2021 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
General managerDrew Allemang and Shawn Burke
Head coachOrlondo Steinauer
Home fieldTim Hortons Field
Results
Record8–6
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup
Team MOPSimoni Lawrence
Team MODPSimoni Lawrence
Team MOCTunde Adeleke
Team MOOLBrandon Revenberg
Team MOSTNic Cross
Team MORDesmond Lawrence
Uniform

The 2021 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 63rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 71st overall. The Tiger-Cats qualified for the playoffs for the third consecutive year following their week 14 win over the BC Lions on November 5, 2021.[1] The team defeated the Montreal Alouettes and Toronto Argonauts in the playoffs to qualify for their 22nd Grey Cup game appearance. In a rematch of the previous season's game against the Winnipeg Blue Bombers, the Tiger-Cats lost to the Blue Bombers 33–25 in overtime in the 108th Grey Cup game.

The 2021 season was the second season under co-general managers Drew Allemang and Shawn Burke and the second season under head coach Orlondo Steinauer.[2]

An 18-game season schedule was originally released on November 20, 2020, but it was announced on April 21, 2021 that the start of the season would likely be delayed until August and feature a 14-game schedule.[3][4] On June 15, 2021, the league released the revised 14-game schedule with regular season play beginning on August 5, 2021.[5]

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2021 CFL Global Draft took place on April 15, 2021.[6][7] With the format being a snake draft, the Tiger-Cats selected eighth in the odd-numbered rounds and second in the even-numbered rounds.[6]

Round Pick Player Position University/Club Team Nationality
1 8 Joel Whitford P Washington Australia Australia
2 11 Chris Mulumba DL Colorado Finland Finland
3 26 David Izinyon LB Rostock Griffins United Kingdom Great Britain
4 29 Dominik Eberle K Utah State Germany Germany

CFL National Draft

The 2021 CFL Draft took place on May 4, 2021.[8][9] The Tiger-Cats had the most selections in the six-round draft with seven picks after acquiring another first-round pick (ninth overall) from the Montreal Alouettes as part of the Johnny Manziel trade.[10] The team had the first pick in odd rounds and the ninth pick in even rounds.[11]

Round Pick Player Position University Team Hometown
1 1 Jake Burt TE Boston College Lynnfield, MA
1 9 Nick Cross LB British Columbia Regina, SK
2 18 Deane Leonard DB Mississippi Calgary, AB
3 19 Mohamed Diallo DL Central Michigan Toronto, ON
4 36 Jarek Richards LB Saint Mary's Montreal, QC
5 37 Felix Garand-Gauthier FB Laval Mirabel, QC
6 54 Myles Manalo LB Western Burlington, ON

Preseason

Due to the shortening of the season, the CFL confirmed that pre-season games would not be played in 2021.[5]

Planned schedule

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent TV Venue
A Bye
B 1 Thu, May 27 7:30 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts NA BMO Field
C 2 Thu, June 3 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts NA Tim Hortons Field

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Regular season

Season standings

East Division
Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Toronto Argonauts 14 9 5 0 18 309 318 6–2 L1 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 8 6 0 16 312 244 4–4 W1 Details
Montreal Alouettes 14 7 7 0 14 356 295 5–3 L1 Details
Ottawa Redblacks 14 3 11 0 6 224 384 1–7 W1 Details

Season schedule

The Tiger-Cats initially had a schedule that featured 18 regular season games beginning on June 10 and ending on October 29.[3] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the Canadian Football League delayed the start of the regular season to August 5, 2021 and the Tiger-Cats began their 14-game season on August 5, 2021.[5]

