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List of Hamilton Tiger-Cats head coaches

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The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a professional Canadian football team based in Hamilton, Ontario, and are members of the East Division in the Canadian Football League (CFL).

The Tiger-Cats were founded in 1950, with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. Since the merger, the team has appeared in 21 Grey Cup finals and has won eight championships. The current Tiger-Cats head coachisScott Milanovich.

Key[edit]

General
#	Number of coaches^[a]
†	Elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in the builders category
Achievements	Achievements during their Hamilton head coaching tenure

Regular season
GC	Games coached	T	Ties = 1 point
W	Wins = 2 points	PTS	Points
L	Losses = 0 points	Win%	Winning percentage^[b]

Playoffs and Grey Cup
PGC	Games coached
PW	Wins
PL	Losses
PT	Ties
PWin%	Winning percentage

Head coaches[edit]

Note: Statistics are current through the end of the 2023 CFL season.

#	Name	Term^[b]	GC	W	L	T	PTS	Win%	PGC	PW	PL	PT	PWin%	Achievements^[1]
1	Carl M. Voyles	1950–1955	76	48	27	1	97	.640	15	6	9	0	.400	41st Grey Cup championship
2	Jim Trimble	1956–1962	98	60	36	2	122	.625	18	10	8	0	.556	1961 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 46th Grey Cup championship
3	Ralph Sazio†	1963–1967	70	49	20	1	99	.710	15	9	5	1	.643	1964 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 51st Grey Cup championship 53rd Grey Cup championship 55th Grey Cup championship
4	Joe Restic	1968–1970	42	22	17	3	47	.564	4	0	4	0	.000
5	Al Dorow	1971	14	7	7	0	14	.500	3	1	1	1	.500
6	Jerry Williams	1972–1975	60	30	29	1	61	.508	4	2	2	0	.500	60th Grey Cup championship
7	George Dickson^[2]	1976	2	0	2	0	0	.000	–	–	–	–	–
8	Bob Shaw	1976–1977	30	13	17	0	26	.433	2	1	1	0	.500	1976 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
9	Tom Dimitroff, Sr.^[3]	1978	5	1	3	1	3	.250	–	–	–	–	–
10	John Payne	1978–1980	43	18	24	1	37	.429	4	1	3	0	.250
11	Frank Kush	1981	16	11	4	1	23	.733	1	0	1	0	.000
12	Bud Riley	1982–1983	28	12	15	1	25	.444	1	0	1	0	.000
13	Al Bruno	1983–1987	62	29	31	2	60	.483	9	5	4	0	.555	1986 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 74th Grey Cup championship
14	Ted Schmitz	1987	6	1	5	0	2	.167	1	0	1	0	.000
–	Al Bruno	1988–1990	48	25	23	0	50	.521	4	2	2	0	.500
15	David Beckman	1990–1991	14	2	12	0	4	.143	–	–	–	–	–
16	John Gregory	1991–1994	52	21	31	0	42	.404	4	2	2	0	.500
17	Don Sutherin	1994–1997	67	20	47	0	40	.298	2	0	2	0	.000
18	Urban Bowman	1997	11	1	11	0	2	.091	–	–	–	–	–
19	Ron Lancaster	1998–2003	108	51	56	1	103	.477	8	5	3	0	.625	1998 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 87th Grey Cup championship
20	Greg Marshall	2004–2006	40	14	25	1	29	.359	1	0	1	0	.000	2004 Annis Stukus Trophy winner
–	Ron Lancaster	2006	14	4	10	0	8	.286	–	–	–	–	–
21	Charlie Taaffe	2007–2008	28	5	23	0	10	.179	–	–	–	–	–
22	Marcel Bellefeuille	2008–2011	62	27	35	0	54	.435	4	1	3	0	.250
23	George Cortez	2012	18	6	12	0	12	.333	–	–	–	–	–
24	Kent Austin	2013–2017	80	36	44	0	72	.450	8	4	4	0	.500
25	June Jones	2017–2018	28	14	14	0	28	.500	2	1	1	0	.500
26	Orlondo Steinauer	2019–2023	68	39	29	0	78	.574	7	3	4	0	.429	2019 Annis Stukus Trophy winner

Notes[edit]

^a A running total of the number of coaches of the Tiger-Cats. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
^b Each year is linked to an article about that particular CFL season.

References[edit]

^ "Coach of the Year". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on July 25, 2009. Retrieved April 1, 2011.

^ Bob Hughes (January 20, 1977). "CFL coaching survivors honor Bob Shaw". The Leader-Post. Retrieved 2010-12-31.

^ Turchansky, Ray (September 11, 1978). "Leo Cahill may surface in Hamilton". Edmonton Journal. Retrieved 3 July 2011.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats head coaches

Carl M. Voyles (1950–1955)
Jim Trimble (1956–1962)
Ralph Sazio (1963–1967)
Joe Restic (1968–1970)
Al Dorow (1971)
Jerry Williams (1972–1975)
George Dickson (1976)
Bob Shaw (1976–1977)
Tom Dimitroff Sr. (1978)
John Payne (1978–1980)
Frank Kush (1981)
Bud Riley (1982–1983)
Al Bruno (1983–1987)
Ted Schmitz # (1987)
Al Bruno (1987–1990)
David Beckman (1990–1991)
John Gregory (1991–1994)
Don Sutherin (1994–1997)
Urban Bowman # (1997)
Ron Lancaster (1998–2003)
Greg Marshall (2004–2006)
Ron Lancaster # (2006)
Charlie Taaffe (2007–2008)
Marcel Bellefeuille (2008–2011)
George Cortez (2012)
Kent Austin (2013–2017)
June Jones (2017–2018)
Orlondo Steinauer (2019–2023)
Scott Milanovich (2024– )

# denotes interim head coach

v t e Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Founded in 1950 Based in Hamilton, Ontario
Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head coaches Starting quarterbacks
Stadiums	Ivor Wynne Stadium Alumni Stadium Ron Joyce Stadium Tim Hortons Field
Culture and lore	Hamilton Alerts Hamilton Tigers Hamilton Wildcats Labour Day Classic Thanksgiving Day Classic Defeated the Buffalo Bills in 1961
Important figures	John Barrow Tommy Joe Coffey Grover Covington Rocky DiPietro Matt Dunigan Bernie Faloney Tony Gabriel Garney Henley Ellison Kelly Angelo Mosca Peter Neumann Hal Patterson Ralph Sazio Vince Scott Don Sutherin Brian Timmis Carl Voyles Ben Zambiasi
Legends	Angelo Mosca Bernie Faloney Joe Zuger Garney Henley Chuck Ealey Ian Sunter Grover Covington Ben Zambiasi Howard Fields Tom Clements Mike Kerrigan Rocky DiPietro Tony Champion Earl Winfield Mike Morreale Danny McManus Darren Flutie Joe Montford
Key personnel	Owner: Hamilton Sports Group Chairman: Bob Young General manager: Ed Hervey Head coach: Scott Milanovich
Grey Cup championships (8)	1953 1957 1963 1965 1967 1972 1986 1999
East Division championships (22)	1953 1957 1958 1959 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1967 1972 1980 1984 1985 1986 1989 1998 1999 2013 2014 2019 2021
Current league affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: East Division

Canadian Football League head coaches by team

West Division

East Division