1974 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 1974 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 17th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 25th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 3rd place in the Eastern Conference with a 7–9 record, but lost the Eastern Semi-Final to the Ottawa Rough Riders. In 1974, Tony Gabriel had a career year as he caught 61 passes for 795 yards to lead the East in pass receiving. It was also Gabriel's last season in Hamilton. Hamilton sent Gabriel to the Ottawa Rough Riders at the end of the season because Gabriel suggested that the players should get a raise when the East increased the number of games played from 14 to 16 in 1974.

1974 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach	Jerry Williams
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	7–9
Division place	3rd, East
Playoff finish	Lost Eastern Semi-Final
Team MOP	Andy Hopkins
Team MOC	Tony Gabriel
Team MOR	George Campbell
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Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal Alouettes	16	9	5	2	339	271	20
Ottawa Rough Riders	16	7	9	0	261	271	14
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	16	7	9	0	279	313	14
Toronto Argonauts	16	6	9	1	281	314	13

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Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Final score	Record
1	July 24	at Montreal Alouettes	20–12	0–1
2	July 30	Toronto Argonauts	29–22	1–1
3	Aug 6	at Ottawa Rough Riders	30–25	1–2
4	Aug 14	at Toronto Argonauts	17–6	1–3
5	Aug 20	Montreal Alouettes	11–7	2–3
5	Aug 25	at Montreal Alouettes	29–10	2–4
6	Sept 2	Ottawa Rough Riders	11–10	3–4
7	Sept 7	at Ottawa Rough Riders	16–10	4–4
8	Sept 11	Calgary Stampeders	27–0	5–4
9	Sept 18	Saskatchewan Roughriders	23–10	6–4
10	Sept 25	at Edmonton Eskimos	31–29	6–5
10	Sept 29	at BC Lions	32–10	6–6
11	Oct 6	Ottawa Rough Riders	33–21	6–7
12	Oct 14	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	19–12	6–8
14	Oct 27	at Toronto Argonauts	19–11	6–9
15	Nov 3	Toronto Argonauts	26–24	7–9

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Post-season

Game	Date	Opponent	Final score
Eastern Semi-Final	Nov 10	at Ottawa Rough Riders	21–19

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Awards and honours

• CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Tony Gabriel (TE)
• Former Ticats quarterback Bernie Faloney was inducted into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame on May 6, 1974.^[3]

CFL All-Stars

• Tony Gabriel, Tight End

References

1. . Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
2. "1974 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
3. "HISTORY - Hall of Fame | Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2012-01-31.