The Tiger-Cats finished in second place in the East Division with a 10–8 record and hosted a playoff game for the third consecutive season.

The Tiger-Cats defeated the Toronto Argonauts in the East Semi-Final, but lost to the Ottawa Redblacks in the East Final, ending their quest to compete in three straight Grey Cups.

This marked the first full season for the team playing at their new stadium, Tim Hortons Field.

[1] When they returned to their home field, they sold out all nine regular seasons games, which was the first time that the franchise had done that since 1973.

[3] The club also traded their fifth round pick to the BC Lions for Seydou Junior Haidara and acquired an additional sixth round pick after trading Darcy Brown to Edmonton for Ricardo Colclough.