The 2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 65th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 73rd overall. The Tiger-Cats qualified for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year following their week 17 win over the Calgary Stampeders. The team attempted to win their ninth Grey Cup championship in a year that the club is scheduled to host the 110th Grey Cup, but were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the Montreal Alouettes.
The 2023 CFL season was the fourth season under head coach Orlondo Steinauer and the second with Steinauer leading the personnel department as the president of football operations.
Offseason CFL global draft The 2023 CFL global draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Tiger-Cats had the fourth selection in each round.
Round Pick Player Position Club/School Nationality 1 4 Penei Pavihi LB Hawaii American Samoa 2 13 Lou Hedley P Miami (FL) Australia
CFL national draft The 2023 CFL draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Tiger-Cats had six selections in the eight-round draft after trading away their second-round, third-round, sixth-round, and seventh-round picks but acquired additional fourth-round and eighth-round picks. The team also exchanged first-round selections with the Calgary Stampeders in the trade for Bo Levi Mitchell. The team had the fourth selection in each round of the draft after finishing fourth-last in the 2022 league standings, not including traded picks.
Round Pick Player Position University team Hometown 1 6 Dayton Black OL Saskatchewan Brandon, MB 4 29 Patrick Burke Jr. DB Wilfrid Laurier Toronto, ON 4 31 Reece Martin DL Mount Allison Moncton, NB 5 40 Robert Panabaker DB Western Ontario London, ON 8 64 Josh Hyer DL Calgary Vernon, BC 8 67 Caleb Morin WR Saskatchewan Saskatoon, SK
Preseason Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record A Bye B1 Sat, May 27 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts W 27–22 1–0 None Tim Hortons Field 17,500 Recap C2 Fri, June 2 7:30 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes L 22–25 1–1 RDS Molson Stadium 12,698 Recap
Games played with white uniforms.
Regular season Standings
Schedule Week Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score Record 11 Fri, June 9 8:30 p.m. EDT at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 31–42 0–1 TSN IG Field 29,057 Recap 22 Sun, June 18 7:00 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts L 14–32 0–2 TSN/CBSSN BMO Field 15,967 Recap 33 Fri, June 23 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 12–38 0–3 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 23,180 Recap 4 Bye 54 Sat, July 8 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Ottawa Redblacks W 21–13 1–3 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 21,331 Recap 65 Thu, July 13 9:00 p.m. EDT at Edmonton Elks W 37–29 2–3 TSN/CBSSN Commonwealth Stadium 21,173 Recap 76 Fri, July 21 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts L 15–31 2–4 TSN Tim Hortons Field 24,312 Recap 87 Fri, July 28 7:30 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 16–12 3–4 TSN/RDS TD Place Stadium 19,243 Recap 98 Sat, Aug 5 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Montreal Alouettes L 14–27 3–5 TSN/RDS/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 21,467 Recap 10 Bye 119 Thu, Aug 17 7:30 p.m. EDT vs. Edmonton Elks L 10–24 3–6 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 20,912 Recap 1210 Sat, Aug 26 7:00 p.m. EDT at BC Lions W 30–13 4–6 TSN BC Place 22,053 Recap 1311 Mon, Sept 4 3:30 p.m. EDT vs. Toronto Argonauts L 28–41 4–7 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN Tim Hortons Field 25,381 Recap 1412 Fri, Sept 8 7:30 p.m. EDT at Ottawa Redblacks W 27–24 5–7 TSN/RDS2/CBSSN TD Place Stadium 18,004 Recap 1513 Sat, Sept 16 4:00 p.m. EDT vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 29–23 6–7 TSN Tim Hortons Field 22,610 Recap 1614 Sat, Sept 23 7:00 p.m. EDT at Toronto Argonauts L 14–29 6–8 TSN BMO Field 15,549 Recap 1715 Sat, Sept 30 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. Calgary Stampeders W 22–15 7–8 TSN Tim Hortons Field 22,809 Recap 1816 Sat, Oct 7 7:00 p.m. EDT at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 38–13 8–8 TSN Mosaic Stadium 27,579 Recap 1917 Fri, Oct 13 7:00 p.m. EDT vs. BC Lions L 30–33 8–9 TSN Tim Hortons Field 23,891 Recap 20 Bye 2118 Sat, Oct 28 4:00 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes L 20–22 8–10 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 16,402 Recap
Games played with colour uniforms. Games played with white uniforms. Games played with alternate uniforms.
Post-season Schedule Game Date Kickoff Opponent Results TV Venue Attendance Summary Score RecordEast Semi-Final Sat, Nov 4 3:00 p.m. EDT at Montreal Alouettes L 12–27 0–1 TSN/RDS Molson Stadium 20,127 Recap
Games played with white uniforms.
Roster 2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen C G T G/T T T/G G
Defensive linemen DE DE DE DE DT DT DT DT Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams K P/K LS
Practice roster DB WR DE DE DT T G RB DB DE DB G Injured list DB LB DB DE T DT T LB DE QB G WR WR SB LB
Suspended list P QB KItalics indicate American player • Bold indicates Global player
Coaching staff Hamilton Tiger-Cats staff Front office Caretaker – Bob Young Chief Executive Officer – Scott Mitchell President and Chief Operating Officer – Matt Afinec President of football operations and head coach – Orlondo Steinauer Assistant general manager and director of Canadian scouting – Drew Allemang Assistant general manager and director of player personnel – Spencer Zimmerman Assistant general manager and senior advisor – Ed Hervey Assistant director of player personnel – Spencer Boehm Director of football administration and operations – Tamara Hinic Video Co-ordinator – Matt Allemang Assistant Video Co-ordinator – Nick Roberto
Head coach Head Coach – Orlondo Steinauer Assistant Head Coach – Mark Washington
Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Vacant Quarterbacks – Vacant Offensive Line – Mike Gibson Wide Receivers – Jason Phillips Receivers – Jarryd Baines Running Backs – Rob Payne Senior Assistant Coach – Scott Milanovich Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator & Defensive Backs – Mark Washington Defensive Line – Randy Melvin Linebackers – Robin Ross Assistant Defensive Backs – Jeff Reinebold Defensive Quality Control Coach – Matt Tolliver
Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Jeff Reinebold Special Teams Assistant – Charlie Taggart
Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning Coach – Chuck Winters
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