1989 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL) |
| 1st place • Eastern Division • 12-6-0 .667 |
| Head Coach: Al Bruno |
| Garney Henley | Co-Offensive Coordinator |
| Don Lawrence | Offensive Line |
| Frank North | Special Teams |
| John Salavantis | Co-Offensive Coordinator |
| Ted Schmitz | Co-Defensive Coordinator |
| Rich Stubler | Co-Defensive Coordinator |
| SCORES | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | ||||
| Wed | 6/28/1989 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 41 | 7 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | ||
| Wed | 7/5/1989 | A | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 23 | 16 | W | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg Stadium | 20305 | |
| Wed | 7/12/1989 | A | Toronto Argonauts | 24 | 15 | W | Toronto, ON | SkyDome | 32527 | |
| Thu | 7/20/1989 | H | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 28 | 22 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 15525 | |
| Fri | 7/28/1989 | A | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 34 | 17 | W | Regina, SK | Taylor Field | 25996 | |
| Fri | 8/4/1989 | H | British Columbia Lions | 44 | 38 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 17433 | |
| Thu | 8/10/1989 | A | Calgary Stampeders | 8 | 40 | L | Calgary, AB | McMahon Stadium | 19031 | |
| Fri | 8/18/1989 | H | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 46 | 40 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 19336 | |
| Wed | 8/23/1989 | A | Edmonton Eskimos | 14 | 37 | L | Edmonton, AB | Commonwealth Stadium | 28861 | |
| Mon | 8/28/1989 | H | Calgary Stampeders | 22 | 34 | L | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 14291 | |
| Mon | 9/4/1989 | H | Toronto Argonauts | 23 | 18 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 25968 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1989 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 23 | 40 | L | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 16942 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1989 | H | Ottawa Rough Riders | 52 | 34 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 14327 | |
| Fri | 9/22/1989 | A | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 20 | 19 | W | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg Stadium | 28449 | |
| Fri | 9/29/1989 | H | Edmonton Eskimos | 12 | 33 | L | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 16387 | |
| Fri | 10/6/1989 | A | British Columbia Lions | 27 | 46 | L | Vancouver, BC | B.C. Place Stadium | 27021 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1989 | H | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 29 | 21 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 14399 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1989 | A | Ottawa Rough Riders | 32 | 22 | W | Ottawa, ON | Lansdowne Park | 14416 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1989 | H | Toronto Argonauts | 45 | 14 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 17428 | |
| Sat | 11/4/1989 | A | Toronto Argonauts | 36 | 27 | W | Toronto, ON | SkyDome | 42209 | |
| Eastern Final | ||||||||||
| Sun | 11/19/1989 | H | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 14 | 10 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 20389 | |
| Grey Cup | ||||||||||
| Sun | 11/26/1989 | N | Saskatchewan Roughriders | 40 | 43 | L | Toronto, ON | SkyDome | 54088 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| David Adams | 4 | RB | 5-6 | 170 | 25 | Arizona | 1 | |
| Terry Andrysiak | 5 | QB | 6-1 | 185 | 24 | Notre Dame | 2 | |
| Pete Buchanan | 41 | LB | 6-0 | 230 | 25 | Nebraska | 1 | |
| Reggie Bynum | 81 | WR | 6-1 | 185 | 25 | Oregon State | 1 | |
| Keith Castello | 30 | LB | 6-2 | 215 | 25 | none | 13 | |
| Tony Champion | 76 | WR | 6-3 | 240 | 26 | Tennessee-Martin | 17 | |
| Jacques Chapdelaine | 85 | SB | 6-0 | 185 | 28 | Simon Fraser | 5 | |
| Darrell Corbin | 38 | LB | 6-2 | 225 | 25 | South Carolina State | 11 | |
| Grover Covington | 77 | DE | 6-2 | 235 | 33 | Johnson C. Smith | 18 | |
| Mike Derks | 68 | OT | 6-5 | 285 | 27 | Cincinnati | 10 | |
