Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The 2018 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 61st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 69th overall. The Tiger-Cats improved upon their 6–12 record from 2017 and clinched a playoff berth and home playoff date during their bye in week 17 following the Montreal Alouettes ' loss to the Calgary Stampeders . After defeating the BC Lions in the East Semi-Final, the Tiger-Cats lost to the Ottawa Redblacks in the East Final. This was the third season under general manager Eric Tillman and first full season under head coach June Jones following his interim role the year before.
During the offseason, the Tiger-Cats signed controversial free agent quarterback Johnny Manziel , who played two seasons with the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League (NFL) before being released in 2015 for incidents on and off the field. The Manziel signing was part of a tumultuous negotiation process that lasted over a year.[ 1]
The 2018 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2018.[ 2] The Tiger-Cats held the first overall draft pick following a trade with the Montreal Alouettes and selected wide receiver Mark Chapman with that pick. This was the first time since the 2013 CFL Draft that they selected first overall.[ 3] In total, the team had nine selections in the eight-round draft, including four picks in the first 15 selections after trading John Chick to the Edmonton Eskimos and Zach Collaros to the Saskatchewan Roughriders .[ 4] [ 5]
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Game information First Quarter (8:01) Toronto FG: S. Waters 42-yard field goalToronto 3–0 (2:11) Toronto TD: C. Worthy 3-yard pass from M. Bethel-Thompson, R. Pfeffer kickToronto 10–0 Second Quarter (12:10) Toronto FG: S. Waters 33-yard field goalToronto 13–0 (8:16) Hamilton TD: B. Banks 9-yard pass from J. Masoli, kick missedToronto 13–6 (0:51) Toronto TD: B. Burks 54-yard pass from M. Bethel-Thompson, R. Pfeffer kickToronto 20–6 (0:11) Toronto TD: M. Bethel-Thompson 1-yard rush, kick missedToronto 26–6 Third Quarter (8:54) Toronto TD: J. Franklin 1-yard rush, S. Waters kickToronto 33–6 (0:00) Hamilton TD: F. Williams 74-yard punt return, L. Hajrullahu kickToronto 33–13 Fourth Quarter (10:56) Hamilton FG: L. Hajrullahu 54-yard field goalToronto 33–16 (6:53) Toronto FG: S. Waters 32-yard field goalToronto 36–16 (0:52) Hamilton SFTY: Team loss of 5 yards, safetyToronto 36–18 Top Passers Top Rushers Top Receiving
Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 1 1 Sat, June 16 7:00 p.m. EDT @ Calgary Stampeders L 14–28 0–1 TSN /ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 23,717 Recap 2 2 Fri, June 22 10:00 p.m. EDT @ Edmonton Eskimos W 38–21 1–1 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 31,334 Recap 3 3 Fri, June 29 7:00 p.m. EDT Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 31–17 2–1 TSN/RDS /ESPN2 Tim Hortons Field 23,721 Recap 4 4 Thurs, July 5 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Saskatchewan Roughriders L 13–18 2–2 TSN Mosaic Stadium 30,594 Recap 5 Bye 6 5 Thurs, July 19 7:30 p.m. EDT Saskatchewan Roughriders L 20–31 2–3 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 23,346 Recap 7 6 Sat, July 28 4:00 p.m. EDT Ottawa Redblacks L 15–21 2–4 TSN/RDS2 /ESPN2 Tim Hortons Field 23,381 Recap 8 7 Fri, Aug 3 7:30 p.m. EDT @ Montreal Alouettes W 50–11 3–4 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Molson Stadium 18,576 Recap 9 8 Fri, Aug 10 8:30 p.m. EDT @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 23–29 3–5 TSN/RDS Investors Group Field 26,454 Recap 10 Bye 11 9 Thu, Aug 23 7:30 p.m. EDT Edmonton Eskimos W 25–24 4–5 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 23,281 Recap 12 10 Mon, Sept 3 6:30 p.m. EDT Toronto Argonauts W 42–28 5–5 TSN Tim Hortons Field 24,221 Recap 13 11 Sat, Sept 8 1:00 p.m. EDT @ Toronto Argonauts W 36–25 6–5 TSN BMO Field 15,702 Recap 14 12 Sat, Sept 15 4:00 p.m. EDT Calgary Stampeders L 28–43 6–6 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 23,428 Recap 15 13 Sat, Sept 22 10:00 p.m. EDT @ BC Lions L 32–35 (2OT) 6–7 TSN BC Place 18,794 Recap 16 14 Sat, Sept 29 4:00 p.m. EDT BC Lions W 40–10 7–7 TSN Tim Hortons Field 23,623 Recap 17 Bye 18 15 Fri, Oct 12 7:30 p.m. EDT @ Toronto Argonauts W 34–20 8–7 TSN BMO Field 14,184 Recap 19 16 Fri, Oct 19 7:00 p.m. EDT @ Ottawa Redblacks L 31–35 8–8 TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 23,534 Recap 20 17 Sat, Oct 27 4:00 p.m. EDT Ottawa Redblacks L 13–30 8–9 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 23,329 Recap 21 18 Sat, Nov 3 7:00 p.m. EDT Montreal Alouettes L 28–30 8–10 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 23,381 Recap
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Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record East Semi-Final Sun, Nov 11 1:00 p.m. EST BC Lions W 48–8 1–0 TSN/RDS/ESPNews Tim Hortons Field 23,911 Recap East Final Sun, Nov 18 1:00 p.m. EST @ Ottawa Redblacks L 27–46 1–1 TSN/RDS/ESPNews TD Place Stadium 24,108 Recap
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Special teams
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Italics indicate International player Roster updated 2018-11-17 Depth Chart • Transactions 46 Roster, 6 one-game injured 9 six-game injured, 7 practice
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