1975 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coachJerry Williams
Home fieldIvor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record5–10–1
Division place3rd, East
Playoff finishLost Eastern Semi-Final
Team MOPGarney Henley
Team MOCTerry Evanshen
Team MORAngelo Santucci

The 1975 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 18th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 26th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the Eastern Conference with a 5–10–1 record, but lost the Eastern Semi-Final to the Montreal Alouettes.

Tiger-Cats president Ralph Sazio became president of the Canadian Football League in 1975.[1] It would be Garney Henley's last season with the Tiger-Cats where he finished his career with 56 touchdowns. At the time, it was the franchise record for most touchdowns in a Tiger-Cats career.[2] Long-time CFL star Jerry Keeling would join the Tiger-Cats midway through the season, as it would also be his final season in the CFL.[3]

Terry Evanshen set a Tiger-Cats record (since broken) for most touchdowns in one season by a Tiger-Cats player with 13.[2] On September 7, Evanshen scored four of those touchdowns in one game against the Ottawa Rough Riders. He tied Garney Henley's record for most touchdowns in one game by a Tiger-Cats player. In the same game, Evanshen would set a franchise record with most points in one game by scoring 26 points.[2]

Tragedy struck the CFL in October, when 23-year-old, Hamilton Tiger-Cats star Tom Pate suffered an aneurysm in the fourth quarter against the Stampeders at McMahon Stadium. Pate was never again conscious and would die two days later. A year later, the CFLPA announced the Tom Pate Memorial Award in his honour to be awarded to the player who best personifies a unique combination of outstanding sportsmanship and dedication to the league and the community.

Roster

1975 Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive linemen

 Defensive linemen
  • Mark Chalmers DE

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Injured List

6-Game Injured List

 Practice Roster

Suspended

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

Regular season

Season standings

Eastern Football Conference
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Ottawa Rough Riders16105139428021
Montreal Alouettes1697035334518
Hamilton Tiger-Cats16510128439511
Toronto Argonauts16510126132411

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Season schedule

WeekGameDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1 1 July 23 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 23–33 0–1
2 2 July 30 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 9–31 0–2
3 3 Aug 5 at Montreal Alouettes W 15–8 1–2
4 4 Aug 13 at Toronto Argonauts L 7–27 1–3
5 5 Aug 19 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 13–35 1–4
6 Bye
7 6 Sept 1 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 20–11 2–4
8 7 Sept 7 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 31–56 2–5
9 8 Sept 14 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 3–17 2–6
10 9 Sept 21 at Saskatchewan Roughriders T 28–28 2–6–1
11 10 Sept 24 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 32–34 2–7–1
12 11 Oct 1 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders L 11–16 2–8–1
13 12 Oct 8 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 4–31 2–9–1
13 13 Oct 12 vs. BC Lions W 14–8 3–9–1
14 14 Oct 18 at Calgary Stampeders W 25–23 4–9–1
15 15 Oct 25 at Toronto Argonauts L 23–27 4–10–1
16 16 Nov 1 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 26–10 5–10–1

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Post-season

RoundDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
Eastern Semi-Final Nov 9 Montreal Alouettes L 12–35 0–1

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Awards and honours

CFL All-Stars

  • None

References

  1. ↑ "Hamilton Tiger-Cats :: Official Site of the Tiger-Cats :: - TIGER-CATS HISTORY". www.ticats.ca. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "All-Time Records | Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  3. ↑ "HISTORY - Hall of Fame | Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2012-01-31.
  4. ↑ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-10-06. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  5. 1 2 "1975 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
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