1998 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

1998 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach	Ron Lancaster
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	12–5–1
Division place	1st, East
Playoff finish	Lost in Grey Cup
Team MOP	Danny McManus
Team MOC	Mike Morreale
Team MOR	Seth Dittman

The 1998 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 41st season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 49th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 1st place in the East division for the first time since 1989, when they last appeared in the Grey Cup, with a 12–5–1 record. They appeared in the Grey Cup where they lost to the Stampeders.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	1	Tim Fleiszer	DL	Harvard
3	13	Devin Grant	OL	Utah
4	21	Tarek Jayoussi	WR	Calgary
5	29	Jeff Brown	CB	Acadia
6	36	Benjie Hutchison	DL	British Columbia
6	43	Robert Yelenich	LB	York

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	June 18	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	17–9	Loss	0–1
B	June 24	vs. Toronto Argonauts	22–14	Loss	0–2

Regular season

Season standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	12	5	1	503	351	25
Montreal Alouettes	18	12	5	1	470	435	25
Toronto Argonauts	18	9	9	0	452	410	18
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	3	15	0	399	588	6

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	July 1	at Calgary Stampeders	21–20	Loss	0–1
2	July 8	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	33–13	Win	1–1
3	July 17	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	29–7	Win	2–1
4	July 23	at Montreal Alouettes	23–21	Win	3–1
5	July 30	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	26–8	Win	4–1
6	Aug 7	at Edmonton Eskimos	39–10	Win	5–1
7	Aug 13	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	48–23	Win	6–1
8	Aug 20	at Toronto Argonauts	42–6	Loss	6–2
9	Aug 27	vs. BC Lions	28–8	Win	7–2
10	Sept 7	vs. Toronto Argonauts	26–7	Win	8–2
11	Sept 13	at Montreal Alouettes	30–9	Win	9–2
12	Sept 20	vs. Montreal Alouettes	31–31	Tie	9–2–1
13	Sept 27	at BC Lions	34–31	Loss	9–3–1
14	Oct 4	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	35–21	Win	10–3–1
15	Oct 11	vs. Calgary Stampeders	35–18	Loss	10–4–1
16	Oct 16	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	34–31	Win	11–4–1
17	Oct 23	at Toronto Argonauts	45–8	Win	12–4–1
18	Nov 1	vs. Montreal Alouettes	22–11	Loss	12–5–1

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Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result
Nov 15	East Final	vs. Montreal Alouettes	22–20	Win
Nov 22	Grey Cup	Calgary Stampeders	26–24	Loss

Grey Cup

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	3	13	2	6	24
Calgary Stampeders	4	6	7	9	26

References

1. http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1998/time_zone/0