2011 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
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The 2011
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
season was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League
and their 62nd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished 3rd place in the East division with a 8–10 record. After hosting the East Semi-Final in 2009
and 2010
with no success, the Tiger-Cats had to go on the road for the 2011 playoffs since they finished 3rd in the East. In the East Semi-Final, the Ti-Cats upset the two-time defending Grey Cup
champions, Montreal Alouettes
, 52–44 in overtime, giving them their first playoff victory since 2001. The Ti-Cats then traveled to Winnipeg
to play the Blue Bombers
where they lost 19–3 in the East Final.
took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011. The Tiger-Cats had six selections in the draft with their first coming in the second round with the 10th pick overall. The team traded their first round pick, which was 5th overall, to Edmonton
for two second round picks. With those picks, Hamilton selected the 10th ranked Moe Petrus from the University of Connecticut
and quickly followed with Maurice Forbes
of Concordia
with the 13th overall pick.
2011 CFL season
The 2011 CFL season was the 58th season of modern Canadian professional football. Officially, it was the 54th season of the league. The complete schedule was released on February 18 and featured the defending Grey Cup champion Montreal Alouettes opening the season against the visiting BC Lions on...
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...
season was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
and their 62nd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished 3rd place in the East division with a 8–10 record. After hosting the East Semi-Final in 2009
2009 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
The 2009 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 60th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished the season in second place in the East division with a 9–9 record and qualified for the Grey Cup playoffs for the first time since 2004.- CFL Draft...
and 2010
2010 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
The 2010 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 53rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 61st overall. The Tiger-Cats succeeded in making a second straight playoff appearance, as well as hosting a second straight playoff game, but lost the East Semi-Final to the Toronto...
with no success, the Tiger-Cats had to go on the road for the 2011 playoffs since they finished 3rd in the East. In the East Semi-Final, the Ti-Cats upset the two-time defending Grey Cup
Grey Cup
The Grey Cup is both the name of the championship of the Canadian Football League and the name of the trophy awarded to the victorious team. It is Canada's largest annual sports and television event, regularly drawing a Canadian viewing audience of about 3 to 4 million individuals...
champions, 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...
, 52–44 in overtime, giving them their first playoff victory since 2001. The Ti-Cats then traveled to Winnipeg
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
to play the Blue Bombers
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
The Winnipeg Blue Bombers are a Canadian football team based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They are currently members of the East Division of the Canadian Football League . They play their home games at Canad Inns Stadium, and plan to move to a new stadium for the 2012 season.The Blue Bombers were founded...
where they lost 19–3 in the East Final.
CFL Draft
The 2011 CFL Draft2011 CFL Draft
The 2011 CFL Draft took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011 live at 12:30 PM ET on TSN. 47 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Universities across the country, as well as Canadian players playing in the NCAA. The Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Alouettes and Hamilton Tiger-Cats had...
took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011. The Tiger-Cats had six selections in the draft with their first coming in the second round with the 10th pick overall. The team traded their first round pick, which was 5th overall, to Edmonton
Edmonton Eskimos
The Edmonton Eskimos are a Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta. They currently play in the West Division of the Canadian Football League . Edmonton is currently the third-youngest franchise in the CFL, although there were clubs with the name Edmonton Eskimos as early as 1895...
for two second round picks. With those picks, Hamilton selected the 10th ranked Moe Petrus from the University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
and quickly followed with Maurice Forbes
Maurice Forbes
Maurice Forbes is a professional Canadian football defensive tackle currently playing for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 13th overall by the Tiger-Cats in the 2011 CFL Draft and signed with the team on June 1, 2011. He played CIS football for the Concordia...
of Concordia
Concordia University
Concordia University is a comprehensive Canadian public university located in Montreal, Quebec, one of the two universities in the city where English is the primary language of instruction...
