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.

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

Offseason

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CFL Draft

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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

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

Preseason

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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

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Season standings

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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

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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

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1997 CFL All-Stars

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1997 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars

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Playoffs

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East Semi-Final

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

References

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  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.