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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 1st 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.
Preseason
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
B
June 11
at Toronto Argonauts
37–29
Win
1–0
B
June 16
vs. BC Lions
29–19
Win
2–0
C
June 22
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
41–7
Win
3–0
E
July 4
vs. Montreal Alouettes
21–17
Loss
3–1
[ 1]
Regular season
Season Standings
[ 2]
Season schedule
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
1
Bye
2
July 15
vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
41–23
Win
1–0
3
July 22
at Montreal Alouettes
17-14
Loss
1–1
4
July 30
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
19-18
Loss
1–2
5
Aug 5
at Ottawa Rough Riders
13-3
Won
2–2
6
Aug 13
at Toronto Argonauts
18-16
Won
3–2
7
Aug 20
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
30–22
Loss
3–3
8
Aug 26
vs. BC Lions
17–17
Tie
3–3–1
9
Sept 1
vs. Toronto Argonauts
23–2
Won
4–3–1
10
Sept 7
at Edmonton Eskimos
53–18
Loss
4–4–1
11
Sept 13
vs. Montreal Alouettes
25–14
Loss
4–5–1
12
Sept 21
at Montreal Alouettes
49–10
Loss
4–6–1
13
Sept 28
vs. Ottawa Rough Riders
29–24
Win
5–6–1
14
Bye
15
Oct 13
vs. Calgary Stampeders
30–28
Win
6–6–1
16
Oct 19
at Toronto Argonauts
25–24
Win
7–6–1
17
Oct 25
at Ottawa Rough Riders
27–26
Loss
7–7–1
18
Nov 2
vs. Toronto Argonauts
23–16
Win
8–7–1
[ 1]
Postseason
Schedule
Game
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
East Final
Nov 16
vs. Montreal Alouettes
24–13
Win
Grey Cup
Nov 23
Edmonton Eskimos
48–10
Loss
[ 1]
Grey Cup
Teams
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
3
6
1
0
10
Edmonton Eskimos
10
14
10
14
48
[ 3]
Awards and honours
1980 CFL All-Stars
References
Franchise Stadiums Culture and lore Important figures Legends Key personnel Grey Cup championships (8) East Division championships (22) Current league affiliations