The 2004 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 47th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 55th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the East Division with a 9–8–1 record, which surprised many as they had gone 1–17 the year before. They played in the East Semi-Final against the Toronto Argonauts, but lost 24–6.

Offseason

CFL draft Rd Pick Player Position School 1 1 Wayne Smith OL Appalachian State 2 14 Marwan Hage OL Colorado 3 18 Sean Kent OL Regina 4 27 Connor Healey DB Wilfrid Laurier 5 36 Anthony Mason OL Guelph 6 45 Justin Shakell DL Wilfrid Laurier

Preseason Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record A May 30 Toronto Argonauts 33–10 Loss 22,342 0–1 B June 9 at Toronto Argonauts 31–23 Loss 11,214 0–2

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record 1 June 18 at BC Lions 38–36 Win 20,952 1–0 2 June 25 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 32–22 Win 25,712 2–0 3 July 4 at Calgary Stampeders 41–34 Win 26,884 3–0 4 July 10 Toronto Argonauts 34–6 Loss 27,664 3–1 5 July 17 at Edmonton Eskimos 51–30 Loss 35,728 3–2 6 July 23 Montreal Alouettes 34–14 Loss 26,301 3–3 7 July 31 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 33–24 Loss 23,348 3–4 8 Bye 9 Aug 13 BC Lions 49–11 Loss 27,891 3–5 10 Aug 19 at Ottawa Renegades 31–19 Win 23,754 4–5 11 Aug 27 Calgary Stampeders 26–7 Win 28,850 5–5 12 Sept 6 Toronto Argonauts 30–30 Tie 29,170 5–5–1 13 Sept 12 at Montreal Alouettes 47–18 Loss 20,202 5–6–1 14 Sept 19 Saskatchewan Roughriders 32–30 Loss 27,983 5–7–1 15 Bye 16 Oct 1 Edmonton Eskimos 30–27 Win 27,884 6–7–1 17 Oct 8 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 20–13 Win 26,323 7–7–1 18 Oct 15 Ottawa Renegades 20–17 (OT) Win 29,220 8–7–1 19 Oct 21 at Toronto Argonauts 34–11 Loss 30,369 8–8–1 20 Oct 30 at Ottawa Renegades 15–9 Win 25,839 9–8–1

Postseason Game Date Opponent Score Result Attendance East Semi-Final Nov 5 at Toronto Argonauts 24–6 Loss 37,835 Roster 2004 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen G/T G C T C G T

Defensive linemen DT DE DT DE DE DT Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams K/P

Injured list DB P/K T C DT WR SB

Suspended DB

Italics indicate American players Awards and records

2004 CFL All-Stars Tim Cheatwood – Defensive End D.J. Flick – Wide Receiver Troy Davis – Running Back

Eastern Division All-Star Selections

References