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2018 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
2018 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
General manager	Eric Tillman
Head coach	June Jones
Home field	Tim Hortons Field
Results
Record	8–10
Division place	2nd, East
Playoff finish	Lost East Final
Team MOP	Jeremiah Masoli
Team MOC	Ted Laurent
Team MOR	Darius Ciraco
Uniform
	← 2017; Tiger-Cats seasons; 2019 →;

The 2018 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 61st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 69th overall. The Tiger-Cats improved upon their 6–12 record from 2017 and clinched a playoff berth and home playoff date during their bye in week 17 following the Montreal Alouettes' loss to the Calgary Stampeders. After defeating the BC Lions in the East Semi-Final, the Tiger-Cats lost to the Ottawa Redblacks in the East Final. This was the third season under general manager Eric Tillman and first full season under head coach June Jones following his interim role the year before.

Offseason

Notable signings

During the offseason, the Tiger-Cats signed controversial free agent quarterback Johnny Manziel, who played two seasons with the Cleveland Browns in the National Football League (NFL) before being released in 2015 for incidents on and off the field. The Manziel signing was part of a tumultuous negotiation process that lasted over a year.^[1]

CFL draft

The 2018 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2018.^[2] The Tiger-Cats held the first overall draft pick following a trade with the Montreal Alouettes and selected wide receiver Mark Chapman with that pick. This was the first time since the 2013 CFL Draft that they selected first overall.^[3] In total, the team had nine selections in the eight-round draft, including four picks in the first 15 selections after trading John Chick to the Edmonton Eskimos and Zach Collaros to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.^[4]^[5]

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	1	Mark Chapman	WR	Central Michigan
1	6	Darius Ciraco	OL	Calgary
2	11	Jackson Bennett	DB	Ottawa
2	15	Brett Wade	DL	Calgary
4	31	Marcus Davis	WR	British Columbia
5	37	Justin Buren	WR	Simon Fraser
6	44	Michael Moore	LB	Queen's
8	62	Joel Van Pelt	DL	Calgary
8	66	Nicholas Parisotto	DB	Guelph

Preseason

Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
A	Bye
B	Fri, June 1	7:30 p.m. EDT	Toronto Argonauts	L 18–36	0–1	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	NA	Recap
C	Sat, June 9	12:00 p.m. EDT	@ Montreal Alouettes	W 30–15	1–1	TSN/ RDS	Molson Stadium	12,325	Recap

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Game summaries

Toronto

Preseason Week Two – Toronto at Hamilton

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Argonauts	10	16	7	3	36
Tiger-Cats	0	6	7	5	18

at Tim Hortons Field • Hamilton, Ontario

Date: Friday, June 1, 2018
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
TV: TSN
Source

Game information

First Quarter

(8:01) Toronto FG: S. Waters 42-yard field goal
Toronto 3–0
(2:11) Toronto TD: C. Worthy 3-yard pass from M. Bethel-Thompson, R. Pfeffer kick
Toronto 10–0

Second Quarter

(12:10) Toronto FG: S. Waters 33-yard field goal
Toronto 13–0
(8:16) Hamilton TD: B. Banks 9-yard pass from J. Masoli, kick missed
Toronto 13–6
(0:51) Toronto TD: B. Burks 54-yard pass from M. Bethel-Thompson, R. Pfeffer kick
Toronto 20–6
(0:11) Toronto TD: M. Bethel-Thompson 1-yard rush, kick missed
Toronto 26–6

Third Quarter

(8:54) Toronto TD: J. Franklin 1-yard rush, S. Waters kick
Toronto 33–6
(0:00) Hamilton TD: F. Williams 74-yard punt return, L. Hajrullahu kick
Toronto 33–13

Fourth Quarter

(10:56) Hamilton FG: L. Hajrullahu 54-yard field goal
Toronto 33–16
(6:53) Toronto FG: S. Waters 32-yard field goal
Toronto 36–16
(0:52) Hamilton SFTY: Team loss of 5 yards, safety
Toronto 36–18

Top Passers

TOR – McLeod Bethel-Thompson: 9/11, 122 yards, 2 TD
HAM – Jeremiah Masoli: 8/13, 115 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT

Top Rushers

TOR – Greg Morris: 7 carries, 25 yards
HAM – Mercer Timmis: 10 carries, 56 yards

Top Receiving

TOR – Cole Watson: 3 receptions, 52 yards
HAM – Brandon Banks: 4 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD

At Montreal

Preseason Week Three – Hamilton at Montreal

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Tiger-Cats	0	7	6	17	30
Alouettes	13	1	0	1	15

at Tim Hortons Field • Hamilton, Ontario

Date: Saturday, June 9, 2018
Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
TV: TSN/ RDS
Source

Regular season

Season Standings

East Division view talk
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Ottawa Redblacks	18	11	7	0	22	464	420	6–2	W3	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	8	10	0	16	513	456	4–4	L3	Details
Montreal Alouettes	18	5	13	0	10	345	512	4–4	W2	Details
Toronto Argonauts	18	4	14	0	8	369	560	2–6	L2	Details

