1973 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

1973 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach	Jerry Williams
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	7–7
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Team MOP	Andy Hopkins
Team MOC	Tony Gabriel
Team MOR	Louis Clare
Uniform

The 1973 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 16th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 24th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 4th place in the East division with a 7–7 record and missed the playoffs for only the second time since the inception of the Tiger-Cats in 1950. In May 1973 the club was sold to Mr. Michael G. DeGroote, chairman and chief executive officer of Laidlaw Transportation Limited.^[1]

Regular season

Season Standings

**Eastern Football Conference**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	9	5	0	275	234	18
Toronto Argonauts	14	7	5	2	265	231	16
Montreal Alouettes	14	7	6	1	273	238	15
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	7	7	0	304	263	14

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Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Final Score	Record
1	Aug 1	Montreal Alouettes	9–18	0–1
2	Aug 7	at Montreal Alouettes	14–21	0–2
3	Aug 13	at Ottawa Rough Riders	25–16	1–2
4	Aug 22	Toronto Argonauts	38–4	2–2
5	Sept 3	BC Lions	44–24	3–2
6	Sept 9	at Toronto Argonauts	7–16	3–3
7	Sept 15	Ottawa Rough Riders	19–21	3–4
8	Sept 24	Edmonton Eskimos	17–22	3–5
9	Sept 30	at Calgary Stampeders	31–29	4–5
10	Oct 3	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	21–18	5–5
10	Oct 8	Ottawa Rough Riders	13–16	5–6
11	Oct 14	at Toronto Argonauts	16–11	6–6
13	Oct 28	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	25–34	6–7
14	Nov 4	Montreal Alouettes	25–13	7–7

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References

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Founded in 1950 Based in Hamilton, Ontario

The franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches

Stadiums	Ivor Wynne Stadium Alumni Stadium Ron Joyce Stadium Tim Hortons Field

Culture and lore	Hamilton Alerts Hamilton Tigers Hamilton Wildcats Labour Day Classic Thanksgiving Day Classic Carl Voyles Defeated the Buffalo Bills on August 8, 1961 Harold Ballard

Important figures	John Barrow Tommy Joe Coffey Grover Covington Rocky DiPietro Matt Dunigan Bernie Faloney Tony Gabriel Garney Henley Ellison Kelly Angelo Mosca Peter Neumann Hal Patterson Ralph Sazio Vince Scott Don Sutherin Brian Timmis Ben Zambiasi

Legends	Angelo Mosca Bernie Faloney Joe Zuger Garney Henley Chuck Ealey Ian Sunter Grover Covington Ben Zambiasi Howard Fields Tom Clements Mike Kerrigan Rocky DiPietro Tony Champion Earl Winfield Mike Morreale Danny McManus Darren Flutie Joe Montford

Key personnel	Owner: Bob Young General Manager: Kent Austin Head Coach: Kent Austin

Grey Cup championships (8)	1953 1957 1963 1965 1967 1972 1986 1999

Eastern Division championships (20)	1953 1957 1958 1959 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1967 1972 1980 1984 1985 1986 1989 1998 1999 2013 2014

Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: East Division

Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons

1950
1951
1952
1953
1954
1955
1956
1957
1958
1959
1960
1961
1962
1963
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1966
1967
1968
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Bold indicates Grey Cup victory.

1973 CFL season by team

Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg

Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

See also	1973 CFL Draft 61st Grey Cup

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