# 1991 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 1991 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 34th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 42nd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in fourth place in the East Division with a 3–15 record and failed to make the playoffs. It was the first time in team history (under the Tiger-Cats banner) that the Tiger-Cats missed the playoffs in consecutive years.

## Offseason
### CFL Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | 1 | Nick Mazzoli | WR | Simon Fraser |
| 2 | 9 | Mike Jovanovich | T | Boston College |
| 2 | 11 | Phil Schnepf | DB | Carleton |
| 3 | 17 | Lubo Zizakovic | DL | Maryland |
| 5 | 33 | Cal Duncan | OL | British Columbia |
| 6 | 41 | Clark Tatton | DE | Akron |
| 7 | 49 | Roger Henning | DB | British Columbia |
| 8 | 57 | Francois Belanger | T | McGill |

## Preseason

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| A | Thu, June 27 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 14–40 | 0–1 | Frank Clair Stadium | |
| B | Tue, July 2 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 28–25 | 1–1 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 13,612 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 647 | 526 | 8–2 | W3 | Details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 516 | 499 | 6–4 | L2 | Details |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 522 | 577 | 5–5 | L1 | Details |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 400 | 599 | 1–9 | W1 | Details |

### Season schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | Sat, July 13 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 9–23 | 0–1 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 13,945 |
| 2 | 2 | Thu, July 18 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 18–41 | 0–2 | SkyDome | 41,178 |
| 3 | 3 | Fri, July 26 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 16–52 | 0–3 | Taylor Field | 19,381 |
| 4 | 4 | Fri, Aug 2 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 11–21 | 0–4 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 11,802 |
| 5 | 5 | Sat, Aug 10 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 13–38 | 0–5 | Commonwealth Stadium | 15,107 |
| 6 | 6 | Fri, Aug 16 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 24–25 | 0–6 | Winnipeg Stadium | 25,985 |
| 7 | 7 | Fri, Aug 24 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | L 19–24 | 0–7 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 11,027 |
| 8 | 8 | Thu, Aug 29 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 14–38 | 0–8 | Lansdowne Park | 24,532 |
| 8 | 9 | Mon, Sept 2 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 48–24 | 1–8 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 18,461 |
| 9 | 10 | Sat, Sept 7 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 25–52 | 1–9 | SkyDome | 36,102 |
| 10 | 11 | Sat, Sept 14 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | L 26–33 | 1–10 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 10,402 |
| 11 | 12 | Sun, Sept 22 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 17–28 | 1–11 | McMahon Stadium | 21,512 |
| 12 | 13 | Sat, Sept 28 | vs. BC Lions | L 27–37 | 1–12 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 13,626 |
| 13 | 14 | Fri, Oct 4 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 17–18 | 1–13 | Commonwealth Stadium | 23,128 |
| 14 | 15 | Mon, Oct 14 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 42–21 | 2–13 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 12,682 |
| 15 | 16 | Sat, Oct 19 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 14–68 | 2–14 | Winnipeg Stadium | 27,127 |
| 16 | 17 | Sun, Oct 27 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 34–39 | 2–15 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 17,453 |
| 17 | 18 | Sat, Nov 2 | at BC Lions | W 26–17 | 3–15 | BC Place | 47,823 |