1975 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 1975 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 18th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 26th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 3rd place in the Eastern Conference with a 5–10–1 record, but lost the Eastern Semi-Final to the Montreal Alouettes.

1975 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coachJerry Williams
Home fieldIvor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record5–10–1
Division place3rd, East
Playoff finishLost Eastern Semi-Final
Team MOPGarney Henley
Team MOCTerry Evanshen
Team MORAngelo Santucci

Tiger-Cats president Ralph Sazio became president of the Canadian Football League in 1975.[1] It would be Garney Henley's last season with the Tiger-Cats where he finished his career with 56 touchdowns. At the time, it was the franchise record for most touchdowns in a Tiger-Cats career.[2] Long-time CFL star Jerry Keeling would join the Tiger-Cats midway through the season, as it would also be his final season in the CFL.[3]

Terry Evanshen set a Tiger-Cats record (since broken) for most touchdowns in one season by a Tiger-Cats player with 13.[2] On September 7, Evanshen scored four of those touchdowns in one game against the Ottawa Rough Riders. He tied Garney Henley's record for most touchdowns in one game by a Tiger-Cats player. In the same game, Evanshen would set a franchise record with most points in one game by scoring 26 points.[2]

Tragedy struck the CFL in October, when 23-year-old, Hamilton Tiger-Cats star Tom Pate suffered an aneurysm in the fourth quarter against the Stampeders at McMahon Stadium. Pate was never again conscious and would die two days later. A year later, the CFLPA announced the Tom Pate Memorial Award in his honour to be awarded to the player who best personifies a unique combination of outstanding sportsmanship and dedication to the league and the community.

Roster
1975 Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

 Defensive linemen
  • Mark Chalmers DE

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Injured List

6-Game Injured List

 Practice Roster

Suspended

Active, Injured, Six-Game,
Practice Roster, Suspended

Regular season

Season standings
Eastern Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Ottawa Rough Riders16105139428021
Montreal Alouettes1697035334518
Hamilton Tiger-Cats16510128439511
Toronto Argonauts16510126132411

[4]

Season schedule
WeekDateOpponentFinal scoreRecord
1July 23Montreal Alouettes33–230–1
2July 30Ottawa Rough Riders31–90–2
3Aug 5at Montreal Alouettes15–81–2
4Aug 13at Toronto Argonauts27–71–3
5Aug 19Montreal Alouettes35–131–4
7Sept 1Toronto Argonauts20–112–4
8Sept 7at Ottawa Rough Riders56–312–5
9Sept 14Edmonton Eskimos17–32–6
10Sept 21at Saskatchewan Roughriders28–282–6–1
11Sept 24at Winnipeg Blue Bombers34–322–7–1
12Oct 1Ottawa Rough Riders16–112–8–1
13Oct 8at Ottawa Rough Riders31–42–9–1
13Oct 12BC Lions14–83–9–1
14Oct 18at Calgary Stampeders25–234–9–1
15Oct 25at Toronto Argonauts27–234–10–1
16Nov 1Toronto Argonauts26–105–10–1

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Post-season
GameDateOpponentFinal score
Eastern Semi-FinalNov 9Montreal Alouettes35–12

[5]

CFL All-Stars
  • None

References
  1. "Hamilton Tiger-Cats :: Official Site of the Tiger-Cats :: - TIGER-CATS HISTORY". www.ticats.ca. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. "All-Time Records | Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  3. "HISTORY - Hall of Fame | Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  4. "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  5. "1975 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
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