1975 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 1975 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 18th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 26th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the Eastern Conference with a 5–10–1 record, but lost the Eastern Semi-Final to the Montreal Alouettes.

1975 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach	Jerry Williams
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	5–10–1
Division place	3rd, East
Playoff finish	Lost Eastern Semi-Final
Team MOP	Garney Henley
Team MOC	Terry Evanshen
Team MOR	Angelo Santucci
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Tiger-Cats president Ralph Sazio became president of the Canadian Football League in 1975.^[1] It would be Garney Henley's last season with the Tiger-Cats where he finished his career with 56 touchdowns. At the time, it was the franchise record for most touchdowns in a Tiger-Cats career.^[2] Long-time CFL star Jerry Keeling would join the Tiger-Cats midway through the season, as it would also be his final season in the CFL.^[3]

Terry Evanshen set a Tiger-Cats record (since broken) for most touchdowns in one season by a Tiger-Cats player with 13.^[2] On September 7, Evanshen scored four of those touchdowns in one game against the Ottawa Rough Riders. He tied Garney Henley's record for most touchdowns in one game by a Tiger-Cats player. In the same game, Evanshen would set a franchise record with most points in one game by scoring 26 points.^[2]

Tragedy struck the CFL in October, when 23-year-old, Hamilton Tiger-Cats star Tom Pate suffered an aneurysm in the fourth quarter against the Stampeders at McMahon Stadium. Pate was never again conscious and would die two days later. A year later, the CFLPA announced the Tom Pate Memorial Award in his honour to be awarded to the player who best personifies a unique combination of outstanding sportsmanship and dedication to the league and the community.

Roster

1975 Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster
Quarterbacks Bill Etter Running backs Les Strayhorn Receivers Terry Evanshen WR Lew Porter WR Offensive linemen Bill Danychuk G		Defensive linemen Mark Chalmers DE Linebackers Tom Pate Defensive backs Special teams		Injured List 6-Game Injured List		Practice Roster Suspended Active, Injured, Six-Game, Practice Roster, Suspended

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	16	10	5	1	394	280	21
Montreal Alouettes	16	9	7	0	353	345	18
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	16	5	10	1	284	395	11
Toronto Argonauts	16	5	10	1	261	324	11

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Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	1	July 23	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 23–33	0–1
2	2	July 30	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 9–31	0–2
3	3	Aug 5	at Montreal Alouettes	W 15–8	1–2
4	4	Aug 13	at Toronto Argonauts	L 7–27	1–3
5	5	Aug 19	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 13–35	1–4
6	Bye
7	6	Sept 1	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 20–11	2–4
8	7	Sept 7	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 31–56	2–5
9	8	Sept 14	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 3–17	2–6
10	9	Sept 21	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	T 28–28	2–6–1
11	10	Sept 24	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 32–34	2–7–1
12	11	Oct 1	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 11–16	2–8–1
13	12	Oct 8	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 4–31	2–9–1
13	13	Oct 12	vs. BC Lions	W 14–8	3–9–1
14	14	Oct 18	at Calgary Stampeders	W 25–23	4–9–1
15	15	Oct 25	at Toronto Argonauts	L 23–27	4–10–1
16	16	Nov 1	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 26–10	5–10–1

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Post-season

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
Eastern Semi-Final	Nov 9	Montreal Alouettes	L 12–35	0–1

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Awards and honours

CFL All-Stars

• None

References

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3. "HISTORY - Hall of Fame | Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
4. . Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
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