Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
1950 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season Head coach Carl Voyles Home field Civic Stadium Record 7–5 Division place 1st, IRFU Playoff finish Lost East Final
The 1950 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the first in franchise history after the two local clubs, the Hamilton Tigers and Hamilton Wildcats , amalgamated before this season began. The new franchise competed in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union , the highest level of play in Eastern Canada .
The Tiger-Cats finished in 1st place in the East Division with a 7–5 record but lost the East Final in a two-game series to the Toronto Argonauts .
Preseason [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Attendance
Record
A
Aug 19
Sarnia Imperials
57–0
Win
5000
1–0
B
Aug 25
Mansville Eagles
45–0
Win
2–0
[1]
Regular season [ ]
Season Standings [ ]
[2]
Season schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Attendance
Record
1
Sept 2
at Ottawa Rough Riders
26–17
Win
1–0
1
Sept 4
Toronto Argonauts
13–6
Win
13,000
2–0
2
Sept 9
Ottawa Rough Riders
23–15
Loss
12,000
2–1
3
Sept 16
at Toronto Argonauts
48–8
Loss
21,500
2–2
4
Sept 23
Montreal Alouettes
18–12
Win
7000
3–2
5
Oct 1
at Montreal Alouettes
31–18
Loss
15,000
3–3
6
Oct 7
at Toronto Argonauts
29–23
Win
14,957
4–3
6
Oct 9
Toronto Argonauts
20–19
Loss
11,000
4–4
7
Oct 14
Ottawa Rough Riders
32–0
Win
10,000
5–4
8
Oct 22
at Montreal Alouettes
16–13
Loss
16,687
5–5
9
Oct 28
Montreal Alouettes
29–18
Win
12,000
6–5
10
Nov 4
at Ottawa Rough Riders
11–3
Win
10,502
7–5
[1]
Playoffs [ ]
Schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Attendance
IRFU Final #1
Nov 11
Toronto Argonauts
13–11
Win
14,000
IRFU Final #2
Nov 15
at Toronto Argonauts
24–6
Loss
23,349
[1]
References [ ]
Franchise Stadiums Culture and lore Important figures Legends Key personnel Grey Cup championships (8) East Division championships (22) Current league affiliations
Western Interprovicial Football Union Interprovincial Rugby Football Union Ontario Rugby Football Union See also