2012 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

2012 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
General manager	Bob O'Billovich
Head coach	George Cortez
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	6–12
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Team MOP	Chris Williams
Team MOC	Luca Congi
Team MOR	Josh Bartel
Uniform

The 2012 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 55th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 63rd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in fourth place in the East Division with a 6–12 record and missed the playoffs for the first time since 2008; this was despite the fact that the team scored more points in the 2012 season than any other CFL team (offset by the fact that they also gave up more points than any other CFL team).

Offseason

CFL Draft

The 2012 CFL Draft took place on May 3, 2012 live at 3:00 PM EDT. The Tiger-Cats had seven selections in the six-round draft, including an additional third-round pick from the Arland Bruce trade.

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
2	8	Courtney Stephen	DB	Northern Illinois
2	10	Frédéric Plesius	LB	Laval
2	13	Carson Rockhill	OL	Calgary
3	17	Arnaud Gascon-Nadon	DL	Laval
3	20	Michael Atkinson	DL	Boise State
4	25	Simon Charbonneau-Campeau	WR	Sherbrooke
5	33	Bo Palmer	SB	Simon Fraser

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	Wed, June 13	vs. Toronto Argonauts	29–24	Loss	27,585	0–1
B	Wed, June 20	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	26–25	Win	28,300	1–1

Regular season

Season standings

East Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Montreal Alouettes	18	11	7	0	478	489	22	Details
Toronto Argonauts	18	9	9	0	445	491	18	Details
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	6	12	0	376	531	12	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	6	12	0	538	576	12	Details

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Fri, June 29	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	43–16	Loss	25,682	0–1
2	Fri, July 6	at BC Lions	39–36	Loss	25,109	0–2
3	Sat, July 14	vs. Toronto Argonauts	36–27	Win	24,264	1–2
4	Sat, July 21	vs. Montreal Alouettes	39–24	Win	23,392	2–2
5	Sat, July 28	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	35–34	Win	32,898	3–2
6	Bye					3–2
7	Thurs, Aug 9	vs. Calgary Stampeders	31–20	Loss	22,635	3–3
8	Thurs, Aug 16	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	32–25	Loss	27,039	3–4
9	Thurs, Aug 23	at Montreal Alouettes	31–29	Loss	22,140	3–5
10	Mon, Sept 3	vs. Toronto Argonauts	33–30	Loss	31,032	3–6
11	Sat, Sept 8	at Toronto Argonauts	45–31	Loss	31,061	3–7
12	Sat, Sept 15	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	51–8	Win	24,162	4–7
13	Fri, Sept 21	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	34–12	Loss	26,577	4–8
14	Fri, Sept 28	vs. Montreal Alouettes	41–28	Win	23,784	5–8
15	Fri, Oct 5	at Edmonton Eskimos	35–20	Loss	30,557	5–9
16	Fri, Oct 12	vs. BC Lions	37–17	Loss	26,842	5–10
17	Sat, Oct 20	at Calgary Stampeders	34–32	Loss	26,502	5–11
18	Sat, Oct 27	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	28–18	Win	29,722	6–11
19	Thurs, Nov 1	at Toronto Argonauts	43–40	Loss	27,283	6–12