The 1983 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 26th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 35th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the East Division with a 5–10–1 record. They defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders in the East Semi-Final, but lost to the eventual Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts in the East Final.
Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record A June 10 at Toronto Argonauts L 6–24 1–0 B June 15 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 35–24 1–1 C June 22 vs. Montreal Concordes W 25–18 2–1 D June 29 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 40–47 2–2
Regular season Season standings
Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Result Record 1 1 July 9 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 32–35 0–1 2 2 July 16 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 50–19 1–1 3 3 July 22 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 18–29 1–2 4 4 July 30 vs. BC Lions L 20–34 1–3 5 5 Aug 6 at Toronto Argonauts W 31–18 2–3 6 6 Aug 13 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 24–22 3–3 7 7 Aug 21 at Calgary Stampeders L 15–26 3–4 8 Bye 9 8 Sept 5 vs. Montreal Concordes W 35–30 4–4 10 9 Sept 11 at Edmonton Eskimos L 21–50 4–5 11 10 Sept 18 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 16–50 4–6 12 11 Sept 25 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 25–29 4–7 13 12 Oct 1 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 19–34 4–8 14 Bye 15 13 Oct 15 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 34–22 5–8 16 14 Oct 22 at BC Lions L 16–41 5–9 17 15 Oct 30 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 12–35 5–10 18 16 Nov 6 at Montreal Concordes T 21–21 5–10–1
Postseason Schedule Game Date Opponent Result East Semi-Final Nov 13 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 33–31 East Final Nov 20 at Toronto Argonauts L 36–41
Roster 1983 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen T G G G T C T C
Defensive linemen DT DE DE DT DT Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams K/P
Injured list WR
Italics indicate American players
Awards and honours 1983 CFL All-Stars Johnny Shepherd, Running back
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