Hamilton Tiger-Cats History
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team that were founded in 1869 as the Hamilton Football Club. After adopting the Tigers name, the team merged with the Hamilton Wildcats in 1950 and won their first Grey Cup as the Tiger-Cats in 1953. Collectively, the two Hamilton-based teams have earned 15 championships, with the Tiger-Cats claiming the trophy eight times across 22 appearances. The team has also claimed 23 regular season titles in the CFL’s East Division and fielded four Most Outstanding Player Award recipients and five Most Outstanding Rookie Award winners. Between 2019 and 2021, the Hamilton Tiger-Cats appeared in back-to-back Grey Cup championship games against West Division rivals the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats Team Info
Division: East
Team Colors: Black, Gold
Team Rivals: Toronto Argonauts, Montreal Alouettes, Ottawa Redblacks, Winnipeg Blue Bombers?
Hamilton Tiger-Cats at Tim Hortons Field
Tim Hortons Field has been the home of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats since 2014. Built on the site of the long-standing Ivor Wynne Stadium, Tim Hortons Field was built for the 2015 Pan American Games and has become a vibrant hub for CFL action. At “The Donut Box,” Ticat fans can be heard cheering along with team mascots Stripes and T.C. and sounding off the longtime ??"Oskee Wee Wee" chant led by Pigskin Pete. The 23,218-seat multi-purpose stadium has hosted two Grey Cup championship games, including the 2021 matchup between the Tiger-Cats and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. In 2023, the capacity record for the stadium was set at 28,808 during the 110th Grey Cup game.
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