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{{short description|Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats}}
{{Infobox NFL season
| logo = <!--  Commented out: [[File:Tiger Cats Logo.svg|200px|Hamilton Tiger-Cats logo]] -->
| team = Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| year = 2009
| record = '''9–9'''
| division_place = '''2nd, East'''
| coach = [[Marcel Bellefeuille]]
| general manager = [[Bob O'Billovich]]
| stadium = [[Ivor Wynne Stadium]]
| playoffs = '''Lost East Semi-Final'''
| MOP = [[Arland Bruce III]]
| MOC = [[Marwan Hage]]
| MOR = [[Marquay McDaniel]]
| uniform = File:CFL HAM Jersey 2009.png
| shortnavlink = Tiger-Cats seasons
}}
The '''[[2009 CFL season|2009]] [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] season''' was the 52nd season for the team in the [[Canadian Football League]] and their 60th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished the season in second place in the [[Canadian Football League East Division|East Division]] with a 9–9 record and qualified for the [[2009 CFL season#Grey Cup playoffs|Grey Cup playoffs]] for the first time since 2004.

== Off-season ==
=== CFL draft ===
The [[2009 CFL Draft]] took place on May 2, 2009. The Tiger-Cats selected tackle [[Simeon Rottier]] from the University of Alberta first overall. They originally also had the third overall pick as well but traded that to the BC Lions for sixth and thirteenth overall picks so the Lions could select their desired player, [[Jamall Lee]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thespec.com/News/article/559112|title=Ticats draft Rottier with first pick|last=Edwards|first=Drew |date=2009-05-02|publisher=The Hamilton Spectator|accessdate=2009-05-03}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable sortable"
! style="background:black;color:#e1b81e;" width="15%"| Round
! style="background:black;color:#e1b81e;" width="15%"| Pick
! style="background:black;color:#e1b81e;" width="20%"| Player
! style="background:black;color:#e1b81e;" width="15%"| Position
! style="background:black;color:#e1b81e;" width="20%"| School/Club Team
|-
|align=center| 1 || 1 || [[Simeon Rottier]] || OT || Alberta
|-
|align=center| 1 || 6 || [[Darcy Brown]] || WR || St. Mary's
|-
|align=center| 2 || 13 || [[Ryan Hinds (Canadian football)|Ryan Hinds]] || DB || New Hampshire
|-
|align=center| 3 || 22 || [[Scott McCuaig]] || LB || UBC
|-
|align=center| 5 || 33 || [[Guillarme Allard-Cameus]] || RB || Laval
|-
|align=center| 5 || 38 || [[Raymond Wladichuk]] || DB || Simon Fraser
|-
|align=center| 6 || 41 || [[Cassidy Doneff]] || WR || Washburn
|-
|align=center| 6 || 46 || [[Bill McGrath]] || OL || Indiana State
|-
|}

===Transactions===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! '''Date'''
! '''Type'''
! '''Incoming'''
! '''Outgoing'''
! '''Team'''
|-
| Jan. 25
| retirement
| n/a
| [[Jeff Piercy]]
|
|-
| Jan. 30
| free agency
| [[Agustin Barrenechea]]
| n/a
| 
|-
| Feb. 3
| released
| n/a
| [[Pat Woodcock]], [[Rocky Schwartz]], [[Michael Botterill]],<br> [[Cornelius Anthony]], [[Terrence Patrick]] and [[Sacha Lancaster]]
|
|-
| Feb. 6
| free agency and releases
| [[Johnnie Morant]], [[Willie Quinnie]]
| [[Tony Miles (Canadian football)|Tony Miles]], [[Charles Thomas (Canadian football)|Charles Thomas]]
| 
|-
| Feb. 16
| free agency
| [[Alexandre Gauthier]]
| n/a
| 
|-
| Feb. 16
| free agency	
| n/a
| [[Jesse Lumsden]]
| [[Edmonton Eskimos]]
|-
| Feb. 16
| free agency
| n/a
| [[Alain Kashama]]
| [[Calgary Stampeders]]
|-
| Feb. 18
| free agency
| [[Matt Kirk]]
| n/a
|
|-
| Feb. 20
| released
| n/a
| [[Casey Printers]]
|
|-
| Feb. 24
| free agency
| [[Josh Betts]], [[Erik Meyer]]
| n/a
| 
|-
| Mar. 20
| free agency
| [[Kevin Glenn]]
| n/a
|
|}

