2000 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

2000 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
General managerNeil Lumsden
Head coachRon Lancaster
Home fieldIvor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record9–9–0–2
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishLost East Semi-Final
Team MOPJoe Montford
Team MOCMichael Philbrick
Team MORWillie Fells
Uniform

The 2000 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 43rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 51st overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division with a 9–9–0–2 record in the first CFL season that awarded points to overtime losses. The Tiger-Cats failed to defend their Grey Cup title when they lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the East Semi-Final.

Offseason

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CFL Draft

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Rd Pick Player Position School
2 14 Mike Juhasz WR North Dakota
3 22 Paul Lambert G Western Michigan
4 30 Joe McCullum OL Utah
5 38 James MacLean SB Queen's
6 46 Doug Van Moorsel OL California, PA

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Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
A June 21 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27–27 Tie 0–0–1
B June 27 at Montreal Alouettes 43–33 Loss 0–1–1

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Regular season

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Season standings

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East Division
Team GP W L T OTL PF PA Pts
Montreal Alouettes 18 12 6 0 0 594 379 24
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 9 9 0 2 470 446 20
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 7 10 1 1 539 596 16
Toronto Argonauts 18 7 10 1 0 390 562 15

Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Score Result Record Streak
1 July 7 vs. BC Lions 33–26 Loss 0–1 L1
2 July 14 at Edmonton Eskimos 28–21 Win 1–1 W1
3 July 21 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 40–34 Win 2–1 W2
4 July 28 at Toronto Argonauts 23–17 Win 3–1 W3
5 Aug 4 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 16–10 Loss 3–2 L1
6 Aug 11 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 29–23 Win 4–2 W1
7 Aug 18 vs. Montreal Alouettes 37–26 Win 5–2 W2
8 Aug 25 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 38–33 Loss 5–3 L1
9 Sept 4 vs. Toronto Argonauts 42–12 Win 6–3 W1
10 Sept 10 at Montreal Alouettes 15–9 Win 7–3 W2
11 Sept 16 at Calgary Stampeders 41–38 Loss 7–4 L1
12 Sept 23 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 43–6 Win 8–4 W1
13 Sept 30 vs. Montreal Alouettes 32–16 Loss 8–5 L1
14 Oct 7 at Toronto Argonauts 29–12 Loss 8–6 L2
15 Oct 13 vs. Toronto Argonauts 32–8 Loss 8–7 L3
16 Oct 20 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27–24 Loss 8–8 L4
17 Oct 28 at BC Lions 28–22 Loss 8–9 L5
18 Nov 5 vs. Calgary Stampeders 24–22 Win 9–9 W1

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Postseason

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Round Date Opponent Score Result
East Semi-Final Nov 12 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 22–20 Loss

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Awards and honours

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2000 CFL All-Stars

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References

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  1. ^ "2000 Draft Tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "2000 CFL Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved August 14, 2022.
  3. ^ "2021 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Media Guide" (PDF). Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved August 14, 2022.