1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head Coach	Al Bruno
Home Field	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	12–6–0
Place	1st, East
Playoff Finish	Lost in Grey Cup
Uniform
File:CFL HAM Jersey 1989.png
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1988	1990

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. Paul Osbaldiston nearly matched his franchise record for most converts in a single season. Osbaldiston had 47 converts, two less 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

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
B	June 28	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	41–7	Win	1–0
C	July 5	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	23–16	Win	2–0

Regular season

Season Standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	12	6	0	519	517	24
Toronto Argonauts	18	7	11	0	369	428	14
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	7	11	0	408	462	14
Ottawa Rough Riders	18	4	14	0	426	630	8

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 Toronto Argonauts	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

Postseason

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Result
East Final	Nov 19	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	14–10	Win
Grey Cup	Nov 26	Saskatchewan Roughriders	43–40	Loss

Grey Cup

Main article: 77th 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

Awards and honours

• Jerry Keeling was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player on June 3, 1989.
• CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Rocky DiPietro (SB)
• CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Stephen Jordan (DB)

1989 CFL All-Stars

• Tony Champion, Wide Receiver
• Rocky DiPietro, Slotback