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 second 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
|
[1]
Preseason
[2]
Regular season
Season standings
Schedule
| Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Result
|
Record
|
Streak
|
| 1
|
July 7
|
vs. BC Lions
|
33–26
|
Loss
|
0–1
|
L1
|
| 2
|
July 14
|
at Edmonton Eskimos
|
28–21
|
Win
|
1–1
|
W1
|
| 3
|
July 21
|
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
|
40–34
|
Win
|
2–1
|
W2
|
| 4
|
July 28
|
at Toronto Argonauts
|
23–17
|
Win
|
3–1
|
W3
|
| 5
|
Aug 4
|
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
|
16–10
|
Loss
|
3–2
|
L1
|
| 6
|
Aug 11
|
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
|
29–23
|
Win
|
4–2
|
W1
|
| 7
|
Aug 18
|
vs. Montreal Alouettes
|
37–26
|
Win
|
5–2
|
W2
|
| 8
|
Aug 25
|
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
38–33
|
Loss
|
5–3
|
L1
|
| 9
|
Sept 4
|
vs. Toronto Argonauts
|
42–12
|
Win
|
6–3
|
W1
|
| 10
|
Sept 10
|
at Montreal Alouettes
|
15–9
|
Win
|
7–3
|
W2
|
| 11
|
Sept 16
|
at Calgary Stampeders
|
41–38
|
Loss
|
7–4
|
L1
|
| 12
|
Sept 23
|
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
43–6
|
Win
|
8–4
|
W1
|
| 13
|
Sept 30
|
vs. Montreal Alouettes
|
32–16
|
Loss
|
8–5
|
L1
|
| 14
|
Oct 7
|
at Toronto Argonauts
|
29–12
|
Loss
|
8–6
|
L2
|
| 15
|
Oct 13
|
vs. Toronto Argonauts
|
32–8
|
Loss
|
8–7
|
L3
|
| 16
|
Oct 20
|
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
27–24
|
Loss
|
8–8
|
L4
|
| 17
|
Oct 28
|
at BC Lions
|
28–22
|
Loss
|
8–9
|
L5
|
| 18
|
Nov 5
|
vs. Calgary Stampeders
|
24–22
|
Win
|
9–9
|
W1
|
[2]
Postseason
| Round
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Score
|
Result
|
| East Semi-Final
|
Nov 12
|
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
|
22–20
|
Loss
|
[2]
Awards and honours
2000 CFL All-Stars
[3]
References
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| Franchise | |
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| Stadiums | |
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| Culture and lore | |
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| Important figures | |
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| Legends | |
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| Key personnel | |
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Grey Cup championships (8) | |
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East Division championships (22) | |
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| Current league affiliations | |
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