2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 65th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 73rd overall. The Tiger-Cats qualified for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year following their week 17 win over the Calgary Stampeders. The team attempted to win their ninth Grey Cup championship in a year that the club is scheduled to host the 110th Grey Cup, but were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the Montreal Alouettes.

The 2023 CFL season was the fourth season under head coach Orlondo Steinauer and the second with Steinauer leading the personnel department as the president of football operations.

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Tiger-Cats had the fourth selection in each round.

CFL National Draft

The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Tiger-Cats had six selections in the eight-round draft after trading away their second-round, third-round, sixth-round, and seventh-round picks but acquired additional fourth-round and eighth-round picks. The team also exchanged first-round selections with the Calgary Stampeders in the trade for Bo Levi Mitchell. The team had the fourth selection in each round of the draft after finishing fourth-last in the 2022 league standings, not including traded picks.

Preseason

Schedule

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

Schedule

 #  Games played with colour uniforms.

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

 #  Games played with alternate uniforms.

Game summaries

Week 1: at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Week 2: at Toronto Argonauts

Week 3: vs. Montreal Alouettes

Week 5: vs. Ottawa Redblacks

Week 6: at Edmonton Elks

Week 7: vs. Toronto Argonauts

Week 8: at Ottawa Redblacks

Week 9: vs. Montreal Alouettes

Week 11: vs. Edmonton Elks

Week 12: at BC Lions

Week 13: vs. Toronto Argonauts

Week 14: at Ottawa Redblacks

Week 15: vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Week 16: at Toronto Argonauts

Week 17: vs. Calgary Stampeders

Week 18: at Saskatchewan Roughriders

Week 19: vs. BC Lions

Week 21: at Montreal Alouettes

Post-season

Schedule

 #  Games played with white uniforms.

Game summaries

East Semi-Final: at (E2) Montreal Alouettes

Team

Roster

Coaching staff

References

External links

• Official website