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Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
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.
Offseason [ ]
CFL Draft [ ]
Rd
Pick
Player
Position
School
2
11
WR
Washington
2
12
FB
Purdue
3
19
Wayne Drinkwalter
LB
Thunder Bay Giants
4
27
TB
Tulsa
5
35
DT
San Diego State
6
43
TB
McMaster
7
51
Pete Buchanan
LB
Nebraska
8
59
P
Saint Mary's
[2]
Preseason [ ]
[3]
Regular season [ ]
Season standings [ ]
[4]
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
[3]
Postseason [ ]
Schedule [ ]
[3]
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
[5]
Awards and honours [ ]
1989 CFL All-Stars [ ]
Tony Champion, Wide Receiver
Rocky DiPietro, Slotback
Miles Gorrell, Offensive Tackle
Jason Riley, Offensive Guard
References [ ]
Franchise Stadiums Culture and lore Important figures Legends Key personnel Grey Cup championships (8) East Division championships (22) Current league affiliations
Categories :
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