1980 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Introduction The '''1980 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season''' was the 23rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 31st overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in first place in the Eastern Conference with an 8–7–1 record. They appeared in the 68th Grey Cup game, but lost to the Edmonton Eskimos, who won their third straight championship.
Preseason WeekDateOpponentResultRecord B June 11 at Toronto Argonauts W 37–29 1–0 B June 16 vs. BC Lions W 29–19 2–0 C June 22 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 41–7 3–0 E July 4 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 17–21 3–1
Regular season === Season Standings===+ '''Eastern Football Conference''' Team  GP  W  L  T  PF  PA  Pts'''Hamilton Tiger-Cats'''  16  8  7  1  332  '''377'''  17'''Montreal Alouettes'''  16  8  8  0  356  375  16'''Ottawa Rough Riders'''  16  7  9  0  353  393  14Toronto Argonauts  16  6  10  0  334  358  12=== Season schedule ===WeekGameDateOpponentResultRecord 1 ''Bye'' 2 1 July 15 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 41–23 1–0 3 2 July 22 at Montreal Alouettes L 14–17 1–1 4 3 July 30 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 18–19 1–2 5 4 Aug 5 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 13–3 2–2 6 5 Aug 13 at Toronto Argonauts W 18–16 3–2 7 6 Aug 20 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 22–30 3–3 8 7 Aug 26 vs. BC Lions T 17–17 3–3–1 9 8 Sept 1 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 23–2 4–3–1 10 9 Sept 7 at Edmonton Eskimos L 18–53 4–4–1 11 10 Sept 13 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 14–25 4–5–1 12 11 Sept 21 at Montreal Alouettes L 10–49 4–6–1 13 12 Sept 28 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 29–24 5–6–1 14 ''Bye'' 15 13 Oct 13 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 30–28 6–6–1 16 14 Oct 19 at Toronto Argonauts W 25–24 7–6–1 17 15 Oct 25 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 26–27 7–7–1 18 16 Nov 2 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 23–16 8–7–1
Postseason === Schedule === Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Final Nov 16 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 24–13 1–0 Ivor Wynne Stadium Grey Cup Nov 23 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 10–48 1–1 Exhibition Stadium====Grey Cup==== Teams Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Hamilton Tiger-Cats 3 6 1 0 10 '''Edmonton Eskimos''' 10 14 10 14 '''48'''
Awards and honours ===1980 CFL All-Stars===*Bernie Ruoff, Punter*David Shaw, Defensive back*Ben Zambiasi, Linebacker
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