Season Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Week	Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
1	1	Sat, June 16	7:00 p.m. EDT	@ Calgary Stampeders	L 14–28	0–1	TSN/ ESPN2	McMahon Stadium	23,717	Recap
2	2	Fri, June 22	10:00 p.m. EDT	@ Edmonton Eskimos	W 38–21	1–1	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	31,334	Recap
3	3	Fri, June 29	7:00 p.m. EDT	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 31–17	2–1	TSN/ RDS/ESPN2	Tim Hortons Field	23,721	Recap
4	4	Thurs, July 5	9:00 p.m. EDT	@ Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 13–18	2–2	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	30,594	Recap
5	Bye
6	5	Thurs, July 19	7:30 p.m. EDT	Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 20–31	2–3	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	23,346	Recap
7	6	Sat, July 28	4:00 p.m. EDT	Ottawa Redblacks	L 15–21	2–4	TSN/ RDS2/ESPN2	Tim Hortons Field	23,381	Recap
8	7	Fri, Aug 3	7:30 p.m. EDT	@ Montreal Alouettes	W 50–11	3–4	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Molson Stadium	18,576	Recap
9	8	Fri, Aug 10	8:30 p.m. EDT	@ Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 23–29	3–5	TSN/RDS	Investors Group Field	26,454	Recap
10	Bye
11	9	Thu, Aug 23	7:30 p.m. EDT	Edmonton Eskimos	W 25–24	4–5	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	23,281	Recap
12	10	Mon, Sept 3	6:30 p.m. EDT	Toronto Argonauts	W 42–28	5–5	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	24,221	Recap
13	11	Sat, Sept 8	1:00 p.m. EDT	@ Toronto Argonauts	W 36–25	6–5	TSN	BMO Field	15,702	Recap
14	12	Sat, Sept 15	4:00 p.m. EDT	Calgary Stampeders	L 28–43	6–6	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	23,428	Recap
15	13	Sat, Sept 22	10:00 p.m. EDT	@ BC Lions	L 32–35 (2OT)	6–7	TSN	BC Place	18,794	Recap
16	14	Sat, Sept 29	4:00 p.m. EDT	BC Lions	W 40–10	7–7	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	23,623	Recap
17	Bye
18	15	Fri, Oct 12	7:30 p.m. EDT	@ Toronto Argonauts	W 34–20	8–7	TSN	BMO Field	14,184	Recap
19	16	Fri, Oct 19	7:00 p.m. EDT	@ Ottawa Redblacks	L 31–35	8–8	TSN/RDS2	TD Place Stadium	23,534	Recap
20	17	Sat, Oct 27	4:00 p.m. EDT	Ottawa Redblacks	L 13–30	8–9	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	23,329	Recap
21	18	Sat, Nov 3	7:00 p.m. EDT	Montreal Alouettes	L 28–30	8–10	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	23,381	Recap

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Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Score	Record	TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
East Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 11	1:00 p.m. EST	BC Lions	W 48–8	1–0	TSN/RDS/ESPNews	Tim Hortons Field	23,911	Recap
East Final	Sun, Nov 18	1:00 p.m. EST	@ Ottawa Redblacks	L 27–46	1–1	TSN/RDS/ESPNews	TD Place Stadium	24,108	Recap

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Team

Roster

Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

47 Aaron Crawford LS
70 Lirim Hajrullahu P/K

1-Game injured list

6-Game injured list

Practice squad

Italics indicate International player
Roster updated 2018-11-17
Depth Chart • Transactions
46 Roster, 6 one-game injured
9 six-game injured, 7 practice

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Coaching staff

Hamilton Tiger-Cats Staff

Front office

Caretaker – Bob Young
Chief executive officer – Scott Mitchell
President and Chief Operating Officer - Matt Afinec
General manager – Eric Tillman
Assistant gm/director of football operations – Shawn Burke
Assistant gm/director of canadian scouting – Drew Allemang
Consultant – Kent Austin
Scouting coordinator – Rich Massaro
Video co-ordinator – Matt Allemang

Head coach

Head coach – June Jones
Assistant head coach – Orlondo Steinauer

Offensive coaches

Assistant Offensive Coordinator & Running Backs – Corey Grant
Offensive line – Dennis McKnight
Quarterbacks – Dan Morrison
Assistant Wide Receivers & Offensive Quality Control – Jarryd Baines

Defensive coaches

Defensive coordinator – Jerry Glanville
Linebackers – Robert Lyles
Defensive line – Dennis McPhee
Defensive backs – William Fields
Defensive assistant – Craig Butler

Special teams coaches

Special teams coordinator – Frank Gansz Jr.
Special teams assistant – Craig Butler

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References

[1] Ticats confirm Manziel signing; Johnny touches down in Hamilton

[2] CFL draft date announced

[1_2_Bomben-3] Ticats acquire first overall pick in major trade with Als

[Collaros-4] Riders acquire Zach Collaros from Ti-Cats

[Chick-5] Eskimos land John Chick in trade with Ticats

[schedule-6] 2018 Schedule

[7] 2018 Pre-season schedule

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