2015 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

2015 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
General manager	Kent Austin
Head coach	Kent Austin
Home field	Tim Hortons Field
Results
Record	10–8
Division place	2nd, East
Playoff finish	Lost East Final
Team MOP	Zach Collaros
Team MOC	Ted Laurent
Team MOR	Terrence Toliver
Uniform

The 2015 Hamilton 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. 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.

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. 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.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
2	17	Byron Archambault	LB	Montreal
3	20	Jonathan Langa	LB	Saint Mary's
4	29	Ron Omara	LB	St. Francis Xavier
6	51	Everett Ellefsen	DB	McNeese State
6	52	Daniel English	WR	British Columbia
7	61	Preston Huggins	LB	Western

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
A	Mon, June 8	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	W 37–10	1–0	Online	Tim Hortons Field	24,000	Recap
B	Bye
C	Fri, June 19	8:30 p.m. EDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 26–15	2–0	None	Investors Group Field	24,344	Recap

Regular season

Season standings

East Division
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Redblacks	18	12	6	464	454	24	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	10	8	530	391	20	Details
Toronto Argonauts	18	10	8	438	499	20	Details
Montreal Alouettes	18	6	12	388	402	12	Details

Season schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
1	Fri, June 26	9:00 p.m. EDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 23–24	0–1	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	McMahon Stadium	28,487	Recap
2	Thurs, July 2	8:30 p.m. EDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 52–26	1–1	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	Investors Group Field	27,279	Recap
3	Bye
4	Thurs, July 16	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Montreal Alouettes	L 13–17	1–2	TSN/RDS	Molson Stadium	20,773	Recap
5	Sun, July 26	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 31–21	2–2	TSN	Mosaic Stadium	31,683	Recap
6	Mon, Aug 3	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 34–18	3–2	TSN/RDS2/ESPN2	Tim Hortons Field	24,135	Recap
7	Sun, Aug 9	5:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 38–8	4–2	TSN/RDS2/ESPNews	Tim Hortons Field	24,068	Recap
8	Sat, Aug 15	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. BC Lions	W 52–22	5–2	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	24,110	Recap
9	Fri, Aug 21	9:00 p.m. EDT	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 49–20	6–2	TSN	Commonwealth Stadium	28,858	Recap
10	Thurs, Aug 27	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	L 23–26	6–3	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Tim Hortons Field	24,212	Recap
11	Mon, Sept 7	1:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 42–12	7–3	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	24,390	Recap
12	Fri, Sept 11	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Toronto Argonauts	W 35–27	8–3	TSN/RDS2	Rogers Centre	17,694	Recap
13	Sat, Sept 19	4:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 18–25	8–4	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	24,300	Recap
14	Bye
15	Fri, Oct 2	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 20–23	8–5	TSN/RDS2	Tim Hortons Field	24,300	Recap
16	Fri, Oct 9	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 30–15	9–5	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	24,222	Recap
17	Sun, Oct 18	1:00 p.m. EDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 23–11	10–5	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Molson Stadium	23,058	Recap
18	Fri, Oct 23	10:00 p.m. EDT	at BC Lions	L 13–40	10–6	TSN	BC Place	20,058	Recap
19	Sun, Nov 1	1:00 p.m. EST	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	L 6–12	10–7	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	24,340	Recap
20	Sat, Nov 7	4:00 p.m. EST	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 28–44	10–8	TSN/RDS2	TD Place Stadium	24,459	Recap

Post-season

Schedule

Game	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
East Semi-Final	Sun, Nov 15	1:00 p.m. EST	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 25–22	1–0	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	24,029	Recap
East Final	Sun, Nov 22	1:00 p.m. EST	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 28–35	1–1	TSN/RDS	TD Place Stadium	25,093	Recap

Team

Roster

2015 Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster
Quarterbacks 13 Mitchell Gale QB 12 Jacory Harris QB  8 Jeremiah Masoli QB Running backs 32 C.J. Gable RB 46 Carl-Olivier Primé FB 18 Anthony Woodson RB Receivers 88 Giovanni Aprile WR 16 Brandon Banks WR/KR 83 Andy Fantuz WR 84 Bakari Grant WR 82 Kealoha Pilares WR 17 Luke Tasker WR  1 Tiquan Underwood WR Offensive linemen 59 Marc Dile OL 67 Peter Dyakowski OL 61 Joel Figueroa OL 68 Mike Filer OL 52 Mathieu Girard OL 55 Tim O'Neill OL 69 Landon Rice OL		Defensive linemen 99 Michael Atkinson DT 92 Troy Davis DE 45 Arnaud Gascon-Nadon DE  6 Bryan Hall DT  5 Justin Hickman DE 97 Ted Laurent DT 91 Drake Nevis DT Linebackers 42 David Caldwell LB 23 Beau Landry LB 21 Simoni Lawrence LB 33 Frédéric Plesius LB 44 Taylor Reed LB 36 Ron Omara LB Defensive backs 28 Craig Butler DB 29 Jalil Carter DB 35 Mike Daly DB 20 Emanuel Davis DB  2 Mike Edem DB 11 Ed Gainey DB 41 Erik Harris DB 43 Neil King DB  0 Rico Murray DB 22 Courtney Stephen DB  9 Brandon Stewart DB Special teams 47 Aaron Crawford LS  7 Justin Medlock P/K		Injured List 64 Ryan Bomben OG 95 Brian Bulcke DT 81 Matt Coates WR  4 Zach Collaros QB 27 Michael Ford RB 98 Linden Gaydosh DT 90 Evan Gill DL 96 Hasan Hazime DT 63 Cord Howard OL 30 Jonathan Langa DB 56 Jeremy Lewis OL 26 Mossis Madu RB 15 Jeff Mathews QB 48 Kyle Miller DB 40 Eric Norwood DE 50 Jake Olson OL 24 Cleshawn Page DB 14 Terrell Sinkfield WR 80 Terrence Toliver WR 93 Adrian Tracy DL 89 Spencer Watt WR 6-Game Injured List  3 Johnny Sears Jr. DB 31 Hugh O'Neill P/K 49 Byron Archambault LB		Practice Roster 87 Junior Collins WR 71 Everett Ellefsen DL 25 Ray Holley RB 70 Stephen Mawa DL 19 Quincy McDuffie WR 39 Dan Molls LB 53 Everton Williams DL Suspended Disabled Territorial Exemption Italics indicate International player Roster updated 2015-11-22 Depth Chart • Transactions 46 Active, 21 Injured, 3 Six-Game Injured 7 Practice Roster → More rosters

Coaching staff

2015 Hamilton Tiger-Cats staff
	Front office Caretaker – Bob Young Chief executive officer – Scott Mitchell Vice president of football operations and general manager – Kent Austin Director of football operations – Shawn Burke Director of canadian scouting – Drew Allemang Director of U.S. Scouting – Eric Tillman Pro/College Scout – Spencer Zimmerman Video co-ordinator – Matt Allemang Head coach Head coach – Kent Austin Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator and receivers – Tommy Condell Running backs and offensive quality control – Corey Grant Offensive line – Allen Rudolph			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Orlondo Steinauer Defensive backs – James Stanley Linebackers – Jeff Reinebold Defensive line – Dennis McPhee Assistant defensive – Marcello Simmons Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Jeff Reinebold Assistant special teams – John Zamberlin Assistant special teams – Marcello Simmons → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs