The 2012 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 55th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 63rd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in fourth place in the East Division with a 6–12 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2008; this was despite the fact that the team scored more points in the 2012 season than any other CFL team (offset by the fact that they also gave up more points than any other CFL team).

Offseason CFL draft The 2012 CFL draft took place on May 3, 2012 live at 3:00 PM EDT. The Tiger-Cats had seven selections in the six-round draft, including an additional third-round pick from the Arland Bruce trade.

Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 2 8 Courtney Stephen DB Northern Illinois 2 10 Frédéric Plesius LB Laval 2 13 Carson Rockhill OL Calgary 3 17 Arnaud Gascon-Nadon DL Laval 3 20 Michael Atkinson DL Boise State 4 25 Simon Charbonneau-Campeau WR Sherbrooke 5 33 Bo Palmer SB Simon Fraser

Preseason Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record A Wed, June 13 vs. Toronto Argonauts 29–24 Loss 27,585 0–1 B Wed, June 20 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 26–25 Win 28,300 1–1

Regular season Season standings

Season schedule Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record 1 Fri, June 29 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 43–16 Loss 25,682 0–1 2 Fri, July 6 at BC Lions 39–36 Loss 25,109 0–2 3 Sat, July 14 vs. Toronto Argonauts 36–27 Win 24,264 1–2 4 Sat, July 21 vs. Montreal Alouettes 39–24 Win 23,392 2–2 5 Sat, July 28 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 35–34 Win 32,898 3–2 6 Bye 3–2 7 Thurs, Aug 9 vs. Calgary Stampeders 31–20 Loss 22,635 3–3 8 Thurs, Aug 16 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 32–25 Loss 27,039 3–4 9 Thurs, Aug 23 at Montreal Alouettes 31–29 Loss 22,140 3–5 10 Mon, Sept 3 vs. Toronto Argonauts 33–30 Loss 31,032 3–6 11 Sat, Sept 8 at Toronto Argonauts 45–31 Loss 31,061 3–7 12 Sat, Sept 15 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 51–8 Win 24,162 4–7 13 Fri, Sept 21 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 34–12 Loss 26,577 4–8 14 Fri, Sept 28 vs. Montreal Alouettes 41–28 Win 23,784 5–8 15 Fri, Oct 5 at Edmonton Eskimos 35–20 Loss 30,557 5–9 16 Fri, Oct 12 vs. BC Lions 37–17 Loss 26,842 5–10 17 Sat, Oct 20 at Calgary Stampeders 34–32 Loss 26,502 5–11 18 Sat, Oct 27 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28–18 Win 29,722 6–11 19 Thurs, Nov 1 at Toronto Argonauts 43–40 Loss 27,283 6–12

Roster 2012 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen G T C/G T/G C/G T

Defensive linemen DE DT DE DT DE DE DT

Special teams P K LS Linebackers

Defensive backs

Reserve roster G DB

Practice roster LB T FB LB DE G DB DB G WR LB RB QB Injured list LB LB G DB RB C DB LB RB DT/DE DT DB

Suspended T WR RB

Italics indicate International player

Coaching staff

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