| Todd Dillon | 19 | QB | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | San Joaquin Delta JC; Long Beach State | 18 | |
| Rocky DiPietro | 23 | SB | 6-3 | 210 | 33 | Ottawa | 18 | |
| Richard Estell | 89 | SB | 6-2 | 210 | 26 | Kansas | 16 | |
| Scott Flagel | 14 | S | 6-2 | 190 | 28 | Arizona Western JC | 11 | |
| Ed Gataveckas | 39 | LB | 6-0 | 215 | 32 | Acadia | 18 | |
| Pete Giftopoulos | 90 | LB | 6-3 | 240 | 24 | Penn State | 18 | |
| Ronnie Glanton | 62 | DT | 5-10 | 250 | 23 | West Alabama | 8 | |
| Sonny Gordon | 18 | S | 5-11 | 182 | 24 | Ohio State | 18 | |
| Miles Gorrell | 66 | OT | 6-7 | 285 | 34 | Ottawa | 18 | |
| Donnohue Grant | 7 | DB | 5-11 | 185 | 27 | Simon Fraser | 11 | |
| Darrell Harle | 63 | C | 6-2 | 270 | 23 | Eastern Michigan | 16 | |
| Bill Henry | 60 | OG | 6-0 | 267 | 28 | British Columbia | 12 | |
| Harold Hicks | 8 | CB | 6-0 | 200 | 24 | San Diego State | 1 | |
| Brian Hutchings | 53 | OG | 6-5 | 265 | 24 | St. Mary's (Nova Scotia) | 9 | |
| Steve Jackson | 74 | FB | 6-3 | 230 | 28 | Guelph | 12 | |
| Stephen Jordan | 12 | CB | 5-10 | 195 | 22 | Sacramento CC; Illinois | 18 | |
| Mike Kerrigan | 2 | QB | 6-3 | 205 | 29 | Northwestern | 16 | |
| Lee Knight | 25 | SB | 6-3 | 230 | 24 | none | 18 | |
| Will Lewis | 20 | CB | 5-10 | 184 | 31 | Millersville | 13 | |
| Tim Lorenz | 64 | DE | 6-2 | 240 | 24 | UC Santa Barbara | 18 | |
| Sam Loucks | 32 | FB | 6-2 | 215 | 24 | McMaster | 18 | |
| Derrick McAdoo | 19 | RB | 5-10 | 198 | 24 | Baylor | 16 | |
| Mark Moors | 51 | C | 6-2 | 240 | 32 | Acadia | 10 | |
| Chris Munford | 22 | DB | 6-0 | 182 | 29 | Simon Fraser | 7 | |
| Mark Napiorkowski | 79 | DT | 6-4 | 240 | 27 | British Columbia | 18 | |
| Paul Osbaldiston | 3 | K-P | 6-3 | 210 | 25 | Montana Western | 18 | 0 |
| Darrell Patterson | 78 | LB | 6-3 | 230 | 28 | Texas Christian | 12 | |
| Jason Riley | 58 | OG | 6-3 | 260 | 31 | British Columbia | 18 | |
| Frank Robinson | 43 | LB | 6-0 | 204 | 30 | Tulane | 18 | |
| Rae Robirtis | 52 | C | 6-4 | 256 | 24 | British Columbia | 7 | |
| Jim Rockford | 6 | DB | 5-10 | 180 | 28 | Oklahoma | 12 | |
| Dale Sanderson | 56 | C | 6-3 | 260 | 28 | Tennessee | 18 | |
| Ralph Scholz | 67 | OG | 6-5 | 270 | 28 | Cornell | 2 | |
| Ernie Schramayr | 34 | FB | 5-10 | 215 | 23 | Purdue | 3 | |
| Lance Shields | 28 | CB | 6-0 | 178 | 29 | Drake | 18 | |
| Rod Skillman | 59 | DE | 6-3 | 260 | 29 | Missouri | 16 | |
| Jed Tommy | 35 | FB | 6-0 | 230 | 27 | Guelph | 18 | |
| Tony Truelove | 24 | RB | 5-11 | 205 | 25 | West Alabama | 6 | |
| Mike Walker | 61 | DT | 6-2 | 250 | 30 | Washington State | 15 | |
| Mark Wallace | 44 | LB | 6-2 | 215 | 25 | Winston-Salem State | 5 | |
| Al Williams | 83 | WR | 5-10 | 180 | 27 | Nevada-Reno | 3 | |
| Earl Winfield | 1 | WR | 5-11 | 185 | 28 | North Carolina | 9 | |
| Wally Zatylny | 21 | WR | 5-9 | 180 | 25 | Bishop's | 15 | |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 2 | 11 | Curtis Bell | WR | Washington |
| 2 | 12 | Ernie Schramayr | FB | Purdue |
| 3 | 19 | Wayne Drinkwalter | LB | Thunder Bay Giants Jrs. |
| 4 | 27 | Mark Brus | RB | Tulsa |
| 5 | 35 | Steve Blyth | DT | San Diego State |
| 6 | 43 | Sam Loucks | RB | McMaster |
| 7 | 51 | Pete Buchanan | LB | Nebraska |
| 8 | 59 | Bill Scollard | P | St. Mary's (Nova Scotia) |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 71 | 194 | 98 | 155 | 1 | 519 |
| Opponents Totals | 119 | 137 | 126 | 135 | 0 | 517 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | First Downs | Rush | Pass | Pen | 2nd Down Efficiency | 3rd Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 363 | 93 | 233 | 37 | 175 | 1430 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 363 | 123 | 218 | 22 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | S | SAF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Osbaldiston | 0 | 47 | 47 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | - | 54 | 74 | 73.0 | 24 | 0 | 233 |
| Tony Champion | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | ||
| Derrick McAdoo | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | ||
