2004 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

2004 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach	Greg Marshall
Home stadium	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	9–8–1
Division place	3rd, East
Playoffs	Lost East Semi-Final
Team MOP	Troy Davis
Team MOC	Mike Morreale
Team MOR	Wayne Smith
Uniform

The 2004 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 47th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 55th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the East Division with a 9–8–1 record, which surprised many as they had gone 1–17 the year before. They played in the East Semi-Final against the Toronto Argonauts, but lost 24–6.

Offseason

CFL draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	1	Wayne Smith	OL	Appalachian State
2	14	Marwan Hage	OL	Colorado
3	18	Sean Kent	OL	Regina
4	27	Connor Healey	DB	Wilfrid Laurier
5	36	Anthony Mason	OL	Guelph
6	45	Justin Shakell	DL	Wilfrid Laurier

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	May 30	Toronto Argonauts	33–10	Loss	22,342	0–1
B	June 9	at Toronto Argonauts	31–23	Loss	11,214	0–2

Regular season

Season standings

East Division

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Montreal Alouettes (C, Q)	18	14	4	0	584	371	+213	28
2	Toronto Argonauts (Q)	18	10	7	1	422	414	+8	21
3	Hamilton Tiger-Cats (Q)	18	9	8	1	455	542	−87	19
4	Ottawa Renegades	18	5	13	0	401	560	−159	10

Source: "2004 Regular Season Standings". Archived from the original on 2011-11-10. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
(C) First round bye; (Q) Qualified for playoffs

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	June 18	at BC Lions	38–36	Win	20,952	1–0
2	June 25	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	32–22	Win	25,712	2–0
3	July 4	at Calgary Stampeders	41–34	Win	26,884	3–0
4	July 10	Toronto Argonauts	34–6	Loss	27,664	3–1
5	July 17	at Edmonton Eskimos	51–30	Loss	35,728	3–2
6	July 23	Montreal Alouettes	34–14	Loss	26,301	3–3
7	July 31	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	33–24	Loss	23,348	3–4
8	Bye
9	Aug 13	BC Lions	49–11	Loss	27,891	3–5
10	Aug 19	at Ottawa Renegades	31–19	Win	23,754	4–5
11	Aug 27	Calgary Stampeders	26–7	Win	28,850	5–5
12	Sept 6	Toronto Argonauts	30–30	Tie	29,170	5–5–1
13	Sept 12	at Montreal Alouettes	47–18	Loss	20,202	5–6–1
14	Sept 19	Saskatchewan Roughriders	32–30	Loss	27,983	5–7–1
15	Bye
16	Oct 1	Edmonton Eskimos	30–27	Win	27,884	6–7–1
17	Oct 8	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	20–13	Win	26,323	7–7–1
18	Oct 15	Ottawa Renegades	20–17 (OT)	Win	29,220	8–7–1
19	Oct 21	at Toronto Argonauts	34–11	Loss	30,369	8–8–1
20	Oct 30	at Ottawa Renegades	15–9	Win	25,839	9–8–1

Postseason

Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
East Semi-Final	Nov 5	at Toronto Argonauts	24–6	Loss	37,835

Roster

2004 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster
Quarterbacks  8 Marcus Brady 14 Danny McManus 12 Ben Sankey Running backs 25 Kojo Aidoo 32 Troy Davis 33 Julian Radlein Receivers  9 Archie Amerson 82 D. J. Flick 84 Dondre Gilliam 18 Mike Morreale 80 Ibrahim Tounkara  5 Craig Yeast		Offensive linemen 52 Tim Bakker G/T 50 Pascal Cheron G 51 Carl Coulter C 68 Dave Hack T 62 Marwan Hage C 59 Wayne Smith G 69 Jonta Woodard T Defensive linemen 78 Adriano Belli DT 49 Tim Cheatwood DE 91 John Macdonald DT 53 Joe Montford DE 94 DeVonte Peterson DE 72 Johnny Scott DT		Linebackers 39 Agustín Barrenechea 55 Mat Petz 56 Kelvin Powell 38 Matt Robichaud  4 Marcus Spencer Defensive backs 37 Sandy Beveridge  2 Donnavan Carter 24 Renard Cox 27 Jason Goss 42 Rob Hitchcock 19 Airabin Justin 29 Chris Martin 26 Dedric Mathis  6 Troy Saunders  1 Wayne Shaw		Special teams 17 Jamie Boreham K/P Injured list  2 Frantz Clarkson DB 13 Jason Currie P/K 64 Ryan Donnelly T -- Jean-Francois Joncas C 96 Hakeem Kashama DT 85 Lamar Slade WR 85 Ray Thomas SB Suspended 11 Rodney Heath DB Italics indicate American players

Awards and records

2004 CFL All-Stars

• Tim Cheatwood – Defensive End
• D.J. Flick – Wide Receiver
• Troy Davis – Running Back