2017 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 2017 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 60th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 68th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished the season in third place in the East Division with a 6–12 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2012. After a loss to the Calgary Stampeders on October 13, 2017, followed by an Ottawa Redblacks win later that night, the Tiger-Cats were eliminated from post-season contention.

2017 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
General manager	Eric Tillman
Head coach	Kent Austin (0–8), June Jones (6–4)
Home field	Tim Hortons Field
Results
Record	6–12
Division place	3rd, East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Team MOP	Larry Dean
Team MOC	Ryan Bomben
Team MOR	Richard Leonard
Uniform

This was the second season under general manager Eric Tillman and fifth under head coach Kent Austin. After starting the season 0–8, Austin resigned from the head coach position on August 24, giving the post to June Jones, whom Austin had hired initially as assistant head coach three weeks prior. Jones then hired Art Briles as his assistant head coach; within hours, the CFL's league office blocked the hire over Briles' alleged involvement in the Baylor University sexual assault scandal. Jones would finish the season 6–4 and remain head coach for the 2018 season.

Offseason

Negotiation List

On March 31, 2017, the Tiger-Cats announced they would be the first CFL team in history to publicly announce the players on their negotiation list. Three players will be announced in each segment of Ticats All Access (a free subscription program); among the first three revealed was former Heisman-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel, who did not sign with the team in 2017 but would join the team in 2018.

CFL draft

The 2017 CFL Draft took place on May 7, 2017. The Tiger-Cats had seven selections in the eight-round draft after trading their fourth round pick and two players for Justin Capicciotti and Xavier Fulton.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team	Hometown
1	4	Connor McGough	DL	Calgary	Calgary, AB
2	13	Braden Schram	OL	Calgary	Manning, AB
3	21	Kay Okafor	DL	St. Francis Xavier	Enugu, Nigeria
5	38	Justin Vaughn	DL	Fordham	Hamilton, ON
6	47	Jacob Scarfone	WR	Guelph	London, ON
7	58	Brett Golding	OL	Wilfrid Laurier	Dunnville, ON
8	66	Sean Thomas-Erlington	RB	Montreal	Montreal, QC

Preseason

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
A	Thurs, June 8	7:30 p.m. EDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 29–30	0–1	TSN	TD Place Stadium	23,252	Recap
B	Fri, June 16	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 16–23	0–2	Ticats.ca	Tim Hortons Field		Recap

Regular season

Season Standings

East Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	Pts	PF	PA	Div	Stk
Toronto Argonauts	18	9	9	0	18	482	456	6–2	W2	Details
Ottawa Redblacks	18	8	9	1	17	495	452	5–3	W3	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	6	12	0	12	443	545	4–4	W1	Details
Montreal Alouettes	18	3	15	0	6	314	580	1–7	L11	Details

Season Schedule

Week	Date	Kickoff	Opponent	Results		TV	Venue	Attendance	Summary
				Score	Record
1	Sun, June 25	4:00 p.m. EDT	at Toronto Argonauts	L 15–32	0–1	TSN/ESPN2	BMO Field	13,583	Recap
2	Bye
3	Sat, July 8	10:00 p.m. EDT	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 20–37	0–2	TSN/ESPN2	Mosaic Stadium	33,050	Recap
4	Sat, July 15	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. BC Lions	L 26–41	0–3	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	24,135	Recap
5	Thurs, July 20	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 28–31	0–4	TSN/RDS2	Tim Hortons Field	23,531	Recap
6	Sat, July 29	9:30 p.m. EDT	at Calgary Stampeders	L 1–60	0–5	TSN	McMahon Stadium	25,492	Recap
7	Fri, Aug 4	8:30 p.m. EDT	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 28–33	0–6	TSN/ESPN2	Commonwealth Stadium	27,078	Recap
8	Sat, Aug 12	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 12–39	0–7	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	23,517	Recap
9	Fri, Aug 18	7:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Ottawa Redblacks	L 18–37	0–8	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	23,524	Recap
10	Bye
11	Mon, Sept 4	6:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 24–22	1–8	TSN	Tim Hortons Field	23,926	Recap
12	Sat, Sept 9	6:00 p.m. EDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	W 26–22	2–8	TSN/RDS2	TD Place Stadium	24,901	Recap
13	Fri, Sept 15	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	L 19–27	2–9	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	23,604	Recap
14	Fri, Sept 22	11:00 p.m. EDT	at BC Lions	W 24–23	3–9	TSN/ESPN2	BC Place	18,091	Recap
15	Sat, Sept 30	6:30 p.m. EDT	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 35–43 (OT)	3–10	TSN/RDS2	Tim Hortons Field	24,067	Recap
16	Fri, Oct 6	8:30 p.m. EDT	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 30–13	4–10	TSN	Investors Group Field	26,204	Recap
17	Fri, Oct 13	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 25–28	4–11	TSN/ESPN2	Tim Hortons Field	23,672	Recap
18	Sun, Oct 22	1:00 p.m. EDT	at Montreal Alouettes	W 43–16	5–11	TSN/RDS/ESPN2	Molson Stadium	20,184	Recap
19	Fri, Oct 27	7:00 p.m. EDT	at Ottawa Redblacks	L 36–41	5–12	TSN	TD Place Stadium	24,781	Recap
20	Fri, Nov 3	7:00 p.m. EDT	vs. Montreal Alouettes	W 33–0	6–12	TSN/RDS	Tim Hortons Field	23,526	Recap

