1995 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 1995 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 38th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 46th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 4th place in the North Division with an 8–10 record. They appeared in a North Semi-Final game but lost to the Calgary Stampeders. It was Hamilton's first ever post-season meeting with the Stampeders, as well as the only non-Grey Cup postseason game in the history of professional Canadian football to be played between teams that did not face one another in the regular season.

1995 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach	Don Sutherin
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	8–10
Division place	4th, North
Playoff finish	Lost North Semi-Final
Team MOP	Earl Winfield
Team MOC	Michael O'Shea
Team MOR	Rob Hitchcock

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	1	Tom Nütten	OL	Western Michigan
2	9	John Murphy	OL	Morningside College
3	17	Rob Hitchcock	LB	Weber State
3	20	Jude St. John	OL	Western Ontario
5	32	Charles Assman	DB	Guelph
6	40	Kip Wigmore	WR	Guelph
7	48	Mark Holmstrom	TE	McMaster

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Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	June 15	vs. Toronto Argonauts	33–17	Win	1–0
B	June 22	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	30–23	Loss	1–1

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Regular season

Season standings

North Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Calgary Stampeders	18	15	3	0	631	404	30
Edmonton Eskimos	18	13	5	0	599	359	26
BC Lions	18	10	8	0	535	470	20
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	8	10	0	427	509	16
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	7	11	0	404	653	14
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	6	12	0	422	451	12
Toronto Argonauts	18	4	14	0	376	519	8
Ottawa Rough Riders	18	3	15	0	348	685	6

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Fri, June 30	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	37–16	Win	1–0
2	Sat, July 8	vs. Birmingham Barracudas	31–13	Win	2–0
3	Sat, July 15	at Birmingham Barracudas	51–28	Loss	2–1
4	Mon, July 24	vs. Memphis Mad Dogs	23–21	Loss	2–2
5	Fri, July 28	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	26–18	Loss	2–3
6	Thurs, Aug 3	at Toronto Argonauts	20–16	Win	3–3
7	Fri, Aug 11	vs. Shreveport Pirates	30–20	Win	4–3
8	Sat, Aug 19	vs. San Antonio Texans	35–31	Win	5–3
9	Fri, Aug 25	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	36–33	Win	6–3
10	Sat, Sept 2	vs. Baltimore Stallions	41–14	Loss	6–4
11	Sat, Sept 9	vs. Toronto Argonauts	33–27	Win	7–4
12	Sat, Sept 16	at BC Lions	49–14	Loss	7–5
13	Sat, Sept 23	at San Antonio Texans	45–7	Loss	7–6
14	Fri, Sept 29	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	24–20	Loss	7–7
15	Sat, Oct 7	at Shreveport Pirates	26–14	Loss	7–8
16	Sun, Oct 15	vs. BC Lions	43–14	Win	8–8
17	Sat, Oct 21	at Ottawa Rough Riders	30–9	Loss	8–9
18	Sun, Oct 29	at Baltimore Stallions	24–17	Loss	8–10

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Postseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Result
North Semi-Final	Nov 4	at Calgary Stampeders	31–13	Loss

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Awards and honours

References

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