2005 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

2005 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
General manager	Ron Lancaster (0–6) Rob Katz (5–7)
Head coach	Greg Marshall
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	5–13
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Team MOP	D.J. Flick
Team MOC	Agustin Barrenechea
Team MOR	Jesse Lumsden
Uniform

The 2005 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 48th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 56th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in fourth place in the East Division with a 5–13 record and missed the playoffs.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	6	Jesse Lumsden	RB	McMaster
2	15	Fabio Filice	OL	McMaster
3	23	Francois Brochu	ST	Boston College
4	32	Jeremy Steeves	S	St. Francis Xavier
5	41	Iain Fleming	SB	Queen's
6	50	Andrew Paopao	DL	San Jose State

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	June 2	at Toronto Argonauts (TA)	16–16	Tie	11,148	0–0–1
B	June 9	Toronto Argonauts	34–31	Loss	24,582	0–1–1

Regular season

Season standings

East Division
Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Toronto Argonauts	18	11	7	0	486	387	22	Details
Montreal Alouettes	18	10	8	0	592	519	20	Details
Ottawa Renegades	18	7	11	0	458	578	14	Details
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	5	13	0	383	583	10	Details

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	June 22	at Montreal Alouettes	31–21	Loss	20,202	0–1
2	July 2	Saskatchewan Roughriders	23–21	Loss	29,032	0–2
3	Bye
4	July 17	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	32–13	Loss	23,421	0–3
5	July 23	BC Lions	28–22	Loss	27,692	0–4
6	July 30	at Edmonton Eskimos	36–30	Loss	38,018	0–5
7	August 6	Ottawa Renegades	28–12	Loss	28,822	0–6
8	August 13	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	44–14	Loss	24,326	0–7
9	August 19	at BC Lions	39–15	Loss	33,119	0–8
10	August 26	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	41–39	Win	27,433	1–8
11	Sept 5	Toronto Argonauts	33–30	Win	29,600	2–8
12	Sept 10	at Toronto Argonauts	48–0	Loss	32,274	2–9
13	Sept 17	Calgary Stampeders	39–17	Loss	27,821	2–10
14	Bye
15	Sept 30	Edmonton Eskimos	40–14	Win	27,582	3–10
16	Oct 7	at Ottawa Renegades	43–21	Loss	19,069	3–11
17	Oct 14	at Calgary Stampeders	34–17	Loss	29,490	3–12
18	Oct 21	Ottawa Renegades	40–32	Win	26,912	4–12
19	Oct 27	at Toronto Argonauts	34–11	Loss	40,085	4–13
20	Nov 4	Montreal Alouettes	15–9	Win	27,114	5–13

Awards and records

2005 CFL All-Stars

• Adriano Belli - DT

Eastern Division All-Star Selections

• Adriano Belli - DT