2015 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
General managerKent Austin
Head coachKent Austin
Home fieldTim Hortons Field
Results
Record10–8
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishLost East Final
Team MOPZach Collaros
Team MOCTed Laurent
Team MORTerrence Toliver
Uniform

The 2015 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 58th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 66th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division with a 10–8 record and hosted a playoff game for the third consecutive season. The Tiger-Cats defeated the Toronto Argonauts in the East Semi-Final, but lost to the Ottawa Redblacks in the East Final, ending their quest to compete in three straight Grey Cups. This marked the first full season for the team playing at their new stadium, Tim Hortons Field. The Tiger-Cats played their first four games on the road due to stadium conflicts with the 2015 Pan Am Games.[1] When they returned to their home field, they sold out all nine regular seasons games, which was the first time that the franchise had done that since 1973.[2]

Offseason

CFL draft

The 2015 CFL Draft took place on May 12, 2015. The Tiger-Cats had six selections in the seven-round draft, prominently trading away first and third round picks for Ryan Bomben hours before the draft.[3] The club also traded their fifth round pick to the BC Lions for Seydou Junior Haidara and acquired an additional sixth round pick after trading Darcy Brown to Edmonton for Ricardo Colclough.[4][5]

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
2 17 Byron Archambault LB Montreal
3 20 Jonathan Langa LB Saint Mary's
4 29 Ron Omara LB St. Francis Xavier
6 51 Everett Ellefsen DB McNeese State
6 52 Daniel English WR British Columbia
7 61 Preston Huggins LB Western

Preseason

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
A Mon, June 8 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 37–10 1–0 Online Tim Hortons Field 24,000 Recap
B Bye
C Fri, June 19 8:30 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 26–15 2–0 None Investors Group Field 24,344 Recap

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Regular season

Season standings

East Division
Team GP W L PF PA Pts
Ottawa Redblacks 18 12 6 464 454 24 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 10 8 530 391 20 Details
Toronto Argonauts 18 10 8 438 499 20 Details
Montreal Alouettes 18 6 12 388 402 12 Details

Season schedule

Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 Fri, June 26 9:00 p.m. EDT at Calgary Stampeders L 23–24 0–1 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 28,487 Recap
2 Thurs, July 2 8:30 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 52–26 1–1 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 Investors Group Field 27,279 Recap
3 Bye
4 Thurs, July 16 7:30 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes L 13–17 1–2 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 20,773 Recap
5 Sun, July 26 7:00 p.m. EDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 31–21 2–2 TSN Mosaic Stadium 31,683 Recap
6 Mon, Aug 3 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 34–18 3–2 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 Tim Hortons Field 24,135 Recap
7 Sun, Aug 9 5:00 p.m. EDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 38–8 4–2 TSN/RDS2/ESPNews Tim Hortons Field 24,068 Recap
8 Sat, Aug 15 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. BC Lions W 52–22 5–2 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 24,110 Recap
9 Fri, Aug 21 9:00 p.m. EDT at Edmonton Eskimos W 49–20 6–2 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 28,858 Recap
10 Thurs, Aug 27 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 23–26 6–3 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Tim Hortons Field 24,212 Recap
11 Mon, Sept 7 1:00 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 42–12 7–3 TSN Tim Hortons Field 24,390 Recap
12 Fri, Sept 11 7:30 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts W 35–27 8–3 TSN/RDS2 Rogers Centre 17,694 Recap
13 Sat, Sept 19 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 18–25 8–4 TSN Tim Hortons Field 24,300 Recap
14 Bye
15 Fri, Oct 2 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 20–23 8–5 TSN/RDS2 Tim Hortons Field 24,300 Recap
16 Fri, Oct 9 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 30–15 9–5 TSN Tim Hortons Field 24,222 Recap
17 Sun, Oct 18 1:00 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes W 23–11 10–5 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Molson Stadium 23,058 Recap
18 Fri, Oct 23 10:00 p.m. EDT at BC Lions L 13–40 10–6 TSN BC Place 20,058 Recap
19 Sun, Nov 1 1:00 p.m. EST vs. Ottawa Redblacks L 6–12 10–7 TSN Tim Hortons Field 24,340 Recap
20 Sat, Nov 7 4:00 p.m. EST at Ottawa Redblacks L 28–44 10–8 TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 24,459 Recap

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Post-season

Schedule

Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
East Semi-Final Sun, Nov 15 1:00 p.m. EST vs. Toronto Argonauts W 25–22 1–0 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 24,029 Recap
East Final Sun, Nov 22 1:00 p.m. EST at Ottawa Redblacks L 28–35 1–1 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 25,093 Recap

Team

Roster

2015 Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured List

6-Game Injured List

Practice Roster

Suspended

Disabled

Territorial Exemption

Italics indicate International player
Roster updated 2015-11-22
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Active, 21 Injured, 3 Six-Game Injured
7 Practice Roster

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Coaching staff

2015 Hamilton Tiger-Cats staff
Front office
  • Caretaker – Bob Young
  • Chief executive officer – Scott Mitchell
  • Vice president of football operations and general manager – Kent Austin
  • Director of football operations – Shawn Burke
  • Director of canadian scouting – Drew Allemang
  • Director of U.S. Scouting – Eric Tillman
  • Pro/College Scout – Spencer Zimmerman
  • Video co-ordinator – Matt Allemang

Head coach

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

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References

  1. ^ "CFL releases 2015 game schedule". Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
  2. ^ Ticats sell out every home game for first time since 1973
  3. ^ "Als acquire 8th and 24th pick for OL Ryan Bomben". Archived from the original on 2015-05-17. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  4. ^ "Ticats send pick to BC to acquire Seydou Junior Haidara". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
  5. ^ "Esks acquire Darcy Brown in trade with Tiger-Cats". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  6. ^ a b "2015 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
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