1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 32nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 40th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 1st place in the East Division with a 12–6 record and played in the 77th Grey Cup game. The team lost the highest scoring Grey Cup game in the trophy's history to the Saskatchewan Roughriders by a score of 43–40. Tony Champion set a franchise record for most touchdowns in one season with 15 and was the team's nominee for Most Outstanding Player.[1] Paul Osbaldiston nearly matched his franchise record for most converts in a single season. Osbaldiston had 47 converts, two fewer than he scored in 1988.

1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coachAl Bruno
Home fieldIvor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record12–6
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup
Team MOPTony Champion
Team MOCRocky DiPietro
Team MORStephen Jordan
Uniform

Offseason

CFL Draft
Rd Pick Player Position School
211Curtis BellWRWashington
212Ernie SchramayrFBPurdue
319Wayne DrinkwalterLBThunder Bay Giants
427Mark BrusTBTulsa
535Steve BlythDTSan Diego State
643Sam LoucksTBMcMaster
751Pete BuchananLBNebraska
859Bill ScollardPSaint Mary's

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Preseason
Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
B June 28 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders 41–7 Win 1–0
C July 5 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23–16 Win 2–0

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Regular season

Season standings
East Division
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats18126051951724
Toronto Argonauts18711036942814
Winnipeg Blue Bombers18711040846214
Ottawa Rough Riders1841404266308

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Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 July 12 at Toronto Argonauts 24–15 Win 1–0
2 July 20 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28–22 Win 2–0
3 July 28 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 34–17 Win 3–0
4 Aug 4 vs. BC Lions 44–38 Win 4–0
5 Aug 10 at Calgary Stampeders 40–8 Loss 4–1
6 Aug 18 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 46–40 Win 5–1
7 Aug 23 at Edmonton Eskimos 37–14 Loss 5–2
7 Aug 28 vs. Calgary Stampeders 34–22 Loss 5–3
8 Sept 4 vs. Toronto Argonauts 23–18 Win 6–3
9 Sept 10 at Ottawa Rough Riders 40–23 Loss 6–4
10 Sept 17 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders 52–34 Win 7–4
11 Sept 22 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 20–19 Win 8–4
12 Sept 29 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 33–12 Loss 8–5
13 Oct 6 at BC Lions 46–27 Loss 8–6
14 Oct 15 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 29–21 Win 9–6
15 Oct 22 at Ottawa Rough Riders 32–22 Win 10–6
16 Oct 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts 45–14 Win 11–6
17 Nov 4 at Toronto Argonauts 36–27 Win 12–6

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Postseason

Schedule
Game Date Opponent Score Result
East Final Nov 19 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14–10 Win
Grey Cup Nov 26 Saskatchewan Roughriders 43–40 Loss

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Grey Cup
Main article: 77th Grey Cup
Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13 14 3 10 40
Saskatchewan Roughriders 1 21 12 9 43

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Awards and honours

1989 CFL All-Stars
  • Tony Champion, Wide Receiver
  • Rocky DiPietro, Slotback
  • Miles Gorrell, Offensive Tackle
  • Jason Riley, Offensive Guard

References
  1. "All-Time Records | Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
  2. https://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=1989%5B%5D
  3. "1989 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". www.cfl.ca. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  4. "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  5. "HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1989 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  6. "HISTORY - Hall of Fame | Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
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