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1986 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)

2nd place • Eastern Division • 9-8-1 .528
1986 CFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Al Bruno
Mike FaragalliCo-Offensive Coordinator
Frank NorthSpecial Teams
John SalavantisCo-Offensive Coordinator
Ted SchmitzCo-Defensive Coordinator
Rich StublerCo-Defensive Coordinator
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Wed6/11/1986HToronto Argonauts21-7WHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium17750
Wed6/18/1986AOttawa Rough Riders16-23LOttawa, ONLansdowne Park13621
Thu6/26/1986AToronto Argonauts20-21LToronto, ONExhibition Stadium23100
Thu7/3/1986HOttawa Rough Riders2-18LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium15877
Sat7/12/1986HWinnipeg Blue Bombers28-11WHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium13664
Fri7/18/1986ACalgary Stampeders21-23LCalgary, ABMcMahon Stadium26201
Fri7/25/1986HBritish Columbia Lions21-36LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium16462
Thu8/7/1986AWinnipeg Blue Bombers30-36LWinnipeg, MBWinnipeg Stadium25982
Sat8/16/1986HSaskatchewan Roughriders23-21WHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium14907
Thu8/21/1986AMontreal Alouettes28-23WMontreal, QCOlympic Stadium12158
Mon9/1/1986HMontreal Alouettes42-7WHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium23185
Sun9/7/1986AToronto Argonauts23-25LToronto, ONExhibition Stadium28531
Sun9/14/1986ASaskatchewan Roughriders21-21TOTRegina, SKTaylor Field18565
Sun9/21/1986HCalgary Stampeders20-15WHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium15105
Sat9/27/1986AOttawa Rough Riders31-11WOttawa, ONLansdowne Park17192
Sat10/4/1986HEdmonton Eskimos23-24LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium17352
Fri10/10/1986AEdmonton Eskimos9-28LEdmonton, ABCommonwealth Stadium38385
Sat10/18/1986ABritish Columbia Lions23-17WVancouver, BCB.C. Place Stadium40127
Sun10/26/1986HToronto Argonauts20-10WHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium24430
Fri11/7/1986HOttawa Rough Riders20-19WHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium14101
Eastern Final #1
Sun11/16/1986HToronto Argonauts17-31LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium23126
Eastern Final #2
Sun11/23/1986AToronto Argonauts42-25WToronto, ONExhibition Stadium32041
Grey Cup
Sun11/30/1986NEdmonton Eskimos39-15WVancouver, BCB.C. Place Stadium59621
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Calvin AdamsCB5-917024East Carolina4
Marv Allemang63C6-325533Acadia18
Romel AndrewsDE6-525523Tennessee-Martin4
Walt Bender34RB5-1119525Tabor; Kent State12
Paul Bennett27S5-1019532Wilfrid Laurier18
Gerald Bess14CB6-018828Tuskegee2
Pat Brady51C-OG-OT6-124026Western Ontario18
Less Browne15CB5-1117027Colorado State17
Tony Champion1WR6-324023Tennessee-Martin18
Grover Covington77DE6-223530Johnson C. Smith15
Mike DerksC6-528524Cincinnati1
Rocky DiPietro23SB6-321030Ottawa16
Leo Ezerins72OLB6-422530Whitworth18
Howard Fields16DH5-1019028Baylor18
Greg Gary41LB6-122128Fullerton State7
Ed Gataveckas39MLB-OLB6-021529Acadia18
Miles Gorrell66LOT6-728531Ottawa18
Dave Graffi32FB6-022027Wilfrid Laurier4
Ken Hobart4QB6-021025Lewis & Clark; Idaho18
Dan Huclack30FB6-220529Simon Fraser13
Ron Ingram75WR5-1016827Oklahoma State5
Steve Jackson74SB6-323025Guelph18
Mike Kerrigan2QB6-320526Northwestern18
Wayne Lee17SB6-119527Ottawa18
Terry Lehne37DH-S5-1118527Saskatchewan18
Leon Lyszkiewicz64DT6-424031Alberta5
John Malinosky62OT6-526031Michigan State18
Mark Napiorkowski79DT-DE6-424024British Columbia16
Don Newman26SB6-119029Louisiana State; Grambling State; Idaho2
Paul Osbaldiston3K-P6-321022Montana Western90
Tom Porras8QB6-220028Ventura JC; Washington18
Mitchell Price65DE6-326025West Alabama15
John Priestner36LB6-223028Western Ontario3
Jason Riley58LOG6-326028British Columbia18
Frank Robinson43OLB6-020427Tulane13
Junior Robinson19DB6-018625Guelph2
Mike Robinson33OLB6-323526Utah State14
Bernie Ruoff10P-K6-018535Syracuse90
Dale Sanderson56ROT6-326025Tennessee18
Ralph Scholz67ROG6-527025Cornell10
Johnny Shepherd19RB5-1018529Liberty; West Alabama2
Lance Shields28CB6-017826Drake13
Rod Skillman59DT6-326026Missouri16
Steve Stapler80WR-P5-1116528San Diego State17
Mark Streeter20DH6-019029Youngstown State; North Iowa Area CC; Arizona18
Brian StrongOL6-526025Montana State4
Lance Thompson50DL6-222024Carleton1
Jed Tommy35FB6-023024Guelph17
Mike Walker61DT6-225027Washington State18
