1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Introduction The '''1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season''' was the 32nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 40th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in first place in the East Division with a 12–6 record and played in the 77th Grey Cup game. The team lost the highest scoring Grey Cup game in the trophy's history to the Saskatchewan Roughriders by a score of 43–40.Tony Champion set a franchise record for most touchdowns in one season with 15 and was the team's nominee for Most Outstanding Player. Paul Osbaldiston nearly matched his franchise record for most converts in a single season. Osbaldiston had 47 converts, two fewer than he scored in 1988.
Offseason ===CFL Draft=== Round Pick Player Position School211Curtis BellWRWashington212Ernie SchramayrFBPurdue319Wayne DrinkwalterLBThunder Bay Giants427Mark BrusTBTulsa535Steve BlythDTSan Diego State643Sam LoucksTBMcMaster751Pete BuchananLBNebraska859Bill ScollardPSaint Mary's
Preseason  Week Date Opponent Score Result Record B June 28 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders 41–7 Win 1–0 C July 5 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 23–16 Win 2–0
Regular season ===Season standings===+ '''East Division''' Team  GP  W  L  T  PF  PA  Pts'''Hamilton Tiger-Cats'''  18  12  6  0  519  517  24'''Toronto Argonauts'''  18  7  11  0  369  428  14'''Winnipeg Blue Bombers'''  18  7  11  0  408  462  14Ottawa Rough Riders  18  4  14  0  426  630  8===Season schedule=== Week Date Opponent Score Result Record 1 July 12 at Toronto Argonauts 24–15 Win 1–0 2 July 20 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 28–22 Win 2–0 3 July 28 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 34–17 Win 3–0 4 Aug 4 vs. BC Lions 44–38 Win 4–0 5 Aug 10 at Calgary Stampeders 40–8 Loss 4–1 6 Aug 18 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 46–40 Win 5–1 7 Aug 23 at Edmonton Eskimos 37–14 Loss 5–2 7 Aug 28 vs. Calgary Stampeders 34–22 Loss 5–3 8 Sept 4 vs. Toronto Argonauts 23–18 Win 6–3 9 Sept 10 at Ottawa Rough Riders 40–23 Loss 6–4 10 Sept 17 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders 52–34 Win 7–4 11 Sept 22 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 20–19 Win 8–4 12 Sept 29 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 33–12 Loss 8–5 13 Oct 6 at BC Lions 46–27 Loss 8–6 14 Oct 15 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 29–21 Win 9–6 15 Oct 22 at Ottawa Rough Riders 32–22 Win 10–6 16 Oct 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts 45–14 Win 11–6 17 Nov 4 at Toronto Argonauts 36–27 Win 12–6
Postseason ===Schedule=== Game Date Opponent Score Result East Final Nov 19 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 14–10 Win Grey Cup Nov 26 Saskatchewan Roughriders 43–40 Loss===Grey Cup=== Teams 1 Q 2 Q 3 Q 4 Q Final Hamilton Tiger-Cats 13 14 3 10 40 '''Saskatchewan Roughriders''' 1 21 12 9 '''43'''
Awards and honours *Jerry Keeling was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player on June 3, 1989. *CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Rocky DiPietro (SB)*CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Stephen Jordan (DB)===1989 CFL All-Stars===*Tony Champion, Wide Receiver*Rocky DiPietro, Slotback*Miles Gorrell, Offensive Tackle*Jason Riley, Offensive Guard
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