The 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 32nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 40th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in first place in the East Division with a 12–6 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 fewer than he scored in 1988.
Offseason CFL draft Round Pick Player Position School211Curtis BellWRWashington212Ernie SchramayrFBPurdue319Wayne DrinkwalterLBThunder Bay Giants427Mark BrusTBTulsa535Steve BlythDTSan Diego State643Sam LoucksTBMcMaster751Pete BuchananLBNebraska859Bill ScollardPSaint Mary's
Preseason Week Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record B June 28 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 41–7 1–0 C July 5 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 23–16 2–0
Regular season Season standings
Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 July 12 at Toronto Argonauts W 24–15 1–0 2 2 July 20 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 28–22 2–0 3 3 July 28 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 34–17 3–0 4 4 Aug 4 vs. BC Lions W 44–38 4–0 5 5 Aug 10 at Calgary Stampeders L 8–40 4–1 6 6 Aug 18 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 46–40 5–1 7 7 Aug 23 at Edmonton Eskimos L 14–37 5–2 7 8 Aug 28 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 22–34 5–3 8 9 Sept 4 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 23–18 6–3 9 10 Sept 10 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 23–40 6–4 10 11 Sept 17 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 52–34 7–4 11 12 Sept 22 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 20–19 8–4 12 13 Sept 29 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 12–33 8–5 13 14 Oct 6 at BC Lions L 27–46 8–6 14 15 Oct 15 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 29–21 9–6 15 16 Oct 22 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 32–22 10–6 16 17 Oct 29 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 45–14 11–6 17 18 Nov 4 at Toronto Argonauts W 36–27 12–6
Postseason Schedule Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Final Nov 19 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 14–10 1–0 Grey Cup Nov 26 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 40–43 1–1
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 Roster 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
Offensive linemen T T G C C/G G C T
Defensive linemen DE DT DE DE DT DT
Special teams K/P Linebackers
Defensive backs
Injured List G Italics indicate American players 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 Miles Gorrell, Offensive Tackle Jason Riley, Offensive Guard
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