| Team: | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| Year: | 1976 |
| Record: | 8–8 |
| Division Place: | 2nd, East |
| Coach: | George Dickson (0-2) Bob Shaw (8-6) |
| Stadium: | Ivor Wynne Stadium |
| Playoffs: | Lost Eastern Final |
| Mop: | Jimmy Edwards |
| Moc: | Ken Clark |
| Mor: | Alan Moffat |
| Uniform: | File:CFL HAM Jersey 1974.png --> |
| Shortnavlink: | Tiger-Cats seasons |
The 1976 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 19th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 27th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the Eastern Conference with an 8–8 record but lost the Eastern Final to the Ottawa Rough Riders.
| Ottawa Rough Riders | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 411 | 346 | 19 | |
| Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 269 | 348 | 16 | |
| Montreal Alouettes | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 305 | 273 | 15 | |
| 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 289 | 354 | 15 |
| Week | Game | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | |||||||
| 1 | 1 | July 21 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | L 16–42 | 0–1 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | ||
| 2 | 2 | July 29 | at BC Lions | L 14–39 | 0–2 | Empire Stadium | ||
| 3 | 3 | Aug 7 | vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders | L 8–24 | 0–3 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | ||
| 4 | 4 | Aug 12 | at Montreal Alouettes | W 12–11 | 1–3 | Autostade | ||
| 5 | 5 | Aug 18 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 11–14 | 1–4 | Exhibition Stadium | ||
| 6 | 6 | Aug 25 | vs. Calgary Stampeders | W 18–11 | 2–4 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | ||
| 7 | 7 | Aug 31 | at Edmonton Eskimos | L 1–5 | 2–5 | Clarke Stadium | ||
| 7 | 8 | Sept 6 | vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers | W 17–15 | 3–5 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | ||
| 8 | 9 | Sept 12 | at Toronto Argonauts | L 22–31 | 3–6 | Exhibition Stadium | ||
| 9 | 10 | Sept 19 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 28–21 | 4–6 | Lansdowne Park | ||
| 10 | 11 | Sept 25 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 29–14 | 5–6 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | ||
| 11 | 12 | Oct 3 | at Montreal Alouettes | W 26–19 | 6–6 | Autostade | ||
| 12 | 13 | Oct 11 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | L 9–34 | 6–7 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | ||
| 14 | 14 | Oct 24 | vs. Ottawa Rough Riders | L 10–48 | 6–8 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | ||
| 15 | 15 | Oct 31 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | W 25–6 | 7–8 | Lansdowne Park | ||
| 16 | 16 | Nov 7 | vs. Toronto Argonauts | W 23–14 | 8–8 | Ivor Wynne Stadium |
| Round | Date | Opponent | Results | Venue | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Record | ||||||
| Eastern Semi-Final | Nov 13 | vs. Montreal Alouettes | W 23–0 | 1–0 | Ivor Wynne Stadium | ||
| Eastern Final | Nov 21 | at Ottawa Rough Riders | L 15–17 | 1–1 | Lansdowne Park |