1998 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Statistics

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 12-5-1 25
Finishing 1st in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Ron Lancaster (12-5-1)
Location: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

1998 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Roster
1998 Hamilton Tiger-Cats Results

The Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the Canadian Football League ended the 1998 season with a record of 12 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties for 25 points, finishing first in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Defensively, the Tiger-Cats led the league with just 351 points allowed. Hamilton scored 503 points. Danny McManus triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 4,864 yards. Darren Flutie led pass catchers, grabbing 98 receptions for 1,386 yards, while Mike Morreale contributed to the receiving game, too.

Ron Williams carried the ball for a team-high 807 yards, and Archie Amerson also aided the ground game.

The ball-hawking defense manufactured 61 turnovers, topping in the league. Orlondo Steinauer snatched 8 opponent throws. Joe Montford topped the defensive unit with 21 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 51 sacks.

Ron Lancaster coached the team. The 1998 Hamilton Tiger-Cats lost in the Grey Cup.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Danny McManus	584	333	57.0	4864	8.3	24	4.1	19	3.3	92	84.4
Cody Ledbetter	33	18	54.5	189	5.7	1	3.0	3	9.1	37	43.6
T.J. Rubley	17	7	41.2	71	4.2	0	0.0	0	0.0	22	53.8
Mike Cawley	8	5	62.5	47	5.9	0	0.0	0	0.0	25	78.6
Archie Amerson	2	1	50.0	7	3.5	1	50.0	0	0.0	7	97.9
Darren Flutie	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Andrew Grigg	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	39.6
Totals	646	364	56.3	5178	8.0	26	4.0	22	3.4	92

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Ron Williams	154	807	5.2	66	13
Archie Amerson	160	703	4.4	69	3
Jarrett Smith	22	170	7.7	30	0
Danny McManus	24	72	3.0	19	4
Cody Ledbetter	8	45	5.6	19	0
T.J. Rubley	2	12	6.0	8	0
Dan Pronyk	3	11	3.7	5	0
Mike Cawley	2	10	5.0	8	1
Darren Flutie	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	376	1834	4.9	69	21

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Darren Flutie	98	1386	14.1	73	5
Mike Morreale	67	1076	16.1	92	6
Archie Amerson	65	750	11.5	89	5
Andrew Grigg	51	889	17.4	62	4
Bobby Olive	46	663	14.4	41	3
Ron Williams	21	250	11.9	36	0
Chris George	7	71	10.1	19	1
Trevor Shaw	5	38	7.6	15	1
Jarrett Smith	2	12	6.0	8	0
Dan Pronyk	1	25	25.0	25	0
Corey Bridges	1	12	12.0	12	0
Frank Rocca	1	6	6.0	6	1
Totals	365	5178	14.2	92	26

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Paul Osbaldiston	50	50	100.0	50	41	82.0	6	92	5263	57.2	90	1	180
Totals	50	50	100.0	50	41	82.0	6	92	5263	57.2	90	1	180

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Paul Osbaldiston	140	6055	43.2	73	7
Darren Flutie	1	36	36.0	36	0
Totals	141	6091	43.2	73	7

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Bobby Olive	65	496	7.6	38
Corey Bridges	20	252	12.6	62
Joe Hagins	10	114	11.4	43
Orlondo Steinauer	12	95	7.9	20
Chris George	3	26	8.7	17
Andrew Grigg	1	2	2.0	2
Totals	111	985	8.9	62

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Archie Amerson	24	594	24.8	54
Joe Hagins	11	291	26.5	39
Ron Williams	12	235	19.6	31
Corey Bridges	9	124	13.8	26
Totals	56	1244	22.2	54

Missed Field Goal Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Orlondo Steinauer	3	57	19.0	27
Andrew Grigg	1	17	17.0	17
Bobby Olive	1	14	14.0	14
Calvin Tiggle	1	1	1.0	1
Paul Osbaldiston	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	7	89	12.7	27

