1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-10 16
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Don Sutherin (8-10)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats StatisticsTeam Record: 8-10 16
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Don Sutherin (8-10)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1996 season with a record of 8 wins and 10 losses for 16 points, finishing third in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Hamilton racked up 426 points, while the porous defense yielded 576, most in the circuit. Anthony Calvillo tossed for 2,571 yards, and Matt Dunigan took a significant amount of snaps, too. Mac Cody grabbed 80 receptions for 1,426 yards, while Ted Long and Jason Phillips were targeted regularly also.
Anthony Calvillo carried the ball for a team-high 311 yards for the Tiger-Cats.
Don Robinson picked off 5 opponent throws. Mike Campbell sacked quarterbacks 9 times.
Don Sutherin coached the team. The 1996 Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost in the Division Semifinal.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | Tony Bailey | DE | December 1, 1970 | 6'4" | 260 | St. Mary's (Canada) | Winnipeg, MB | 4 | 1 |
| 68 | Greg Black | G/T | September 14, 1973 | 6'5" | 310 | North Carolina | Gastonia, NC | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Eddie Britton | WR | December 1, 1968 | 5'10" | 170 | Central State (OH) | Chicago, IL | 1 | 1 |
| 52 | Tim Brown | LB | January 20, 1971 | 6'1" | 235 | West Virginia | McKeesport, PA | 3 | 3 |
| 58 | Luigi Cafazzo | DT | June 14, 1966 | 6'2" | 254 | Eastern Michigan | Hamilton, ON | 18 | 3 |
| 13 | Anthony Calvillo | QB | August 23, 1972 | 6'1" | 192 | Utah State | Los Angeles, CA | 13 | 7 |
| 98 | Mike Campbell | DT | September 19, 1965 | 6'1" | 234 | Slippery Rock | North York, ON | 15 | 13 |
| 10 | Mac Cody | WR | August 7, 1972 | 5'11" | 182 | Memphis | St. Louis, MO USA | 17 | 17 |
| 79 | Rob Crifo | WR | November 10, 1965 | 6'6" | 215 | Toronto | Toronto, ON | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | Marc Crombeen | K | McMaster | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 55 | Doug Davies | C | December 22, 1964 | 6'3" | 274 | Simon Fraser | Toronto, ON | 18 | 10 |
| 16 | Matt Dunigan | QB | December 6, 1960 | 5'11" | 199 | Louisiana Tech | Lakewood, OH | 6 | 6 |
| 28 | Greg Eaglin | DB | November 14, 1967 | 6'2" | 190 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Cleveland, TX | 5 | 1 |
| 96 | Keith Embray | DT | November 29, 1969 | 6'4" | 265 | Utah | San Diego, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 90 | Gonzalo Floyd | DE | September 2, 1971 | 6'3" | 275 | Texas-El Paso | Orange Park, FL | 7 | 7 |
| 24 | Kevin Gaines | DB | August 7, 1971 | 6'1" | 205 | Louisville | Euclid, OH | 4 | 3 |
| Donovan Gans | DL | July 7, 1971 | 6'2" | 235 | Texas A&M | Orange, TX | 0 | ||
| 45 | Tom Gerhart | DB | June 4, 1965 | 6'1" | 195 | Salem | Lebanon, PA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 66 | Miles Gorrell | T | October 16, 1955 | 6'8" | 285 | Ottawa | Calgary, AB | 18 | 12 |
| 83 | Marcus Grant | WR | September 12, 1970 | 5'9" | 170 | Houston | Dallas, TX | 9 | 9 |
| 12 | Marvin Graves | QB | February 7, 1971 | 6'2" | 195 | Syracuse | Washington, DC | 3 | 2 |
| 20 | Derek Grier | DB | March 4, 1970 | 6'0" | 185 | Marshall | Atlanta, GA | 18 | 18 |
| 89 | Andrew Grigg | WR | April 25, 1971 | 6'2" | 190 | Sault Ste-Marie Jr. | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | 9 | 1 |
| 63 | Dave Hack | T | April 22, 1972 | 6'5" | 300 | Maryland | Holland, NY | 3 | 3 |
| 92 | Sam Hairston | DL | November 9, 1969 | 6'3" | 250 | North Carolina A&T | Winston-Salem, NC | 7 | 7 |
| 80 | Manny Hazard | SB | July 22, 1969 | 5'8" | 175 | Houston | Providence, RI | 1 | 1 |
| 42 | Rob Hitchcock | LB | September 28, 1970 | 6'2" | 200 | Weber State | Hamilton, ON | 14 | 14 |
| 21 | Jeff Horton | DB | April 20, 1972 | 6'0" | 200 | East Tennessee State | Rome, GA | 2 | 1 |
| 25 | Chris Jones | WR | June 3, 1972 | 6'3" | 202 | Mississippi State | 1 | 1 | |
