The 1968 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 11th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 19th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the Eastern Conference with an 6–7–1 record, but lost the Eastern Semi-Final to the Toronto Argonauts.
Offseason Wide receiver Ted Watkins was shot and killed while allegedly robbing a liquor store in Stockton, California, prior to the start of the season.
Regular season
Season standings + Eastern Football Conference Team GP W L T PF PA PtsOttawa Rough Riders 14 9 3 2 416 271 20Toronto Argonauts 14 9 5 0 264 266 18Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 6 7 1 262 292 13Montreal Alouettes 14 3 9 2 234 327 8
Season schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 Thu, Aug 1 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 13–53 0–1 Lansdowne Park 23,759 2 2 Sat, Aug 10 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 31–25 1–1 Civic Stadium 19,785 3 3 Sat, Aug 17 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 9–3 2–1 Civic Stadium 24,393 4 Bye 5 4 Wed, Aug 28 at Montreal Alouettes L 21–23 2–2 Autostade 23,500 6 5 Mon, Sept 2 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 15–18 2–3 Civic Stadium 27,153 7 6 Sun, Sept 8 at Toronto Argonauts W 20–8 3–3 Exhibition Stadium 33,135 8 Bye 9 7 Wed, Sept 18 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 14–35 3–4 Civic Stadium 25,023 10 8 Sat, Sept 28 at Edmonton Eskimos W 31–7 4–4 Joseph A. Clarke Memorial Stadium 21,500 10 9 Mon, Sept 30 at BC Lions W 16–13 5–4 Empire Stadium 25,165 11 10 Sat, Oct 5 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 23–13 6–4 Civic Stadium 18,123 12 11 Sun, Oct 13 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 23–36 6–5 Civic Stadium 29,960 13 12 Sat, Oct 19 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 24–27 6–6 Lansdowne Park 25,411 14 13 Sun, Oct 27 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 1–12 6–7 Civic Stadium 24,206 15 14 Sat, Nov 2 at Montreal Alouettes T 21–21 6–7–1 Autostade 8,000
Post-season Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record Eastern Semi-Final Sat, Nov 9 at Toronto Argonauts L 21–33 0–1 Exhibition Stadium 25,723
Awards and honours
CFL All-Stars
Tommy Joe Coffey, TE Bill Danychuk, OG Garney Henley, DB Billy Ray Locklin, DE
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