The 1980 Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasonCanadian Football League and their 31st overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 1st place in the East division 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 [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
B
June 11
at Toronto Argonauts
37–29
Win
1–0
B
June 16
vs. BC Lions
29–19
Win
2–0
C
June 22
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
41–7
Win
3–0
E
July 4
vs. Montreal Alouettes
21–17
Loss
3–1
[1]
Regular season [ ] Season Standings [ ] [2]
Season schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
1
Bye
2
July 15
vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
41–23
Win
1–0
3
July 22
at Montreal Alouettes
27–27
Loss
1–1
4
July 30
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
31–9
Loss
1–2
5
Aug 5
at Ottawa Rough Riders
23–18
Won
2–2
6
Aug 13
at Toronto Argonauts
42–20
Won
3–2
7
Aug 20
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
30–22
Loss
3–3
8
Aug 26
vs. BC Lions
17–17
Tie
3–3–1
9
Sept 1
vs. Toronto Argonauts
23–2
Won
4–3–1
10
Sept 7
at Edmonton Eskimos
53–18
Loss
4–4–1
11
Sept 13
vs. Montreal Alouettes
25–14
Loss
4–5–1
12
Sept 21
at Montreal Alouettes
49–10
Loss
4–6–1
13
Sept 28
vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
29–24
Win
5–6–1
14
Bye
15
Oct 13
vs. Calgary Stampeders
30–28
Win
6–6–1
16
Oct 19
at Toronto Argonauts
25–24
Win
7–6–1
17
Oct 25
at Ottawa Rough Riders
27–26
Loss
7–7–1
18
Nov 2
vs. Toronto Argonauts
23–16
Win
8–7–1
[1]
Postseason [ ] Schedule [ ]
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
East Final
Nov 16
vs. Montreal Alouettes
24–13
Win
Grey Cup
Nov 23
Edmonton Eskimos
48–10
Loss
[1]
Grey Cup [ ]
Teams
1 Q
2 Q
3 Q
4 Q
Final
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
3
1
0
6
10
Edmonton Eskimos
10
21
10
7
48
[3]
Awards and honours [ ] 1980 CFL All-Stars [ ] References [ ] v · d · e Hamilton Tiger-Cats Founded in 1950 • Based in Hamilton, Ontario Ontario The Franchise Stadiums Culture and Lore The Rivalries Important figures Legends Key personnel Grey Cup Eastern Division CFL Seasons (54) Current League Affiliations
