1978 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 5-10-1 11
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's Eastern Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Tom Dimitroff (1-3-1)
Coach: John Payne (4-7)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1978 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics
1978 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1978 season with a record of 5 wins and 10 losses and 1 ties for 11 points, finishing third in the CFL's Eastern Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

Hamilton scored only 225 points, worst in the league, while the wobbly defensive unit surrendered 403. Jimmy Jones tossed for 2,060 yards. Leif Pettersen grabbed 41 receptions, while Lawrie Skolrood contributed 661 receiving yards, while Jimmy Edwards was targeted regularly, too.

Jimmy Edwards carried the ball for a team-high 840 yards for the Tiger-Cats.

Bill Armstrong, Zac Henderson, David Shaw and Ike Thomas each snatched 2 opponent throws.

Tom Dimitroff and John Payne coached the team. The 1978 Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost in the Division Semifinal.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP
Steve AckroydDBJune 5, 19566'1"175Sheridan College2
Clifton AlapaDEDecember 14, 19546'2"238Arizona StateKahuku, HI 4
63Marv AllemangGMarch 12, 19536'3"260AcadiaAncaster, ON 16
Vince AllenRBMay 13, 19555'8"180Indiana StateRichmond, IN 3
Bill ArmstrongDBJune 24, 19556'3"205Wake ForestDover, NJ 4
Brock AynsleyWRJanuary 18, 19506'2"190Washington StateVancouver, BC 3
55Danny BassDTMarch 31, 19586'1"220Michigan StateLansing, MI 16
41Jack BlairLBOctober 19, 19566'1"192Hamilton Hurricanes Jr.15
Jerry BlantonDEDecember 20, 19566'1"231KentuckyToledo, OH USA1
Dan BovairDBMay 13, 19536'1"180Wilfrid Laurier3
29Don BowmanDBJuly 27, 19526'0"185Western Ontario16
Rod BroadwayDEApril 9, 19556'4"250North CarolinaOakboro, NC 1
68Larry ButlerGJuly 10, 19526'3"250Appalachian StateJohnson City, IN 16
Ken ClarkPMay 26, 19486'2"197St. Mary's (Canada)Southampton, England5
Steve CockerhamLBJune 22, 19565'11"210Akron1
Marvin DavisDEMay 25, 19526'4"235SouthernShreveport, LA USA1
23Rocky DiPietroTEJanuary 30, 19566'3"210OttawaSault Ste. Marie, ON 16
20Jimmy EdwardsRBSeptember 19, 19525'9"185OklahomaOklahoma City, OK USA13
54Bart EvansGSeptember 9, 19526'2"240ManitobaWinnipeg, MB 16
14Randy GrahamDBFebruary 15, 19546'0"180Simon Fraser16
21Dave HaddenRBOctober 22, 19525'11"209Queen's16
36Bill HarrisonRBMarch 28, 19536'0"198Ottawa14
45Byron HemingwayLBJune 16, 19546'4"210Boston CollegeNewburgh, NY 7
34Zac HendersonDBOctober 14, 19556'1"190OklahomaJena, LA USA10
Roy HenryQBLouisiana - Lafayette9
Bruce HollandDTJune 26, 19546'5"245Wilfrid Laurier5
3Nick JambrosicKNovember 9, 19565'10"165Hamilton Hurricanes14
10Jimmy JonesQBMay 23, 19506'1"196Southern CaliforniaWilmington, DE 16
John KinchRBDecember 20, 19546'1"205Youngstown StateHamilton, ON 6
24Bill KnoxDBJune 19, 19515'9"190PurdueElba, AL USA4
Granville LigginsDTJune 2, 19466'0"225OklahomaTulsa, OK 3
32Neil LumsdenRBDecember 19, 19536'1"225OttawaLondon, ON 10
Bob MaddoxDEMay 2, 19496'5"237Frostburg St.Frederick, MD USA1
42John MartiniLBAugust 20, 19546'2"220Toronto16
17Ron MeeksDBAugust 27, 19545'9"180Kansas StateJacksonville, FL 16
Tommy MillsDBJuly 24, 19555'10"166West Texas State2
56Alan MoffatGMay 7, 19526'4"265Ottawa12
66Frank MoffattNovember 4, 19586'3"280McMaster4
57Ray NettlesLBAugust 1, 19496'1"220TennesseeJacksonville, FL 16
Bill PalmerLBDecember 15, 19526'3"215Bowling Green5
Tom PerkoLBJune 17, 19546'3"233PittsburghSteubenville, OH USA4
71Leif PettersenWRDecember 23, 19506'2"183Otterbein16
Dave QuehlWROctober 4, 19546'0"180Holy CrossCincinnati, OH 5
22Bob RileyTE4
Gary RobinsonDEJuly 7, 19486'4"265Simon Fraser12
Glenn RobinsonDEOctober 20, 19516'6"242Oklahoma St.Killeen, TX USA3
Tom RocheDB6'2"200Ohio State2
Al RomanoDTApril 14, 19546'3"225PittsburghSchenectady, NY 3
62Mike SamplesDLMay 27, 19506'2"245DrakeBonne Terre, MO 6
David ShawDBNovember 4, 19536'0"180Prairie View A&MMountain Home, ID 8
11Tom ShumanQBNovember 9, 19536'2"194Penn StatePottstown, PA 7
31Mike SiganosDBMay 24, 19555'9"175KentuckyWilson, NC 7
Rudy SimsDTOctober 25, 19466'1"250Florida A&MTampa, FL 3
77Lawrie SkolroodTEApril 1, 19526'5"240North DakotaSaskatoon, SK 16
Kerry SmithWRJanuary 6, 19545'10"168Scanborough8
Ike ThomasDBNovember 4, 19476'2"193BishopNewton, LA USA5
50Henry WaszczukLBAugust 26, 19506'0"230Kent State16
Angelo WellsDEJanuary 19, 19546'3"265Morgan StateAnnapolis, MD 4
60George WellsDEOctober 31, 19476'2"233New Mexico StateOakland, CA 9
Chuck WhiteWROctober 5, 19556'1"185MarylandFort Knox, KY 1
Mike WilliamsDBDecember 21, 19555'11"193Texas A&MHouston, TX 3
67Mike WilsonTOctober 20, 19476'3"245DaytonWilmington, OH USA16
26Rod WoodwardDBSeptember 22, 19446'1"200IdahoVancouver, BC 4
47Ben ZambiasiLBAugust 19, 19566'0"206GeorgiaValdosta, GA 10



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