Kenny Zachary21RB6-022223Oklahoma State4
Ben Zambiasi31MLB6-120630Georgia16
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
18Jeff WatsonOTSt. Mary's (Nova Scotia)
326Greg ReynardDLMontana Western
435Rick LococoCYork
544Peter CurwinDESt. Mary's (Nova Scotia)
653Mike JellemaLBSimon Fraser
762Steve PozzobonDE-LBCornell
871Paul ClatneyDBMcMaster
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thOTPTS
Team Totals102128106663405
Opponents Totals62107108863366
TEAM STATSTOPFirst DownsRushPassPen2nd Down Efficiency3rd Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals344122194281491230
Opponents Totals335
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTX2X2AFGFGAPCTSSAFPTS
Bernie Ruoff01919100.000-162564.09076
Tony Champion60000-000036
Ken Hobart60000-000036
Steve Stapler50000-002032
Rocky DiPietro40000-000024
Wayne Lee20000-000012
Mark Streeter20000-000012
Less Browne10000-00006
Mark Napiorkowski10000-00006
Walter Bender80000-000048
Kenny Zachary20000-000012
Dan Huclack12366.700-1333.32013
Paul Osbaldiston01616100.000-233076.77092
Team Totals38373897.400405869.0200405
Opponents Totals30366
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Walter Bender1626183.8328
Ken Hobart825937.2356
Kenny Zachary592754.7342
Jed Tommy421393.380
Mike Kerrigan25813.2160
Dan Huclack10363.670
Johnny Shepherd8283.570
Dave Graffi7213.080
Tony Champion188.080
Bernie Ruoff155.050
Tom Porras100.000
Steve Stapler2-15-7.5-100
Team Totals40017894.516
Opponents Totals36315644.3
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Mike Kerrigan42424257.116331937.513.275163.8194.574.9
Ken Hobart21710447.910710624.910.2522.9.062.854.0
Tom Porras11100.001616.016.01600.000.0118.8
Tony Champion200.0100.000.0150.00.0
Paul Osbaldiston11100.00-8-8.0-8.0-800.000.079.2
Team Totals64534854.027142636.612.3182.8264.067.1
Opponents Totals66536755.225547327.112.9436.577
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Rocky DiPietro86108712.6474
Tony Champion74121616.4756
Steve Stapler6286113.9515
Wayne Lee4656412.3362
Jed Tommy12574.8100
Steve Jackson8658.1180
Ron Ingram8486.090
Dave Graffi44711.8160
Johnny Shepherd310.320
Don Newman133.030
Walter Bender261676.4230
Kenny Zachary121169.7240
Dan Huclack6315.2141
Team Totals348426312.318
Opponents Totals367473212.9
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Mark Streeter920723.0522
Less Browne812816.0421
Lance Shields8374.6160
Howard Fields611819.7500
Leo Ezerins382.780
Ben Zambiasi24824.0290
Calvin Adams23417.0320
Frank Robinson22914.5280
Paul Bennett2105.0100
Leon Lyszkiewicz100.000
Romel Andrews066L0
Team Totals4362514.53
Opponents Totals2644917.3
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLS
Bernie Ruoff82350642.8682
Steve Stapler64260640.7782
Paul Osbaldiston27105639.1590
Paul Bennett11919.0190
Team Totals174718741.3
Opponents Totals
PUNT RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Paul Bennett917288.0320
Wayne Lee403518.8760
Less Browne1111111.0470
Mike Robinson199.090
Howard Fields177.070
Ben Zambiasi177.070
Tony Champion155.050
Terry Lehne231.530
Leo Ezerins100.000
Team Totals13912218.80
Opponents Totals
KICKOFFSNOYDSAVGLGS
Paul Osbaldiston39209553.7660
Bernie Ruoff35204358.4700
Steve Jackson14343.0430
Dan Huclack13939.0390
Ken Hobart13535.0350
Team Totals77425555.3
Opponents Totals
KICKOFF RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Less Browne2052026.0610
Howard Fields2039419.7350
Walter Bender1125923.5320
Tony Champion1023323.3430
Steve Stapler46416.0200
Wayne Lee46315.8220
Kenny Zachary23819.0210
Terry Lehne22512.5150
Don Newman11919.0190
Team Totals74161521.80
Opponents Totals
SACKSNOYDS
Mike Walker21.0
Grover Covington18.0
Rod Skillman9.0
Mitchell Price7.0
Ben Zambiasi4.0
Frank Robinson4.0
Mark Streeter2.0
Romel Andrews2.0
Ed Gataveckas1.0
Leo Ezerins1.0
Less Browne1.0
Team Totals77.0
Opponents Totals
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Calvin Adams1000000
Romel Andrews0010100
Walter Bender4310100
Paul Bennett2103300
Pat Brady1000000
Less Browne1010100
Tony Champion2200000
Grover Covington0002200
Rocky DiPietro1000000
Greg Gary0001150
Ken Hobart3210100
Steve Jackson0010100
Mike Kerrigan5400000
Wayne Lee3310100
Terry Lehne0001100
Mark Napiorkowski0003301
Bernie Ruoff1110100
Steve Stapler2200000
Jed Tommy1110100
Mike Walker0002200
Kenny Zachary2200000
Ben Zambiasi00022150
Team Totals292181422201
Opponents Totals142121
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