1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coachAl Bruno
Home fieldIvor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record9–8–1
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
Team MOPLess Browne
Team MOCRocky DiPietro
Team MORPaul Osbaldiston
Uniform

The 1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 29th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 37th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division with a 9–8–1 record and won the Grey Cup over the Edmonton Eskimos.

Tiger-Cats owner Harold Ballard claimed to be losing a million dollars a year as owner of the Tiger-Cats.[1] In 1986, Ballard publicly called the Tiger-Cats a bunch of overpaid losers.[1] After the Tiger Cats beat the Toronto Argonauts in the 1986 Eastern Final, Ballard said "You guys may still be overpaid, but after today, no one can call you losers."[1] A few days later, the Tiger-Cats won the 1986 Grey Cup by beating the Edmonton Eskimos 39–15 and Ballard said it was worth every penny.

Mike Kerrigan and Paul Osbaldiston were in their first years with the Tiger-Cats.

Preseason

Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A June 11 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 21–7 1–0 Ivor Wynne Stadium 17,750
B June 18 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 16–23 1–1 Lansdowne Park 13,621

Regular season

Season standings

East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 18 10 8 0 417 441 20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 9 8 1 405 366 19
Montreal Alouettes 18 4 14 0 320 500 8
Ottawa Rough Riders 18 3 14 1 346 514 7

Season schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 June 26 at Toronto Argonauts L 20–21 0–1 Exhibition Stadium 23,100
2 2 July 3 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 2–18 0–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 15,877
3 3 July 12 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–11 1–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 13,664
4 4 July 18 at Calgary Stampeders L 21–23 1–3 McMahon Stadium 26,201
5 5 July 25 vs. BC Lions L 21–36 1–4 Ivor Wynne Stadium 16,462
6 Bye
7 6 Aug 7 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 30–36 1–5 Winnipeg Stadium 25,982
8 7 Aug 16 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 23–21 2–5 Ivor Wynne Stadium 14,907
9 8 Aug 21 at Montreal Alouettes W 28–23 3–5 Olympic Stadium 12,158
10 9 Sept 1 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 42–7 4–5 Ivor Wynne Stadium 23,185
11 10 Sept 7 at Toronto Argonauts L 23–25 4–6 Exhibition Stadium 28,531
12 11 Sept 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders T 21–21 4–6–1 Taylor Field 18,565
13 12 Sept 21 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 20–15 5–6–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 15,105
14 13 Sept 27 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 31–11 6–6–1 Lansdowne Park 17,192
15 14 Oct 4 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 23–24 6–7–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 17,352
16 15 Oct 10 at Edmonton Eskimos L 3–30 6–8–1 Commonwealth Stadium 38,385
17 16 Oct 18 at BC Lions W 23–17 7–8–1 BC Place 40,127
18 17 Oct 26 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 20–10 8–8–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 24,430
19 Bye
20 18 Nov 7 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 20–19 9–8–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 14,101

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Playoffs

Schedule

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
Eastern Final #1 Nov 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 17–31 0–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 23,126
Eastern Final #2 Nov 23 at Toronto Argonauts W 42–25 1–1 Exhibition Stadium 32,041
Grey Cup Nov 30 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 39–15 2–1 BC Place 59,621

[2]

Grey Cup

Teams Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Edmonton Eskimos 0 0 7 8 15
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 17 12 7 3 39

[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c All Work and All Play: A Life in the Outrageous Sport, p. 124, John Wiley and Sons Canada Ltd., Mississauga, ON, 2005, ISBN 0-470-83552-4
  2. ^ a b "1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
  3. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2010-12-13. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
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