| Wally Zatylny | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Tony Truelove | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Rocky DiPietro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Sonny Gordon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Richard Estell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Stephen Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lee Knight | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Lance Shields | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Jed Tommy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Earl Winfield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | ||
| Team Totals | 47 | 47 | 47 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 74 | 73.0 | 24 | 2 | 519 | |
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 37 | 517 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick McAdoo | 246 | 1039 | 4.2 | 45 | 11 |
| Jed Tommy | 53 | 211 | 4.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Tony Truelove | 45 | 196 | 4.4 | 31 | 3 |
| Todd Dillon | 22 | 106 | 4.8 | 32 | 0 |
| Sam Loucks | 12 | 51 | 4.3 | 11 | 0 |
| Earl Winfield | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Mike Kerrigan | 21 | 17 | 0.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Terry Andrysiak | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| David Adams | 3 | 2 | 0.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Wally Zatylny | 1 | -4 | -4.0 | -4 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 407 | 1643 | 4.0 | 14 | |
| Opponents Totals | 381 | 1978 | 5.2 | 13 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Kerrigan | 486 | 248 | 51.0 | 210 | 3635 | 7.5 | 14.7 | 67 | 20 | 4.1 | 28 | 5.8 | 65.5 | |||
| Todd Dillon | 191 | 105 | 55.0 | 83 | 1368 | 7.2 | 13.0 | 53 | 5 | 2.6 | 3 | 1.6 | 79.9 | |||
| Derrick McAdoo | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 83 | 83.0 | 83.0 | 83t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 158.3 | |||
| Terry Andrysiak | 3 | 1 | 33.3 | 2 | 13 | 4.3 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 47.9 | |||
| Team Totals | 681 | 355 | 52.1 | 295 | 5099 | 7.5 | 14.4 | 26 | 3.8 | 31 | 4.6 | 70.5 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 674 | 313 | 46.4 | 328 | 4950 | 7.3 | 15.8 | 36 | 5.3 | 33 | 4.9 | 45 | 68.8 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Champion | 95 | 1656 | 17.4 | 83 | 15 |
| Rocky DiPietro | 58 | 883 | 15.2 | 44 | 2 |
| Derrick McAdoo | 57 | 699 | 12.3 | 48 | 1 |
| Richard Estell | 40 | 476 | 11.9 | 57 | 1 |
| Jed Tommy | 28 | 184 | 6.6 | 18 | 1 |
| Lee Knight | 17 | 238 | 14.0 | 28 | 1 |
| Wally Zatylny | 16 | 279 | 17.4 | 67 | 2 |
| Tony Truelove | 13 | 133 | 10.2 | 26 | 0 |
| Al Williams | 9 | 144 | 16.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Jacques Chapdelaine | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| David Adams | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Winfield | 15 | 324 | 21.6 | 56 | 3 |
| Sam Loucks | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Ernie Schramayr | 1 | 36 | 36.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 355 | 5099 | 14.4 | 26 | |
| Opponents Totals | 313 | 4950 | 15.8 | 36 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lance Shields | 7 | 35 | 5.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Stephen Jordan | 5 | 127 | 25.4 | 77 | 1 |
| Frank Robinson | 4 | 73 | 18.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Sonny Gordon | 3 | 133 | 44.3 | 72 | 2 |
| Will Lewis | 3 | 78 | 26.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Scott Flagel | 3 | 48 | 16.0 | 41 | 0 |
| Jim Rockford | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 50 | 0 |
| Darrell Corbin | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 17 | 0 |
| Pete Giftopoulos | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | -1 | 0 |
| Mike Walker | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Donnohue Grant | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 585 | 17.7 | 3 | |
| Opponents Totals | 31 | 474 | 15.3 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Osbaldiston | 151 | 6056 | 40.1 | 73 | 6 | |
