# 2015 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 2015 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 58th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 66th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division with a 10–8 record and hosted a playoff game for the third consecutive season. The Tiger-Cats defeated the Toronto Argonauts in the East Semi-Final, but lost to the Ottawa Redblacks in the East Final, ending their quest to compete in three straight Grey Cups. This marked the first full season for the team playing at their new stadium, Tim Hortons Field. The Tiger-Cats played their first four games on the road due to stadium conflicts with the 2015 Pan Am Games. When they returned to their home field, they sold out all nine regular seasons games, which was the first time that the franchise had done that since 1973.

## Offseason
### CFL draft

The 2015 CFL Draft took place on May 12, 2015. The Tiger-Cats had six selections in the seven-round draft, prominently trading away first and third round picks for Ryan Bomben hours before the draft. The club also traded their fifth round pick to the BC Lions for Seydou Junior Haidara and acquired an additional sixth round pick after trading Darcy Brown to Edmonton for Ricardo Colclough.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 2 | 17 | Byron Archambault | LB | Montreal |
| 3 | 20 | Jonathan Langa | LB | Saint Mary's |
| 4 | 29 | Ron Omara | LB | St. Francis Xavier |
| 6 | 51 | Everett Ellefsen | DB | McNeese State |
| 6 | 52 | Daniel English | WR | British Columbia |
| 7 | 61 | Preston Huggins | LB | Western |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| A | Mon, June 8 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | W 37–10 | 1–0 | Online | Tim Hortons Field | 24,000 | Recap |
| B | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| C | Fri, June 19 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 26–15 | 2–0 | None | Investors Group Field | 24,344 | Recap |

## Regular season
### Season standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | PF | PA | Pts | |
| Ottawa Redblacks | 18 | 12 | 6 | 464 | 454 | 24 | Details |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 10 | 8 | 530 | 391 | 20 | Details |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 10 | 8 | 438 | 499 | 20 | Details |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 6 | 12 | 388 | 402 | 12 | Details |

### Season schedule

| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Results | Results | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Score | Record | TV | Venue | Attendance | Summary |
| 1 | Fri, June 26 | 9:00 p.m. EDT | at Calgary Stampeders | L 23–24 | 0–1 | TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 | McMahon Stadium | 28,487 | Recap |
| 2 | Thurs, July 2 | 8:30 p.m. EDT | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 52–26 | 1–1 | TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 | Investors Group Field | 27,279 | Recap |
| 3 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 4 | Thurs, July 16 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | L 13–17 | 1–2 | TSN/RDS | Molson Stadium | 20,773 | Recap |
| 5 | Sun, July 26 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 31–21 | 2–2 | TSN | Mosaic Stadium | 31,683 | Recap |
| 6 | Mon, Aug 3 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 34–18 | 3–2 | TSN/RDS2/ESPN2 | Tim Hortons Field | 24,135 | Recap |
| 7 | Sun, Aug 9 | 5:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 38–8 | 4–2 | TSN/RDS2/ESPNews | Tim Hortons Field | 24,068 | Recap |
| 8 | Sat, Aug 15 | 7:00 p.m. EDT | vs. BC Lions | W 52–22 | 5–2 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 24,110 | Recap |
| 9 | Fri, Aug 21 | 9:00 p.m. EDT | at Edmonton Eskimos | W 49–20 | 6–2 | TSN | Commonwealth Stadium | 28,858 | Recap |
| 10 | Thurs, Aug 27 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 23–26 | 6–3 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Tim Hortons Field | 24,212 | Recap |
| 11 | Mon, Sept 7 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 42–12 | 7–3 | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | 24,390 | Recap |
| 12 | Fri, Sept 11 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | at Toronto Argonauts | W 35–27 | 8–3 | TSN/RDS2 | Rogers Centre | 17,694 | Recap |
| 13 | Sat, Sept 19 | 4:00 p.m. EDT | vs. Edmonton Eskimos | L 18–25 | 8–4 | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | 24,300 | Recap |
| 14 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 15 | Fri, Oct 2 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Calgary Stampeders | L 20–23 | 8–5 | TSN/RDS2 | Tim Hortons Field | 24,300 | Recap |
| 16 | Fri, Oct 9 | 7:30 p.m. EDT | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | W 30–15 | 9–5 | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | 24,222 | Recap |
| 17 | Sun, Oct 18 | 1:00 p.m. EDT | at Montreal Alouettes | W 23–11 | 10–5 | TSN/RDS/ESPN2 | Molson Stadium | 23,058 | Recap |
| 18 | Fri, Oct 23 | 10:00 p.m. EDT | at BC Lions | L 13–40 | 10–6 | TSN | BC Place | 20,058 | Recap |
| 19 | Sun, Nov 1 | 1:00 p.m. EST | vs. Ottawa Redblacks | L 6–12 | 10–7 | TSN | Tim Hortons Field | 24,340 | Recap |
| 20 | Sat, Nov 7 | 4:00 p.m. EST | at Ottawa Redblacks | L 28–44 | 10–8 | TSN/RDS2 | TD Place Stadium | 24,459 | Recap |

## 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 | Sun, Nov 15 | 1:00 p.m. EST | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 25–22 | 1–0 | TSN/RDS | Tim Hortons Field | 24,029 | Recap |
| East Final | Sun, Nov 22 | 1:00 p.m. EST | at Ottawa Redblacks | L 28–35 | 1–1 | TSN/RDS | TD Place Stadium | 25,093 | Recap |