1997 BC Lions season

1997 BC Lions season
OwnerDavid Braley
General managerAdam Rita
Head coachAdam Rita
Home stadiumBC Place Stadium
Results
Record8–10
Division place4th, West
PlayoffsLost East Semi-Final

The 1997 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the West Division with an 8–10 record. Because of the "crossover" rule, they appeared in the East Semi-Final. The Lions became the first West Division team to appear in the East Division playoffs, but lost to the Montreal Alouettes.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position School
2 10 Bob Beveridge OL British Columbia
3 19 Paul Stoilen LB Simon Fraser
3 20 John Partchenko OL Michigan
4 25 Bret Anderson SB Simon Fraser
4 27 Martin Miller DB Manitoba
5 35 Jamie MacDonald OT Northern Illinois
6 43 Kelly Lochbaum LB Northern Arizona

Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft

Round Pick Player Pos
1 3 Leonard Humphries CB
2 11 Duane Arrindell OL
3 19 Mike Gillock DB

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record
A June 8 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 32–15 1–0
B June 17 at Calgary Stampeders L 18–30 1–1

Regular season

Season standings

West Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 18 12 6 0 479 400 24
Calgary Stampeders 18 10 8 0 522 442 20
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 8 10 0 413 479 16
BC Lions 18 8 10 0 429 536 16

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Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record
1 June 26 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 23–24 0–1
2 July 3 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 17–16 1–1
3 July 10 at Edmonton Eskimos W 41–31 2–1
4 July 19 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 21–17 3–1
5 July 24 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 20–34 3–2
6 Aug 2 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 42–24 4–2
7 Aug 9 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 31–45 4–3
8 Aug 15 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 39–26 5–3
9 Aug 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 37–23 6–3
10 Aug 30 at Montreal Alouettes L 24–33 6–4
11 Sept 7 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 12–46 6–5
12 Sept 13 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 27–1 7–5
13 Sept 19 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–26 7–6
14 Sept 26 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 34–33 8–6
15 Oct 4 at Toronto Argonauts L 3–46 8–7
16 Oct 10 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 19–26 8–8
17 Oct 19 at Edmonton Eskimos L 7–41 8–9
18 Oct 26 at Calgary Stampeders L 9–43 8–10

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Awards and records

1997 CFL All-Stars

  • WR – Alfred Jackson, CFL All-Star
  • LB – Maurice Kelley, CFL All-Star

1997 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars

Playoffs

East Semi-Final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Montreal Alouettes 21 21 3 0 45
BC Lions 2 10 16 7 35

References

  1. ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2". Archived from the original on 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
  2. ^ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-08.


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