The 2015Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 58th season for the team in the
Canadian Football League 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.[1] 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.[2]
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.[3] 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.[4][5]