The 2001 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 44th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 52nd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division with an 11–7 record but lost to the powerhouse Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the East Final.

Offseason

CFL draft Rd Pick Player Position School 2 12 Karim Grant LB Acadia 3 20 Randy Bowles TE Simon Fraser 4 28 Ryan Donnelly OL McMaster 5 36 Mike Waszczuk LB Slippery Rock 6 44 Will Grant QB Acadia

Preseason Week Date Opponent Score Result Record A June 22 at Toronto Argonauts 29–16 Win 1–0 B June 27 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 38–10 Win 2–0

Regular season

Season standings

Schedule Week Date Opponent Score Result Record 1 July 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 30–28 Loss 0–1 2 July 12 vs. BC Lions 26–5 Win 1–1 3 July 20 at Toronto Argonauts 24–18 Win 2–1 4 July 26 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24–19 Win 3–1 5 Aug 2 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 24–14 Loss 3–2 6 Aug 10 at Montreal Alouettes 27–17 Loss 3–3 7 Aug 16 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 20–17 Loss 3–4 8 Aug 24 at Edmonton Eskimos 20–12 Win 4–4 9 Sept 3 vs. Toronto Argonauts 26–13 Win 5–4 10 Sept 8 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 63–31 Loss 5–5 11 Sept 15 at BC Lions Postponed 12 Sept 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders 29–26 Win 6–5 13 Sept 30 vs. Montreal Alouettes 21–20 Win 7–5 14 Oct 8 at Calgary Stampeders 35–33 Win 8–5 15 Oct 14 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24–17 Loss 8–6 16 Oct 21 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 30–24 Win 9–6 17 Oct 28 at Montreal Alouettes 38–18 Win 10–6 18 Nov 3 vs. Toronto Argonauts 31–20 Win 11–6 18 Nov 6 at BC Lions 24–12 Loss 11–7

Postseason Round Date Opponent Score Result East Semi-Final Nov 11 Montreal Alouettes 24–12 Win East Final Nov 18 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28–13 Loss Roster 2001 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen G C T T G/C G C

Defensive linemen DT DE DT DE DT Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams K/P Injured list WR DE G G SB DB DT SB DT

Italics indicate American players

Awards and honours

2001 CFL All-Stars Rob Hitchcock - Safety Joe Montford - Defensive End Paul Osbaldiston - Kicker Chris Shelling - Linebacker

References