1950 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

1950 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach	Carl Voyles
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	7–5
Division place	1st, IRFU
Playoff finish	Lost East Final

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 1st place in the East division with an 7–5 record but lost the East Final in a two-game series to the Toronto Argonauts.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	Aug 19	Sarnia Imperials	57–0	Win	5000	1–0
B	Aug 25	Mansville Eagles	45–0	Win		2–0

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Regular season

Season Standings

**Interprovincial Rugby Football Union**
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	12	7	5	0	231	217	14
Toronto Argonauts	12	6	5	1	291	187	13
Montreal Alouettes	12	6	6	0	192	261	12
Ottawa Rough Riders	12	4	7	1	182	231	9

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Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Sept 2	at Ottawa Rough Riders	26–17	Win		1–0
1	Sept 4	Toronto Argonauts	13–6	Win	13,000	2–0
2	Sept 9	Ottawa Rough Riders	23–15	Loss	12,000	2–1
3	Sept 16	at Toronto Argonauts	48–8	Loss	21,500	2–2
4	Sept 23	Montreal Alouettes	18–12	Win	7000	3–2
5	Oct 1	at Montreal Alouettes	31–18	Loss	15,000	3–3
6	Oct 7	at Toronto Argonauts	29–23	Win	14,957	4–3
6	Oct 9	Toronto Argonauts	20–19	Loss	11,000	4–4
7	Oct 14	Ottawa Rough Riders	32–0	Win	10,000	5–4
8	Oct 22	at Montreal Alouettes	16–13	Loss	16,687	5–5
9	Oct 28	Montreal Alouettes	29–18	Win	12,000	6–5
10	Nov 4	at Ottawa Rough Riders	11–3	Win	10,502	7–5

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Playoffs

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
IRFU Final #1	Nov 11	Toronto Argonauts	13–11	Win	14,000
IRFU Final #2	Nov 15	at Toronto Argonauts	24–6	Loss	23,349

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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

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
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1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory.

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

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