1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 9-8-1 19
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 2-1 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Al Bruno (9-8-1)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics
1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1986 season with a record of 9 wins and 8 losses and 1 ties for 19 points, finishing second in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

Hamilton chalked up 405 points, while the defensive unit yielded 366. Mike Kerrigan passed for 3,193 yards. Rocky DiPietro grabbed 86 receptions, while Tony Champion contributed 1,216 receiving yards.

Walter Bender carried the ball for a team-high 618 yards for the Tiger-Cats, and Ken Hobart also aided the ground game.

The larcenous defense manufactured 68 turnovers. Mark Streeter intercepted 9 opponent throws. Mike Walker topped pass rushers with 21 quarterback sacks.

Al Bruno coached the team. The 1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats won the Grey Cup.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
Calvin AdamsDBJanuary 4, 19625'9"170East CarolinaGuilford County, NC 4
63Marv AllemangOLMarch 12, 19536'3"260AcadiaAncaster, ON 18
Romel AndrewsDEJuly 4, 19636'4"230Tennessee MartinRipley, TN 4
34Walter BenderRBSeptember 8, 19615'11"195Kent StateDetroit, MI 12
27Paul BennettDBMarch 27, 19545'10"195Wilfrid LaurierScarborough, ON 18
Gerald BessDBMay 24, 19586'0"188TuskegeePensacola, FL USA2
51Pat BradyOLApril 16, 19606'1"245Western OntarioVancouver, BC 18
15Less BrowneDBJuly 12, 19595'11"170Colorado StateEast Liverpool, OH 17
1Tony ChampionWRMarch 19, 19636'1"175Tennessee MartinHumboldt, TN 180
77Grover CovingtonDLMarch 25, 19566'2"235Johnson C. SmithMonroe, NC 15
Mike DerksCApril 20, 19626'5"280CincinnatiSudbury, ON 1
23Rocky DiPietroTEJanuary 30, 19566'3"210OttawaSault Ste. Marie, ON 16
72Leo EzerinsLBAugust 10, 19566'4"242WhitworthWinnipeg, MB 18
16Howard FieldsDBMarch 15, 19585'10"190BaylorChickasa, OK 18
41Greg GaryLBNovember 10, 19586'1"226California State - FullertonAlbany, IN 7
39Ed GataveckasLBDecember 29, 19576'0"215AcadiaToronto, ON 18
66Miles GorrellOLOctober 16, 19556'8"285OttawaCalgary, AB 18
Dave GraffiRBJune 16, 19596'0"220Wilfrid LaurierSt. Catharines, ON 4
4Ken HobartQBJanuary 27, 19616'0"210IdahoCairo, GA 185
30Dan HuclackRBAugust 12, 19576'2"221Simon FraserVancouver, BC 13
Ron IngramWROctober 27, 19595'10"168Oklahoma StateDallas, TX 5
74Steve JacksonWRMarch 30, 19616'4"225GuelphLondon, ON 18
2Mike KerriganQBApril 27, 19606'3"205NorthwesternChicago, IL USA1813
17Wayne LeeWROctober 20, 19596'1"195OttawaToronto, ON 18
37Terry LehneDBMarch 14, 19595'11"180SaskatchewanSaskatoon, SK 18
Leon LyszkiewiczDLJune 11, 19556'4"240AlbertaGrand Prairie, AB 5
62John MalinoskyOLMay 8, 19556'5"260Michigan StateVancouver, BC 18
79Mark NapiorkowskiDEAugust 24, 19626'4"240UBCOshawa, ON 16
Don NewmanWRNovember 22, 19576'2"205IdahoNew Orleans, LA 2
3Paul OsbaldistonP/KApril 27, 19646'3"236Richmond Raiders Jr.Oldham, England90
8Tom PorrasQBMarch 28, 19586'3"205WashingtonOxnard, CA 180
65Mitchell PriceDLJuly 29, 19616'2"271LivingstonNewberry, SC 15
John PriestnerLBAugust 4, 19586'2"227Western OntarioBurlington, ON 3
58Jason RileyOLOctober 4, 19586'3"270UBCScarborough, ON 18
43Frank RobinsonLBMarch 6, 19596'0"200TulaneNassawadox, VA 13
Junior RobinsonDBAugust 11, 19616'1"185GuelphKingston, Jamaica2
33Mike RobinsonLBOctober 29, 19606'3"235Utah StateHamilton, ON 14
Jim RockfordDBSeptember 5, 19615'10"180OklahomaBloomington, IL USA0
Bernie RuoffP/KOctober 12, 19516'0"200SyracuseWest Germany, 90
56Dale SandersonOLDecember 12, 19616'4"284TennesseeHamilton, ON 18
Dave SauveDEJune 10, 19596'4"270HarvardSudbury, ON 0
67Ralph ScholzOLJuly 17, 19616'3"261CornellBrantford, ON 10
Johnny ShepherdRBApril 24, 19575'10"185LibertyLa Grange, NC USA2
28Lance ShieldsDBApril 1, 19606'1"179DrakeBuffalo, NY 13
59Rod SkillmanDLApril 23, 19606'3"260MissouriMoberly, MO 16
80Steve StaplerWRJune 28, 19585'11"165San Diego StateLos Angeles, CA 17
20Mark StreeterDBMarch 22, 19576'3"190ArizonaMassilon, OH 18
Brian StrongOLJanuary 14, 19616'5"273Montana StateCalgary, AB 4
Lance ThompsonLBJanuary 25, 19626'2"220CarletonHanover, Jamaica1
35Jed TommyRBJanuary 29, 19626'0"230GuelphOshawa, ON 17
61Mike WalkerDLApril 7, 19596'3"253Washington StateIndianapolis, IN 18
Ken ZacharyRBNovember 19, 19636'0"222Oklahoma St.Sapulpa, OK USA4
Ben ZambiasiLBAugust 19, 19566'0"206GeorgiaValdosta, GA 16



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