The 2009 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 60th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished the season in second place in the East Division with a 9–9 record and qualified for the Grey Cup playoffs for the first time since 2004.
Off-season CFL draft The 2009 CFL draft took place on May 2, 2009. The Tiger-Cats selected tackle Simeon Rottier from the University of Alberta first overall. They originally also had the third overall pick as well but traded that to the BC Lions for sixth and thirteenth overall picks so the Lions could select their desired player, Jamall Lee.
Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 1 1 Simeon Rottier OT Alberta 1 6 Darcy Brown WR St. Mary's 2 13 Ryan Hinds DB New Hampshire 3 22 Scott McCuaig LB UBC 5 33 Guillarme Allard-Cameus RB Laval 5 38 Raymond Wladichuk DB Simon Fraser 6 41 Cassidy Doneff WR Washburn 6 46 Bill McGrath OL Indiana State
Transactions Date Type Incoming Outgoing Team Jan. 25 retirement n/a Jeff Piercy Jan. 30 free agency Agustin Barrenechea n/a Feb. 3 released n/a Pat Woodcock, Rocky Schwartz, Michael Botterill, Cornelius Anthony, Terrence Patrick and Sacha Lancaster Feb. 6 free agency and releases Johnnie Morant, Willie Quinnie Tony Miles, Charles Thomas Feb. 16 free agency Alexandre Gauthier n/a Feb. 16 free agency n/a Jesse Lumsden Edmonton Eskimos Feb. 16 free agency n/a Alain Kashama Calgary Stampeders Feb. 18 free agency Matt Kirk n/a Feb. 20 released n/a Casey Printers Feb. 24 free agency Josh Betts, Erik Meyer n/a Mar. 20 free agency Kevin Glenn n/a
Preseason Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record A June 17 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 32–22 Loss 27,742 0–1 B June 23 Toronto Argonauts 27–17 Loss 16,225 0–2
Regular season Season standings
Season schedule Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record 1 July 1 Toronto Argonauts 30–17 Loss 23,211 0–1 2 July 10 at BC Lions 31–28 Win 26,885 1–1 3 July 18 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 25–13 Win 24,292 2–1 4 July 23 at Montreal Alouettes 21–8 Loss 20,202 2–2 5 July 31 BC Lions 30–18 Win 20,103 3–2 6 August 8 Edmonton Eskimos 28–21 Win 19,206 4–2 7 August 16 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 33–23 Loss 30,360 4–3 8 Bye 9 August 29 at Edmonton Eskimos 31–30 Loss 35,036 4–4 10 Sept 7 Toronto Argonauts 34–15 Win 30,293 5–4 11 Sept 11 at Toronto Argonauts 25–22 (2OT) Loss 26,421 5–5 12 Sept 18 Calgary Stampeders 24–17 Win 19,448 6–5 13 Sept 25 Montreal Alouettes 42–8 Loss 22,083 6–6 14 Oct 3 at Calgary Stampeders 15–14 Loss 36,753 6–7 15 Oct 12 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 38–28 Loss 19,562 6–8 16 Oct 18 at Montreal Alouettes 41–38 Loss 20,202 6–9 17 Oct 23 at Toronto Argonauts 26–17 Win 25,352 7–9 18 Oct 31 Saskatchewan Roughriders 24–6 Win 24,586 8–9 19 Nov 8 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 39–17 Win 29,038 9–9
Roster 2009 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen G T T C G/C G/T
Defensive linemen DT DE DT DE DE/DT DT
Special teams LS K/P Linebackers
Defensive backs
Reserve roster DB G DT
Practice roster DB WR LB WR DB DB C/G WR LB T T Injured list WR LB DT QB G LB RB FB LS RB
Suspended G
Italics indicate International player Roster updated 2026-04-17
Playoffs Schedule
Week Date Time Opponent Score Result Attendance 20 November 15 1:00 PM BC Lions 34–27 (OT) Loss 27,430
Bracket
East Semi-Final Date and time: Sunday, November 15, 1:00 PM Eastern Standard TimeVenue: Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton, Ontario Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT TotalBC Lions 3 13 7 4 7 34Hamilton Tiger-Cats 3 3 10 11 0 27
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