| Team Totals | 151 | 6056 | 40.1 | |||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Zatylny | 58 | 523 | 9.0 | 66 | 2 |
| Earl Winfield | 36 | 361 | 10.0 | 77 | 1 |
| Derrick McAdoo | 12 | 72 | 6.0 | 18 | 0 |
| Sonny Gordon | 7 | 57 | 8.1 | 18 | 0 |
| Will Lewis | 7 | 29 | 4.1 | 11 | 0 |
| Lance Shields | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Frank Robinson | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 123 | 1072 | 8.7 | 3 | |
| Opponents Totals |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Osbaldiston | 96 | 5622 | 58.6 | 94 | 2 |
| Team Totals | 96 | 5622 | 58.6 | ||
| Opponents Totals |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wally Zatylny | 40 | 793 | 19.8 | 56 | 0 |
| Derrick McAdoo | 18 | 402 | 22.3 | 46 | 0 |
| Tony Truelove | 16 | 297 | 18.6 | 36 | 0 |
| Earl Winfield | 10 | 226 | 22.6 | 43 | 0 |
| David Adams | 2 | 43 | 21.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Will Lewis | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Sam Loucks | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 8 | 0 |
| Ernie Schramayr | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jed Tommy | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ed Gataveckas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Giftopoulos | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky DiPietro | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | -3 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 94 | 1799 | 19.1 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Grover Covington | 15.0 | |
| Mike Walker | 8.0 | |
| Rod Skillman | 4.0 | |
| Tim Lorenz | 4.0 | |
| Darrell Corbin | 3.0 | |
| Darrell Patterson | 2.0 | |
| Pete Giftopoulos | 2.0 | |
| Stephen Jordan | 1.0 | |
| Ed Gataveckas | 1.0 | |
| Scott Flagel | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 45.0 | |
| Opponents Totals |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terry Andrysiak | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grover Covington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Derks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Todd Dillon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rocky DiPietro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Richard Estell | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Gataveckas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 0 |
| Pete Giftopoulos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Sonny Gordon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Miles Gorrell | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Hutchings | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Jackson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Kerrigan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Knight | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Will Lewis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tim Lorenz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Derrick McAdoo | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Napiorkowski | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Osbaldiston | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darrell Patterson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Riley | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Rae Robirtis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Rockford | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Schramayr | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Shields | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 1 |
| Rod Skillman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jed Tommy | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tony Truelove | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Winfield | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wally Zatylny | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 41 | 26 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 102 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 26 | 26 |
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