== Preseason ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;"  width="6%"| Week
! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;"  width="8%"| Date
! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;"  width="20%"| Opponent
! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;"  width="10%"| Score 
! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;"  width="10%"| Result 
! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;"  width="10%"| Attendance
! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;"  width="10%"| Record
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| A
| June 17
| at [[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]
| 32–22
| Loss
| 27,742
| 0–1
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| B
| June 23
| [[Toronto Argonauts]]
| 27–17<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thespec.com/News/BreakingNews/article/588338|title=Argos beats Cats 27–17 in final pre-season game|last=Edwards|first=Drew |date=2009-06-23|publisher=The Hamilton Spectator|accessdate=2009-06-24}}</ref>
| Loss
| 16,225
| 0–2
|}

==Regular season==
=== Season standings ===
{{2009 CFL East Division Standings}}

=== Season schedule ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;"  width="6%"| Week
! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;"  width="8%"| Date
! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;"  width="20%"| Opponent
! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;"  width="10%"| Score 
! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;"  width="10%"| Result 
! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;"  width="10%"| Attendance
! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;"  width="10%"| Record
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 1
| July 1
| [[2009 Toronto Argonauts season|Toronto Argonauts]] 
| 30–17 
| Loss
| 23,211
| 0–1
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 2
| July 10
| at [[2009 BC Lions season|BC Lions]]
| 31–28
| Win
| 26,885
| 1–1
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 3
| July 18
| [[2009 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season|Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]
| 25–13
| Win
| 24,292
| 2–1
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 4
| July 23
| at [[2009 Montreal Alouettes season|Montreal Alouettes]]
| 21–8
| Loss
| 20,202
| 2–2
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 5
| July 31
| BC Lions
| 30–18
| Win
| 20,103
| 3–2
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 6
| August 8
| [[2009 Edmonton Eskimos season|Edmonton Eskimos]]
| 28–21
| Win
| 19,206
| 4–2
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 7
| August 16
| at [[2009 Saskatchewan Roughriders season|Saskatchewan Roughriders]]
| 33–23
| Loss
| 30,360
| 4–3
|-align="center"
| 8
| colSpan=56 align="center" | ''Bye''
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 9
| August 29
| at Edmonton Eskimos
| 31–30
| Loss
| 35,036
| 4–4
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 10
| Sept 7
| Toronto Argonauts
| 34–15
| Win
| 30,293
| 5–4
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 11
| Sept 11
| at Toronto Argonauts
| 25–22 <small>(2OT)</small>
| Loss
| 26,421
| 5–5
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 12
| Sept 18
| [[2009 Calgary Stampeders season|Calgary Stampeders]]
| 24–17
| Win
| 19,448
| 6–5
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 13
| Sept 25
| [[2009 Montreal Alouettes season|Montreal Alouettes]]
| 42–8
| Loss
| 22,083
| 6–6
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 14
| Oct 3
| at Calgary Stampeders
| 15–14
| Loss
| 36,753
| 6–7
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 15
| Oct 12
| Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| 38–28
| Loss
| 19,562
| 6–8
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 16
| Oct 18
| at Montreal Alouettes
| 41–38
| Loss
| 20,202
| 6–9
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 17
| Oct 23
| at Toronto Argonauts
| 26–17
| Win
| 25,352
| 7–9
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 18
| Oct 31
| Saskatchewan Roughriders
| 24–6
| Win 
| 24,586
| 8–9 
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ddffdd"
| 19
| Nov 8
| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| 39–17
| Win
| 29,038
| 9–9
|-
|}

=== Roster ===
{| class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! colspan="7" style="background-color: black; color:#FFC12D; text-align: center" | 2009 Hamilton Tiger-Cats roster
|-
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | '''Quarterbacks'''
* {{CFL player|&nbsp;5|I|[[Kevin Glenn]]}}
* {{CFL player|12|I|[[Quinton Porter]]}}
* {{CFL player|17|I|[[Adam Tafralis]]}}

