Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The 1980 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 23rd season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 31st overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in first place in the Eastern Conference with an 8–7–1 record. They appeared in the 68th Grey Cup game, but lost to the Edmonton Eskimos , who won their third straight championship.
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Week Game Date Opponent Result Record 1 Bye 2 1 July 15 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 41–23 1–0 3 2 July 22 at Montreal Alouettes L 14–17 1–1 4 3 July 30 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 18–19 1–2 5 4 Aug 5 at Ottawa Rough Riders W 13–3 2–2 6 5 Aug 13 at Toronto Argonauts W 18–16 3–2 7 6 Aug 20 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 22–30 3–3 8 7 Aug 26 vs. BC Lions T 17–17 3–3–1 9 8 Sept 1 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 23–2 4–3–1 10 9 Sept 7 at Edmonton Eskimos L 18–53 4–4–1 11 10 Sept 13 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 14–25 4–5–1 12 11 Sept 21 at Montreal Alouettes L 10–49 4–6–1 13 12 Sept 28 vs. Ottawa Rough Riders W 29–24 5–6–1 14 Bye 15 13 Oct 13 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 30–28 6–6–1 16 14 Oct 19 at Toronto Argonauts W 25–24 7–6–1 17 15 Oct 25 at Ottawa Rough Riders L 26–27 7–7–1 18 16 Nov 2 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 23–16 8–7–1
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Teams Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final Hamilton Tiger-Cats 3 6 1 0 10 Edmonton Eskimos 10 14 10 14 48
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Franchise Stadiums Culture and lore Important figures Legends Key personnel Grey Cup championships (8) East Division championships (22) Current league affiliations