On Friday, October 28, 2016, the 25th straight sell-out was announced before the Hamilton crowd. Tim Hortons Field was first opened on September 1, 2014 for the Labour Day Classic against the Toronto Argonauts that drew a then capacity crowd of 18,135. Since that day, Tim Hortons Field has hosted 23 regular season games and two playoff games, all of which have been completely sold out. Ticats.ca’s Ethan Ready looked deep into the stat sheet from all 25 of those games to see just how well Tim Hortons Field has treated the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and its beloved fans.
577,180 – Total attendance at Tim Hortons Field since September 1, 2014
24,512 – The largest attendance for a Hamilton Tiger-Cats game came on September 5, 2016 against the Toronto Argonauts in the Labour Day Classic. Hamilton has been undefeated in three Labour Day games played at Tim Hortons Field.
7,155 – There has been a lot of passing at Tim Hortons Field. Hamilton quarterbacks have passed for 7,155 yards.
2,224 – Rumbling, bumbling, stumblin’, the Tiger-Cats have grinded out 2,224 rushing yards in 25 games at Tim Hortons Field.
223 – How could we not include Pigskin Pete in this? Yes, Hamilton’s Pigskin Pete has waved his black hat while chanting, “Oskee wee wee,” 223 times at Tim Hortons Field. Holy mackinaw, TigerTown!
147 – Number of times that you, the Tim Hortons Field crowd, have forced penalties onto the visiting team. Stay loud, TigerTown, stay loud!!
64 – The Ticats are Hummin’! Whether it be through the air, on the ground or a Speedy B return touchdown, the Tiger-Cats have reached pay-dirt on 64 crowd-erupting occasions.
62 – Hamilton’s dominating defensive tendencies have always been on display since Tim Hortons Field. A perfect example can be seen in the number of times Ticats’ defensive players have hauled down opposing team’s quarterbacks (62).
Thank you for supporting the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and helping to achieve 25 consecutive sell-outs at Tim Hortons Field. Eat ‘em raw!!
