Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The 1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 39th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 47th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the East Division with an 8–10 record. They appeared in the East Semi-Final but lost to the Montreal Alouettes .
Offseason
CFL Draft
[ 1]
Preseason
[ 2]
Regular season
Season standings
[ 3]
Schedule
Week
Game
Date
Opponent
Results
Venue
Attendance
Score
Record
1
1
June 28
vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
35–23
1–0
2
2
July 4
at Toronto Argonauts
W 38–36
2–0
3
3
July 14
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
W 27–24
3–0
4
4
July 20
at Calgary Stampeders
L 22–40
3–1
5
5
July 27
at BC Lions
W 28–24
4–1
6
6
Aug 2
vs. BC Lions
L 25–30
4–2
7
7
Aug 7
at Montreal Alouettes
L 22–29
4–3
8
8
Aug 16
vs. Calgary Stampeders
L 10–47
4–4
9
9
Aug 23
at Edmonton Eskimos
L 8–35
4–5
10
10
Sept 2
vs. Toronto Argonauts
L 7–38
4–6
11
11
Sept 8
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
L 15–33
4–7
12
12
Sept 15
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
W 20–14
5–7
13
13
Sept 22
at Ottawa Rough Riders
W 24–21
6–7
14
14
Sept 29
vs. Montreal Alouettes
W 39–38
7–7
15
15
Oct 6
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
L 26–37
7–8
16
Bye
17
16
Oct 18
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
W 25–15
8–8
18
17
Oct 25
at Montreal Alouettes
L 41–45
8–9
19
18
Nov 2
vs. Toronto Argonauts
L 14–47
8–10
[ 2]
Postseason
Round
Date
Opponent
Results
Venue
Attendance
Score
Record
East Semi-Final
Nov 10
at Montreal Alouettes
L 11–22
0–1
[ 2]
Awards and honours
1996 CFL All-Stars
References
Franchise Stadiums Culture and lore Important figures Legends Key personnel Grey Cup championships (8) East Division championships (22) Current league affiliations