American gridiron football coach
George Cortez (born February 11, 1951) is a gridiron football coach who has spent most of his coaching career with in the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was notably the head coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats during the 2012 season . He attended Texas A&M University .
Coaching career
Cortez's coaching career began in 1979 where he was the offensive line coach for the Rice Owls of Rice University . He began his CFL coaching career with the Montreal Concordes in 1984 as the running backs coach . He later served as an assistant coach for the Ottawa Rough Riders , Calgary Stampeders , Saskatchewan Roughriders , and BC Lions .[ 1] He was hired as the head coach for the Hamilton Tiger-Cats in 2012 , but was fired after a 6-12 finish.[ 2]
Cortez was hired as the running backs coach for the Calgary Stampeders for the 2020 season , which was eventually cancelled, and was not retained for 2021 due to the new league-imposed salary cap.[ 3] [ 4]
Head coaching record
Team
Year
Regular Season
Post Season
Won
Lost
Ties
Win %
Finish
Won
Lost
Result
HAM
2012
6
12
0
.333
4th in East Division
-
-
Failed to Qualify
Total
6
12
0
.333
0 Division Championships
0
0
0 Grey Cups
References
# denotes interim head coach