# 1995 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 1995 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 38th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 46th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in fourth place in the North Division with an 8–10 record. They appeared in a North Semi-Final game but lost to the Calgary Stampeders. It was Hamilton's first ever post-season meeting with the Stampeders, as well as the only non-Grey Cup postseason game in the history of professional Canadian football to be played between teams that did not face one another in the regular season.

## Offseason
### CFL Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School |
| 1 | 1 | Tom Nütten | OL | Western Michigan |
| 2 | 9 | John Murphy | OL | Morningside |
| 3 | 17 | Rob Hitchcock | LB | Weber State |
| 3 | 20 | Jude St. John | OL | Western Ontario |
| 5 | 32 | Charles Assman | DB | Guelph |
| 6 | 40 | Kip Wigmore | WR | Guelph |
| 7 | 48 | Mark Holmstrom | TE | McMaster |

## Preseason

| Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| A | Thu, June 15 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 33–17 | 1–0 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 18,266 |
| B | Thu, June 22 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 23–30 | 1–1 | Winnipeg Stadium | 26,000 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | Pts | PF | PA | Div | Stk | |
| Calgary Stampeders | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 631 | 404 | 9–2 | L1 | Details |
| Edmonton Eskimos | 18 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 26 | 599 | 359 | 9–3 | W6 | Details |
| BC Lions | 18 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 20 | 535 | 470 | 7–6 | W1 | Details |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 16 | 427 | 509 | 5–4 | L2 | Details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 14 | 404 | 653 | 5–7 | W2 | Details |
| Saskatchewan Roughriders | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 422 | 451 | 5–7 | L2 | Details |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 376 | 519 | 3–9 | W1 | Details |
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 348 | 685 | 3–8 | L1 | Details |

### Schedule

| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| 1 | 1 | Fri, June 30 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 37–16 | 1–0 | Taylor Field | 23,396 |
| 2 | 2 | Sat, July 8 | vs. Birmingham Barracudas | W 31–13 | 2–0 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 23,042 |
| 3 | 3 | Sat, July 15 | at Birmingham Barracudas | L 28–51 | 2–1 | Legion Field | 31,185 |
| 4 | 4 | Mon, July 24 | vs. Memphis Mad Dogs | L 21–23 | 2–2 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 20,324 |
| 5 | 5 | Fri, July 28 | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 18–26 | 2–3 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 20,104 |
| 6 | 6 | Thurs, Aug 3 | at Toronto Argonauts | W 20–16 | 3–3 | SkyDome | 19,174 |
| 7 | 7 | Fri, Aug 11 | vs. Shreveport Pirates | W 30–20 | 4–3 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 20,182 |
| 8 | 8 | Sat, Aug 19 | vs. San Antonio Texans | W 35–31 | 5–3 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 20,520 |
| 9 | 9 | Fri, Aug 25 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 36–33 | 6–3 | Winnipeg Stadium | 22,211 |
| 10 | 10 | Sat, Sept 2 | vs. Baltimore Stallions | L 14–41 | 6–4 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 23,120 |
| 11 | 11 | Sat, Sept 9 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 33–27 | 7–4 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 24,820 |
| 12 | 12 | Sat, Sept 16 | at BC Lions | L 14–49 | 7–5 | BC Place | 25,432 |
| 13 | 13 | Sat, Sept 23 | at San Antonio Texans | L 7–45 | 7–6 | Alamodome | 14,614 |
| 14 | 14 | Fri, Sept 29 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | L 20–24 | 7–7 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 20,727 |
| 15 | 15 | Sat, Oct 7 | at Shreveport Pirates | L 14–26 | 7–8 | Indpendence Stadium | 12,619 |
| 16 | 16 | Sun, Oct 15 | vs. BC Lions | W 43–14 | 8–8 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 23,112 |
| 17 | 17 | Sat, Oct 21 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 9–30 | 8–9 | Frank Clair Stadium | 17,160 |
| 18 | 18 | Sun, Oct 29 | at Baltimore Stallions | L 17–24 | 8–10 | Memorial Stadium | 29,310 |

## Postseason

| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Results | Venue | Attendance |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Score | Record | Venue | Attendance |
| North Semi-Final | Sat, Nov 4 | at Calgary Stampeders | L 13–31 | 0–1 | McMahon Stadium | 16,026 |