The 1976 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 19th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 27th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the Eastern Conference with an 8–8 record but lost the Eastern Final to the Ottawa Rough Riders.
Regular season
Season standings
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Season schedule
Week
|
Game
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Date
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Opponent
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Results
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Venue
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Attendance
|
Score
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Record
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1
|
1
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July 21
|
vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
|
L 16–42
|
0–1
|
Ivor Wynne Stadium
|
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2
|
2
|
July 29
|
at BC Lions
|
L 14–39
|
0–2
|
Empire Stadium
|
|
3
|
3
|
Aug 7
|
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
|
L 8–24
|
0–3
|
Ivor Wynne Stadium
|
|
4
|
4
|
Aug 12
|
at Montreal Alouettes
|
W 12–11
|
1–3
|
Autostade
|
|
5
|
5
|
Aug 18
|
at Toronto Argonauts
|
L 11–14
|
1–4
|
Exhibition Stadium
|
|
6
|
6
|
Aug 25
|
vs. Calgary Stampeders
|
W 18–11
|
2–4
|
Ivor Wynne Stadium
|
|
7
|
7
|
Aug 31
|
at Edmonton Eskimos
|
L 1–5
|
2–5
|
Clarke Stadium
|
|
7
|
8
|
Sept 6
|
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
W 17–15
|
3–5
|
Ivor Wynne Stadium
|
|
8
|
9
|
Sept 12
|
at Toronto Argonauts
|
L 22–31
|
3–6
|
Exhibition Stadium
|
|
9
|
10
|
Sept 19
|
at Ottawa Rough Riders
|
W 28–21
|
4–6
|
Lansdowne Park
|
|
10
|
11
|
Sept 25
|
vs. Toronto Argonauts
|
W 29–14
|
5–6
|
Ivor Wynne Stadium
|
|
11
|
12
|
Oct 3
|
at Montreal Alouettes
|
W 26–19
|
6–6
|
Autostade
|
|
12
|
13
|
Oct 11
|
vs. Montreal Alouettes
|
L 9–34
|
6–7
|
Ivor Wynne Stadium
|
|
14
|
14
|
Oct 24
|
vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
|
L 10–48
|
6–8
|
Ivor Wynne Stadium
|
|
15
|
15
|
Oct 31
|
at Ottawa Rough Riders
|
W 25–6
|
7–8
|
Lansdowne Park
|
|
16
|
16
|
Nov 7
|
vs. Toronto Argonauts
|
W 23–14
|
8–8
|
Ivor Wynne Stadium
|
|
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Post-season
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Awards and honours
CFL All-Stars
References
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Franchise | |
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Stadiums | |
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Culture and lore | |
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Important figures | |
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Legends | |
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Key personnel | |
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Grey Cup championships (8) | |
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East Division championships (22) | |
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Current league affiliations | |
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