The 1976 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 19th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 27th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the Eastern Conference with an 8–8 record but lost the Eastern Final to the Ottawa Rough Riders.
Regular season
Season standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsOttawa Rough Riders 16 9 6 1 411 346 19Hamilton Tiger-Cats 16 8 8 0 269 348 16Montreal Alouettes 16 7 8 1 305 273 15Toronto Argonauts 16 7 8 1 289 354 15
Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 July 21 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 16–42 0–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 2 2 July 29 at BC Lions L 14–39 0–2 Empire Stadium 3 3 Aug 7 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 8–24 0–3 Ivor Wynne Stadium 4 4 Aug 12 at Montreal Alouettes W 12–11 1–3 Autostade 5 5 Aug 18 at Toronto Argonauts L 11–14 1–4 Exhibition Stadium 6 6 Aug 25 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 18–11 2–4 Ivor Wynne Stadium 7 7 Aug 31 at Edmonton Eskimos L 1–5 2–5 Clarke Stadium 7 8 Sept 6 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 17–15 3–5 Ivor Wynne Stadium 8 9 Sept 12 at Toronto Argonauts L 22–31 3–6 Exhibition Stadium 9 10 Sept 19 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 28–21 4–6 Lansdowne Park 10 11 Sept 25 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 29–14 5–6 Ivor Wynne Stadium 11 12 Oct 3 at Montreal Alouettes W 26–19 6–6 Autostade 12 13 Oct 11 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 9–34 6–7 Ivor Wynne Stadium 14 14 Oct 24 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 10–48 6–8 Ivor Wynne Stadium 15 15 Oct 31 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 25–6 7–8 Lansdowne Park 16 16 Nov 7 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 23–14 8–8 Ivor Wynne Stadium
Post-season Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record Eastern Semi-Final Nov 13 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 23–0 1–0 Ivor Wynne Stadium Eastern Final Nov 21 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 15–17 1–1 Lansdowne Park
Awards and honours CFL's Coach of the Year – Bob Shaw John Barrow was elected as a Player into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame August 5, 1976.
CFL All-Stars Jimmy Edwards, Running Back Lewis Porter, Defensive Back David Shaw, Defensive Back Roster 1976 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers K/P
Tight ends
Offensive linemen G G G G T/DT C T
Defensive linemen
Linebackers
Defensive backs
Italics indicate American players
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