'''Running backs'''
* {{CFL player|24|N|[[Darcy Brown]]}} FB
* {{CFL player|14|I|[[DeAndra' Cobb]]}}
* {{CFL player|49|N|[[Robert Pavlovic]]}} FB
* {{CFL player|33|N|[[Andre Sadeghian]]}}
* {{CFL player|23|N|[[John Williams Jr. (Canadian football)|John Williams]]}}

'''Wide receivers'''
* {{CFL player|&nbsp;8|N|[[Corey Grant]]}}
* {{CFL player|11|I|[[Drisan James]]}} 
* {{CFL player|&nbsp;6|I|[[Marquay McDaniel]]}}

'''Slotbacks'''
* {{CFL player|87|N|[[Chris Bauman]]}}
* {{CFL player|&nbsp;4|I|[[Arland Bruce III]]}}
* {{CFL player|88|N|[[Dave Stala]]}}
| style="width: 25px;" | 
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | '''Offensive linemen'''
* {{CFL player|67|N|[[Peter Dyakowski]]}} G
* {{CFL player|53|N|[[Cedric Gagne-Marcoux]]}} G
* {{CFL player|66|N|[[Alexandre Gauthier]]}} T
* {{CFL player|64|I|[[Dan Goodspeed]]}} T
* {{CFL player|62|N|[[Marwan Hage]]}} C
* {{CFL player|52|N|[[George Hudson (Canadian football)|George Hudson]]}} C
* {{CFL player|65|N|[[Simeon Rottier]]}} T

'''Defensive linemen'''
* {{CFL player|90|I|[[Demonte' Bolden]]}} DT
* {{CFL player|95|I|[[Justin Hickman]]}} DE
* {{CFL player|93|N|[[Matt Kirk]]}} DT
* {{CFL player|94|I|[[Khari Long]]}} DE
* {{CFL player|71|I|[[Garrett McIntyre]]}} DE 
* {{CFL player|99|N|[[Jermaine Reid]]}} DT 
| style="width: 25px;" |
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | '''Linebackers'''
* {{CFL player|36|N|[[Isaac Brown (Canadian football)|Isaac Brown]]}} LB
* {{CFL player|48|N|[[Yannick Carter]]}} OLB
* {{CFL player|35|I|[[Otis Floyd]]}} OLB
* {{CFL player|47|N|[[Sasha Glavic]]}} OLB
* {{CFL player|43|I|[[Dennis Haley]]}} ILB 
* {{CFL player|28|I|[[Jamall Johnson]]}} OLB
* {{CFL player|25|I|[[Markeith Knowlton]]}} OLB
* {{CFL player|44|N|[[Ray Mariuz]]}} OLB

'''Defensive backs'''
* {{CFL player|20|N|[[Dylan Barker]]}} S
* {{CFL player|&nbsp;3|N|[[Marc Beswick]]}} DB  
* {{CFL player|31|I|[[Jykine Bradley]]}} CB
* {{CFL player|29|I|[[Lawrence Gordon (gridiron football)|Lawrence Gordon]]}} CB
* {{CFL player|27|I|[[Lamont Reid]]}} DB
* {{CFL player|&nbsp;7|I|[[Bo Smith]]}} CB
* {{CFL player|26|I|[[Chris Thompson (gridiron football)|Chris Thompson]]}} DB
* {{CFL player|&nbsp;9|I|[[Geoff Tisdale]]}} DB

