# 2024 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 2024 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 66th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 74th overall. The Tiger-Cats failed to qualify for the playoffs when the Toronto Argonauts clinched the final spot in the East on October 11.
The 2024 CFL season was the first season under head coach Scott Milanovich and the first under general manager Ed Hervey. The team's former head coach, Orlondo Steinauer, continued as the president of football operations, which was his third season in that role.
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats drew an average home attendance of 22,001 in 2024.

## Offseason
### CFL Global Draft

The 2024 CFL Global Draft took place on April 30, 2024. The Tiger-Cats had two picks in the draft, selecting fifth in each round.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Club/School | Nationality |
| 1 | 5 | Nik Constantinou | P | Texas A&M | Australia |
| 2 | 14 | Thomas Yassmin | TE | Utah | Australia |

### CFL National Draft

The 2024 CFL Draft took place on April 30, 2024. The Tiger-Cats are scheduled to have eight selections in the eight-round draft. Not including traded picks, the team selected fifth in each round of the draft after finishing fifth in the 2023 league standings.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | University Team | Hometown |
| 1 | 7 | Nathaniel Dumoulin-Duguay | OL | Laval | Rimouski, QC |
| 2 | 16 | Luke Brubacher | DL | Wilfrid Laurier | Listowel, ON |
| 4 | 34 | Daniel Bell | DB | Mount Allison | Saint John, NB |
| 4 | 36 | Matthew Peterson | RB | Alberta | Brooks, AB |
| 5 | 43 | Ryan Baker | LB | British Columbia | Vancouver, BC |
| 6 | 52 | Jonathan Giustini | DB | Alberta | Calgary, AB |
| 7 | 61 | John Kourtis | OL | Saskatchewan | Toronto, ON |
| 8 | 70 | Mitchell Townsend | LB | British Columbia | North Vancouver, BC |

## 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 25 | 2:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | L 22–31 | 0–1 | CFL+ | Tim Hortons Field | N/A | Recap |
| C | 2 | Fri, May 31 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | L 14–25 | 0–2 | CFL+ | Alumni Stadium | N/A | Recap |
    # Games played with colour uniforms.

## Regular season
### Season Standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 455 | 404 | 6–2 | L2 | Details |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 513 | 479 | 3–5 | L1 | Details |
| Ottawa Redblacks | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 19 | 443 | 488 | 3–5 | W1 | Details |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 495 | 557 | 4–4 | L1 | Details |

### Season 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 7 | 9:00 p.m. EDT | at Calgary Stampeders | L 24–32 | 0–1 | TSN | McMahon Stadium | 19,742 | Recap |
| 2 | 2 | Sun, June 16 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 30–33 | 0–2 | TSN/CBSSN | Tim Hortons Field | 22,313 | Recap |
| 3 | 3 | Sun, June 23 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 20–36 | 0–3 | TSN/CBSSN | Mosaic Stadium | 24,875 | Recap |
| 4 | 4 | Sun, June 30 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | L 22–24 | 0–4 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | TD Place Stadium | 20,315 | Recap |
| 5 | 5 | Sun, July 7 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. BC Lions | L 28–44 | 0–5 | TSN/CBSSN | Tim Hortons Field | 20,210 | Recap |
| 6 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 7 | 6 | Sat, July 20 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 27–24 | 1–5 | TSN/RDS2/CBSSN | Tim Hortons Field | 22,910 | Recap |
| 8 | 7 | Sun, July 28 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Edmonton Elks | W 44–28 | 2–5 | TSN/CBSSN | Commonwealth Stadium | 17,079 | Recap |
| 9 | 8 | Fri, Aug 2 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 16–33 | 2–6 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | Tim Hortons Field | 20,426 | Recap |
| 10 | 9 | Sat, Aug 10 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | L 23–33 | 2–7 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | Molson Stadium | 22,137 | Recap |
| 11 | 10 | Sat, Aug 17 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Edmonton Elks | L 22–47 | 2–8 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | Tim Hortons Field | 20,092 | Recap |
| 12 | 11 | Fri, Aug 23 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 23–26 | 2–9 | TSN/RDS/CBSSN | Princess Auto Stadium | 32,343 | Recap |
| 13 | 12 | Mon, Sept 2 | 2:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 31–28 | 3–9 | TSN/RDS2/CBSSN | Tim Hortons Field | 25,291 | Recap |
| 14 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 15 | 13 | Sat, Sept 14 | 3:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | W 37–21 | 4–9 | CTV/RDS2 | Tim Hortons Field | 22,119 | Recap |
| 16 | 14 | Fri, Sept 20 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | W 33–31 | 5–9 | TSN/RDS | BMO Field | 18,210 | Recap |
| 17 | 15 | Fri, Sept 27 | 10:30 p.m. EDT | at BC Lions | W 32–29 (2OT) | 6–9 | TSN | BC Place | 22,583 | Recap |
| 18 | 16 | Fri, Oct 4 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 10–31 | 6–10 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 22,241 | Recap |
| 19 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 20 | 17 | Fri, Oct 18 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 42–20 | 7–10 | TSN/CBSSN | Tim Hortons Field | 22,410 | Recap |
| 21 | 18 | Fri, Oct 25 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | L 31–37 | 7–11 | TSN/RDS2 | TD Place Stadium | 19,689 | Recap |
    # Games played with colour uniforms.
    # Games played with white uniforms.
    # Games played with alternate uniforms.