The 1973 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 16th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 24th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in fourth place in the Eastern Conference with a 7–7 record and missed the playoffs for only the second time since the inception of the Tiger-Cats in 1950. In May 1973 the club was sold to Mr. Michael G. DeGroote, chairman and chief executive officer of Laidlaw Transportation Limited.
Regular season
Season standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsOttawa Rough Riders 14 9 5 0 275 234 18Toronto Argonauts 14 7 5 2 265 231 16Montreal Alouettes 14 7 6 1 273 238 15Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 7 7 0 304 263 14
Season schedule WeekGameDateOpponentResultRecord 1 1 Aug 1 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 9–18 0–1 2 2 Aug 7 at Montreal Alouettes 14–21 0–2 3 3 Aug 13 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 25–16 1–2 4 4 Aug 22 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 38–4 2–2 5 5 Sept 3 vs. BC Lions W 44–24 3–2 6 6 Sept 9 at Toronto Argonauts L 7–16 3–3 7 7 Sept 15 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 19–21 3–4 8 8 Sept 24 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 17–22 3–5 9 9 Sept 30 at Calgary Stampeders W 31–29 4–5 10 10 Oct 3 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 21–18 5–5 10 11 Oct 8 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 13–16 5–6 11 12 Oct 14 at Toronto Argonauts W 16–11 6–6 12 Bye 13 13 Oct 28 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 25–34 6–7 14 14 Nov 4 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 25–13 7–7
Roster 1973 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen G T C G T C
Defensive linemen DT DE DE DT DT
Special teams P K Linebackers
Defensive backs
Italics indicate American players Bold indicates Global players
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