'''Special teams'''
* {{CFL player|51|N|[[Jordan Matechuk]]}} LS/OLB
* {{CFL player|13|I|[[Nick Setta]]}} K/P
| style="width: 25px;" | 
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" | '''Injured List'''
* {{CFL player|97|I|[[Darrell Adams]]}} DT [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]] <small>(1 Game)</small>
* {{CFL player|18|I|[[David Ball (wide receiver)|David Ball]]}} WR [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]] <small>(9 Game)</small>
* {{CFL player|39|N|[[Agustin Barrenechea]]}} ILB [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]] <small>(9 Game)</small>
* {{CFL player|19|N|[[Sandy Beveridge]]}} S [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]] <small>(1 Game)</small>
* {{CFL player|16|I|[[Jason Boltus]]}} QB [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]] <small>(1 Game)</small>
* {{CFL player|55|N|[[Zac Carlson]]}} RG [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]] <small>(9 Game)</small>
* {{CFL player|86|N|[[Matt Carter (Canadian football)|Matt Carter]]}} [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]] <small>(1 Game)</small>
* {{CFL player|30|I|[[Terry Caulley]]}} RB [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]] <small>(1 Game)</small>
* {{CFL player|21|I|[[Kenton Keith]]}} RB [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]] <small>(9 Game)</small>
* {{CFL player|98|I|[[Montez Murphy]]}} DL [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]] <small>(1 Game)</small>
* {{CFL player|&nbsp;0|I|[[Willie Quinnie]]}} WR [[File:Flag of Switzerland.svg|7px]] <small>(9 Game)</small>
* {{CFL player|38|N|[[Matt Robichaud]]}} LB [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]] <small>(9 Game)</small>
* {{CFL player|85|I|[[Prechae Rodriguez]]}} WR [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]] <small>(9 Game)</small>
* {{CFL player|32|I|[[Tre Smith (running back)|Tre Smith]]}} RB [[File:Injury icon.svg|7px]] <small>(1 Game)</small>

'''Practice Roster'''
* {{CFL player|41|I|[[Lewis Baker (gridiron football)|Lewis Baker]]}} DB
* {{CFL player|84|I|[[Shawn Bayes]]}} WR
* {{CFL player|&nbsp;2|I|[[Airese Currie]]}} WR
* {{CFL player|15|I|[[Tyler Ebell]]}} RB
* {{CFL player|37|I|[[Jeremy Ito]]}} K
* {{CFL player|22|I|[[LaRoche Jackson]]}} DB
* {{CFL player|60|N|[[Chris Kowalczuk]]}} OL
* {{CFL player|&nbsp;1|I|[[Kevin Robinson (gridiron football)|Kevin Robinson]]}} WR
* {{CFL player|80|I|[[Roderiqus Smith]]}} WR
* {{CFL player|40|I|[[Spenser Smith]]}} LB
* {{CFL player|69|I|[[Matt Spanos]]}} OT

<hr />
''Italics'' indicate Import player<br />
<span class="plainlinks">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110706205452/http://www.ticats.ca/roster/index/team/6 Roster]</span> updated 2009-10-29<br />
<span class="plainlinks">[https://archive.today/20130101092902/http://www.ticats.ca/depthchart/list/team/6 Depth Chart]</span> • <span class="plainlinks">[https://archive.today/20130101085614/http://www.ticats.ca/section/press_releases Transactions]</span><br />
<small>46 Active, 13 Inactive, 9 PR</small>

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|-
|}

==Playoffs==
===Schedule===

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;"  width="6%"| Week
! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;"  width="12%"| Date
! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;"  width="8%"| Time
! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;"  width="23%"| Opponent
! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;"  width="10%"| Score 
! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;"  width="10%"| Result 
! style="background:black;color:#FFC12D;"  width="10%"| Attendance
|-align="center" bgcolor="#ffbbbb"
| 20
| November 15
| 1:00 PM
| BC Lions
| 34–27 (OT)
| Loss
| 27,430
|}

===Bracket===
{{:2009 CFL season}}

=== [[Canadian Football League East Division|East]] Semi-Final ===
Date and time: Sunday, November 15, 1:00 PM Eastern Standard Time<br>Venue: [[Ivor Wynne Stadium]], [[Hamilton, Ontario]]
{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Q3 !! Q4 !! OT !! Total
|-style="background-color:#DDFFDD"
|[[BC Lions]] || 3 || 13 || 7 || 4 || 7 || 34
|-
|[[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] || 3 || 3 || 10 || 11 || 0 || 27
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Hamilton Tiger-Cats}}
{{Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons}}
{{2009 CFL season by team}}

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