2001 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coachRon Lancaster
Home fieldIvor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record11–7
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishLost East Final
Team MOPDanny McManus
Team MOCAndrew Grigg
Team MORPaul Lambert
Uniform

The 2001 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 44th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 52nd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division with an 11–7 record but lost to the powerhouse Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the East Final.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd Pick Player Position School
2 12 Karim Grant LB Acadia
3 20 Randy Bowles TE Simon Fraser
4 28 Ryan Donnelly OL McMaster
5 36 Mike Waszczuk LB Slippery Rock
6 44 Will Grant QB Acadia

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Preseason

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
A June 22 at Toronto Argonauts 29–16 Win 1–0
B June 27 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 38–10 Win 2–0

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Regular season

Season standings

East Division
Team GP W L T OTL PF PA Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 14 4 0 0 509 383 28
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 11 7 0 0 440 420 22
Montreal Alouettes 18 9 9 0 0 454 419 18
Toronto Argonauts 18 7 11 0 1 432 455 15

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Schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 July 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 30–28 Loss 0–1
2 July 12 vs. BC Lions 26–5 Win 1–1
3 July 20 at Toronto Argonauts 24–18 Win 2–1
4 July 26 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24–19 Win 3–1
5 Aug 2 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 24–14 Loss 3–2
6 Aug 10 at Montreal Alouettes 27–17 Loss 3–3
7 Aug 16 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 20–17 Loss 3–4
8 Aug 24 at Edmonton Eskimos 20–12 Win 4–4
9 Sept 3 vs. Toronto Argonauts 26–13 Win 5–4
10 Sept 8 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 63–31 Loss 5–5
11 Sept 15 at BC Lions Postponed
12 Sept 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders 29–26 Win 6–5
13 Sept 30 vs. Montreal Alouettes 21–20 Win 7–5
14 Oct 8 at Calgary Stampeders 35–33 Win 8–5
15 Oct 14 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24–17 Loss 8–6
16 Oct 21 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 30–24 Win 9–6
17 Oct 28 at Montreal Alouettes 38–18 Win 10–6
18 Nov 3 vs. Toronto Argonauts 31–20 Win 11–6
18 Nov 6 at BC Lions 24–12 Loss 11–7

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Postseason

Round Date Opponent Score Result
East Semi-Final Nov 11 Montreal Alouettes 24–12 Win
East Final Nov 18 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28–13 Loss

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Awards and honours

2001 CFL All-Stars

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References

  1. ^ "2001 Draft Tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "2001 CFL Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  4. ^ "2021 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Media Guide" (PDF). Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
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