The 2002 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 45th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 53rd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the East Division with a 7–11 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1997. Despite having a 6–3 record at home, the Ti-Cats were 1–8 in away games, claiming that win in their last away game of the season.
Offseason CFL draft Rd Pick Player Position School 1 7 John Macdonald DL McGill 2 16 Jake Roberts OL Simon Fraser 3 25 Doug Borden DT Saint Mary's 4 34 Jamie Elliot WR Calgary 5 43 Scott Coe LB Manitoba 6 52 Kenneth Vermette RB Manitoba
Preseason Week Date Opponent Score Result Record B June 13 vs. Montreal Alouettes 37–26 Loss 0–1 C June 21 at Toronto Argonauts 37–17 Win 1–1
Roster 2002 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen G T T T C G C
Defensive linemen DE DE DT DE DT DT Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams K/P Injured list RB DE G G DE DT LB LB LB
Italics indicate American players
Regular season Season standings
Schedule Week Date Opponent Score Result Record 1 June 29 vs. BC Lions 27–15 Win 1–0 2 July 5 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24–15 Loss 1–1 3 July 12 vs. Calgary Stampeders 34–31 Win 2–1 4 July 18 at BC Lions 51–21 Loss 2–2 5 July 25 at Ottawa Renegades 38–37 Loss 2–3 6 Aug 1 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 34–31(OT) Win 3–3 7 Aug 7 at Edmonton Eskimos 33–5 Loss 3–4 7 Aug 11 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 30–14 Loss 3–5 8 Bye 9 Aug 22 vs. Ottawa Renegades 30–9 Win 4–5 10 Sept 2 vs. Toronto Argonauts 22–13 Win 5–5 11 Sept 8 at Montreal Alouettes 32–30 Loss 5–6 12 Sept 15 vs. Montreal Alouettes 35–28 Win 6–6 13 Sept 22 at Toronto Argonauts 28–21 Loss 6–7 14 Sept 29 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 34–33 Loss 6–8 15 Oct 4 at Calgary Stampeders 43–5 Loss 6–9 16 Oct 14 vs. Toronto Argonauts 28–27(OT) Loss 6–10–0–1 17 Oct 20 at Montreal Alouettes 29–26 Win 7–10–0–1 18 Oct 27 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28–7 Loss 7–11–0–1 19 Bye
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