1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach	Al Bruno
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	12–6
Division place	1st, East
Playoff finish	Lost Grey Cup
Team MOP	Tony Champion
Team MOC	Rocky DiPietro
Team MOR	Stephen Jordan
Uniform

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The 1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 32nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 40th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in first place in the East Division with a 12–6 record and played in the 77th Grey Cup game. The team lost the highest scoring Grey Cup game in the trophy's history to the Saskatchewan Roughriders by a score of 43–40. Tony Champion set a franchise record for most touchdowns in one season with 15 and was the team's nominee for Most Outstanding Player. Paul Osbaldiston nearly matched his franchise record for most converts in a single season. Osbaldiston had 47 converts, two fewer than he scored in 1988.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
2	11	Curtis Bell	WR	Washington
2	12	Ernie Schramayr	FB	Purdue
3	19	Wayne Drinkwalter	LB	Thunder Bay Giants
4	27	Mark Brus	TB	Tulsa
5	35	Steve Blyth	DT	San Diego State
6	43	Sam Loucks	TB	McMaster
7	51	Pete Buchanan	LB	Nebraska
8	59	Bill Scollard	P	Saint Mary's

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
B	June 28	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	41–7	Win	1–0
C	July 5	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	23–16	Win	2–0

Regular season

Season standings

**East Division**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	12	6	519	517	24
Toronto Argonauts	18	7	11	369	428	14
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	7	11	408	462	14
Ottawa Rough Riders	18	4	14	426	630	8

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	July 12	at Toronto Argonauts	24–15	Win	1–0
2	July 20	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	28–22	Win	2–0
3	July 28	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	34–17	Win	3–0
4	Aug 4	vs. BC Lions	44–38	Win	4–0
5	Aug 10	at Calgary Stampeders	40–8	Loss	4–1
6	Aug 18	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	46–40	Win	5–1
7	Aug 23	at Edmonton Eskimos	37–14	Loss	5–2
7	Aug 28	vs. Calgary Stampeders	34–22	Loss	5–3
8	Sept 4	vs. Toronto Argonauts	23–18	Win	6–3
9	Sept 10	at Ottawa Rough Riders	40–23	Loss	6–4
10	Sept 17	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	52–34	Win	7–4
11	Sept 22	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	20–19	Win	8–4
12	Sept 29	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	33–12	Loss	8–5
13	Oct 6	at BC Lions	46–27	Loss	8–6
14	Oct 15	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	29–21	Win	9–6
15	Oct 22	at Ottawa Rough Riders	32–22	Win	10–6
16	Oct 29	vs. Toronto Argonauts	45–14	Win	11–6
17	Nov 4	at Toronto Argonauts	36–27	Win	12–6

Postseason

Schedule

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Result
East Final	Nov 19	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	14–10	Win
Grey Cup	Nov 26	Saskatchewan Roughriders	43–40	Loss

Grey Cup

Main article: 77th Grey Cup

Teams	1 Q	2 Q	3 Q	4 Q	Final
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	13	14	3	10	40
Saskatchewan Roughriders	1	21	12	9	43

Awards and honours

Jerry Keeling was elected into the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a Player on June 3, 1989.
CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Rocky DiPietro (SB)
CFL's Most Outstanding Rookie Award – Stephen Jordan (DB)

1989 CFL All-Stars

Tony Champion, Wide Receiver
Rocky DiPietro, Slotback
Miles Gorrell, Offensive Tackle
Jason Riley, Offensive Guard

References

"All-Time Records | Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Archived from the original on 2012-12-08. Retrieved 2011-12-24.
https://www.cfl.ca/canadian_draft/list?year=1989
^ "1989 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". www.cfl.ca. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
"CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2009-11-07. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
"HISTORY >> Grey Cup >> 1989 | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2015-09-30. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
"HISTORY - Hall of Fame | Hamilton Tiger-Cats". Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2011-12-24.

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Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan
Eastern	Hamilton Ottawa Toronto Winnipeg
See also	1989 CFL Draft 77th Grey Cup

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Underline indicates Grey Cup victory.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons

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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

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