Saskatchewan Roughriders vs Hamilton Tiger-Cats — Tiger-Cats win 26-19, Aug 15, 2026

atRoughriders at Tiger-Cats

Final

Tiger-Cats hold off Roughriders

Hamilton built early momentum and weathered Saskatchewan's second-half push to claim a 26-19 victory that evens the season series at 1-1. Ford orchestrated the Tiger-Cats' attack with precision, while Wheatfall proved nearly impossible to cover. The Roughriders visit the Lions on Sunday; Hamilton heads to Toronto on Saturday.

The Tiger-Cats held off the Roughriders 26-19, controlling the game from start to finish despite Saskatchewan's late charge.

Ford passed for 151 yards and a touchdown, his accuracy fueling Hamilton's offense. Wheatfall caught 9 passes for 108 yards, a steady target who kept drives alive.

The Tiger-Cats outgained Saskatchewan 348 yards to 244, maintaining the offensive edge they built early and never relinquished.

The Tiger-Cats sit 3rd in the East Division, 5½ games back, coming off a loss. The Roughriders sit 2nd in the West Division, 1½ games back, losers of 2 straight.

The Tiger-Cats are up next at Stampeders (Aug 29), then home vs Argonauts. The Roughriders are up next home vs Argonauts (Aug 29), then home vs Blue Bombers.

Win probabilityHAM win %

T.Ford pass complete deep middle to K.Wheatfall caught at SSK-12, for 41 yarHAM +24%
T.Harris pass complete short middle to J.Johnson III caught at HAM03, for 2SSK +19%
M.Liegghio field goal attempt from 38 yards GOOD (H: M.McCarthy, LS: G.Whyte)HAM +18%

How the calls held upOur call missed

Our call

Roughriders to winMiss

The market

SSK -6.5 · 72%Upset

The total

54.5Under

Graded against the closing line across 6 books.

Roughriders to win · Missed

Team stats

What each side actually did with the ball.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

244

Total yards

348

207

Passing yards

263

Rushing yards

First downs

1/1

3rd down

1/2

Turnovers↓

107

Penalty yards↓

Sacks

30:35

Time of poss.

29:25

Standout performers

Roughriders

Trevor HarrisQB · #7207 yds, 23/35 C/A, 1 TD, 2 INT

RoughridersStar ThomasRB · #299 car, 36 yds

Roughriders

KeeSean JohnsonWR · #34 rec, 51 yds

Roughriders

Tommy StevensQB · #173 car, 9 yds

Tiger-Cats

Tre FordQB · #5151 yds, 13/17 C/A, 1 TD

Tiger-CatsLarry Rountree IIIRB · #3712 car, 47 yds

Tiger-Cats

Keric WheatfallWR · #89 rec, 108 yds, 1 TD

Tiger-Cats

Tre FordQB · #54 car, 38 yds

Drive summary

Roughriders13 drives

1 TD4 FG5 Punt2 Turnover1 End

Scored on 5 of 13 · 19 yds/drive · long 84

Tiger-Cats13 drives

2 TD4 FG4 Punt1 Downs2 End

Scored on 6 of 13 · 29 yds/drive · long 98

Scoring summary

Every point in the order it was scored, with the running score beside it. Converts and field goals are listed on their own, so a touchdown and the kick after it read as the two plays they were.

TeamPlayTypeScore

No Huddle-Shotgun #18 H.Frost pass complete deep right to #7 M.Mitchell caught at SSK-10, for 27 yards to the SSK00 TOUCScore0-6

#33 M.Liegghio kick attempt good (H: #70 M.McCarthy, LS: #58 G.Whyte)Convert0-7

#11 A.Hale field goal attempt from 48 yards GOOD (H: #91 O.Chapman, LS: #37 M.Benson), clock 02:23FG3-7

#33 M.Liegghio field goal attempt from 15 yards GOOD (H: #70 M.McCarthy, LS: #58 G.Whyte), clock 09:03FG3-10

#11 A.Hale field goal attempt from 41 yards GOOD (H: #91 O.Chapman, LS: #37 M.Benson), clock 03:33FG6-10

Shotgun #7 T.Harris pass complete short middle to #88 J.Johnson III caught at HAM03, for 21 yards to the HAM00 TOUCHDOWNTD12-10

#11 A.Hale kick attempt good (H: #91 O.Chapman, LS: #37 M.Benson)Convert13-10

#11 A.Hale field goal attempt from 14 yards GOOD (H: #91 O.Chapman, LS: #37 M.Benson), clock 08:03FG16-10