| 8 | Larry Jusdanis | QB | December 3, 1970 | 6'4" | 236 | Acadia | Hamilton, ON | 8 | 1 |
| 6 | Jason Kaiser | DB | November 9, 1973 | 6'0" | 190 | Culver-Stockton | Denver, CO USA | 8 | 2 |
| 14 | Mike Kerrigan | QB | April 27, 1960 | 6'3" | 205 | Northwestern | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 2 |
| 25 | Lee Knight | SB | February 8, 1965 | 6'3" | 230 | Burlington Jr. | Wallesey, England | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Garry Lewis | DB | August 25, 1967 | 5'11" | 185 | Alcorn St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 5 | Ted Long | WR | January 21, 1969 | 6'0" | 185 | Oklahoma | Waco, TX | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Frank Marof | SB | September 30, 1968 | 6'0" | 190 | Guelph | Hamilton, ON | 8 | 0 |
| 85 | Andrew Martin | SB | March 31, 1970 | 6'1" | 200 | Cornell | Toronto, ON | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | Dan McAlonan | RB | Hamilton Hurricanes | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 53 | Joe Montford | DE | June 30, 1970 | 6'1" | 225 | South Carolina State | Columbia, SC | 15 | 13 |
| 60 | Dwayne Morgan | T | May 3, 1974 | 6'4" | 300 | Clemson | Griffin, GA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 29 | Dean Noel | FB | February 21, 1969 | 5'10" | 216 | Delaware State | Ottawa, ON | 14 | 0 |
| 3 | Paul Osbaldiston | K | April 27, 1964 | 6'3" | 236 | Richmond Raiders Jr. | Oldham, England | 18 | 0 |
| Roosevelt Patterson | OL | July 12, 1970 | 6'4" | 295 | Alabama | Mobile, AL | 8 | 7 | |
| 99 | Mike Philbrick | DT | October 22, 1963 | 6'4" | 275 | Carleton | Hamilton, ON | 18 | 18 |
| 2 | Jason Phillips | WR | October 11, 1966 | 5'7" | 166 | Houston | Crowley, LA USA | 18 | 18 |
| 32 | Jey Phillips | DB | December 21, 1971 | 6'2" | 183 | Arizona | 3 | 2 | |
| 88 | Stefan Ptaszek | WR | April 15, 1971 | 5'11" | 175 | Wilfrid Laurier | Burlington, ON | 5 | 0 |
| 51 | Dave Richardson | T | July 1, 1967 | 6'4" | 275 | Edmonton Jr. | Edmonton, AB | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Justin Ring | LB | July 4, 1973 | 6'2" | 220 | Simon Fraser | Kamloops, BC | 18 | 10 |
| 9 | Don Robinson | DB | May 27, 1972 | 6'0" | 190 | Kentucky | Richmond, VA | 18 | 18 |
| 30 | Sam Rogers | DB | June 24, 1973 | 5'11" | 196 | Texas - El Paso | Houston, TX | 14 | 8 |
| 26 | Tyrone Rush | RB | February 5, 1971 | 5'11" | 196 | North Alabama | Philadelphia, MS USA | 3 | 3 |
| 19 | Dallas Rysavy | DB | June 30, 1971 | 5'10" | 185 | North Dakota | Moose Jaw, SK | 3 | 3 |
| 33 | Darryl Sampson | DB | September 21, 1963 | 6'2" | 175 | York | Scarborough, ON | 9 | 3 |
| 56 | Dale Sanderson | C | December 12, 1961 | 6'4" | 284 | Tennessee | Hamilton, ON | 12 | 10 |
| 32 | Mike Saunders | RB | October 3, 1969 | 5'11" | 205 | Iowa | Milton, WI | 6 | 6 |
| 54 | Blaine Schmidt | OL | August 23, 1963 | 6'3" | 285 | Guelph | Sudbury, ON | 18 | 18 |
| 97 | Jessie Small | LB | November 30, 1966 | 6'3" | 239 | East. Kentucky | Boston, GA USA | 9 | 9 |
| 57 | Val St. Germain | T | October 8, 1971 | 6'3" | 300 | McGill | Ottawa, ON | 5 | 5 |
| 61 | Jude St. John | OL | December 4, 1972 | 6'4" | 290 | Western Ontario | London, ON | 18 | 10 |
| 21 | Tony Stewart | RB | January 30, 1968 | 6'1" | 204 | Iowa | Chester, SC | 8 | 7 |
| 64 | Simon Taylor | T | June 27, 1969 | 6'6" | 270 | Concordia | Accrington, England | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Burt Thornton | WR | January 30, 1972 | 6'2" | 200 | Purdue | Akron, OH | 13 | 13 |
| 73 | Calvin Tiggle | LB | November 10, 1968 | 6'1" | 235 | Georgia Tech | Fort Washington, MD USA | 7 | 7 |
| 34 | Brian Walling | RB | September 16, 1963 | 5'8" | 185 | Acadia | Toronto, ON | 16 | 2 |
| 1 | Earl Winfield | WR | August 6, 1961 | 6'0" | 183 | North Carolina | Petersberg, VA | 14 | 14 |
| 27 | Donovan Wright | LB | October 16, 1966 | 6'3" | 200 | Slippery Rock | Markham, ON | 18 | 1 |
| 7 | Brett Young | DB | April 3, 1967 | 5'10" | 185 | Oregon | Carson, CA | 12 | 12 |
| 74 | Jermaine Younger | LB | June 1, 1971 | 6'1" | 275 | Utah State | San Francisco, CA | 3 | 3 |
