2021 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

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2021 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coachOrlondo Steinauer
General managerDrew Allemang and Shawn Burke
Home fieldTim Hortons Field
Results
Record2–3
Division place3rd, East
Playoff finishTBD
Uniform
CFL HAM Jersey.png

The 2021 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season is the 63rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 71st overall. The Tiger-Cats will attempt to qualify for the playoffs for the third consecutive year and win their ninth Grey Cup championship. This is the second season under co-general managers Drew Allemang and Shawn Burke and the second season under head coach Orlondo Steinauer.[1]

An 18-game season schedule was originally released on November 20, 2020, but it was announced on April 21, 2021 that the start of the season would likely be delayed until August and feature a 14-game schedule.[2][3] On June 15, 2021, the league released the revised 14-game schedule with regular season play beginning on August 5, 2021.[4]

Offseason[]

CFL Global Draft[]

The 2021 CFL Global Draft took place on April 15, 2021.[5][6] With the format being a snake draft, the Tiger-Cats selected eighth in the odd-numbered rounds and second in the even-numbered rounds.[5]

Round Pick Player Position University/Club Team Nationality
1 8 P Washington Australia Australia
2 11 DL Colorado Finland Finland
3 26 LB Rostock Griffins United Kingdom Great Britain
4 29 K Utah State Germany Germany

CFL National Draft[]

The 2021 CFL Draft took place on May 4, 2021.[7][8] The Tiger-Cats had the most selections in the six-round draft with seven picks after acquiring another first-round pick (ninth overall) from the Montreal Alouettes as part of the Johnny Manziel trade.[9] The team had the first pick in odd rounds and the ninth pick in even rounds.[10]

Round Pick Player Position University Team Hometown
1 1 Jake Burt TE Boston College Lynnfield, MA
1 9 LB British Columbia Regina, SK
2 18 DB Mississippi Calgary, AB
3 19 DL Central Michigan Toronto, ON
4 36 LB Saint Mary's Montreal, QC
5 37 FB Laval Mirabel, QC
6 54 LB Western Burlington, ON

Preseason[]

Due to the shortening of the season, the CFL confirmed that pre-season games would not be played in 2021.[4]

Planned schedule[]

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent TV Venue
A Bye
B 1 Thu, May 27 7:30 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts NA BMO Field
C 2 Thu, June 3 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts NA Tim Hortons Field

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Regular season[]

Season standings[]

East Division
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Team GP W L T Pts PF PA Div Stk
Toronto Argonauts 5 3 2 0 6 96 111 1–1 W1 Details
Montreal Alouettes 4 2 2 0 4 113 97 1–1 W1 Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 5 2 3 0 4 89 95 2–1 L1 Details
Ottawa Redblacks 5 1 4 0 2 80 155 0–1 L4 Details

Season schedule[]

The Tiger-Cats initially had a schedule that featured 18 regular season games beginning on June 10 and ending on October 29.[2] However, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, the Canadian Football League delayed the start of the regular season to August 5, 2021 and the Tiger-Cats began their 14-game season on August 5, 2021.[4]

Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary
Score Record
1 1 Thu, Aug 5 8:30 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 6–19 0–1 TSN/ESPN2 IG Field 29,376 Recap
2 2 Sat, Aug 14 10:00 p.m. EDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 8–30 0–2 TSN/ESPNews Mosaic Stadium 27,076 Recap
3 Bye
4 3 Fri, Aug 27 7:30 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes W 27–10 1–2 TSN/RDS/ESPNews Molson Stadium 14,753 Recap
5 4 Mon, Sept 6 1:00 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 32–19 2–2 TSN/RDS2 Tim Hortons Field 15,000 Recap
6 5 Fri, Sept 10 7:30 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts L 16–17 2–3 TSN/RDS2 BMO Field 9,702 Recap
7 6 Fri, Sept 17 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Calgary Stampeders TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field
8 7 Wed, Sept 22 7:30 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium
9 8 Sat, Oct 2 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field
10 9 Mon, Oct 11 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts TSN Tim Hortons Field
11 Bye
12 10 Sat, Oct 23 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks TSN/RDS2 Tim Hortons Field
13 11 Fri, Oct 29 9:45 p.m. EDT at Edmonton Elks TSN Commonwealth Stadium
14 12 Fri, Nov 5 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. BC Lions TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field
15 13 Fri, Nov 12 7:30 p.m. EST at Toronto Argonauts TSN/ESPNews BMO FIeld
16 14 Sat, Nov 20 4:00 p.m. EST vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field

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Team[]

Roster[]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster
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Quarterbacks

Receivers

Running backs

Fullbacks

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

1-Game Injured List

6-Game Injured List

Practice Roster
Italics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player • 45 Active, 8 One-game injured, 7 Six-game injured, 14 Practice
Roster updated 2021-09-16 • Depth chart • Transactions • More CFL rosters

Coaching staff[]

Hamilton Tiger-Cats staff
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Front Office
  • Caretaker – Bob Young
  • Chief Executive Officer –
  • President and Chief Operating Officer – Matt Afinec
  • Sr. Director of Personnel & Co-Manager of Football Operations – Drew Allemang
  • Sr. Director of Personnel & Co-Manager of Football Operations – Shawn Burke
  • Director of U.S. Scouting – Spencer Zimmerman
  • Manager of U.S. Scouting – Rich Massaro
  • Coordinator, Canadian Scouting – Spencer Boehm
  • Coordinator, Football Opertations – Lucas Brenton
  • Video Co-ordinator – Matt Allemang
  • Assistant Video Co-ordinator – Nick Roberto


Head Coach

Offensive Coaches

  • Offensive Coordinator & Quarterbacks – Tommy Condell
  • Offensive Line –
  • Wide Receivers –
 

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

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References[]

  1. ^ "Ticats officially name Orlondo Steinauer head coach - CFL.ca". CFL.ca. December 3, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Divisional games take centre stage in unique 2021 schedule". Canadian Football League. November 20, 2020.
  3. ^ "CFL Announces Plans To Return-to-play For 2021 Season". Canadian Football League. April 21, 2021.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Circle your calendars: CFL releases 2021 schedule". Canadian Football League. June 15, 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b "CFL calendar busy with free agency, virtual combines, drafts". Canadian Football League. February 4, 2021. Retrieved February 7, 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 Global Draft tracker". Canadian Football League. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  7. ^ "CFL announces date for 2021 CFL National Draft". cfl.ca. Canadian Football League. March 30, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  8. ^ "2021 CFL Draft to feature some significant changes". CFL.ca. November 5, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  9. ^ "Als acquire Johnny Manziel in blockbuster deal". CFL.ca. July 22, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  10. ^ "Ti-Cats snag first selection as CFL reveals 2021 order". CFL.ca. November 21, 2020. Retrieved November 21, 2020.
  11. ^ "2021 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Schedule". Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Retrieved November 20, 2020.
  12. ^ "2021 Schedule". Canadian Football League. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  13. ^ "Le football de la LCF de retour sur RDS dès le samedi 7 août" (in French). Canadian Football League. August 3, 2021.
  14. ^ "ESPN Networks, ESPN+ to carry entire 2021 CFL season". Canadian Football League. August 4, 2021.
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