1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Introduction The '''1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season''' was the 29th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 37th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division with a 9–8–1 record and won the Grey Cup over the Edmonton Eskimos.Tiger-Cats owner Harold Ballard claimed to be losing a million dollars a year as owner of the Tiger-Cats. In 1986, Ballard publicly called the Tiger-Cats a bunch of overpaid losers. After the Tiger Cats beat the Toronto Argonauts in the 1986 Eastern Final, Ballard said "You guys may still be overpaid, but after today, no one can call you losers." A few days later, the Tiger-Cats won the 1986 Grey Cup by beating the Edmonton Eskimos 39–15 and Ballard said it was worth every penny.Mike Kerrigan and Paul Osbaldiston were in their first years with the Tiger-Cats.
Preseason  Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A June 11 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 21–7 1–0 Ivor Wynne Stadium 17,750 B June 18 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 16–23 1–1 Lansdowne Park 13,621
Regular season ===Season standings===+ '''East Division''' Team  GP  W  L  T  PF  PA  Pts'''Toronto Argonauts'''  18  10  8  0  417  441  20'''Hamilton Tiger-Cats'''  18  9  8  1  405  366  19Montreal Alouettes  18  4  14  0  320  500  8Ottawa Rough Riders  18  3  14  1  346  514  7===Season schedule=== Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 June 26 at Toronto Argonauts L 20–21 0–1 Exhibition Stadium 23,100 2 2 July 3 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 2–18 0–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 15,877 3 3 July 12 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–11 1–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 13,664 4 4 July 18 at Calgary Stampeders L 21–23 1–3 McMahon Stadium 26,201 5 5 July 25 vs. BC Lions L 21–36 1–4 Ivor Wynne Stadium 16,462 6 ''Bye'' 7 6 Aug 7 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 30–36 1–5 Winnipeg Stadium 25,982 8 7 Aug 16 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 23–21 2–5 Ivor Wynne Stadium 14,907 9 8 Aug 21 at Montreal Alouettes W 28–23 3–5 Olympic Stadium 12,158 10 9 Sept 1 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 42–7 4–5 Ivor Wynne Stadium 23,185 11 10 Sept 7 at Toronto Argonauts L 23–25 4–6 Exhibition Stadium 28,531 12 11 Sept 14 at Saskatchewan Roughriders T 21–21 4–6–1 Taylor Field 18,565 13 12 Sept 21 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 20–15 5–6–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 15,105 14 13 Sept 27 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 31–11 6–6–1 Lansdowne Park 17,192 15 14 Oct 4 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 23–24 6–7–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 17,352 16 15 Oct 10 at Edmonton Eskimos L 3–30 6–8–1 Commonwealth Stadium 38,385 17 16 Oct 18 at BC Lions W 23–17 7–8–1 BC Place 40,127 18 17 Oct 26 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 20–10 8–8–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 24,430 19 ''Bye'' 20 18 Nov 7 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 20–19 9–8–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 14,101
Playoffs ===Schedule=== Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record Eastern Final #1 Nov 16 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 17–31 0–1 Ivor Wynne Stadium 23,126 Eastern Final #2 Nov 23 at Toronto Argonauts W 42–25 1–1 Exhibition Stadium 32,041 Grey Cup Nov 30 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 39–15 2–1 BC Place 59,621====Grey Cup==== Teams Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Edmonton Eskimos 0 0 7 8 15 '''Hamilton Tiger-Cats''' 17 12 7 3 '''39'''
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