1973 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

1973 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head Coach	Jerry Williams
Home Field	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	7–7
Place	4th, East
Playoff Finish	Did not qualify
Uniform
File:CFL HAM Jersey 1972.png
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1972	1974

The 1973 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 16th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 24th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 4th place in the East division with a 7–7 record and missed the playoffs for only the second time since the inception of the Tiger-Cats in 1950. In May 1973 the club was sold to Mr. Michael G. DeGroote, chairman and chief executive officer of Laidlaw Transportation Limited.

Regular season

Season Standings

Eastern Football Conference

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	14	9	5	0	275	234	18
Toronto Argonauts	14	7	5	2	265	231	16
Montreal Alouettes	14	7	6	1	273	238	15
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	14	7	7	0	304	263	14

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Final Score	Record
1	Aug 1	Montreal Alouettes	9–18	0–1
2	Aug 7	at Montreal Alouettes	14–21	0–2
3	Aug 13	at Ottawa Rough Riders	25–16	1–2
4	Aug 22	Toronto Argonauts	38–4	2–2
5	Sept 3	BC Lions	44–24	3–2
6	Sept 9	at Toronto Argonauts	7–16	3–3
7	Sept 15	Ottawa Rough Riders	19–21	3–4
8	Sept 24	Edmonton Eskimos	17–22	3–5
9	Sept 30	at Calgary Stampeders	31–29	4–5
10	Oct 3	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	21–18	5–5
10	Oct 8	Ottawa Rough Riders	13–16	5–6
11	Oct 14	at Toronto Argonauts	16–11	6–6
13	Oct 28	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	25–34	6–7
14	Nov 4	Montreal Alouettes	25–13	7–7