1950 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 1950 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the first in franchise history after the two local clubs, the Hamilton Tigers and Hamilton Wildcats, amalgamated before this season began. The new franchise competed in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, the highest level of play in Eastern Canada.

1950 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coachCarl Voyles
Home fieldCivic Stadium
Results
Record7–5
Division place1st, IRFU
Playoff finishLost East Final

The Tiger-Cats finished in first place in the East Division with a 7–5 record but lost the East Final in a two-game series to the Toronto Argonauts.

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Record Result Attendance
A Aug 19 Sarnia Imperials W 57–0 1–0 5,000
B Aug 25 Mansville Eagles W 45–0 2–0

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Regular season

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Season Standings

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Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 12 7 5 0 231 217 14
Toronto Argonauts 12 6 5 1 291 187 13
Montreal Alouettes 12 6 6 0 192 261 12
Ottawa Rough Riders 12 4 7 1 182 231 9

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Season schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 Sept 2 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 26–17 1–0
1 Sept 4 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 13–6 2–0 13,000
2 Sept 9 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 15–23 2–1 12,000
3 Sept 16 at Toronto Argonauts L 8–48 2–2 21,500
4 Sept 23 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 18–12 3–2 7,000
5 Oct 1 at Montreal Alouettes L 18–31 3–3 15,000
6 Oct 7 at Toronto Argonauts W 29–23 4–3 14,957
6 Oct 9 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 19–20 4–4 11,000
7 Oct 14 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 32–0 5–4 10,000
8 Oct 22 at Montreal Alouettes L 13–16 5–5 16,687
9 Oct 28 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 29–18 6–5 12,000
10 Nov 4 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 11–3 7–5 10,502

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Playoffs

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Attendance
IRFU Final #1 Nov 11 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 13–11 14,000
IRFU Final #2 Nov 15 at Toronto Argonauts L 6–24 23,349

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "1950 Hamilton Tiger-Cats - Pro Football Archives".
  2. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2". Archived from the original on 2009-07-21. Retrieved 2017-08-22.