2000 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

2000 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach	Ron Lancaster
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	9–9–0–2
Division place	2nd, East
Playoff finish	Lost East Semi-Final
Team MOP	Joe Montford
Team MOC	Michael Philbrick
Team MOR	Willie Fells

The 2000 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 43rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 51st overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 2nd place in the East division with a 9–9–0–2 record in the first CFL season that awarded points to overtime losses. The Tiger-Cats failed to defend their Grey Cup title when they lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers in the East Semi-Final.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
2	14	Mike Juhasz	WR	North Dakota
3	22	Paul Lambert	G	Western Michigan
4	30	Joe McCullum	OL	Utah
5	38	James MacLean	SB	Queen's
6	46	Doug Van Moorsel	OL	California, PA

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	June 21	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	27–27	Tie	0–0–1
B	June 27	at Montreal Alouettes	43–33	Loss	0–1–1

Regular season

Season standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal Alouettes	18	12	6	0	0	594	379	24
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	9	9	0	2	470	446	20
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	7	10	1	1	539	596	16
Toronto Argonauts	18	7	10	1	0	390	562	15

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	July 7	vs. BC Lions	33–26	Loss	0–1
2	July 14	at Edmonton Eskimos	28–21	Win	1–1
3	July 21	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	40–34	Win	2–1
4	July 28	at Toronto Argonauts	23–17	Win	3–1
5	Aug 4	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	16–10	Loss	3–2
6	Aug 11	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	29–23	Win	4–2
7	Aug 18	vs. Montreal Alouettes	37–26	Win	5–2
8	Aug 25	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	38–33	Loss	5–3
9	Sept 4	vs. Toronto Argonauts	42–12	Win	6–3
10	Sept 10	at Montreal Alouettes	15–9	Win	7–3
11	Sept 16	at Calgary Stampeders	41–38	Loss	7–4
12	Sept 23	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	43–6	Win	8–4
13	Sept 30	vs. Montreal Alouettes	32–16	Loss	8–5
14	Oct 7	at Toronto Argonauts	29–12	Loss	8–6
15	Oct 13	vs. Toronto Argonauts	32–8	Loss	8–7
16	Oct 20	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	27–24	Loss	8–8
17	Oct 28	at BC Lions	28–22	Loss	8–9
18	Nov 5	vs. Calgary Stampeders	24–22	Win	9–9

Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Score	Result
East Semi-Final	Nov 12	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	22–20	Loss

Awards and honours

2000 CFL All-Stars

• Joe Montford - Defensive End