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| 2011 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season | |
|---|---|
| General manager | Bob O'Billovich |
| Head coach | Marcel Bellefeuille |
| Home stadium | Ivor Wynne Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 8–10 |
| Division place | 3rd,East |
| Playoffs | Lost East Final |
| TeamMOP | Justin Hickman |
| TeamMOC | Dave Stala |
| TeamMOR | Chris Williams |
| Uniform | |
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The2011Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 54th season for the team in theCanadian Football League and their 62nd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished third place in the East Division with an 8–10 record. After hosting the East Semi-Final in2009 and2010 with no success, the Tiger-Cats had to go on the road for the 2011 playoffs since they finished third in the East. In the East Semi-Final, the Ti-Cats upset the two-time defendingGrey Cup champions,Montreal Alouettes, 52–44 in overtime, giving them their first playoff victory since 2001. The Ti-Cats then traveled toWinnipeg to play theBlue Bombers where they lost 19–3 in the East Final.
The2011 CFL draft took place on Sunday, May 8, 2011.[1] The Tiger-Cats had six selections in the draft with their first coming in the second round with the 10th pick overall. The team traded their first round pick, which was 5th overall, toEdmonton for two second round picks. With those picks, Hamilton selected the 10th rankedMoe Petrus from theUniversity of Connecticut and quickly followed withMaurice Forbes ofConcordia with the 13th overall pick.[2]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 10 | Moe Petrus | OL | Connecticut |
| 2 | 13 | Maurice Forbes | DL | Concordia |
| 3 | 20 | Marc-Antoine Fortin | DL | Laval |
| 3 | 21 | Pascal Baillargeon | OL | Laval |
| 5 | 33 | Patrick Jean-Mary | LB | Howard |
| 5 | 36 | Tyrell Francisco | TE | Weber State |
| 6 | 44 | Jadon Wagner | LB | BYU |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | Sat, June 18 | atToronto Argonauts | 31–12 | Loss | 12,851 | 0–1 |
| B | Wed, June 22 | Montreal Alouettes | 57–20 | Win | 26,732 | 1–1 |
| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 432 | 432 | 20 | Details |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 515 | 468 | 20 | Details |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 481 | 478 | 16 | Details |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 397 | 498 | 12 | Details |
| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri, July 1 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 24–16 | Loss | 23,852 | 0–1 |
| 2 | Sat, July 9 | atEdmonton Eskimos | 28–10 | Loss | 26,059 | 0–2 |
| 3 | Sat, July 16 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 33–3 | Win | 22,245 | 1–2 |
| 4 | Fri, July 22 | atBC Lions | 39–31 | Win | 24,117 | 2–2 |
| 5 | Fri, July 29 | Montreal Alouettes | 34–26 | Win | 24,068 | 3–2 |
| 6 | Sat, Aug 6 | atCalgary Stampeders | 32–20 | Loss | 29,307 | 3–3 |
| 7 | Sat, Aug 13 | Toronto Argonauts | 37–32 | Win | 24,347 | 4–3 |
| 8 | Bye | 4–3 | ||||
| 9 | Fri, Aug 26 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 30–27 | Loss | 30,338 | 4–4 |
| 10 | Mon, Sept 5 | Montreal Alouettes | 44–21 | Win | 26,694 | 5–4 |
| 11 | Sun, Sept 11 | at Montreal Alouettes | 43–13 | Loss | 24,304 | 5–5 |
| 12 | Fri, Sept 16 | Edmonton Eskimos | 38–23 | Loss | 22,654 | 5–6 |
| 13 | Sun, Sept 25 | Calgary Stampeders | 55–36 | Win | 20,153 | 6–6 |
| 14 | Sat, Oct 1 | at Toronto Argonauts | 27–12 | Win | 21,853 | 7–6 |
| 15 | Fri, Oct 7 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 33–17 | Loss | 23,268 | 7–7 |
| 16 | Sun, Oct 16 | at Montreal Alouettes | 27–25 | Loss | 23,668 | 7–8 |
| 17 | Sat, Oct 22 | BC Lions | 42–10 | Win | 25,536 | 8–8 |
| 18 | Sat, Oct 29 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 19–3 | Loss | 29,073 | 8–9 |
| 19 | Thurs, Nov 3 | at Toronto Argonauts | 33–16 | Loss | 20,833 | 8–10 |
| 2011 Hamilton Tiger-Cats staff | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Front office
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
| Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
| |||||
| Game | Date | Time | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Semi-Final | Nov 13 | 1:00 PM EST | at Montreal Alouettes | 52–44(OT) | Win | 33,051 |
| East Final | Nov 20 | 1:00 PM EST | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 19–3 | Loss | 30,051 |
| November 13: Division Semi-Finals | November 20: Division Finals | November 27:99th Grey Cup BC Place Stadium –Vancouver | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | ||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||
| E1 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 19 | ||||||||||||
| E3 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 52* | ||||||||||||
| E2 | Montreal Alouettes | 44 | ||||||||||||
| E1 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 23 | ||||||||||||
| W1 | BC Lions | 34 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Edmonton Eskimos | 23 | ||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||
| W1 | BC Lions | 40 | ||||||||||||
| W3 | Calgary Stampeders | 19 | ||||||||||||
| W2 | Edmonton Eskimos | 33 | ||||||||||||
*-Team won in Overtime.
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| • Tiger-Cats | 10 | 14 | 3 | 17 | 8 | 52 |
| Alouettes | 3 | 13 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 44 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiger-Cats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • Blue Bombers | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