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 1 Thu, Aug 5 8:30 p.m. EDT @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 6–19 0–1 TSN/ESPN2 IG Field 29,376 Recap
2 2 Sat, Aug 14 10:00 p.m. EDT @ Saskatchewan Roughriders L 8–30 0–2 TSN/ESPNews Mosaic Stadium 27,076 Recap
3 Bye
4 3 Fri, Aug 27 7:30 p.m. EDT @ Montreal Alouettes W 27–10 1–2 TSN/RDS/ESPNews Molson Stadium 14,753 Recap
5 4 Mon, Sept 6 1:00 p.m. EDT Toronto Argonauts W 32–19 2–2 TSN/RDS2 Tim Hortons Field 15,000 Recap
6 5 Fri, Sept 10 7:30 p.m. EDT @ Toronto Argonauts L 16–17 2–3 TSN/RDS2 BMO Field 9,702 Recap
7 6 Fri, Sept 17 7:00 p.m. EDT Calgary Stampeders W 23–17 3–3 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 15,000 Recap
8 7 Wed, Sept 22 7:30 p.m. EDT @ Ottawa Redblacks W 24–7 4–3 TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 12,041 Recap
9 8 Sat, Oct 2 4:00 p.m. EDT Montreal Alouettes L 23–20 (OT) 4–4 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 18,000 Recap
10 9 Mon, Oct 11 4:00 p.m. EDT Toronto Argonauts L 23–24 4–5 TSN Tim Hortons Field 21,378 Recap
11 Bye
12 10 Sat, Oct 23 4:00 p.m. EDT Ottawa Redblacks W 32–3 5–5 TSN/RDS2 Tim Hortons Field 20,112 Recap
13 11 Fri, Oct 29 9:45 p.m. EDT @ Edmonton Elks W 39–23 6–5 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 22,857 Recap
14 12 Fri, Nov 5 7:00 p.m. EDT BC Lions W 26–18 7–5 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 21,618 Recap
15 13 Fri, Nov 12 7:30 p.m. EST @ Toronto Argonauts L 12–31 7–6 TSN/ESPNews BMO Field 10,851 Recap
16 14 Sat, Nov 20 4:00 p.m. EST Saskatchewan Roughriders W 24–3 8–6 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 22,344 Recap

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Post-season

Schedule

Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
East Semi-Final Sun, Nov 28 1:00 p.m. EST Montreal Alouettes W 23–12 1–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Tim Hortons Field 21,892 Recap
East Final Sun, Dec 5 12:30 p.m. EST @ Toronto Argonauts W 27–19 2–0 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 BMO Field 21,492 Recap
108th Grey Cup Sun, Dec 12 6:00 p.m. EST Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 25–33 (OT) 2–1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Tim Hortons Field 26,324 Recap

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Team

Roster

Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster
Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running backs

Fullbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-Game Injured List

6-Game Injured List

Practice Roster
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 45 Active, 8 One-game injured, 4 Six-game injured, 16 Practice
Roster updated 2021-12-12 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff

Hamilton Tiger-Cats staff
Front office
  • Caretaker – Bob Young
  • Chief executive officer – Scott Mitchell
  • President and chief operating officer – Matt Afinec
  • Sr. Director of Personnel & Co-Manager of Football Operations – Drew Allemang
  • Sr. Director of Personnel & Co-Manager of Football Operations – Shawn Burke
  • Director of U.S. Scouting – Spencer Zimmerman
  • Manager of U.S. Scouting – Rich Massaro
  • Coordinator, Canadian Scouting – Spencer Boehm
  • Coordinator, Football Operations – Lucas Brenton
  • Video co-ordinator – Matt Allemang
  • Assistant video co-ordinator – Nick Roberto

Head coach

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

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References

  1. ^ "Ticats clinch playoff spot with win over Lions". Canadian Football League. November 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "Ticats officially name Orlondo Steinauer head coach - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. December 3, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Divisional games take centre stage in unique 2021 schedule". Canadian Football League. November 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "CFL Announces Plans To Return-to-play For 2021 Season". Canadian Football League. April 21, 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Circle your calendars: CFL releases 2021 schedule". Canadian Football League. June 15, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "CFL calendar busy with free agency, virtual combines, drafts". Canadian Football League. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  7. ^ "2021 Global Draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "CFL announces date for 2021 CFL National Draft". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. March 30, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  9. ^ "2021 CFL Draft to feature some significant changes". CFL.ca. November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  10. ^ "Als acquire Johnny Manziel in blockbuster deal". CFL.ca. July 22, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  11. ^ "Ti-Cats snag first selection as CFL reveals 2021 order". CFL.ca. November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  12. ^ a b "2021 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Schedule". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  13. ^ "2021 Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  14. ^ "Le football de la LCF de retour sur RDS dès le samedi 7 août" (in French). Canadian Football League. August 3, 2021.
  15. ^ "ESPN Networks, ESPN+ to carry entire 2021 CFL season". Canadian Football League. August 4, 2021.
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