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1972 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

1972 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach Jerry Williams
Home field Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record 11–3
Division place 1st, East
Playoff finish Won 60th Grey Cup
Team MOP Garney Henley
Team MOC Tony Gabriel
Team MOR Chuck Ealey
Uniform
CFL HAM Jersey 1972.png

The 1972 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 15th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 23rd overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 1st place in the East division with an 11–3 record and won the Grey Cup over the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Ralph Sazio became Tiger-Cats President in 1972, the year in which Hamilton hosted and won the Grey Cup. In 1972, Tony Gabriel improved his receiving numbers to 49 catches for 733 yards, finishing second in the East in passes caught. It would be Tommy Joe Coffey’s final season with the Tiger-Cats. Ellison Kelly would be in his final season with the Tiger-Cats. During his 13-year career, he never missed a game, playing in 175 consecutive regular season games.Joe Zuger left the Tiger-Cats to play for the Detroit Lions of the NFL.


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