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 1st 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

Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
A Aug 19 Sarnia Imperials 57–0 Win 5000 1–0
B Aug 25 Mansville Eagles 45–0 Win 2–0

[1]

Regular season

Season Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats1275023121714
Toronto Argonauts1265129118713
Montreal Alouettes1266019226112
Ottawa Rough Riders124711822319

[2]

Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
1 Sept 2 at Ottawa Rough Riders 26–17 Win 1–0
1 Sept 4 Toronto Argonauts 13–6 Win 13,000 2–0
2 Sept 9 Ottawa Rough Riders 23–15 Loss 12,000 2–1
3 Sept 16 at Toronto Argonauts 48–8 Loss 21,500 2–2
4 Sept 23 Montreal Alouettes 18–12 Win 7000 3–2
5 Oct 1 at Montreal Alouettes 31–18 Loss 15,000 3–3
6 Oct 7 at Toronto Argonauts 29–23 Win 14,957 4–3
6 Oct 9 Toronto Argonauts 20–19 Loss 11,000 4–4
7 Oct 14 Ottawa Rough Riders 32–0 Win 10,000 5–4
8 Oct 22 at Montreal Alouettes 16–13 Loss 16,687 5–5
9 Oct 28 Montreal Alouettes 29–18 Win 12,000 6–5
10 Nov 4 at Ottawa Rough Riders 11–3 Win 10,502 7–5

[1]

Playoffs

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance
IRFU Final #1 Nov 11 Toronto Argonauts 13–11 Win 14,000
IRFU Final #2 Nov 15 at Toronto Argonauts 24–6 Loss 23,349

[1]

References

  1. "1950 Hamilton Tiger-Cats - Pro Football Archives".
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2017-08-22.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.