The 2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 65th season for the team in the

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and their 73rd overall. The Tiger-Cats qualified for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year following their week 17 win over the

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. The team attempted to win their ninth

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championship in a year that the club is scheduled to host the

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, but were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the

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. The 2023 CFL season was the fourth season under

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Orlondo Steinauer and the second with Steinauer leading the personnel department as the president of football operations.

Offseason

CFL Global Draft

The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Tiger-Cats had the fourth selection in each round.

CFL National Draft

The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Tiger-Cats had six selections in the eight-round draft after trading away their second-round, third-round, sixth-round, and seventh-round picks but acquired additional fourth-round and eighth-round picks. The team also exchanged first-round selections with the

in the trade for Bo Levi Mitchell. The team had the fourth selection in each round of the draft after finishing fourth-last in the 2022 league standings, not including traded picks.

Preseason

Schedule

: Games played with white uniforms.

Regular season

Standings

Schedule

: Games played with colour uniforms. : Games played with white uniforms. : Games played with alternate uniforms.

Post-season

Schedule

: Games played with white uniforms.

Team

Roster

Coaching staff

References

External links

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