The 1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 39th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 47th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the East Division with an 8–10 record. They appeared in the East Semi-Final but lost to the Montreal Alouettes.

Offseason

CFL draft Rd Pick Player Position School 1 5 Justin Ring LB Simon Fraser 2 10 Kyle Walters DB Guelph 2 14 Mike Mihelic OT Indiana 4 32 Dan Brown FB/RB Bemidji State 5 41 Paul Kent OL Kutztown 6 49 Troy Russel DB Bishop's 7 58 David Burnie DE Western Ontario

Preseason Week Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record B June 13 at Toronto Argonauts W 37–27 1–0 C June 20 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 39–43 1–1

Regular season

Season standings

Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 June 28 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders 35–23 1–0 2 2 July 4 at Toronto Argonauts W 38–36 2–0 3 3 July 14 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 27–24 3–0 4 4 July 20 at Calgary Stampeders L 22–40 3–1 5 5 July 27 at BC Lions W 28–24 4–1 6 6 Aug 2 vs. BC Lions L 25–30 4–2 7 7 Aug 7 at Montreal Alouettes L 22–29 4–3 8 8 Aug 16 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 10–47 4–4 9 9 Aug 23 at Edmonton Eskimos L 8–35 4–5 10 10 Sept 2 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 7–38 4–6 11 11 Sept 8 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 15–33 4–7 12 12 Sept 15 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 20–14 5–7 13 13 Sept 22 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 24–21 6–7 14 14 Sept 29 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 39–38 7–7 15 15 Oct 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 26–37 7–8 16 Bye 17 16 Oct 18 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 25–15 8–8 18 17 Oct 25 at Montreal Alouettes L 41–45 8–9 19 18 Nov 2 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 14–47 8–10

Postseason Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Semi-Final Nov 10 at Montreal Alouettes L 11–22 0–1

Roster 1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen C/G T T G T G T

Defensive linemen DT DT DE DE DT DE Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams K/P Injured list LB QB RB WR DE DB/LB DB SB SB C G

Italics indicate American players

References