1957 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 1957 Hamilton Tiger-Cats finished in first place in the East Division with a 10–4 record and won the Grey Cup over the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. The Tiger-Cats played the Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen in the preseason, which would prove to be the last time they would play an Ontario Rugby Football Union team.

1957 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coachJim Trimble
Home fieldCivic Stadium
Results
Record10–4
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup

Preseason

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
A Aug 1 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 21–0 1–0 11,200
B Aug 7 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 25–0 2–0 11,000
C Aug 13 at Kitchener-Waterloo Dutchmen T 15–15 2–0–1 6,000

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 14 10 4 0 250 189 20
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 8 6 0 326 237 16
Montreal Alouettes 14 6 8 0 287 301 12
Toronto Argonauts 14 4 10 0 274 410 8

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Season schedule

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Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 Aug 20 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 10–14 0–1 18,000
1 Aug 24 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 14–12 1–1 17,000
2 Sept 2 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 17–0 2–1 21,685
3 Sept 6 at Toronto Argonauts W 20–9 3–1 23,194
4 Sept 14 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 12–9 4–1 22,010
5 Sept 21 at Montreal Alouettes L 15–20 4–2 22,984
6 Sept 28 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 6–31 4–3 21,115
7 Oct 5 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 26–0 5–3 17,240
8 Oct 12 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 30–12 6–3 16,000
8 Oct 14 at Toronto Argonauts W 33–24 7–3 18,604
9 Oct 19 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 17–5 8–3 19,000
10 Oct 26 at Montreal Alouettes W 31–18 9–3 23,000
11 Nov 2 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 18–31 9–4 16,000
12 Nov 9 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 18–8 10–4 18,000

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Playoffs

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Schedule

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Round Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
IRFU Final #1 Nov 16 at Montreal Alouettes W 17–10 1–0 19,609
IRFU Final #2 Nov 23 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 39–1 2–0 17,600
Grey Cup Nov 30 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 32–7 3–0 27,313

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Grey Cup

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Teams Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 0 0 7 0 7
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 12 7 7 6 32

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References

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  1. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2017-08-22.
  2. ^ a b "1957 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (IRFU) - Pro Football Archives".
  3. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2010-08-23. Retrieved 2009-09-27.