1983 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

The 1983 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 26th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 35th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the East Division with a 5–10–1 record. They defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders in the East Semi-Final, but lost to the eventual Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts in the East Final.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
A	June 10	at Toronto Argonauts	L 6–24	1–0
B	June 15	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 35–24	1–1
C	June 22	vs. Montreal Concordes	W 25–18	2–1
D	June 29	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 40–47	2–2

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	July 9	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 32–35	0–1
2	July 16	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 50–19	1–1
3	July 22	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 18–29	1–2
4	July 30	vs. BC Lions	L 20–34	1–3
5	Aug 6	at Toronto Argonauts	W 31–18	2–3
6	Aug 13	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 24–22	3–3
7	Aug 21	at Calgary Stampeders	L 15–26	3–4
8	Bye
9	Sept 5	vs. Montreal Concordes	W 35–30	4–4
10	Sept 11	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 21–50	4–5
11	Sept 18	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 16–50	4–6
12	Sept 25	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 25–29	4–7
13	Oct 1	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 19–34	4–8
14	Bye
15	Oct 15	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 34–22	5–8
16	Oct 22	at BC Lions	L 16–41	5–9
17	Oct 30	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 12–35	5–10
18	Nov 6	at Montreal Concordes	T 21–21	5–10–1

Game	Date	Opponent	Result
East Semi-Final	Nov 13	at Ottawa Rough Riders	W 33–31
East Final	Nov 20	at Toronto Argonauts	L 36–41

v t e 1983 CFL season by team
Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan Winnipeg
Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto
See also	1983 CFL Draft 71st Grey Cup

v t e Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons
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Underline indicates Grey Cup victory.

Underline indicates Grey Cup victory.

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