#11 A.Hale field goal attempt from 52 yards GOOD (H: #91 O.Chapman, LS: #37 M.Benson), clock 02:53FG19-10

#33 M.Liegghio field goal attempt from 34 yards GOOD (H: #70 M.McCarthy, LS: #58 G.Whyte), clock 14:18FG19-13

Shotgun #5 T.Ford pass complete deep middle to #8 K.Wheatfall caught at SSK-12, for 41 yards to the SSK00 TOUCHDOWN, cloTD19-19

#33 M.Liegghio field goal attempt from 25 yards GOOD (H: #70 M.McCarthy, LS: #58 G.Whyte), clock 03:52FG19-22

#33 M.Liegghio field goal attempt from 38 yards GOOD (H: #70 M.McCarthy, LS: #58 G.Whyte), clock 00:51FG19-25

Line score and box score

Points by quarter across the top, then every player who recorded a stat underneath, a table per unit. The pills switch clubs; the defensive table is the half of a football box most scoreboards leave out.

Qtr	1	2	3	4	T
SSKSaskatchewan Roughriders	3	10	6	0	19
HAMHamilton Tiger-Cats	7	3	0	16	26

Passing1

Player	C/A	YDS	TD	INT	AVG	LNG	RTG
Trevor Harris	23/35	207	1	2	5.9	21	67.2

Rushing2

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
Star Thomas	9	36	4	0	9
Tommy Stevens	3	9	3	0	5

Receiving6

Player	REC	TGT	YDS	AVG	YAC	TD	LNG
KeeSean Johnson	4	8	51	12.8	16	0	20
Johnny Johnson III	5	6	45	9	7	1	21
Dhel Duncan-Busby	4	6	43	10.8	12	0	15
Dylan Djete	5	7	33	6.6	5	0	14
Star Thomas	3	3	25	8.3	13	0	15
D'Sean Mimbs	2	5	10	5	0	0	6

Defense18

Player	SOLO	ST
Josh Woods	7	0
Jameer Thurman	6	0
Jaxon Ford	6	0
Marcus Sayles	5	0
Antoine Brooks Jr.	5	0
Nelson Lokombo	4	0
Desmond Evans	2	0
James Vaughters	1	0
Jonathan Edouard	1	2
Damarcus Fields	1	0
Derick Roberson	1	0
Trevor Harris	1	0
Johnny Johnson III	1	0
Caleb Sanders	1	0
Kerfalla Exume	0	1
David Gbenda	0	1
Melique Straker	0	1
Nick Wiebe	0	1

Kicking1

Player	FG	LNG	XP	SNG
Alex Hale	4/4	52	1	0

Punting1

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG	IN10
Oscar Chapman	5	228	45.6	47	0

Kickoffs1

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG
Alex Hale	2	122	61	69

Kick returns1

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG
Johnny Johnson III	4	75	18.8	33

Punt returns1

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LNG
Daniel Wiebe	4	60	15	20

League standings

The full ladder, with both clubs marked.

West Division

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Edmonton Elks8-3.727W2

2Saskatchewan Roughriders6-4.600L2

3Winnipeg Blue Bombers5-5.500L1

4British Columbia Lions5-5.500W4

5Calgary Stampeders4-6.400L2

East Division

#ClubW-LPCTStreak

1Montreal Alouettes9-1.900W7

2Toronto Argonauts5-5.500W1

3Hamilton Tiger-Cats4-7.364L1

4Ottawa Redblacks0-10.000L10

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Final

Tiger-Cats hold off Roughriders

The Tiger-Cats held off the Roughriders 26-19, controlling the game from start to finish despite Saskatchewan's late charge.

Ford passed for 151 yards and a touchdown, his accuracy fueling Hamilton's offense. Wheatfall caught 9 passes for 108 yards, a steady target who kept drives alive.

The Tiger-Cats outgained Saskatchewan 348 yards to 244, maintaining the offensive edge they built early and never relinquished.

The Tiger-Cats sit 3rd in the East Division, 5½ games back, coming off a loss. The Roughriders sit 2nd in the West Division, 1½ games back, losers of 2 straight.

The Tiger-Cats are up next at Stampeders (Aug 29), then home vs Argonauts. The Roughriders are up next home vs Argonauts (Aug 29), then home vs Blue Bombers.

Win probabilityHAM win %

T.Ford pass complete deep middle to K.Wheatfall caught at SSK-12, for 41 yarHAM +24%
T.Harris pass complete short middle to J.Johnson III caught at HAM03, for 2SSK +19%
M.Liegghio field goal attempt from 38 yards GOOD (H: M.McCarthy, LS: G.Whyte)HAM +18%