2015 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
The 2015 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 58th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 66th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 2nd place in the East Division with a 10–8 record and hosted a playoff game for the third consecutive season. The Tiger-Cats defeated the Toronto Argonauts in the East Semi-Final, but lost to the Ottawa Redblacks in the East Final, ending their quest to compete in three straight Grey Cups. This marked the first full season for the team playing at their new stadium, Tim Hortons Field. The Tiger-Cats played their first four games on the road due to stadium conflicts with the 2015 Pan Am Games.[1] When they returned to their home field, they sold out all nine regular seasons games, which was the first time that the franchise had done that since 1973.[2]
2015 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season | |
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General manager | Kent Austin |
Head coach | Kent Austin |
Home field | Tim Hortons Field |
Results | |
Record | 10–8 |
Division place | 2nd, East |
Playoff finish | Lost East Final |
Team MOP | Zach Collaros |
Team MOC | Ted Laurent |
Team MOR | Terrence Toliver |
Uniform | |
Offseason
CFL draft
The 2015 CFL Draft took place on May 12, 2015. The Tiger-Cats had six selections in the seven-round draft, prominently trading away first and third round picks for Ryan Bomben hours before the draft.[3] The club also traded their fifth round pick to the BC Lions for Seydou Junior Haidara and acquired an additional sixth round pick after trading Darcy Brown to Edmonton for Ricardo Colclough.[4][5]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
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2 | 17 | Byron Archambault | LB | Montreal |
3 | 20 | Jonathan Langa | LB | Saint Mary's |
4 | 29 | Ron Omara | LB | St. Francis Xavier |
6 | 51 | Everett Ellefsen | DB | McNeese State |
6 | 52 | Daniel English | WR | British Columbia |
7 | 61 | Preston Huggins | LB | Western |
Preseason
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | ||||||||
A | Mon, June 8 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | W 37–10 | 1–0 | Online | Tim Hortons Field | 24,000 | Recap |
B | Bye | ||||||||
C | Fri, June 19 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 26–15 | 2–0 | None | Investors Group Field | 24,344 | Recap |
Regular season
Season standings
Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Pts | ||
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Ottawa Redblacks | 18 | 12 | 6 | 464 | 454 | 24 | Details | |
Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 10 | 8 | 530 | 391 | 20 | Details | |
Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 10 | 8 | 438 | 499 | 20 | Details | |
Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 6 | 12 | 388 | 402 | 12 | Details |
Season schedule
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | ||||||||
1 | Fri, June 26 | 9:00 p.m. EDT | at Calgary Stampeders | L 23–24 | 0–1 | TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 | McMahon Stadium | 28,487 | Recap |
2 | Thurs, July 2 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 52–26 | 1–1 | TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 | Investors Group Field | 27,279 | Recap |
3 | Bye | ||||||||
4 | Thurs, July 16 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | L 13–17 | 1–2 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 20,773 | Recap |
5 | Sun, July 26 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 31–21 | 2–2 | TSN | Mosaic Stadium | 31,683 | Recap |
6 | Mon, Aug 3 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 34–18 | 3–2 | TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 | Tim Hortons Field | 24,135 | Recap |
7 | Sun, Aug 9 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 38–8 | 4–2 | TSN/RDS2/ESPNews | Tim Hortons Field | 24,068 | Recap |
8 | Sat, Aug 15 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. BC Lions | W 52–22 | 5–2 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 24,110 | Recap |
9 | Fri, Aug 21 | 9:00 p.m. EDT | at Edmonton Eskimos | W 49–20 | 6–2 | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | 28,858 | Recap |
10 | Thurs, Aug 27 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 23–26 | 6–3 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Tim Hortons Field | 24,212 | Recap |
11 | Mon, Sept 7 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 42–12 | 7–3 | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | 24,390 | Recap |
12 | Fri, Sept 11 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | W 35–27 | 8–3 | TSN/RDS2 | Rogers Centre | 17,694 | Recap |
13 | Sat, Sept 19 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 18–25 | 8–4 | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | 24,300 | Recap |
14 | Bye | ||||||||
15 | Fri, Oct 2 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 20–23 | 8–5 | TSN/RDS2 | Tim Hortons Field | 24,300 | Recap |
16 | Fri, Oct 9 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 30–15 | 9–5 | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | 24,222 | Recap |
17 | Sun, Oct 18 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | W 23–11 | 10–5 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Molson Stadium | 23,058 | Recap |
18 | Fri, Oct 23 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at BC Lions | L 13–40 | 10–6 | TSN | BC Place | 20,058 | Recap |
19 | Sun, Nov 1 | 1:00 p.m. EST | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | L 6–12 | 10–7 | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | 24,340 | Recap |
20 | Sat, Nov 7 | 4:00 p.m. EST | at Ottawa Redblacks | L 28–44 | 10–8 | TSN/RDS2 | TD Place Stadium | 24,459 | Recap |
Post-season
Schedule
Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary | |
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Score | Record | ||||||||
East Semi-Final | Sun, Nov 15 | 1:00 p.m. EST | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 25–22 | 1–0 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 24,029 | Recap |
East Final | Sun, Nov 22 | 1:00 p.m. EST | at Ottawa Redblacks | L 28–35 | 1–1 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 25,093 | Recap |
Team
Roster
2015 Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster | ||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen
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Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Injured List
6-Game Injured List
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Practice Roster
Suspended Disabled Territorial Exemption Italics indicate International player | |||
Coaching staff
2015 Hamilton Tiger-Cats staff | ||||||
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Front office
Head coach
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
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References
- "CFL releases 2015 game schedule". Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2015-02-14.
- Ticats sell out every home game for first time since 1973
- "Als acquire 8th and 24th pick for OL Ryan Bomben". Archived from the original on 2015-05-17. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
- "Ticats send pick to BC to acquire Seydou Junior Haidara". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
- "Esks acquire Darcy Brown in trade with Tiger-Cats". Archived from the original on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- "2015 Schedule". Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2015-02-14.