1976 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 1976 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 19th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 27th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the Eastern Conference with an 8–8 record but lost the Eastern Final to the Ottawa Rough Riders.

1976 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach	George Dickson (0-2) Bob Shaw (8-6)
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	2nd, East
Playoff finish	Lost Eastern Final
Team MOP	Jimmy Edwards
Team MOC	Ken Clark
Team MOR	Alan Moffat
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Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	16	9	6	1	411	346	19
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	16	8	8	0	269	348	16
Montreal Alouettes	16	7	8	1	305	273	15
Toronto Argonauts	16	7	8	1	289	354	15

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Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	1	July 21	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 16–42	0–1	Ivor Wynne Stadium
2	2	July 29	at BC Lions	L 14–39	0–2	Empire Stadium
3	3	Aug 7	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 8–24	0–3	Ivor Wynne Stadium
4	4	Aug 12	at Montreal Alouettes	W 12–11	1–3	Autostade
5	5	Aug 18	at Toronto Argonauts	L 11–14	1–4	Exhibition Stadium
6	6	Aug 25	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 18–11	2–4	Ivor Wynne Stadium
7	7	Aug 31	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 1–5	2–5	Clarke Stadium
7	8	Sept 6	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 17–15	3–5	Ivor Wynne Stadium
8	9	Sept 12	at Toronto Argonauts	L 22–31	3–6	Exhbition Stadium
9	10	Sept 19	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 28–21	4–6	Lansdowne Park
10	11	Sept 25	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 29–14	5–6	Ivor Wynne Stadium
11	12	Oct 3	at Montreal Alouettes	W 26–19	6–6	Autostade
12	13	Oct 11	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 9–34	6–7	Ivor Wynne Stadium
14	14	Oct 24	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 10–48	6–8	Ivor Wynne Stadium
15	15	Oct 31	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 25–6	7–8	Lansdowne Park
16	16	Nov 7	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 23–14	8–8	Ivor Wynne Stadium

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Post-season

Round	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
Eastern Semi-Final	Nov 13	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 23–0	1–0	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Eastern Final	Nov 21	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 15–17	1–1	Lansdowne Park

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Awards and honours

• CFL's Coach of the Year – Bob Shaw
• John Barrow was elected as a Player into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame August 5, 1976.^[3]

CFL All-Stars

• Jimmy Edwards, Running Back
• Lewis Porter, Defensive Back
• David Shaw, Defensive Back

References

1. . Archived from the original on 2009-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
2. "1976 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.