The 1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 14th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 22nd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the Eastern Conference with a 7–7 record, but lost the Eastern Finals to the Toronto Argonauts. On September 6, 1971, Joe Zuger and Dave Fleming set a franchise record with the longest single play passing yard, a 108-yard passing play against the Argonauts. Tony Gabriel's rookie season was with Hamilton in 1971, where he caught 20 passes for 285 yards.

Roster 1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers WR/K

Offensive linemen G G Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

DB

Special teams P/QB Injured List

6-Game Injured List Practice Roster

Suspended

Active, Injured, Six-Game, Practice Roster, Suspended

Regular season

Season standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsToronto Argonauts 14 10 4 0 289 248 20Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 7 7 0 242 246 14Ottawa Rough Riders 14 6 8 0 291 277 12Montreal Alouettes 14 6 8 0 226 248 12

Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 July 29 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 17–15 1–0 2 Bye 3 2 Aug 11 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 20–17 2–0 4 Bye 5 3 Aug 25 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 8–12 2–1 6 4 Aug 31 at Montreal Alouettes L 24–25 2–2 6 5 Sept 6 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 30–17 3–2 7 6 Sept 12 at Toronto Argonauts L 14–23 3–3 8 7 Sept 18 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 10–9 4–3 9 8 Sept 26 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 19–7 5–3 10 9 Oct 3 at Calgary Stampeders L 1–17 5–4 11 10 Oct 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 20–28 5–5 11 11 Oct 11 vs. BC Lions W 36–3 6–5 12 12 Oct 17 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 4–18 6–6 13 13 Oct 23 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 16–40 6–7 14 14 Oct 31 at Toronto Argonauts W 23–15 7–7

Post-season Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record Eastern Semi-Final Nov 7 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 23–4 1–0 Eastern Final #1 Nov 14 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 8–23 1–1 Eastern Final #2 Nov 20 at Toronto Argonauts T 17–17 1–1–1

Awards and honours Garney Henley, CFL All-Star Leonard P. Back was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Builder, on November 25, 1971. Hal Patterson was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player, on November 25, 1971

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