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Orlondo Steinauer	8	138	17.2	52	1
Gerald Vaughn	6	118	19.7	60	1
Eric Carter	5	85	17.0	48	2
Rob Hitchcock	4	74	18.5	29	0
Derek Grier	4	47	11.8	46	1
Frank West	4	39	9.8	28	0
Calvin Tiggle	3	60	20.0	25	0
Gonzalo Floyd	2	37	18.5	37	0
Reggie Love	1	4	4.0	4	0
Totals	37	602	16.3	60	5

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.
Joe Montford	21.0	164.0	7.8
Gonzalo Floyd	7.0	55.0	7.9
Jeff Cummins	6.0	43.0	7.2
Mike Philbrick	4.0	33.0	8.2
Willie Whitehead	3.0	21.0	7.0
Obie Spanic	3.0	16.0	5.3
Tim Fleiszer	2.0	14.0	7.0
Justin Ring	1.0	11.0	11.0
Lamar McGriggs	1.0	9.0	9.0
Rob Hitchcock	1.0	9.0	9.0
Orlondo Steinauer	1.0	5.0	5.0
Calvin Tiggle	1.0	2.0	2.0
Totals	51.0	382	7.5

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Def	ST	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Calvin Tiggle	99	97	2
Justin Ring	77	69	8
Joe Montford	65	56	9			3	36	0
Rob Hitchcock	59	48	11			1	0	0
Orlondo Steinauer	53	46	7
Gerald Vaughn	52	50	2
Mario Smith	51	49	2
Frank West	46	44	2			1	21	0
Mike Philbrick	40	40	0
Eric Carter	39	33	6			2	6	0
Joe Hagins	32	18	14			2	2	0
Derek Grier	29	29	0
Gonzalo Floyd	26	26	0
Jeff Cummins	23	18	5			1	0	0
Reggie Love	21	21	0
Kyle Walters	21	11	10
Tim Fleiszer	21	7	14
Willie Whitehead	19	18	1
Dan Pronyk	18	1	17
Jarrett Smith	17	0	17
Cooper Harris	16	2	14
Obie Spanic	12	8	4			2	0	0
Chris Shelling	11	11	0
Tarek Jayoussi	7	0	7
Mike Morreale	6	3	3
Jeff Brown	5	0	5
Darren Flutie	4	4	0
Lamar McGriggs	4	3	1
Bobby Olive	4	3	1
Andrew Grigg	4	3	1
Frank Rocca	4	1	3			1	0	0
Danny McManus	3	3	0
Archie Amerson	3	3	0
Carl Coulter	3	3	0
Trevor Shaw	3	0	3
Chris Burns	2	2	0
Val St. Germain	2	2	0
Ron Williams	2	0	2
Paul Osbaldiston	2	0	2
Seth Dittman	1	1	0
Dave Hack	1	1	0
Joe Rumolo	1	1	0
Jason Mallett	1	0	1
Totals	909	735	174	0	0	13	65	0	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Paul Osbaldiston					0				41	50	14			187
Ron Williams	13	0		0					0	0	0			78
Archie Amerson	3	5		0					0	0	0			48
Mike Morreale		6							0	0	0			36
Darren Flutie	0	5							0	0	0	1		32
Danny McManus	4								0	0	0			24
Andrew Grigg		4	0		0				0	0	0			24
Bobby Olive		3	0		0				0	0	0			18
Eric Carter						2	0		0	0	0			12
Trevor Shaw		1							0	0	0			6
Orlondo Steinauer			0		0	1			0	0	0			6
Frank Rocca		1					0		0	0	0			6
Gerald Vaughn						1			0	0	0			6
Derek Grier						1			0	0	0			6
Mike Cawley	1								0	0	0			6
Chris George		1	0						0	0	0			6
Totals	21	26	0	0	0	5	0	0	41	50	14	1	0	501