2002 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 2002 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 45th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 53rd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the East Division with a 7–11 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 1997. Despite having a 6–3 record at home, the Ti-Cats were 1–8 in away games, claiming that win in their last away game of the season.

2002 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach	Ron Lancaster
Home stadium	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	7–11
Division place	3rd, East
Playoffs	did not qualify
Team MOP	Troy Davis
Team MOC	Rob Hitchcock
Team MOR	Tony Miles
Uniform
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Offseason

CFL draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	7	John Macdonald	DL	McGill
2	16	Jake Roberts	OL	Simon Fraser
3	25	Doug Borden	DT	Saint Mary's
4	34	Jamie Elliot	WR	Calgary
5	43	Scott Coe	LB	Manitoba
6	52	Kenneth Vermette	RB	Manitoba

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
B	June 13	vs. Montreal Alouettes	37–26	Loss	0–1
C	June 21	at Toronto Argonauts	37–17	Win	1–1

Roster

2002 Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster
Quarterbacks Pete Gonzalez 14 Danny McManus Running backs Curtis Alexander Randy Bowles Receivers 81 Tony Akins WR 82 Darren Flutie WR Mace Freeman WR Trevor Shaw Offensive linemen Gary Brown T Dave Hack T Mike Mihelic G		Defensive linemen Lamont Bryant DE Linebackers Tim Cheatwood Defensive backs 42 Rob Hitchcock S Dedric Mathis Special teams 3 Paul Osbaldiston K/P		Injured List 6-Game Injured List		Practice Roster Suspended Active, Injured, Six-Game, Practice Roster, Suspended

Regular season

Season standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	OTL	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal Alouettes	18	13	5	0	1	587	407	27
Toronto Argonauts	18	8	10	0	0	344	482	16
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	7	11	0	1	427	524	15
Ottawa Renegades	18	4	14	0	2	356	550	10

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Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	June 29	vs. BC Lions	27–15	Win	1–0
2	July 5	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	24–15	Loss	1–1
3	July 12	vs. Calgary Stampeders	34–31	Win	2–1
4	July 18	at BC Lions	51–21	Loss	2–2
5	July 25	at Ottawa Renegades	38–37	Loss	2–3
6	Aug 1	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	34–31(OT)	Win	3–3
7	Aug 7	at Edmonton Eskimos	33–5	Loss	3–4
7	Aug 11	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	30–14	Loss	3–5
8	Bye
9	Aug 22	vs. Ottawa Renegades	30–9	Win	4–5
10	Sept 2	vs. Toronto Argonauts	22–13	Win	5–5
11	Sept 8	at Montreal Alouettes	32–30	Loss	5–6
12	Sept 15	vs. Montreal Alouettes	35–28	Win	6–6
13	Sept 22	at Toronto Argonauts	28–21	Loss	6–7
14	Sept 29	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	34–33	Loss	6–8
15	Oct 4	at Calgary Stampeders	43–5	Loss	6–9
16	Oct 14	vs. Toronto Argonauts	28–27(OT)	Loss	6–10–0–1
17	Oct 20	at Montreal Alouettes	29–26	Win	7–10–0–1
18	Oct 27	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	28–7	Loss	7–11–0–1
19	Bye

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Awards and honours

2002 CFL All-Stars