# 2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 2023 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 65th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 73rd overall. The Tiger-Cats qualified for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year following their week 17 win over the Calgary Stampeders. The team attempted to win their ninth Grey Cup championship in a year that the club is scheduled to host the 110th Grey Cup, but were defeated in the East Semi-Final by the Montreal Alouettes.
The 2023 CFL season was the fourth season under head coach Orlondo Steinauer and the second with Steinauer leading the personnel department as the president of football operations.

## Offseason
### CFL Global Draft

The 2023 CFL Global Draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Tiger-Cats had the fourth selection in each round.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Club/School | Nationality |
| 1 | 4 | Penei Pavihi | LB | Hawaii | American Samoa |
| 2 | 13 | Lou Hedley | P | Miami (FL) | Australia |

### CFL National Draft

The 2023 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2023. The Tiger-Cats had six selections in the eight-round draft after trading away their second-round, third-round, sixth-round, and seventh-round picks but acquired additional fourth-round and eighth-round picks. The team also exchanged first-round selections with the Calgary Stampeders in the trade for Bo Levi Mitchell. The team had the fourth selection in each round of the draft after finishing fourth-last in the 2022 league standings, not including traded picks.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | University Team | Hometown |
| 1 | 6 | Dayton Black | OL | Saskatchewan | Brandon, MB |
| 4 | 29 | Patrick Burke Jr. | DB | Wilfrid Laurier | Toronto, ON |
| 4 | 31 | Reece Martin | DL | Mount Allison | Moncton, NB |
| 5 | 40 | Robert Panabaker | DB | Western Ontario | London, ON |
| 8 | 64 | Josh Hyer | DL | Calgary | Vernon, BC |
| 8 | 67 | Caleb Morin | WR | Saskatchewan | Saskatoon, SK |

## Preseason
### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| A | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| B | 1 | Sat, May 27 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 27–22 | 1–0 | None | Tim Hortons Field | 17,500 | Recap |
| C | 2 | Fri, June 2 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | L 22–25 | 1–1 | RDS | Molson Stadium | 12,698 | Recap |
    # Games played with white uniforms.

## Regular season
### Standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 591 | 396 | 10–0 | W4 | Details |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 22 | 442 | 392 | 7–3 | W5 | Details |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 408 | 461 | 3–7 | L2 | Details |
| Ottawa Redblacks | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 415 | 507 | 0–10 | L4 | Details |

### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| 1 | 1 | Fri, June 9 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 31–42 | 0–1 | TSN | IG Field | 29,057 | Recap |
| 2 | 2 | Sun, June 18 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | L 14–32 | 0–2 | TSN/CBSSN | BMO Field | 15,967 | Recap |
| 3 | 3 | Fri, June 23 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 12–38 | 0–3 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | Tim Hortons Field | 23,180 | Recap |
| 4 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 5 | 4 | Sat, July 8 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | W 21–13 | 1–3 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | Tim Hortons Field | 21,331 | Recap |
| 6 | 5 | Thu, July 13 | 9:00 p.m. EDT | at Edmonton Elks | W 37–29 | 2–3 | TSN/CBSSN | Commonwealth Stadium | 21,173 | Recap |
| 7 | 6 | Fri, July 21 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 15–31 | 2–4 | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | 24,312 | Recap |
| 8 | 7 | Fri, July 28 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | W 16–12 | 3–4 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 19,243 | Recap |
| 9 | 8 | Sat, Aug 5 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 14–27 | 3–5 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | Tim Hortons Field | 21,467 | Recap |
| 10 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 11 | 9 | Thu, Aug 17 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Edmonton Elks | L 10–24 | 3–6 | TSN/RDS2/CBSSN | Tim Hortons Field | 20,912 | Recap |
| 12 | 10 | Sat, Aug 26 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at BC Lions | W 30–13 | 4–6 | TSN | BC Place | 22,053 | Recap |
| 13 | 11 | Mon, Sept 4 | 3:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 28–41 | 4–7 | TSN/RDS2/CBSSN | Tim Hortons Field | 25,381 | Recap |
| 14 | 12 | Fri, Sept 8 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | W 27–24 | 5–7 | TSN/RDS2/CBSSN | TD Place Stadium | 18,004 | Recap |
| 15 | 13 | Sat, Sept 16 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 29–23 | 6–7 | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | 22,610 | Recap |
| 16 | 14 | Sat, Sept 23 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | L 14–29 | 6–8 | TSN | BMO Field | 15,549 | Recap |
| 17 | 15 | Sat, Sept 30 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 22–15 | 7–8 | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | 22,809 | Recap |
| 18 | 16 | Sat, Oct 7 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 38–13 | 8–8 | TSN | Mosaic Stadium | 27,579 | Recap |
| 19 | 17 | Fri, Oct 13 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. BC Lions | L 30–33 | 8–9 | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | 23,891 | Recap |
| 20 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 21 | 18 | Sat, Oct 28 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | L 20–22 | 8–10 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 16,402 | Recap |
    # Games played with colour uniforms.
    # Games played with white uniforms.
    # Games played with alternate uniforms.

## Post-season
### Schedule

| Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Game | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| East Semi-Final | Sat, Nov 4 | 3:00 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | L 12–27 | 0–1 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 20,127 | Recap |
    # Games played with white uniforms.