1991 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 1991 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 34th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 42nd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in fourth place in the East Division with a 3–15 record and failed to make the playoffs. It was the first time in team history (under the Tiger-Cats banner) that the Tiger-Cats missed the playoffs in consecutive years.

1991 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
General manager	Joe Zuger
President	David Braley
Head coach	John Gregory
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	3–15
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Team MOP	Paul Osbaldiston
Team MOC	Paul Osbaldiston
Team MOR	John Motton

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	1	Nick Mazzoli	WR	Simon Fraser
2	9	Mike Jovanovich	T	Boston College
2	11	Phil Schnepf	DB	Carleton
3	17	Lubo Zizakovic	DL	Maryland
5	33	Cal Duncan	OL	British Columbia
6	41	Clark Tatton	DE	Akron
7	49	Roger Henning	DB	British Columbia
8	57	Francois Belanger	T	McGill

Preseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
A	Thu, June 27	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 14–40	0–1	Frank Clair Stadium
B	Tue, July 2	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 28–25	1–1	Ivor Wynne Stadium	13,612

Regular season

Season standings

East Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Toronto Argonauts	18	13	5	0	26	647	526	8–2	W3	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	9	9	0	18	516	499	6–4	L2	Details
Ottawa Rough Riders	18	7	11	0	14	522	577	5–5	L1	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	3	15	0	6	400	599	1–9	W1	Details

Season schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	1	Sat, July 13	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 9–23	0–1	Ivor Wynne Stadium	13,945
2	2	Thu, July 18	at Toronto Argonauts	L 18–41	0–2	SkyDome	41,178
3	3	Fri, July 26	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 16–52	0–3	Taylor Field	19,381
4	4	Fri, Aug 2	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 11–21	0–4	Ivor Wynne Stadium	11,802
5	5	Sat, Aug 10	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 13–38	0–5	Commonwealth Stadium	15,107
6	6	Fri, Aug 16	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 24–25	0–6	Winnipeg Stadium	25,985
7	7	Fri, Aug 24	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 19–24	0–7	Ivor Wynne Stadium	11,027
8	8	Thu, Aug 29	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 14–38	0–8	Lansdowne Park	24,532
8	9	Mon, Sept 2	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 48–24	1–8	Ivor Wynne Stadium	18,461
9	10	Sat, Sept 7	at Toronto Argonauts	L 25–52	1–9	SkyDome	36,102
10	11	Sat, Sept 14	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 26–33	1–10	Ivor Wynne Stadium	10,402
11	12	Sun, Sept 22	at Calgary Stampeders	L 17–28	1–11	McMahon Stadium	21,512
12	13	Sat, Sept 28	vs. BC Lions	L 27–37	1–12	Ivor Wynne Stadium	13,626
13	14	Fri, Oct 4	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 17–18	1–13	Commonwealth Stadium	23,128
14	15	Mon, Oct 14	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 42–21	2–13	Ivor Wynne Stadium	12,682
15	16	Sat, Oct 19	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 14–68	2–14	Winnipeg Stadium	27,127
16	17	Sun, Oct 27	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 34–39	2–15	Ivor Wynne Stadium	17,453
17	18	Sat, Nov 2	at BC Lions	W 26–17	3–15	BC Place	47,823

Awards and honours