1992 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 1992 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 35th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 43rd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division with an 11–7 record. After defeating the Ottawa Rough Riders in the East Semi-Final, the team appeared in the East Final, but lost to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers.

1992 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach	John Gregory
Home stadium	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	11–7
Division place	2nd, East
Playoffs	Lost East Final
Team MOP	John Motton
Team MOC	Ken Evraire
Team MOR	David Lucas

Offseason

CFL draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
2	9	Joey Jauch	WR	North Carolina
3	17	Frank Santorelli	LB	Simon Fraser
3	22	Glen Young	LB	Syracuse
4	25	Rawle Bynoe	DB	Louisville
5	33	Jim Gianakopolous	DE	Colgate
6	41	Brian Johnson	LB	Saint Mary's
7	49	Rickey Henderson	OT	Manitoba
8	57	Andrew Fairbairn	WR	Carleton

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
A	June 21	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 20–18	1–0
C	July 2	at BC Lions	W 31–24	2–0

Regular season

Season standings

East Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Div	Stk
1	Winnipeg Blue Bombers (C, Q)	18	11	7	0	507	499	8	22	7–3	W5
2	Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Q)	18	11	7	0	536	514	22	22	5–5	W2
3	Ottawa Rough Riders (Q)	18	9	9	0	484	439	45	18	6–4	L1
4	Toronto Argonauts	18	6	12	0	469	523	−54	12	3–7	L3

Source: "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League". Archived from the original on 2011-08-10. Retrieved 2026-05-12.
(C) First round bye; (Q) Qualified for playoffs

Schedule

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
				Score	Record
1	1	July 9	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 33–36	0–1
2	2	July 16	at Calgary Stampeders	L 22–34	0–2
3	3	July 23	at Toronto Argonauts	W 39–30	1–2
4	4	July 30	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 38–24	2–2
5	5	Aug 6	at BC Lions	W 27–25	3–2
6	6	Aug 12	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 28–30	3–3
7	7	Aug 19	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 21–20	4–3
8	8	Aug 27	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 37–35	5–3
9	9	Sept 7	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 27–24	6–3
10	10	Sept 13	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 31–44	6–4
11	11	Sept 19	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 25–54	6–5
12	12	Sept 24	at Edmonton Eskimos	W 26–25	7–5
13	13	Oct 3	vs. BC Lions	W 34–20	8–5
14	14	Oct 11	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 44–6	9–5
15	15	Oct 18	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 15–24	9–6
16	16	Oct 25	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	L 9–31	9–7
17	17	Nov 1	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 32–17	10–7
18	18	Nov 8	at Toronto Argonauts	W 48–35	11–7

Postseason

Round	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
			Score	Record
East Semi-Final	Nov 15	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	29–28	1–0
East Final	Nov 22	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 11–59	1–1

Roster

1992 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster
Quarterbacks  9 Damon Allen 19 Todd Dillon 16 Don McPherson Running backs 33 Paul Bushey 12 Dave Dinnall 38 John Hood 25 Lee Knight 22 Orville Lee 34 Ernie Schramayr Receivers 17 Ken Evraire  5 Joey Jauch 82 David Lucas 88 Lonzell Hill 80 Nick Mazzoli 85 Richard Nurse 18 Scott Walker  1 Earl Winfield 21 Wally Zatylny		Offensive linemen 68 Scott Douglas G 63 Darrell Harle G 67 Mike Jovanovich T 61 Paul Maines T 62 Dan Payne T 51 David Richardson T 56 Jason Riley G 56 Dale Sanderson C Defensive linemen 93 Romel Andrews DE 94 David Bailey DE 92 Steve Bates DE 95 Jeff Fields DT 72 Mark Mraz DT 91 Brett Williams DE 98 Lubo Zizakovic DT		Linebackers 50 David Arnold 49 Mark Dennis 90 Pete Giftopoulos 42 John Motton 30 Lance Trumble 35 John Zajdel Defensive backs 27 Bobby Dawson  4 Corris Ervin 15 Roger Hennig 40 Tim Jackson  2 Jim Jauch 24 Derrick Kelson 26 Rickey Royal 20 Gary Wilkerson  6 Todd Wiseman  7 Terry Wright Special teams  3 Paul Osbaldiston K/P Italics indicate American players