The 2018 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 61st season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 69th overall. The Tiger-Cats improved upon their 6–12 record from 2017 and clinched a playoff berth and home playoff date during their bye in week 17 following the Montreal Alouettes' loss to the Calgary Stampeders. After defeating the BC Lions in the East Semi-Final, the Tiger-Cats lost to the Ottawa Redblacks in the East Final. This was the third season under general manager Eric Tillman and first full season under head coach June Jones following his interim role the year before.

Offseason

Notable signings During the offseason, the Tiger-Cats signed controversial free agent quarterback Johnny Manziel, who played two seasons with the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League (NFL) before being released in 2015 for incidents on and off the field. The Manziel signing was part of a tumultuous negotiation process that lasted over a year.Ticats confirm Manziel signing; Johnny touches down in Hamilton

CFL draft The 2018 CFL draft took place on May 3, 2018.CFL draft date announced The Tiger-Cats held the first overall draft pick following a trade with the Montreal Alouettes and selected wide receiver Mark Chapman with that pick. This was the first time since the 2013 CFL draft that they selected first overall.Ticats acquire first overall pick in major trade with Als In total, the team had nine selections in the eight-round draft, including four picks in the first 15 selections after trading John Chick to the Edmonton Eskimos and Zach Collaros to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.Riders acquire Zach Collaros from Ti-CatsEskimos land John Chick in trade with Ticats

Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 1 Mark Chapman WR Central Michigan 1 6 Darius Ciraco OL Calgary 2 11 Jackson Bennett DB Ottawa 2 15 Brett Wade DL Calgary 4 31 Marcus Davis WR British Columbia 5 37 Justin Buren WR Simon Fraser 6 44 Michael Moore LB Queen's 8 62 Joel Van Pelt DL Calgary 8 66 Nicholas Parisotto DB Guelph

Preseason

Schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Bye B Fri, June 1 7:30 p.m. EDT Toronto Argonauts L 18–36 0–1 TSN Tim Hortons Field NA Recap C Sat, June 9 12:00 p.m. EDT @ Montreal Alouettes W 30–15 1–1 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 12,325 Recap 2018 Schedule2018 Pre-season schedule

Game summaries

Toronto

At Montreal

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 1 1 Sat, June 16 7:00 p.m. EDT @ Calgary Stampeders L 14–28 0–1 TSN/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 23,717 Recap 2 2 Fri, June 22 10:00 p.m. EDT @ Edmonton Eskimos W 38–21 1–1 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 31,334 Recap 3 3 Fri, June 29 7:00 p.m. EDT Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 31–17 2–1 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Tim Hortons Field 23,721 Recap 4 4 Thurs, July 5 9:00 p.m. EDT @ Saskatchewan Roughriders L 13–18 2–2 TSN Mosaic Stadium 30,594 Recap 5 Bye 6 5 Thurs, July 19 7:30 p.m. EDT Saskatchewan Roughriders L 20–31 2–3 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 23,346 Recap 7 6 Sat, July 28 4:00 p.m. EDT Ottawa Redblacks L 15–21 2–4 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 Tim Hortons Field 23,381 Recap 8 7 Fri, Aug 3 7:30 p.m. EDT @ Montreal Alouettes W 50–11 3–4 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Molson Stadium 18,576 Recap 9 8 Fri, Aug 10 8:30 p.m. EDT @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 23–29 3–5 TSN/RDS Investors Group Field 26,454 Recap 10 Bye 11 9 Thu, Aug 23 7:30 p.m. EDT Edmonton Eskimos W 25–24 4–5 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 23,281 Recap 12 10 Mon, Sept 3 6:30 p.m. EDT Toronto Argonauts W 42–28 5–5 TSN Tim Hortons Field 24,221 Recap 13 11 Sat, Sept 8 1:00 p.m. EDT @ Toronto Argonauts W 36–25 6–5 TSN BMO Field 15,702 Recap 14 12 Sat, Sept 15 4:00 p.m. EDT Calgary Stampeders L 28–43 6–6 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 23,428 Recap 15 13 Sat, Sept 22 10:00 p.m. EDT @ BC Lions L 32–35 (2OT) 6–7 TSN BC Place 18,794 Recap 16 14 Sat, Sept 29 4:00 p.m. EDT BC Lions W 40–10 7–7 TSN Tim Hortons Field 23,623 Recap 17 Bye 18 15 Fri, Oct 12 7:30 p.m. EDT @ Toronto Argonauts W 34–20 8–7 TSN BMO Field 14,184 Recap 19 16 Fri, Oct 19 7:00 p.m. EDT @ Ottawa Redblacks L 31–35 8–8 TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 23,534 Recap 20 17 Sat, Oct 27 4:00 p.m. EDT Ottawa Redblacks L 13–30 8–9 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 23,329 Recap 21 18 Sat, Nov 3 7:00 p.m. EDT Montreal Alouettes L 28–30 8–10 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 23,381 Recap

Post-season

Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record East Semi-Final Sun, Nov 11 1:00 p.m. EST BC Lions W 48–8 1–0 TSN/RDS/ESPNews Tim Hortons Field 23,911 Recap East Final Sun, Nov 18 1:00 p.m. EST @ Ottawa Redblacks L 27–46 1–1 TSN/RDS/ESPNews TD Place Stadium 24,108 Recap

Roster Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2018 final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen G C C T T G G/T

Defensive linemen DE DE DT DE DT DE DT/RB Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams LS K/P

Practice roster WR T LB WR LB DB DT Injured list WR WR C DB T T DB SB LB WR DT DT DE WR C/G

Italics indicate International player

Coaching staff Hamilton Tiger-Cats Staff Front office Caretaker – Bob Young Chief executive officer – Scott Mitchell President and Chief Operating Officer - Matt Afinec General manager – Eric Tillman Assistant gm/director of football operations – Shawn Burke Assistant gm/director of canadian scouting – Drew Allemang Consultant – Kent Austin Scouting coordinator – Rich Massaro Video co-ordinator – Matt Allemang

Head coach Head coach – June Jones Assistant head coach – Orlondo Steinauer

Offensive coaches Assistant Offensive Coordinator & Running Backs – Corey Grant Offensive line – Dennis McKnight Quarterbacks – Dan Morrison Assistant Wide Receivers & Offensive Quality Control – Jarryd Baines Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jerry Glanville Linebackers – Robert Lyles Defensive line – Dennis McPhee Defensive backs – William Fields Defensive assistant – Craig Butler

Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Frank Gansz Jr. Special teams assistant – Craig Butler

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