# 2017 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 2017 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 60th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 68th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished the season in third place in the East Division with a 6–12 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2012. After a loss to the Calgary Stampeders on October 13, 2017, followed by an Ottawa Redblacks win later that night, the Tiger-Cats were eliminated from post-season contention.
This was the second season under general manager Eric Tillman and fifth under head coach Kent Austin. After starting the season 0–8, Austin resigned from the head coach position on August 24, giving the post to June Jones, whom Austin had hired initially as assistant head coach three weeks prior. Jones then hired Art Briles as his assistant head coach; within hours, the CFL's league office blocked the hire over Briles' alleged involvement in the Baylor University sexual assault scandal. Jones would finish the season 6–4 and remain head coach for the 2018 season.

## Offseason
### Negotiation List

On March 31, 2017, the Tiger-Cats announced they would be the first CFL team in history to publicly announce the players on their negotiation list. Three players will be announced in each segment of Ticats All Access (a free subscription program); among the first three revealed was former Heisman-winning quarterback Johnny Manziel, who did not sign with the team in 2017 but would join the team in 2018.

### CFL draft

The 2017 CFL Draft took place on May 7, 2017. The Tiger-Cats had seven selections in the eight-round draft after trading their fourth round pick and two players for Justin Capicciotti and Xavier Fulton.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team | Hometown |
| 1 | 4 | Connor McGough | DL | Calgary | Calgary, AB |
| 2 | 13 | Braden Schram | OL | Calgary | Manning, AB |
| 3 | 21 | Kay Okafor | DL | St. Francis Xavier | Enugu, Nigeria |
| 5 | 38 | Justin Vaughn | DL | Fordham | Hamilton, ON |
| 6 | 47 | Jacob Scarfone | WR | Guelph | London, ON |
| 7 | 58 | Brett Golding | OL | Wilfrid Laurier | Dunnville, ON |
| 8 | 66 | Sean Thomas-Erlington | RB | Montreal | Montreal, QC |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| A | Thurs, June 8 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | L 29–30 | 0–1 | TSN | TD Place Stadium | 23,252 | Recap |
| B | Fri, June 16 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 16–23 | 0–2 | Ticats.ca | Tim Hortons Field | | Recap |

## Regular season
### Season Standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | 482 | 456 | 6–2 | W2 | Details |
| Ottawa Redblacks | 18 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 495 | 452 | 5–3 | W3 | Details |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 443 | 545 | 4–4 | W1 | Details |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 314 | 580 | 1–7 | L11 | Details |

### Season Schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| 1 | Sun, June 25 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | L 15–32 | 0–1 | TSN/ESPN2 | BMO Field | 13,583 | Recap |
| 2 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 3 | Sat, July 8 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 20–37 | 0–2 | TSN/ESPN2 | Mosaic Stadium | 33,050 | Recap |
| 4 | Sat, July 15 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. BC Lions | L 26–41 | 0–3 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 24,135 | Recap |
| 5 | Thurs, July 20 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 28–31 | 0–4 | TSN/RDS2 | Tim Hortons Field | 23,531 | Recap |
| 6 | Sat, July 29 | 9:30 p.m. EDT | at Calgary Stampeders | L 1–60 | 0–5 | TSN | McMahon Stadium | 25,492 | Recap |
| 7 | Fri, Aug 4 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 28–33 | 0–6 | TSN/ESPN2 | Commonwealth Stadium | 27,078 | Recap |
| 8 | Sat, Aug 12 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 12–39 | 0–7 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 23,517 | Recap |
| 9 | Fri, Aug 18 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | L 18–37 | 0–8 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 23,524 | Recap |
| 10 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 11 | Mon, Sept 4 | 6:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 24–22 | 1–8 | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | 23,926 | Recap |
| 12 | Sat, Sept 9 | 6:00 p.m. EDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | W 26–22 | 2–8 | TSN/RDS2 | TD Place Stadium | 24,901 | Recap |
| 13 | Fri, Sept 15 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 19–27 | 2–9 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 23,604 | Recap |
| 14 | Fri, Sept 22 | 11:00 p.m. EDT | at BC Lions | W 24–23 | 3–9 | TSN/ESPN2 | BC Place | 18,091 | Recap |
| 15 | Sat, Sept 30 | 6:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | L 35–43 (OT) | 3–10 | TSN/RDS2 | Tim Hortons Field | 24,067 | Recap |
| 16 | Fri, Oct 6 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 30–13 | 4–10 | TSN | Investors Group Field | 26,204 | Recap |
| 17 | Fri, Oct 13 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 25–28 | 4–11 | TSN/ESPN2 | Tim Hortons Field | 23,672 | Recap |
| 18 | Sun, Oct 22 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | W 43–16 | 5–11 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Molson Stadium | 20,184 | Recap |
| 19 | Fri, Oct 27 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Ottawa Redblacks | L 36–41 | 5–12 | TSN | TD Place Stadium | 24,781 | Recap |
| 20 | Fri, Nov 3 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 33–0 | 6–12 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 23,526 | Recap |