2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
CFL team season
The 2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 65th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 73rd overall. The Tiger-Cats qualified for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year following their week 17 win over the Calgary Stampeders .[ 1] The team attempted to win their ninth Grey Cup championship in a year that the club is scheduled to host the 110th Grey Cup , but were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the Montreal Alouettes .
The 2023 CFL season was the fourth season under head coach Orlondo Steinauer and the second with Steinauer leading the personnel department as the president of football operations.[ 2] [ 3]
Offseason
CFL Global Draft
The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023.[ 4] [ 5] The Tiger-Cats had the fourth selection in each round.[ 6]
CFL National Draft
The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023.[ 5] The Tiger-Cats had six selections in the eight-round draft after trading away their second-round, third-round, sixth-round, and seventh-round picks but acquired additional fourth-round and eighth-round picks.[ 7] [ 8] [ 9] [ 10] The team also exchanged first-round selections with the Calgary Stampeders in the trade for Bo Levi Mitchell .[ 10] The team had the fourth selection in each round of the draft after finishing fourth-last in the 2022 league standings , not including traded picks.[ 11]
Preseason
Schedule
[ 12]
# Games played with white uniforms.
Regular season
Standings
Schedule
Week
Game
Date
Kickoff
Opponent
Results
TV
Venue
Attendance
Summary
Score
Record
1
1
Fri, June 9
8:30 p.m. EDT
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
L 31–42
0–1
TSN
IG Field
29,057
Recap
2
2
Sun, June 18
7:00 p.m. EDT
at Toronto Argonauts
L 14–32
0–2
TSN/CBSSN
BMO Field
15,967
Recap
3
3
Fri, June 23
7:30 p.m. EDT
vs. Montreal Alouettes
L 12–38
0–3
TSN/RDS /CBSSN
Tim Hortons Field
23,180
Recap
4
Bye
5
4
Sat, July 8
7:00 p.m. EDT
vs. Ottawa Redblacks
W 21–13
1–3
TSN/RDS/CBSSN
Tim Hortons Field
21,331
Recap
6
5
Thu, July 13
9:00 p.m. EDT
at Edmonton Elks
W 37–29
2–3
TSN/CBSSN
Commonwealth Stadium
21,173
Recap
7
6
Fri, July 21
7:30 p.m. EDT
vs. Toronto Argonauts
L 15–31
2–4
TSN
Tim Hortons Field
24,312
Recap
8
7
Fri, July 28
7:30 p.m. EDT
at Ottawa Redblacks
W 16–12
3–4
TSN/RDS
TD Place Stadium
19,243
Recap
9
8
Sat, Aug 5
7:00 p.m. EDT
vs. Montreal Alouettes
L 14–27
3–5
TSN/RDS/CBSSN
Tim Hortons Field
21,467
Recap
10
Bye
11
9
Thu, Aug 17
7:30 p.m. EDT
vs. Edmonton Elks
L 10–24
3–6
TSN/RDS2 /CBSSN
Tim Hortons Field
20,912
Recap
12
10
Sat, Aug 26
7:00 p.m. EDT
at BC Lions
W 30–13
4–6
TSN
BC Place
22,053
Recap
13
11
Mon, Sept 4
3:30 p.m. EDT
vs. Toronto Argonauts
L 28–41
4–7
TSN/RDS2/CBSSN
Tim Hortons Field
25,381
Recap
14
12
Fri, Sept 8
7:30 p.m. EDT
at Ottawa Redblacks
W 27–24
5–7
TSN/RDS2/CBSSN
TD Place Stadium
18,004
Recap
15
13
Sat, Sept 16
4:00 p.m. EDT
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
W 29–23
6–7
TSN
Tim Hortons Field
22,610
Recap
16
14
Sat, Sept 23
7:00 p.m. EDT
at Toronto Argonauts
L 14–29
6–8
TSN
BMO Field
15,549
Recap
17
15
Sat, Sept 30
7:00 p.m. EDT
vs. Calgary Stampeders
W 22–15
7–8
TSN
Tim Hortons Field
22,809
Recap
18
16
Sat, Oct 7
7:00 p.m. EDT
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
W 38–13
8–8
TSN
Mosaic Stadium
27,579
Recap
19
17
Fri, Oct 13
7:00 p.m. EDT
vs. BC Lions
L 30–33
8–9
TSN
Tim Hortons Field
23,891
Recap
20
Bye
21
18
Sat, Oct 28
4:00 p.m. EDT
at Montreal Alouettes
L 20–22
8–10
TSN/RDS
Molson Stadium
16,402
Recap
[ 12] [ 13] [ 14]
# Games played with colour uniforms.
# Games played with white uniforms.
# Games played with alternate uniforms.[ 15]
Post-season
Schedule
Game
Date
Kickoff
Opponent
Results
TV
Venue
Attendance
Summary
Score
Record
East Semi-Final
Sat, Nov 4
3:00 p.m. EDT
at Montreal Alouettes
L 12–27
0–1
TSN/RDS
Molson Stadium
20,127
Recap
[ 12]
# Games played with white uniforms.
Team
Roster
Quarterbacks
Receivers
Running backs
Fullbacks
Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
1-Game Injured
6-Game Injured
Practice roster
Suspended
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 46 Roster, 15 Injured, 12 Practice roster, 4 SuspendedRoster updated 2023-11-04 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters
Coaching staff
Front Office
Caretaker – Bob Young
Chief Executive Officer – Scott Mitchell
President and Chief Operating Officer – Matt Afinec
President of football operations and head coach – Orlondo Steinauer
Assistant general manager and director of Canadian scouting – Drew Allemang
Assistant general manager and director of player personnel – Spencer Zimmerman
Assistant general manager and senior advisor – Ed Hervey
Assistant director of player personnel – Spencer Boehm
Director of football administration and operations – Tamara Hinic
Video Co-ordinator – Matt Allemang
Assistant Video Co-ordinator – Nick Roberto
Head Coach
Offensive Coaches
Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
→ Coaching Staff
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References
^ "Ticats punch ticket to post-season with win over Stamps" . Canadian Football League . September 30, 2023.
^ "Ticats officially name Orlondo Steinauer head coach" . Canadian Football League . December 3, 2018.
^ "Ticats expand Steinauer's role, announce operations staff" . Canadian Football League . December 24, 2021.
^ "Expanded CFL Combine presented by New Era heading to Edmonton in '23" . Canadian Football League . November 10, 2022.
^ a b "Revamped CFL Combine season, CFL Draft highlight '23 off-season" . Canadian Football League . January 19, 2023.
^ "2023 Global draft tracker" . Canadian Football League . Retrieved May 10, 2023 .
^ "Ticats acquire OL David Beard in trade w/ Elks" . Canadian Football League . September 2, 2022.
^ "Ticats acquire OL Colin Kelly from Elks" . Canadian Football League . June 26, 2022.
^ "Elks acquire P Jon Ryan in trade with Tiger-Cats" . Canadian Football League . July 26, 2022.
^ a b "Hammer Time: Ticats come to terms with Bo Levi Mitchell" . Calgary Stampeders . January 24, 2023.
^ "2022 CFL standings" . Canadian Football League . Retrieved November 11, 2022 .
^ a b c "2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Schedule" . Hamilton Tiger-Cats . Retrieved December 17, 2022 .
^ "Horaire de diffusion – LCF" (in French). RDS . Retrieved May 24, 2023 .
^ "2023 U.S. and International broadcast schedule" (PDF) . Canadian Football League . Retrieved June 7, 2023 .
^ " 'Made in the Hammer' is back for 2023" . Hamilton Tiger-Cats . June 7, 2023.
External links
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