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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