1983 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 1983 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 26th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 35th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 3rd place in the East division with a 5–10–1 record. They defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders in the East Semi-Final, but lost to the eventual Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts in the East Final.

Preseason[]

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	June 10	at Toronto Argonauts	24–6	Loss	1–0
B	June 15	vs. Toronto Argonauts	35–24	Win	1–1
C	June 22	vs. Montreal Concordes	25–18	Win	2–1
D	June 29	at Ottawa Rough Riders	47–40	Loss	2–2

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	July 9	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	35–32	Loss	0–1
2	July 16	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	50–19	Win	1–1
3	July 22	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	29–18	Loss	1–2
4	July 30	vs. BC Lions	34–20	Loss	1–3
5	Aug 6	at Toronto Argonauts	31–18	Win	2–3
6	Aug 13	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	24–22	Win	3–3
7	Aug 21	at Calgary Stampeders	26–15	Loss	3–4
8	Bye
9	Sept 5	vs. Montreal Concordes	35–30	Win	4–4
10	Sept 11	at Edmonton Eskimos	50–21	Loss	4–5
11	Sept 18	vs. Toronto Argonauts	50–16	Loss	4–6
12	Sept 25	at Ottawa Rough Riders	29–25	Loss	4–7
13	Oct 1	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	34–19	Loss	4–8
14	Bye
15	Oct 15	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	34–22	Win	5–8
16	Oct 22	at BC Lions	41–16	Loss	5–9
17	Oct 30	vs. Calgary Stampeders	35–12	Loss	5–10
18	Nov 6	at Montreal Concordes	21–21	Tie	5–10–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Result
East Semi-Final	Nov 13	at Ottawa Rough Riders	33–31	Win
East Final	Nov 20	at Toronto Argonauts	41–36	Loss