The
2013
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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 of the Canadian Football League (CFL). The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Tim Hortons Fiel ...
season was the 56th season for the team in the
Canadian Football League
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and their 64th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 2nd place in the East Division with a 10–8 record, which was their first winning season since 2004. The Ti-Cats played in their first
Grey Cup
The Grey Cup (french: Coupe Grey) is both the championship game of the Canadian Football League (CFL) and the trophy awarded to the victorious team playing in the namesake championship of professional Canadian football. The game is contested be ...
championship game since
1999
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, but lost to the hometown
Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a professional Canadian football team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. The Roughriders compete in the Canadian Football League (CFL) as a member club of the league's West Division.
The Roughriders were founded in 1 ...
45-23 in the
101st Grey Cup
The 101st Grey Cup was a Canadian football game played between the East Division champion Hamilton Tiger-Cats and the West Division champion Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League to decide the Grey Cup champions of the 2013 ...
. The Tiger-Cats primarily played their home games at
Alumni Stadium
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in
Guelph, Ontario
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while also playing one game at
Moncton Stadium
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in
Moncton, New Brunswick
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.
Stadium
Due to the demolition of
Ivor Wynne Stadium
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and the construction of
Tim Hortons Field
Tim Hortons Field, nicknamed "The Donut Box", is a multi-purpose stadium in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Built as a replacement for Ivor Wynne Stadium, Tim Hortons Field is primarily used for Canadian football and soccer, and is the home of the Ha ...
on the same site, the Tiger-Cats were forced to play the majority of their home games outside of
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for the first time in franchise history. On November 20, 2012, the Tiger-Cats announced the signing of a
memorandum of understanding to play most of their 2013 schedule at a renovated
Alumni Stadium
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in
Guelph
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. The decision came after scouting and considering several other venues within and outside the region.
Ron Joyce Stadium
Ron Joyce Stadium is a football stadium owned by McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
The stadium is the home of the McMaster Marauders football team and the Hamilton Nationals of Major League Lacrosse. The stadium features 6,000 p ...
, the nearest available stadium, ruled itself out in June 2012.
On March 5, 2013, the 2013 schedule was released, revealing that eight of the regular season games would be played in Guelph and one would be played in
Moncton, New Brunswick
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as part of
Touchdown Atlantic
Touchdown Atlantic ( French: ''Touché Atlantique'') is a series of neutral site Canadian Football League games played in the maritime provinces of Canada.
In 2003, the league had struck a committee to examine the feasibility of adding a tenth ...
.
When the Tiger-Cats clinched a home game in the 2013 playoffs, the team announced that that game would also be played in Guelph.
Offseason
CFL Draft
The
2013 CFL Draft
The 2013 CFL season, 2013 CFL Draft took place on Monday, May 6, 2013 at 12:00 PM ET on The Sports Network, TSN. 60 players were chosen from among eligible players from Canadian Interuniversity Sport, Canadian Universities across the country, as w ...
took place on May 6, 2013. The Tiger-Cats had eight selections in the seven-round draft, including the
first overall pick. The club had an additional selection in the fifth round coming from
Calgary
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after a trade for Milton Collins.
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Preseason
Regular season
Season standings
Season schedule
Roster
Coaching staff
Playoffs
Schedule
East Semi-Final
East Final
Grey Cup
References
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Ham
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