The 1984 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 27th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 35th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division with a 6–9–1 record. They appeared in the 72nd Grey Cup game, but lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Roster 1984 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen T/G G G G C T T C
Defensive linemen DE DT DT DE DT/DE DT/DE
Special teams K/P Linebackers
Defensive backs
Injured list C WR
Italics indicate American players
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record A June 5 at Toronto Argonauts W 13–6 1–0 B June 11 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 17–18 1–1 C June 17 vs. Montreal Concordes L 17–30 1–2 D June 22 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 39–27 2–2
Regular season Season standings
Season schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record 1 June 30 at Montreal Concordes W 49–31 1–0 2 July 8 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders T 27–27 1–0–1 3 July 14 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 9–31 1–1–1 4 July 20 at Calgary Stampeders L 18–23 1–2–1 5 July 28 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 20–42 1–3–1 6 Bye 7 Aug 12 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 22–30 1–4–1 8 Aug 19 vs. BC Lions L 11–19 1–5–1 9 Aug 24 at Edmonton Eskimos L 14–35 1–6–1 10 Sept 3 vs. Montreal Concordes W 30–11 2–6–1 11 Sept 9 at BC Lions L 11–46 2–7–1 12 Sept 15 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 16–48 2–8–1 13 Sept 23 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 29–26 3–8–1 14 Bye 15 Oct 7 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 21–28 3–9–1 16 Oct 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 31–8 4–9–1 17 Oct 20 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 20–14 5–9–1 18 Oct 27 at Toronto Argonauts W 25–20 6–9–1
Postseason Schedule Game Date Opponent Result East Semi-Final Nov 4 vs. Montreal Concordes W 17–11 East Final Nov 11 at Toronto Argonauts W 14–13 Grey Cup Nov 18 Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 17–47
Grey Cup
Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 30 0 17 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 3 27 3 14 47
Awards and honours Terry Evanshen was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player, March 16, 1984. Tony Gabriel was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player, August 18, 1984. Jacob Gaudaur was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player as a Builder, March 16, 1984.
1984 CFL All-Stars Bernie Ruoff, Punter
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