# 2009 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 2009 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 52nd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 60th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished the season in second place in the East Division with a 9–9 record and qualified for the Grey Cup playoffs for the first time since 2004.

## Off-season
### CFL draft

The 2009 CFL Draft took place on May 2, 2009. The Tiger-Cats selected tackle Simeon Rottier from the University of Alberta first overall. They originally also had the third overall pick as well but traded that to the BC Lions for sixth and thirteenth overall picks so the Lions could select their desired player, Jamall Lee.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | School/Club Team |
| 1 | 1 | Simeon Rottier | OT | Alberta |
| 1 | 6 | Darcy Brown | WR | St. Mary's |
| 2 | 13 | Ryan Hinds | DB | New Hampshire |
| 3 | 22 | Scott McCuaig | LB | UBC |
| 5 | 33 | Guillarme Allard-Cameus | RB | Laval |
| 5 | 38 | Raymond Wladichuk | DB | Simon Fraser |
| 6 | 41 | Cassidy Doneff | WR | Washburn |
| 6 | 46 | Bill McGrath | OL | Indiana State |

### Transactions

| Date | Type | Incoming | Outgoing | Team |
| Jan. 25 | retirement | n/a | Jeff Piercy | |
| Jan. 30 | free agency | Agustin Barrenechea | n/a | |
| Feb. 3 | released | n/a | Pat Woodcock, Rocky Schwartz, Michael Botterill, Cornelius Anthony, Terrence Patrick and Sacha Lancaster | |
| Feb. 6 | free agency and releases | Johnnie Morant, Willie Quinnie | Tony Miles, Charles Thomas | |
| Feb. 16 | free agency | Alexandre Gauthier | n/a | |
| Feb. 16 | free agency | n/a | Jesse Lumsden | Edmonton Eskimos |
| Feb. 16 | free agency | n/a | Alain Kashama | Calgary Stampeders |
| Feb. 18 | free agency | Matt Kirk | n/a | |
| Feb. 20 | released | n/a | Casey Printers | |
| Feb. 24 | free agency | Josh Betts, Erik Meyer | n/a | |
| Mar. 20 | free agency | Kevin Glenn | n/a | |

## Preseason

| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| A | June 17 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 32–22 | Loss | 27,742 | 0–1 |
| B | June 23 | Toronto Argonauts | 27–17 | Loss | 16,225 | 0–2 |

## Regular season
### Season standings

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| Team | GP | W | L | T | PF | PA | Pts |
| Montreal Alouettes | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 600 | 324 | 30 | Details |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 449 | 428 | 18 | Details |
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 386 | 508 | 14 | Details |
| Toronto Argonauts | 18 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 328 | 502 | 6 | Details |

### Season schedule

| Week | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance | Record |
| 1 | July 1 | Toronto Argonauts | 30–17 | Loss | 23,211 | 0–1 |
| 2 | July 10 | at BC Lions | 31–28 | Win | 26,885 | 1–1 |
| 3 | July 18 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 25–13 | Win | 24,292 | 2–1 |
| 4 | July 23 | at Montreal Alouettes | 21–8 | Loss | 20,202 | 2–2 |
| 5 | July 31 | BC Lions | 30–18 | Win | 20,103 | 3–2 |
| 6 | August 8 | Edmonton Eskimos | 28–21 | Win | 19,206 | 4–2 |
| 7 | August 16 | at Saskatchewan Roughriders | 33–23 | Loss | 30,360 | 4–3 |
| 8 | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye | Bye |
| 9 | August 29 | at Edmonton Eskimos | 31–30 | Loss | 35,036 | 4–4 |
| 10 | Sept 7 | Toronto Argonauts | 34–15 | Win | 30,293 | 5–4 |
| 11 | Sept 11 | at Toronto Argonauts | 25–22 (2OT) | Loss | 26,421 | 5–5 |
| 12 | Sept 18 | Calgary Stampeders | 24–17 | Win | 19,448 | 6–5 |
| 13 | Sept 25 | Montreal Alouettes | 42–8 | Loss | 22,083 | 6–6 |
| 14 | Oct 3 | at Calgary Stampeders | 15–14 | Loss | 36,753 | 6–7 |
| 15 | Oct 12 | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 38–28 | Loss | 19,562 | 6–8 |
| 16 | Oct 18 | at Montreal Alouettes | 41–38 | Loss | 20,202 | 6–9 |
| 17 | Oct 23 | at Toronto Argonauts | 26–17 | Win | 25,352 | 7–9 |
| 18 | Oct 31 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 24–6 | Win | 24,586 | 8–9 |
| 19 | Nov 8 | at Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 39–17 | Win | 29,038 | 9–9 |

### Roster
## Playoffs
### Schedule

| Week | Date | Time | Opponent | Score | Result | Attendance |
| 20 | November 15 | 1:00 PM | BC Lions | 34–27 (OT) | Loss | 27,430 |

### Bracket

| November 15: Division Semifinals | November 15: Division Semifinals | November 15: Division Semifinals | November 22: Division Finals | November 22: Division Finals | November 22: Division Finals | November 29: 97th Grey Cup McMahon Stadium – Calgary | November 29: 97th Grey Cup McMahon Stadium – Calgary | November 29: 97th Grey Cup McMahon Stadium – Calgary |
| | | | W4 | BC Lions | 18 | | | |
| East | East | East | W4 | BC Lions | 18 | | | |
| East | East | East | E1 | Montreal Alouettes | 56 | | | |
| W4 | BC Lions | 34* | E1 | Montreal Alouettes | 56 | | | |
| E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 27 | | | | | | |
| E2 | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 27 | | | | E1 | Montreal Alouettes | 28 |
| | | | | | | W1 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 27 |
| | | | W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 17 | | | |
| West | West | West | W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 17 | | | |
| West | West | West | W1 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 27 | | | |
| W3 | Edmonton Eskimos | 21 | W1 | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 27 | | | |
| W2 | Calgary Stampeders | 24 | | | | | | |
*-Team won in Overtime.

### East Semi-Final

Date and time: Sunday, November 15, 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time Venue: Ivor Wynne Stadium, Hamilton, Ontario
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | OT | Total |
| BC Lions | 3 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 34 |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 27 |