Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The 2016 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 59th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 67th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division and finished with a 7–11 record. The Tiger-Cats qualified for the playoffs for the fourth straight season, including their fourth straight season hosting a playoff game, but lost in the East Semi-Final to the Edmonton Eskimos 24–21. It was the first ever playoff match up between those two teams (not including Grey Cup games) and the third time that a crossover team won a playoff game.
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Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 1 Thurs, June 23 7:30 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts W 42–20 1–0 TSN /RDS /ESPNEWS BMO Field 24,812 Recap 2 Fri, July 1 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. BC Lions L 3–28 1–1 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 24,123 Recap 3 Thurs, July 7 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 24–28 1–2 TSN/ESPN2 Tim Hortons Field 23,846 Recap 4 Fri, July 15 7:30 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes W 31–7 2–2 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 20,098 Recap 5 Sat, July 23 7:00 p.m. EDT at Edmonton Eskimos W 37–31 3–2 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 32,083 Recap 6 Bye 7 Wed, Aug 3 8:30 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 11–37 3–3 TSN Investors Group Field 24,041 Recap 8 Sat, Aug 13 10:00 p.m. EDT at BC Lions L 38–45 3–4 TSN BC Place 21,213 Recap 9 Sat, Aug 20 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 53–7 4–4 TSN Tim Hortons Field 24,166 Recap 10 Sun, Aug 28 7:00 p.m. EDT at Calgary Stampeders L 24–30 4–5 TSN McMahon Stadium 26,271 Recap 11 Mon, Sept 5 6:30 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 49–36 5–5 TSN Tim Hortons Field 24,512 Recap 12 Sun, Sept 11 4:30 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts L 33–21 5–6 TSN BMO Field 17,214 Recap 13 Fri, Sept 16 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes W 20–17 6–6 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 23,612 Recap 14 Sat, Sept 24 9:30 p.m. EDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 18–20 6–7 TSN Mosaic Stadium 30,029 Recap 15 Sat, Oct 1 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 17–36 6–8 TSN Tim Hortons Field 23,741 Recap 16 Bye 17 Fri, Oct 14 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks L 29–30 6–9 TSN Tim Hortons Field 23,868 Recap 18 Fri, Oct 21 7:00 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 39–36 (2OT) 7–9 TSN TD Place Stadium 24,210 Recap 19 Fri, Oct 28 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 26–29 7–10 TSN Tim Hortons Field 24,031 Recap 20 Sat, Nov 5 1:00 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 25–32 7–11 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 24,113 Recap
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Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record East Semi-Final Sun, Nov 13 1:00 p.m. EST vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 21–24 0–1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Tim Hortons Field 24,182 Recap
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2016 Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster Quarterbacks Running backs
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Practice squad Italics indicate International player Roster updated 2016-11-29 Depth Chart • Transactions 46 Active, 8 Injured, 14 Six-Game Injured, 10 Practice
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