List of Hamilton Tiger-Cats head coaches
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, and are members of the East Division in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
The Tiger-Cats were founded in 1950, with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. Since the merger, the team has appeared in 17 Grey Cup finals, and has won eight championships. The current Tiger-Cats head coach is Kent Austin.
Key
General
# |
Number of coaches[a] |
† |
Elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in the builders category |
Achievements |
Achievements during their Hamilton head coaching tenure |
|
Regular season
GC |
Games coached |
T |
Ties = 1 point |
W |
Wins = 2 points |
PTS |
Points |
L |
Losses = 0 points |
Win% |
Winning percentage[b] |
|
Playoffs and Grey Cup
PGC |
Games coached |
PW |
Wins |
PL |
Losses |
PT |
Ties |
PWin% |
Winning percentage |
|
Head coaches
Note: Statistics are current through the end of the 2011 CFL season.
# |
Name |
Term[b] |
GC |
W |
L |
T |
PTS |
Win% |
PGC |
PW |
PL |
PT |
PWin% |
Achievements[1] |
7000100000000000000♠1 |
Voyles, Carl M.Carl M. Voyles |
1950–1955 |
76 |
48 |
27 |
1 |
97 |
.640 |
15 |
6 |
9 |
0 |
.400 |
41st Grey Cup championship |
7000200000000000000♠2 |
Trimble, JimJim Trimble |
1956–1962 |
98 |
60 |
36 |
2 |
122 |
.625 |
18 |
10 |
8 |
0 |
.556 |
1961 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 46th Grey Cup championship |
7000300000000000000♠3 |
Sazio, RalphRalph Sazio† |
1963–1967 |
70 |
49 |
20 |
1 |
99 |
.710 |
15 |
9 |
5 |
1 |
.643 |
1964 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 51st Grey Cup championship 53rd Grey Cup championship 55th Grey Cup championship |
7000400000000000000♠4 |
Restic, JoeJoe Restic |
1968–1970 |
42 |
22 |
17 |
3 |
47 |
.564 |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
.000 |
|
7000500000000000000♠5 |
Dorow, AlAl Dorow |
1971 |
14 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
.500 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
.500 |
|
7000600000000000000♠6 |
Williams, JerryJerry Williams |
1972–1975 |
60 |
30 |
29 |
1 |
61 |
.508 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
.500 |
60th Grey Cup championship |
7000700000000000000♠7 |
Dickson, GeorgeGeorge Dickson[2] |
1976 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
7000800000000000000♠8 |
Shaw, BobBob Shaw |
1976–1977 |
30 |
13 |
17 |
0 |
26 |
.433 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
.500 |
1976 Annis Stukus Trophy winner |
7000900000000000000♠9 |
Dimitroff, Sr., TomTom Dimitroff, Sr.[3] |
1978 |
5 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
3 |
.250 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
7001100000000000000♠10 |
Payne, JohnJohn Payne |
1978–1980 |
43 |
18 |
24 |
1 |
37 |
.429 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
.250 |
|
7001110000000000000♠11 |
Kush, FrankFrank Kush |
1981 |
16 |
11 |
4 |
1 |
23 |
.733 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
|
7001120000000000000♠12 |
Riley, BudBud Riley |
1982–1983 |
28 |
12 |
15 |
1 |
25 |
.444 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
|
7001130000000000000♠13 |
Bruno, AlAl Bruno |
1983–1987 |
62 |
29 |
31 |
2 |
60 |
.483 |
9 |
5 |
4 |
0 |
.555 |
1986 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 74th Grey Cup championship |
7001140000000000000♠14 |
Schmitz, TedTed Schmitz |
1987 |
6 |
1 |
5 |
0 |
2 |
.167 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
|
7001150000000000000♠– |
Bruno, AlAl Bruno |
1988–1990 |
48 |
25 |
23 |
0 |
50 |
.521 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
.500 |
|
7001160000000000000♠15 |
Beckman, DavidDavid Beckman |
1990–1991 |
14 |
2 |
12 |
0 |
4 |
.143 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
7001170000000000000♠16 |
Gregory, JohnJohn Gregory |
1991–1994 |
52 |
21 |
31 |
0 |
42 |
.404 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
.500 |
|
7001180000000000000♠17 |
Sutherin, DonDon Sutherin |
1994–1997 |
67 |
20 |
47 |
0 |
40 |
.298 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
.000 |
|
7001190000000000000♠18 |
Bowman, UrbanUrban Bowman |
1997 |
11 |
1 |
11 |
0 |
2 |
.091 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
7001200000000000000♠19 |
Lancaster, RonRon Lancaster |
1998–2003 |
108 |
51 |
56 |
1 |
103 |
.477 |
8 |
5 |
3 |
0 |
.625 |
1998 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 87th Grey Cup championship |
7001210000000000000♠20 |
Marshall, GregGreg Marshall |
2004–2006 |
40 |
14 |
25 |
1 |
29 |
.359 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
.000 |
2004 Annis Stukus Trophy winner |
7001220000000000000♠– |
Lancaster, RonRon Lancaster |
2006 |
14 |
4 |
10 |
0 |
8 |
.286 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
7001230000000000000♠21 |
Taaffe, CharlieCharlie Taaffe |
2007–2008 |
28 |
5 |
23 |
0 |
10 |
.179 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
7001240000000000000♠22 |
Bellefeuille, MarcelMarcel Bellefeuille |
2008–2011 |
62 |
27 |
35 |
0 |
54 |
.435 |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
.250 |
|
7001250000000000000♠23 |
Cortez, GeorgeGeorge Cortez |
2012 |
18 |
6 |
12 |
0 |
12 |
.333 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
|
7001260000000000000♠24 |
Austin, KentKent Austin |
2013–present |
0 |
|
|
|
|
.000 |
0 |
|
|
|
.000 |
|
Notes
- a A running total of the number of coaches of the Tiger-Cats. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
- b Each year is linked to an article about that particular CFL season.
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