1950 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

1950 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach	Carl Voyles
Home field	Civic Stadium
Results
Record	7–5
Division place	1st, IRFU
Playoff finish	Lost East Final
← 1949 (Tigers) Tigers seasons ← 1949 (Wildcats) Wildcats seasons Tiger-Cats seasons 1951 →

The 1950 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the first in franchise history after the two local clubs, the Hamilton Tigers and Hamilton Wildcats, amalgamated before this season began. The new franchise competed in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, the highest level of play in Eastern Canada.

The Tiger-Cats finished in first place in the East Division with a 7–5 record but lost the East Final in a two-game series to the Toronto Argonauts.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Record	Result	Attendance
A	Aug 19	Sarnia Imperials	W 57–0	1–0	5,000
B	Aug 25	Mansville Eagles	W 45–0	2–0

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	Sept 2	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 26–17	1–0
1	Sept 4	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 13–6	2–0	13,000
2	Sept 9	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 15–23	2–1	12,000
3	Sept 16	at Toronto Argonauts	L 8–48	2–2	21,500
4	Sept 23	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 18–12	3–2	7,000
5	Oct 1	at Montreal Alouettes	L 18–31	3–3	15,000
6	Oct 7	at Toronto Argonauts	W 29–23	4–3	14,957
6	Oct 9	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 19–20	4–4	11,000
7	Oct 14	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 32–0	5–4	10,000
8	Oct 22	at Montreal Alouettes	L 13–16	5–5	16,687
9	Oct 28	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 29–18	6–5	12,000
10	Nov 4	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 11–3	7–5	10,502

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
IRFU Final #1	Nov 11	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 13–11	14,000
IRFU Final #2	Nov 15	at Toronto Argonauts	L 6–24	23,349

v t e Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Founded in 1950 Based in Hamilton, Ontario
Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches Starting quarterbacks
Stadiums	Ivor Wynne Stadium Alumni Stadium Ron Joyce Stadium Tim Hortons Field
Culture and lore	Hamilton Alerts Hamilton Tigers Hamilton Wildcats Labour Day Classic Thanksgiving Day Classic Defeated the Buffalo Bills in 1961
Important figures	John Barrow Tommy Joe Coffey Grover Covington Rocky DiPietro Matt Dunigan Bernie Faloney Tony Gabriel Garney Henley Ellison Kelly Angelo Mosca Peter Neumann Hal Patterson Ralph Sazio Vince Scott Don Sutherin Brian Timmis Carl Voyles Ben Zambiasi
Legends	Angelo Mosca Bernie Faloney Joe Zuger Garney Henley Chuck Ealey Ian Sunter Grover Covington Ben Zambiasi Howard Fields Tom Clements Mike Kerrigan Rocky DiPietro Tony Champion Earl Winfield Mike Morreale Danny McManus Darren Flutie Joe Montford
Key personnel	Owner: Hamilton Sports Group Chairman: Bob Young General manager: Ted Goveia Head coach: Scott Milanovich
Grey Cup championships (8)	1953 1957 1963 1965 1967 1972 1986 1999
East Division championships (22)	1953 1957 1958 1959 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1967 1972 1980 1984 1985 1986 1989 1998 1999 2013 2014 2019 2021
Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: East Division

v t e Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons
1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Underline indicates Grey Cup victory.

Underline indicates Grey Cup victory.

v t e 1950 Canadian football season by team
Western Interprovicial Football Union	Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg
Interprovincial Rugby Football Union	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto
Ontario Rugby Football Union	Sarnia Toronto Balmy Beach Windsor
See also	38th Grey Cup