1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head Coach	Al Dorow and Matthew Daley
Home Field	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	7–7
Place	2nd, East
Playoff Finish	Lost Eastern Finals
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1970	1972

The 1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 14th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 22nd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 2nd place in the East division with a 7–7 record, but lost the Eastern Finals to the Toronto Argonauts. On September 6, 1971, Joe Zuger and Dave Fleming set a franchise record with the longest single play passing yard, a 108-yard passing play against the Argonauts. Tony Gabriel’s rookie season was with Hamilton in 1971, where he caught 20 passes for 285 yards.

Regular season

Season Standings

Eastern Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Toronto Argonauts	14	10	4	0	289	248	20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	7	7	0	242	246	14
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	6	8	0	291	277	12
Montreal Alouettes	14	6	8	0	226	248	12

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Final Score	Record
1	July 29	Edmonton Eskimos	17–15	1–0
3	Aug 11	at Ottawa Rough Riders	20–17	2–0
5	Aug 25	Montreal Alouettes	12–8	2–1
6	Aug 31	at Montreal Alouettes	25–24	2–2
6	Sept 6	Toronto Argonauts	30–17	3–2
7	Sept 12	at Toronto Argonauts	23–14	3–3
8	Sept 18	Montreal Alouettes	10–9	4–3
9	Sept 26	Ottawa Rough Riders	19–7	5–3
10	Oct 3	at Calgary Stampeders	17–1	5–4
11	Oct 6	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	28–20	5–5
11	Oct 11	BC Lions	36–3	6–5
12	Oct 17	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18–4	6–6
13	Oct 23	Ottawa Rough Riders	40–16	6–7
14	Oct 31	at Toronto Argonauts	23–15	7–7

Post-season

Game	Date	Opponent	Final Score
Eastern Semi-Final	Nov 7	Ottawa Rough Riders	23–4
Eastern Final #1	Nov 14	Toronto Argonauts	23–8
Eastern Final #2	Nov 20	at Toronto Argonauts	17–17

Awards and honours

• Garney Henley, CFL All-Star
• Leonard P. Back was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Builder, on November 25, 1971.
• Hal Patterson was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player, on November 25, 1971