with the 13th overall pick.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 10 | Moe Petrus | OL | Connecticut Connecticut Huskies football The Connecticut Huskies football team is a collegiate football team that competes in NCAA Division I-A and the Big East Conference. Connecticut first fielded a team in 1896, and participated in Division I-AA until 1999. The Huskies began their two-year Division I-A transition period in 2000, and... |
| 2 | 13 | Maurice Forbes Maurice Forbes Maurice Forbes is a professional Canadian football defensive tackle currently playing for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted 13th overall by the Tiger-Cats in the 2011 CFL Draft and signed with the team on June 1, 2011. He played CIS football for the Concordia... |
DL | Concordia Concordia Stingers The Concordia Stingers are the athletic teams that represent Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They compete with other schools in Canadian Interuniversity Sport, and more specifically, in the Quebec Student Sports Federation and the Quebec University Football League... |
| 3 | 20 | Marc-Antoine Fortin Marc-Antoine Fortin Marc-Antoine Labbé-Fortin is a Canadian football defensive lineman currently playing CIS football for the Laval Rouge et Or. He was drafted 20th overall by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in the 2011 CFL Draft, but elected to play out his final year of college eligibility at Laval and finish his... |
DL | Laval |
| 3 | 21 | Pascal Baillargeon Pascal Baillargeon Pascal Baillargeon is a Canadian football offensive lineman who is currently playing CIS football with the Laval Rouge et Or. In the Canadian Football League’s Amateur Scouting Bureau December rankings, he was ranked as the 12th best player for players eligible in the 2011 CFL Draft.-References:... |
OL | Laval |
| 5 | 33 | Patrick Jean-Mary | LB | Howard Howard Bison football The Howard Bison are the college football team representing the Howard University. The Bison play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.-Alumni in the NFL:... |
| 5 | 36 | Tyrell Francisco | TE | Weber State |
| 6 | 44 | Jadon Wagner | LB | BYU |
Preseason
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Sat, June 18 | at 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... |
31–12 | Loss | 12,851 | 0–1 |
| B | Wed, June 22 | 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... |
57–20 | Win | 26,732 | 1–1 |
Season Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, July 1 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers 2011 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season The 2011 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season will be the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 79th overall. The Blue Bombers finished in 1st place in the East division with a 10–8 record. The team clinched their first playoff berth since 2008 on October 7th, 2011 after a... |
24–16 | Loss | 23,852 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Sat, July 9 | at Edmonton Eskimos 2011 Edmonton Eskimos season The Edmonton Eskimos season was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 63rd overall. The Eskimos improved upon their 7–11 record from 2010, after winning their eighth game on October 10, 2011, while also securing a berth in the playoffs in that same game... |
28–10 | Loss | 26,059 | 0–2 |
| 3 | Sat, July 16 | Saskatchewan Roughriders 2011 Saskatchewan Roughriders season The 2011 Saskatchewan Roughriders season is the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League. The Roughriders finished 4th place in the West division with a 5–13 record and were eliminated from the playoffs after a loss to the BC Lions on October 16, 2011... |
33–3 | Win | 22,245 | 1–2 |
| 4 | Fri, July 22 | at BC Lions 2011 BC Lions season The 2011 BC Lions season was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 58th overall. The Lions finished in 1st place in the West division with an 11–7 record. The Lions won their 6th Grey Cup championship over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers by a score of 34–23. The Lions... |
39–31 | Win | 24,117 | 2–2 |
| 5 | Fri, July 29 | Montreal Alouettes 2011 Montreal Alouettes season The 2011 Montreal Alouettes season was the 45th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 57th overall. The Alouettes finished in 2nd place in the East division with a 10–8 record. The Alouettes attempted to three-peat as Grey Cup champions, after winning back-to-back... |
34–26 | Win | 24,068 | 3–2 |
| 6 | Sat, Aug 6 | at Calgary Stampeders 2011 Calgary Stampeders season The 2011 Calgary Stampeders season was the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 77th overall. The Stampeders finished in 3rd place in the West division with a 11–7 record and lost the West Semi-Final game to the Edmonton Eskimos.... |
32–20 | Loss | 29,307 | 3–3 |
| 7 | Sat, Aug 13 | Toronto Argonauts 2011 Toronto Argonauts season The 2011 Toronto Argonauts season is the 54th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 139th season overall. The Argonauts were eliminated from playoff contention on October 10, 2011 and failed to make a second straight playoff appearance, finishing 4th place in the East... |
37–32 | Win | 24,347 | 4–3 |
| 8 | Bye | 4–3 | ||||
| 9 | Fri, Aug 26 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 30–27 | Loss | 30,338 | 4–4 |
| 10 | Mon, Sept 5 | Montreal Alouettes | 44–21 | Win | 26,694 | 5–4 |
| 11 | Sun, Sept 11 | at Montreal Alouettes | 43–13 | Loss | 24,304 | 5–5 |
| 12 | Fri, Sept 16 | Edmonton Eskimos | 38–23 | Loss | 22,654 | 5–6 |
| 13 | Sun, Sept 25 Touchdown Atlantic Touchdown Atlantic is a series of Canadian Football League games played in the maritime provinces .In 2003, the league had struck a committee to examine the feasibility of adding a tenth team, with the leading candidate cities being Quebec City and Halifax. An exhibition game between Ottawa and... |
Calgary Stampeders | 55–36 | Win | 20,153 | 6–6 |
| 14 | Sat, Oct 1 | at Toronto Argonauts | 27–12 | Win | 21,853 | 7–6 |
| 15 | Fri, Oct 7 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 33–17 | Loss | 23,268 | 7–7 |
| 16 | Sun, Oct 16 | at Montreal Alouettes | 27–25 | Loss | 23,668 | 7–8 |
| 17 | Sat, Oct 22 | BC Lions | 42–10 | Win | 25,536 | 8–8 |
| 18 | Sat, Oct 29 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 19–3 | Loss | 29,073 | 8–9 |
| 19 | Thurs, Nov 3 | at Toronto Argonauts | 33–16 | Loss | 20,833 | 8–10 |
Roster
| Quarterbacks Running Backs FB FB Wide Receivers Slotbacks RB/SB |
Offensive Linemen OL G T T G OL OL Defensive Linemen DE DE DE DE DE DT |
Linebackers LB OLB LB LB OLB LB LB Defensive Backs DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB DB Special Teams LS P/K |
Injured List S  (9 Game) LB (1 Game) OLB (1 Game) RB (9 Game) C (9 Game) DT (9 Game) WR (9 Game) DB (1 Game) DB (1 Game)Practice Roster DL LB DT OL WR P/K RB Italics indicate Import player Roster updated 2011-11-22 Depth Chart • Transactions 46 Active → More rosters |
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