2001 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 2001 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 44th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 52nd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division with an 11–7 record but lost to the powerhouse Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the East Final.

2001 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach	Ron Lancaster
Home stadium	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	11–7
Division place	2nd, East
Playoffs	Lost East Final
Team MOP	Danny McManus
Team MOC	Andrew Grigg
Team MOR	Paul Lambert
Uniform
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Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
2	12	Karim Grant	LB	Acadia
3	20	Randy Bowles	TE	Simon Fraser
4	28	Ryan Donnelly	OL	McMaster
5	36	Mike Waszczuk	LB	Slippery Rock
6	44	Will Grant	QB	Acadia

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Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	June 22	at Toronto Argonauts	29–16	Win	1–0
B	June 27	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	38–10	Win	2–0

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Regular season

Season standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PF	PA	Pts
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	14	4	0	0	509	383	28
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	11	7	0	0	440	420	22
Montreal Alouettes	18	9	9	0	0	454	419	18
Toronto Argonauts	18	7	11	0	1	432	455	15

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	July 6	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	30–28	Loss	0–1
2	July 12	vs. BC Lions	26–5	Win	1–1
3	July 20	at Toronto Argonauts	24–18	Win	2–1
4	July 26	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	24–19	Win	3–1
5	Aug 2	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	24–14	Loss	3–2
6	Aug 10	at Montreal Alouettes	27–17	Loss	3–3
7	Aug 16	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	20–17	Loss	3–4
8	Aug 24	at Edmonton Eskimos	20–12	Win	4–4
9	Sept 3	vs. Toronto Argonauts	26–13	Win	5–4
10	Sept 8	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	63–31	Loss	5–5
11	Sept 15	at BC Lions	Postponed
12	Sept 22	vs. Calgary Stampeders	29–26	Win	6–5
13	Sept 30	vs. Montreal Alouettes	21–20	Win	7–5
14	Oct 8	at Calgary Stampeders	35–33	Win	8–5
15	Oct 14	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	24–17	Loss	8–6
16	Oct 21	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	30–24	Win	9–6
17	Oct 28	at Montreal Alouettes	38–18	Win	10–6
18	Nov 3	vs. Toronto Argonauts	31–20	Win	11–6
18	Nov 6	at BC Lions	24–12	Loss	11–7

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Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result
East Semi-Final	Nov 11	Montreal Alouettes	24–12	Win
East Final	Nov 18	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	28–13	Loss

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Awards and honours

2001 CFL All-Stars

• Rob Hitchcock - Safety
• Joe Montford - Defensive End
• Paul Osbaldiston - Kicker
• Chris Shelling - Linebacker

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