1	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 9–18	0–1
2	2	Aug 7	at Montreal Alouettes	14–21	0–2
3	3	Aug 13	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 25–16	1–2
4	4	Aug 22	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 38–4	2–2
5	5	Sept 3	vs. BC Lions	W 44–24	3–2
6	6	Sept 9	at Toronto Argonauts	L 7–16	3–3
7	7	Sept 15	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 19–21	3–4
8	8	Sept 24	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 17–22	3–5
9	9	Sept 30	at Calgary Stampeders	W 31–29	4–5
10	10	Oct 3	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 21–18	5–5
10	11	Oct 8	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 13–16	5–6
11	12	Oct 14	at Toronto Argonauts	W 16–11	6–6
12	Bye
13	13	Oct 28	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 25–34	6–7
14	14	Nov 4	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 25–13	7–7

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References

1. "Hamilton Tiger-Cats :: Official Site of the Tiger-Cats :: - TIGER-CATS HISTORY". www.ticats.ca. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
2. "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
3. "1973 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".