2001 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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- Tiger-Cats seasons
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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
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
- Rob Hitchcock - Safety
- Joe Montford - Defensive End
- Paul Osbaldiston - Kicker
- Chris Shelling - Linebacker
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References
- ^ "2001 Draft Tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ a b c "2001 CFL Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
- ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ "2021 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Media Guide" (PDF). Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved August 14, 2022.