1962 season The Toronto Tigers were founded in August 1962, with former
Green Bay Packers player
Clarke Hinkle as the head coach and Joseph Hollister as general manager. A semi-professional team, it was considered part of the
Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area. and they were scheduled to play against the
Pittsburgh Colts the following week. The mayor of Toronto declared October 20, 1962, as "Toronto Tigers Day" in honor of the team's game against the
Ambridge A's that day; In the loss against the Pros, the Tigers' starting quarterback
Jim Hays suffered a season-ending injury. in which the Tigers won their first game of the season, 26–6. The Tigers played against the
Verona Raiders on November 17.
1963 season The Tigers were expected to join the
Ohio–Pennsylvania Football League for the 1963 season. Training camp for the 1963 season began on August 1, 1963, with an exhibition game against the Canton Bulldogs scheduled for August 31, 1963. Hinkle resigned as head coach at the start of the season in a dispute over player compensation and debts. They won against the
Hazelwood Steelers on October 19, The Tigers won against the
farm team for the
Hamilton Tiger-Cats of the
Canadian Football League, 52–2, on November 2. On November 9, Toronto played against the
Pittsburgh Collegiates. The Tigers had an 8–2 record in 1963.
1964 season Toronto was announced as a new team in the
Midwest Football League in March 1964. Stutz was re-elected as head coach of the Tigers in August 1964, with Hinkle staying on as vice president. They played their games in 1964 at
Toronto Junior/Senior High School. The Tigers played exhibition games against the
Wheeling Ironmen of the
United Football League on August 18, 1964, and against the
McKeesport Ironmen of the
Atlantic Coast Football League on August 29. They finished with a record of 1–9 for the season. Following the season, the Tigers folded. ==Season-by-season results==