1979 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 1979 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 22nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 30th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 3rd place in the Eastern Conference with a 6–10 record, but lost the Eastern Semi-Final to the Ottawa Rough Riders.

1979 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coachJohn Payne
Home fieldIvor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place3rd, East
Playoff finishLost Eastern Semi-Final
Team MOPTom Clements
Team MOCLeif Pettersen
Team MORJim Reid

Star quarterback Tom Clements was acquired from the Saskatchewan Roughriders in a mid-season trade and went on to lead the league in passing.[1] Additionally, University of Western Ontario quarterback Jamie Bone attended Tiger-Cats training camp but was cut. He took the Tiger-Cats to the Ontario Human Rights Tribunal, alleging that he was never given a fair chance to compete for a quarterback position because he was Canadian.[2] During the proceedings, the Tiger Cats admitted that they had made up their mind on who the starters would be. Bone won his case, and the tribunal awarded him $10,000.[2] The Tiger-Cats were awarded to give him a 14-day tryout in 1980.

Roster
1979 Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Receivers

Offensive Linemen

 Defensive Linemen
  • Mark Sullivan DT

Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

 Injured List

6-Game Injured List

 Practice Roster

Suspended


Active, Injured, Six-Game,
Practice Roster, Suspended

Regular season

Season Standings
Eastern Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Montreal Alouettes16114135128423
Ottawa Rough Riders1686234931518
Hamilton Tiger-Cats16610028033812
Toronto Argonauts16511023435210

[3]

Season schedule
WeekDateOpponentFinal ScoreRecord
1July 11at Ottawa Rough Riders19–300–1
2July 18Toronto Argonauts11–180–2
3July 25at Montreal Alouettes24–201–2
4Aug 1Saskatchewan Roughriders8–211–3
5Aug 8at Toronto Argonauts0–251–4
6Aug 14at Winnipeg Blue Bombers21–271–5
7Aug 21BC Lions16–221–6
8Sept 3Ottawa Rough Riders16–92–6
9Sept 8at Ottawa Rough Riders4–442–7
10Sept 16Montreal Alouettes14–212–8
11Sept 23Edmonton Eskimos21–222–9
12Sept 29at Toronto Argonauts17–163–9
13Oct 8Toronto Argonauts42–34–9
14Oct 14at Calgary Stampeders26–165–9
15Oct 21Ottawa Rough Riders21–36–9
17Nov 5at Montreal Alouettes20–416–10

[4]

Post-season
GameDateOpponentFinal Score
Eastern Semi-FinalNov 11at Ottawa Rough Riders29–26

[4]

Awards and honours
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References
  1. "HISTORY - Hall of Fame - Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2019.
  2. Drake, Stephen (2009). Weird Facts about Canadian Football Strange, Wacky and Hilarious Stories. OverTime Books. p. 134. ISBN 978-1-897277-26-3.
  3. 1979 Regular Season Standings | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League Archived July 22, 2009, at WebCite
  4. 1979 Hamilton Tiger-Cats - The Pro Football Archives
  5. "Hall of Fame: Tom Clements". Canadian Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved April 24, 2014.
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