The 2015 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 58th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 66th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division with a 10–8 record and hosted a playoff game for the third consecutive season. The Tiger-Cats defeated the Toronto Argonauts in the East Semi-Final, but lost to the Ottawa Redblacks in the East Final, ending their quest to compete in three straight Grey Cups. This marked the first full season for the team playing at their new stadium, Tim Hortons Field. The Tiger-Cats played their first four games on the road due to stadium conflicts with the 2015 Pan Am Games. When they returned to their home field, they sold out all nine regular seasons games, which was the first time that the franchise had done that since 1973.Ticats sell out every home game for first time since 1973
Offseason
CFL draft
The 2015 CFL draft took place on May 12, 2015. The Tiger-Cats had six selections in the seven-round draft, prominently trading away first and third round picks for Ryan Bomben hours before the draft. The club also traded their fifth round pick to the BC Lions for Seydou Junior Haidara and acquired an additional sixth round pick after trading Darcy Brown to Edmonton for Ricardo Colclough.
Round Pick Player Position School/Club team 2 17 Byron Archambault LB Montreal 3 20 Jonathan Langa LB Saint Mary's 4 29 Ron Omara LB St. Francis Xavier 6 51 Everett Ellefsen DB McNeese State 6 52 Daniel English WR British Columbia 7 61 Preston Huggins LB Western
Preseason
Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Mon, June 8 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 37–10 1–0 Online Tim Hortons Field 24,000 Recap B Bye C Fri, June 19 8:30 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 26–15 2–0 None Investors Group Field 24,344 Recap
Regular season Season standings
Season schedule Week Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 1 Fri, June 26 9:00 p.m. EDT at Calgary Stampeders L 23–24 0–1 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 McMahon Stadium 28,487 Recap 2 Thurs, July 2 8:30 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 52–26 1–1 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 Investors Group Field 27,279 Recap 3 Bye 4 Thurs, July 16 7:30 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes L 13–17 1–2 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 20,773 Recap 5 Sun, July 26 7:00 p.m. EDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 31–21 2–2 TSN Mosaic Stadium 31,683 Recap 6 Mon, Aug 3 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 34–18 3–2 TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 Tim Hortons Field 24,135 Recap 7 Sun, Aug 9 5:00 p.m. EDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 38–8 4–2 TSN/RDS2/ESPNews Tim Hortons Field 24,068 Recap 8 Sat, Aug 15 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. BC Lions W 52–22 5–2 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 24,110 Recap 9 Fri, Aug 21 9:00 p.m. EDT at Edmonton Eskimos W 49–20 6–2 TSN Commonwealth Stadium 28,858 Recap 10 Thurs, Aug 27 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 23–26 6–3 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Tim Hortons Field 24,212 Recap 11 Mon, Sept 7 1:00 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 42–12 7–3 TSN Tim Hortons Field 24,390 Recap 12 Fri, Sept 11 7:30 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts W 35–27 8–3 TSN/RDS2 Rogers Centre 17,694 Recap 13 Sat, Sept 19 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 18–25 8–4 TSN Tim Hortons Field 24,300 Recap 14 Bye 15 Fri, Oct 2 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Calgary Stampeders L 20–23 8–5 TSN/RDS2 Tim Hortons Field 24,300 Recap 16 Fri, Oct 9 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 30–15 9–5 TSN Tim Hortons Field 24,222 Recap 17 Sun, Oct 18 1:00 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes W 23–11 10–5 TSN/RDS/ESPN2 Molson Stadium 23,058 Recap 18 Fri, Oct 23 10:00 p.m. EDT at BC Lions L 13–40 10–6 TSN BC Place 20,058 Recap 19 Sun, Nov 1 1:00 p.m. EST vs. Ottawa Redblacks L 6–12 10–7 TSN Tim Hortons Field 24,340 Recap 20 Sat, Nov 7 4:00 p.m. EST at Ottawa Redblacks L 28–44 10–8 TSN/RDS2 TD Place Stadium 24,459 Recap
Post-season Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record East Semi-Final Sun, Nov 15 1:00 p.m. EST vs. Toronto Argonauts W 25–22 1–0 TSN/RDS Tim Hortons Field 24,029 Recap East Final Sun, Nov 22 1:00 p.m. EST at Ottawa Redblacks L 28–35 1–1 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 25,093 Recap
Team Roster 2015 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen T G C C G G/T
Defensive linemen DT DE DE DT DE DT Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams LS K/P
Reserve roster DB DT
Practice roster SB DE RB DE WR LB DT Injured list LB G DT WR DE QB RB DT DT DT T DB T RB QB DB DE T P DB DB SB WR DE WR Italics indicate International player
Coaching staff 2015 Hamilton Tiger-Cats staff Front office Caretaker – Bob Young Chief executive officer – Scott Mitchell Vice president of football operations and general manager – Kent Austin Director of football operations – Shawn Burke Director of canadian scouting – Drew Allemang Director of U.S. Scouting – Eric Tillman Pro/College Scout – Spencer Zimmerman Video co-ordinator – Matt Allemang
Head coach Head coach – Kent Austin
Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator and receivers – Tommy Condell Running backs and offensive quality control – Corey Grant Offensive line – Allen Rudolph Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Orlondo Steinauer Defensive backs – James Stanley Linebackers – Jeff Reinebold Defensive line – Dennis McPhee Assistant defensive – Marcello Simmons
Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Jeff Reinebold Assistant special teams – John Zamberlin Assistant special teams – Marcello Simmons
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