1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
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 1st place in the East division with a 12–6–0 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.[1] 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
Rd |
Pick |
Player |
Position |
School |
2 | 11 | Curtis Bell | WR | Washington |
2 | 12 | Ernie Schramayr | FB | Purdue |
3 | 19 | Wayne Drinkwalter | LB | Thunder Bay Giants |
4 | 27 | Mark Brus | TB | Tulsa |
5 | 35 | Steve Blyth | DT | San Diego State |
6 | 43 | Sam Loucks | TB | McMaster |
7 | 51 | Pete Buchanan | LB | Nebraska |
8 | 59 | Bill Scollard | P | Saint Mary's |
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Preseason
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Regular season
Season standings
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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 |
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Postseason
Schedule
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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 |
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Awards and honours
1989 CFL All-Stars
- Tony Champion, Wide Receiver
- Rocky DiPietro, Slotback
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Key personnel | |
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Grey Cup championships (8) | |
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Eastern Division championships (20) | |
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