1949 Hamilton Wildcats season

1949 Hamilton Wildcats season
Head coach	Frank Gnup
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	0–12
Division place	4th, IRFU
Playoff finish	Did not qualify

The 1949 Hamilton Wildcats season was the ninth in franchise history and second for the club in Interprovincial Rugby Football Union. This would also be the last season for the Wildcats as the club would merge with the Hamilton Tigers following this season.

The Wildcats finished in 4th place in the IRFU with a 0–12 record and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	Aug 24	Hamilton Tigers	24–5	Win	1–0

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Regular season

Season Standings

**Interprovincial Rugby Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
Ottawa Rough Riders	12	11	1	261	170	22
Montreal Alouettes	12	8	4	295	204	16
Toronto Argonauts	12	5	7	209	254	10
Hamilton Wildcats	12	0	12	147	284	0

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Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	Sept 3	at Toronto Argonauts	26–18	Loss	0–1
1	Sept 5	Toronto Argonauts	36–14	Loss	0–2
2	Sept 10	Montreal Alouettes	38–16	Loss	0–3
3	Sept 17	at Ottawa Rough Riders	19–12	Loss	0–4
4	Sept 24	Ottawa Rough Riders	14–11	Loss	0–5
5	Bye
6	Oct 8	Toronto Argonauts	11–10	Loss	0–6
6	Oct 10	at Toronto Argonauts	29–8	Loss	0–7
7	Oct 15	Ottawa Rough Riders	12–7	Loss	0–8
7	Oct 16	at Montreal Alouettes	29–16	Loss	0–9
8	Oct 22	Montreal Alouettes	22–6	Loss	0–10
9	Oct 30	at Montreal Alouettes	29–18	Loss	0–11
10	Nov 5	at Ottawa Rough Riders	19–11	Loss	0–12

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References

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Founded in 1950 Based in Hamilton, Ontario

The franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches

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 Carl Voyles Defeated the Buffalo Bills on August 8, 1961 Harold Ballard

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 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: Bob Young General Manager: Kent Austin Head Coach: Kent Austin

Grey Cup championships (8)	1953 1957 1963 1965 1967 1972 1986 1999

Eastern Division championships (20)	1953 1957 1958 1959 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1967 1972 1980 1984 1985 1986 1989 1998 1999 2013 2014

Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: East Division

1949 Canadian football season by team

Western Interprovicial Football Union	Calgary Edmonton Regina Winnipeg

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union	Hamilton Montreal Ottawa Toronto

Ontario Rugby Football Union	Hamilton Sarnia Toronto Balmy Beach Windsor

See also	37th Grey Cup

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