1983 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 1983 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 26th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 35th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in third place in the East Division with a 5–10–1 record. They defeated the Ottawa Rough Riders in the East Semi-Final, but lost to the eventual Grey Cup champion Toronto Argonauts in the East Final.

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
A	June 10	at Toronto Argonauts	L 6–24	1–0
B	June 15	vs. Toronto Argonauts	W 35–24	1–1
C	June 22	vs. Montreal Concordes	W 25–18	2–1
D	June 29	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 40–47	2–2

Source: "1983 Regular Season Standings". Archived from the original on 2008-08-08. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
(C) First round bye; (Q) Qualified for playoffs

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	1	July 9	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	L 32–35	0–1
2	2	July 16	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 50–19	1–1
3	3	July 22	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 18–29	1–2
4	4	July 30	vs. BC Lions	L 20–34	1–3
5	5	Aug 6	at Toronto Argonauts	W 31–18	2–3
6	6	Aug 13	vs. Ottawa Rough Riders	W 24–22	3–3
7	7	Aug 21	at Calgary Stampeders	L 15–26	3–4
8	Bye
9	8	Sept 5	vs. Montreal Concordes	W 35–30	4–4
10	9	Sept 11	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 21–50	4–5
11	10	Sept 18	vs. Toronto Argonauts	L 16–50	4–6
12	11	Sept 25	at Ottawa Rough Riders	L 25–29	4–7
13	12	Oct 1	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	L 19–34	4–8
14	Bye
15	13	Oct 15	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 34–22	5–8
16	14	Oct 22	at BC Lions	L 16–41	5–9
17	15	Oct 30	vs. Calgary Stampeders	L 12–35	5–10
18	16	Nov 6	at Montreal Concordes	T 21–21	5–10–1