# List of Hamilton Tiger-Cats head coaches

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, and are members of the East Division in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
The Tiger-Cats were founded in 1950, with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. Since the merger, the team has appeared in 21 Grey Cup finals and has won eight championships. The current Tiger-Cats head coach is Scott Milanovich.

## Key

General :
| # | Number of coaches |
| † | Elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in the builders category |
| Achievements | Achievements during their Hamilton head coaching tenure |
Regular season :
| GC | Games coached | T | Ties = 1 point |
| W | Wins = 2 points | PTS | Points |
| L | Losses = 0 points | Win% | Winning percentage |
Playoffs and Grey Cup :
| PGC | Games coached |
| PW | Wins |
| PL | Losses |
| PT | Ties |
| PWin% | Winning percentage |

## Head coaches

Note: Statistics are current through the end of the 2024 CFL season.
| # | Name | Term | GC | W | L | T | PTS | Win% | PGC | PW | PL | PT | PWin% | Achievements |
| 1 | Carl M. Voyles | 1950–1955 | 76 | 48 | 27 | 1 | 97 | .640 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 0 | .400 | 41st Grey Cup championship |
| 2 | Jim Trimble | 1956–1962 | 98 | 60 | 36 | 2 | 122 | .625 | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | .556 | 1961 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 46th Grey Cup championship |
| 3 | Ralph Sazio† | 1963–1967 | 70 | 49 | 20 | 1 | 99 | .710 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | .643 | 1964 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 51st Grey Cup championship 53rd Grey Cup championship 55th Grey Cup championship |
| 4 | Joe Restic | 1968–1970 | 42 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 47 | .564 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| 5 | Al Dorow | 1971 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | .500 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 6 | Jerry Williams | 1972–1975 | 60 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 61 | .508 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | 60th Grey Cup championship |
| 7 | George Dickson | 1976 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .000 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 8 | Bob Shaw | 1976–1977 | 30 | 13 | 17 | 0 | 26 | .433 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 1976 Annis Stukus Trophy winner |
| 9 | Tom Dimitroff, Sr. | 1978 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | .250 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 10 | John Payne | 1978–1980 | 43 | 18 | 24 | 1 | 37 | .429 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
| 11 | Frank Kush | 1981 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 23 | .733 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| 12 | Bud Riley | 1982–1983 | 28 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 25 | .444 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| 13 | Al Bruno | 1983–1987 | 62 | 29 | 31 | 2 | 60 | .483 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .555 | 1986 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 74th Grey Cup championship |
| 14 | Ted Schmitz | 1987 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .167 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| – | Al Bruno | 1988–1990 | 48 | 25 | 23 | 0 | 50 | .521 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| 15 | David Beckman | 1990–1991 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 4 | .143 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 16 | John Gregory | 1991–1994 | 52 | 21 | 31 | 0 | 42 | .404 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| 17 | Don Sutherin | 1994–1997 | 67 | 20 | 47 | 0 | 40 | .298 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | |
| 18 | Urban Bowman | 1997 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 2 | .091 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 19 | Ron Lancaster | 1998–2003 | 108 | 51 | 56 | 1 | 103 | .477 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 1998 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 87th Grey Cup championship |
| 20 | Greg Marshall | 2004–2006 | 40 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 29 | .359 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | 2004 Annis Stukus Trophy winner |
| – | Ron Lancaster | 2006 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | .286 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 21 | Charlie Taaffe | 2007–2008 | 28 | 5 | 23 | 0 | 10 | .179 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 22 | Marcel Bellefeuille | 2008–2011 | 62 | 27 | 35 | 0 | 54 | .435 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
| 23 | George Cortez | 2012 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | .333 | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 24 | Kent Austin | 2013–2017 | 80 | 36 | 44 | 0 | 72 | .450 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | |
| 25 | June Jones | 2017–2018 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
| 26 | Orlondo Steinauer | 2019–2023 | 68 | 39 | 29 | 0 | 78 | .574 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 2019 Annis Stukus Trophy winner |
| 27 | Scott Milanovich | 2024 | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 14 | .389 | – | – | – | – | – | |