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1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

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1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coachAl Dorow
Home fieldIvor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record7–7
Division place2nd, East
Playoff finishLost Eastern Finals
Team MOPGarney Henley
Team MOCBill Danychuk

The 1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 14th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 22nd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the Eastern Conference with a 7–7 record, but lost the Eastern Finals to the Toronto Argonauts. On September 6, 1971, Joe Zuger and Dave Fleming set a franchise record with the longest single play passing yard, a 108-yard passing play against the Argonauts.[1] Tony Gabriel's rookie season was with Hamilton in 1971, where he caught 20 passes for 285 yards.

Roster

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1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Injured List

6-Game Injured List

Practice Roster

Suspended

Active, Injured, Six-Game,
Practice Roster, Suspended

Regular season

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Season standings

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Eastern Football Conference
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 14 10 4 0 289 248 20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 14 7 7 0 242 246 14
Ottawa Rough Riders 14 6 8 0 291 277 12
Montreal Alouettes 14 6 8 0 226 248 12

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Season schedule

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Week Date Opponent Final score Record
1 July 29 Edmonton Eskimos 17–15 1–0
3 Aug 11 at Ottawa Rough Riders 20–17 2–0
5 Aug 25 Montreal Alouettes 12–8 2–1
6 Aug 31 at Montreal Alouettes 25–24 2–2
6 Sept 6 Toronto Argonauts 30–17 3–2
7 Sept 12 at Toronto Argonauts 23–14 3–3
8 Sept 18 Montreal Alouettes 10–9 4–3
9 Sept 26 Ottawa Rough Riders 19–7 5–3
10 Oct 3 at Calgary Stampeders 17–1 5–4
11 Oct 6 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 28–20 5–5
11 Oct 11 BC Lions 36–3 6–5
12 Oct 17 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18–4 6–6
13 Oct 23 Ottawa Rough Riders 40–16 6–7
14 Oct 31 at Toronto Argonauts 23–15 7–7

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Post-season

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Game Date Opponent Final score
Eastern Semi-Final Nov 7 Ottawa Rough Riders 23–4
Eastern Final #1 Nov 14 Toronto Argonauts 23–8
Eastern Final #2 Nov 20 at Toronto Argonauts 17–17

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Awards and honours

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  • Garney Henley, CFL All-Star
  • Leonard P. Back was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Builder, on November 25, 1971.[4]
  • Hal Patterson was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player, on November 25, 1971 [4]

References

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  1. ^ "All-Time Records | Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2011-04-24.
  2. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  3. ^ a b "1971 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
  4. ^ a b "HISTORY - Hall of Fame | Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2011-04-24.