1999 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

1999 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
General managerNeil Lumsden
Head coachRon Lancaster
Home fieldIvor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record11–7
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup
Team MOPDanny McManus
Team MOCRob Hitchcock
Team MORCorey Grant
Uniform

The 1999 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 42nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 50th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division with an 11–7 record and won the Grey Cup in a rematch of the previous year's championship game against the Calgary Stampeders.

This season, Hamilton set a CFL record (since 1978) for fewest quarterback sacks allowed in one season (7).

Offseason

CFL draft

Rd Pick Player Position School
1 7 Corey Grant WR Wilfrid Laurier
3 22 Morty Bryce DB Bowling Green
4 31 Jason Tibbits DB Waterloo
5 38 Mike MacKenzie RB Eastern Washington
6 45 Pascal Cheron OL Laval

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Preseason

Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
A June 25 at Toronto Argonauts 31–10 Win 18,266 1–0
B July 1 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 29–24 Win 14,354 2–0

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Roster

1999 Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured List

Practice Roster

Suspended

Active, Injured,
Practice Roster, Suspended

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Regular season

Season standings

East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Montreal Alouettes 18 12 6 0 495 395 24
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 11 7 0 603 378 22
Toronto Argonauts 18 9 9 0 386 373 18
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 6 12 0 362 601 12

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Schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
1 July 8 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 39–9 Win 29,681 1–0
2 July 16 vs. Montreal Alouettes 22–16 Loss 18,352 1–1
3 July 23 at Toronto Argonauts 24–21 Loss 25,558 1–2
4 July 29 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 54–8 Win 16,815 2–2
5 Aug 5 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 63–17 Win 16,423 3–2
6 Aug 12 at Montreal Alouettes 24–17 Loss 19,461 3–3
7 Aug 19 vs. BC Lions 38–33 Loss 18,875 3–4
8 Aug 27 at Edmonton Eskimos 30–23 Win 34,180 4–4
9 Sept 6 vs. Toronto Argonauts 35–28 Win 28,895 5–4
10 Sept 12 at Montreal Alouettes 52–19 Loss 19,461 5–5
11 Sept 18 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 65–15 Win 17,157 6–5
12 Sept 27 vs. Montreal Alouettes 39–13 Win 20,648 7–5
13 Oct 1 at Calgary Stampeders 21–17 Loss 26,062 7–6
14 Oct 10 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 43–16 Win 21,915 8–6
15 Oct 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts 18–2 Win 23,832 9–6
16 Oct 24 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 42–12 Win 18,166 10–6
17 Oct 30 at BC Lions 26–21 Loss 18,817 10–7
18 Nov 6 vs. Calgary Stampeders 31–28 Win 19,460 11–7

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Postseason

Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance
East Semi-Final Nov 14 vs. Toronto Argonauts 27–6 Win 21,873
East Final Nov 21 at Montreal Alouettes 27–26 Win 19,461
Grey Cup Nov 28 Calgary Stampeders 32–21 Win 45,118

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Grey Cup

Main article: 87th Grey Cup
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 10 11 4 7 32
Calgary Stampeders 0 0 7 14 21

Awards and honours

1999 CFL All-Stars

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References

  1. ^ "1999 Draft Tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "1999 CFL Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "1999 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster". Stats Crew. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  4. ^ "Standings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  5. ^ "2021 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Media Guide" (PDF). Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved August 14, 2022.