2002 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
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The 2002
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
finished in 3rd place in the East division with a 7–11–0 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1997
. Despite having a 6–3 record at home, the Ti-Cats were 1–8 in away games, claiming that win in their last away game of the season.
2002 CFL season
The 2002 Canadian Football League season is considered to be the 49th season in modern-day Canadian football, although it is officially the 45th Canadian Football League season.-CFL News in 2002:...
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...
finished in 3rd place in the East division with a 7–11–0 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1997
1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
The 1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished in 4th place in the East division with a 2–16–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Schedule:-References:...
. Despite having a 6–3 record at home, the Ti-Cats were 1–8 in away games, claiming that win in their last away game of the season.
CFL Draft
| Rd | Pick | Player | Position | School |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | John Macdonald John Macdonald (Canadian football) John Macdonald is a former professional Canadian football defensive linemen. He was drafted by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the first round of the 2002 CFL Draft. He played college football at McGill University... |
DL | McGill McGill Redmen The McGill Redmen CIS football team is one of the oldest in all of Canada, having begun organized competition in 1898. The team has appeared in three Vanier Cup national championships, in 1969, 1973 and 1987, with the Redmen finally winning the title in the 1987 game... |
| 2 | 16 | Jake Roberts | OL | Simon Fraser |
| 3 | 25 | Doug Borden | DT | Saint Mary's |
| 4 | 34 | Jamie Elliot | WR | Calgary Calgary Dinos The Calgary Dinos football team has won the Vanier Cup national championship four times, the most out of any of the Canada West teams and most recently in 1995. The Dinos also won in 1983, 1985 and 1988. The team most recently appeared in the 2010 Vanier Cup, but lost to the Laval Rouge et Or... |
| 5 | 43 | Scott Coe Scott Coe Scott Coe is a former professional Canadian football linebacker. He was drafted by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the fifth round of the 2002 CFL Draft. He played high school football at Kelvin High School and college football at Manitoba.Coe has also played for the Calgary Stampeders and Edmonton... |
LB | Manitoba |
| 6 | 52 | Kenneth Vermette | RB | Manitoba |
Preseason
| Date | Opponent | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
Season Standings
| Team | GP | W | L | T | OTL | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montreal Alouettes Montreal Alouettes The Montreal Alouettes are a Canadian Football League team based in Montreal, Quebec.The current franchise named the Alouettes moved to Montreal from Baltimore, Maryland, in 1996 where they had been known as the Baltimore Stallions... |
18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 587 | 407 | 27 |
| Toronto Argonauts Toronto Argonauts The Toronto Argonauts are a professional Canadian football team competing in the East Division of the Canadian Football League. The Toronto, Ontario based team was founded in 1873 and is one of the oldest existing professional sports teams in North America, after the Chicago Cubs and the Atlanta... |
18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 344 | 482 | 16 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium... |
18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 427 | 524 | 15 |
| Ottawa Renegades Ottawa Renegades Ottawa Renegades was the most recent name of a Canadian Football League team based in Ottawa, Ontario founded in 2002, seven years after the storied Ottawa Rough Riders folded... |
18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 356 | 550 | 10 |
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | June 29 | vs. BC Lions 2002 BC Lions season The 2002 BC Lions finished in 3rd place in the West Division with a 10–8 record. They appeared in the West-Semi Final.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings:-Season schedule:- Passing:-Rushing:-Receiving:-2002 CFL All-Stars:... |
27–15 | Win | 1–0 |
| 2 | July 5 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2002 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The 2002 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 2nd place in the West division with a 12–6 record. Due to the Ottawa Renegades entering the league, the Blue Bombers moved back to the West Division... |
24–15 | Loss | 1–1 |
| 3 | July 12 | vs. Calgary Stampeders 2002 Calgary Stampeders season The 2002 Calgary Stampeders finished in 5th place in the West Division with a 6–12–0 record and failed to make the playoffs, marking the first time Wally Buono had missed the playoffs in his 13 years as head coach of the team.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:... |
34–31 | Win | 2–1 |
| 4 | July 18 | at BC Lions | 51–21 | Loss | 2–2 |
| 5 | July 25 | at Ottawa Renegades 2002 Ottawa Renegades season The 2002 Ottawa Renegades season was the first in franchise history. It was the first time since the 1996 CFL season that the city of Ottawa had a team in the CFL... |
38–37 | Loss | 2–3 |
| 6 | Aug 1 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 2002 Saskatchewan Roughriders season The 2002 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in 4th place in the West division with an 8–10–0 record. They crossed over to the East Division and played against the Toronto Argonauts and lost in the East Semi-Final... |
34–31(OT) | Win | 3–3 |
| 7 | Aug 7 | at Edmonton Eskimos 2002 Edmonton Eskimos season The Edmonton Eskimos finished 1st in the West division with a 13–5–0 record, but lost the Grey Cup at Commonwealth Stadium to the Montreal Alouettes.-CFL Draft:-Schedule:-Season standings:-Season schedule:Total attendance: 343,447... |
33–5 | Loss | 3–4 |
| 7 | Aug 11 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 30–14 | Loss | 3–5 |
| 8 | Bye | ||||
| 9 | Aug 22 | vs. Ottawa Renegades | 30–9 | Win | 4–5 |
| 10 | Sept 2 | vs. Toronto Argonauts 2002 Toronto Argonauts season The 2002 Toronto Argonauts finished in 2nd place in the East Division of the 2002 CFL season with a 8–10–0 record. They won the East Division Semi-finals but lost the East Division Final.- CFL Draft:-Preseason:-Season standings:-Regular season:... |
22–13 | Win | 5–5 |
| 11 | Sept 8 | at Montreal Alouettes 2002 Montreal Alouettes season The 2002 Montreal Alouettes finished in 1st place in the East Division with a 13–5–0–1 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup, winning their first championship since 1977.-CFL Draft:-Preseason:- Season Standings :-Season Schedule:-Roster:... |
32–30 | Loss | 5–6 |
| 12 | Sept 15 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | 35–28 | Win | 6–6 |
| 13 | Sept 22 | at Toronto Argonauts | 28–21 | Loss | 6–7 |
| 14 | Sept 29 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | 34–33 | Loss | 6–8 |
| 15 | Oct 4 | at Calgary Stampeders | 43–5 | Loss | 6–9 |
| 16 | Oct 14 | at Toronto Argonauts | 28–27(OT) | Loss | 6–10–0–1 |
| 17 | Oct 20 | at Montreal Alouettes | 29–26 | Win | 7–10–0–1 |
| 18 | Oct 27 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 28–7 | Loss | 7–11–0–1 |
| 19 | Bye | ||||