The

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Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. They are currently members of the East Division (CFL), East Division of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home game ...

season was the 59th season for the team in the

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and their 67th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division and finished with a 7–11 record. The Tiger-Cats qualified for the playoffs for the fourth straight season, including their fourth straight season hosting a playoff game, but lost in the East Semi-Final to the

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24–21. It was the first ever playoff match up between those two teams (not including

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games) and the third time that a crossover team won a playoff game.

CFL draft

Preseason

2016 Schedule
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Regular season

Season Standings

Season Schedule

Post-season

Schedule

Team

Roster

Coaching staff

References

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