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 | |
---|---|
Owner | David Braley |
General manager | Adam Rita |
Head coach | Adam Rita |
Home field | BC Place Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 8–10 |
Division place | 4th, West |
Playoff finish | Lost East Semi-Final |
Offseason
editCFL Draft
editRound | 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
editRound | Pick | Player | Pos |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 3 | Leonard Humphries | CB |
2 | 11 | Duane Arrindell | OL |
3 | 19 | Mike Gillock | DB |
Preseason
editWeek | 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
editSeason standings
editTeam | 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 |
Season schedule
editWeek | 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 |
Awards and records
edit1997 CFL All-Stars
edit- WR – Alfred Jackson, CFL All-Star
- LB – Maurice Kelley, CFL All-Star
1997 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars
edit- FB – Sean Millington, Intergold CFLPA All-Star
- WR – Alfred Jackson, Intergold CFLPA All-Star
- HC – Adam Rita, Intergold CFLPA All-Star
Playoffs
editEast Semi-Final
editTeam | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Montreal Alouettes | 21 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 45 |
BC Lions | 2 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 35 |
References
edit- ^ "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2". Archived from the original on 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
- ^ "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-03-08.