Team

Roster

Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster
Quarterbacks  4 Zach Collaros 13 Everett Golson  8 Jeremiah Masoli Running backs 15 Alex Green 46 Carl-Olivier Primé FB 31 Sean Thomas-Erlington Receivers 87 Damarr Aultman 16 Brandon Banks 81 Felix Faubert-Lussier 12 Mike Jones 89 Jalen Saunders 17 Luke Tasker  2 Brian Tyms		Offensive linemen 64 Ryan Bomben 51 Mike Filer 65 Brett Golding 61 Ryker Mathews 57 Brandon Revenberg 69 Landon Rice 66 Tony Washington Defensive linemen 94 Justin Capicciotti DE  0 Davon Coleman DT 93 Connor McGough DE 96 Jason Neill DT  5 Adrian Tracy DE 92 Justin Vaughn DT 49 Nikita Whitlock DT		Linebackers 44 Mitch Barnett 33 Terrell Davis 11 Larry Dean 45 Geoff Hughes 21 Simoni Lawrence 48 Curtis Newton 23 Nicholas Shortill Defensive backs 26 Cariel Brooks 28 Craig Butler 20 Emanuel Davis 30 Jonathan Langa 37 Richard Leonard 22 Courtney Stephen 39 Don Unamba 24 Demond Washington Special teams 41 Sergio Castillo P/K 47 Aaron Crawford LS		1-Game injured list 36 Ross Scheuerman RB 53 Everton Williams OL 6-Game injured list 88 Giovanni Aprile WR 99 Michael Atkinson DT 35 Mike Daly DB  6 Dominique Ellis DB 90 Evan Gill DT 14 Abdul Kanneh DB 97 Ted Laurent DT 29 Keon Lyn DB 19 Justin Rogers DB 27 Mercer Timmis RB 80 Terrence Toliver WR Practice squad 18 Junior Collins WR  3 Ricky Collins WR 42 Kavell Conner LB 28 Mariel Cooper DB 83 Andy Fantuz WR 56 Lamar Holmes OL 40 Ryan Mueller DE 59 Kay Okafor OL 25 Willie Quinn WR 55 Braden Schram OL Italics indicate International player Roster updated 2017-10-02 Depth Chart • Transactions 46 Active, 2 Injured, 11 Six-Game Injured, 8 Practice → More rosters

Coaching staff

Hamilton Tiger-Cats Staff
	Front office Caretaker – Bob Young Chief executive officer – Scott Mitchell Vice president of football operations – Kent Austin General manager – Eric Tillman Assistant gm/director of football operations – Shawn Burke Assistant gm/director of Canadian scouting – Drew Allemang Scouting coordinator – Rich Massaro Video co-ordinator – Matt Allemang Head coach Head coach – June Jones Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator/receivers – Stefan Ptaszek Running backs – Corey Grant Offensive line – Mike Markuson Offensive quality control – Jarryd Baines Assistant quarterbacks coach – A. J. Smith			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Jeff Reinebold Defensive backs – James Stanley Defensive line – Dennis McPhee Defensive assistant – William Fields Defensive Run Game & Linebackers – Phillip Lolley Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Dennis McKnight Special teams assistant – William Fields → Coaching Staff → More CFL staffs