1950 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

1950 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach	Carl Voyles
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	7–5
Division place	1st, IRFU
Playoff finish	Lost East Final

The 1950 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the first in franchise history after the two local clubs, the Hamilton Tigers and Hamilton Wildcats, amalgamated before this season began. The new franchise competed in the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union, the highest level of play in Eastern Canada.

The Tiger-cats finished in 1st place in the East division with an 7–5 record but lost the East Final in a two-game series to the Toronto Argonauts.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	Aug 19	Sarnia Imperials	57–0	Win	5000	1–0
B	Aug 25	Mansville Eagles	45–0	Win		2–0

Regular season

Season Standings

Interprovincial Rugby Football Union

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	12	7	5	0	231	217	14
Toronto Argonauts	12	6	5	1	291	187	13
Montreal Alouettes	12	6	6	0	192	261	12
Ottawa Rough Riders	12	4	7	1	182	231	9

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Sept 2	at Ottawa Rough Riders	26–17	Win		1–0
1	Sept 4	Toronto Argonauts	13–6	Win	13,000	2–0
2	Sept 9	Ottawa Rough Riders	23–15	Loss	12,000	2–1
3	Sept 16	at Toronto Argonauts	48–8	Loss	21,500	2–2
4	Sept 23	Montreal Alouettes	18–12	Win	7000	3–2
5	Oct 1	at Montreal Alouettes	31–18	Loss	15,000	3–3
6	Oct 7	at Toronto Argonauts	29–23	Win	14,957	4–3
6	Oct 9	Toronto Argonauts	20–19	Loss	11,000	4–4
7	Oct 14	Ottawa Rough Riders	32–0	Win	10,000	5–4
8	Oct 22	at Montreal Alouettes	16–13	Loss	16,687	5–5
9	Oct 28	Montreal Alouettes	29–18	Win	12,000	6–5
10	Nov 4	at Ottawa Rough Riders	11–3	Win	10,502	7–5

Playoffs

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
IRFU Final #1	Nov 11	Toronto Argonauts	13–11	Win	14,000
IRFU Final #2	Nov 15	at Toronto Argonauts	24–6	Loss	23,349