1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

The 1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 40th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 48th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in fourth place in the East Division with a 2–16 record and failed to make the playoffs.

1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
Head coach	Don Sutherin Urban Bowman (interim)
Home field	Ivor Wynne Stadium
Results
Record	2–16
Division place	4th, East
Playoff finish	did not qualify
Team MOP	Orlondo Steinauer
Team MOC	Mike Philbrick
Team MOR	Archie Amerson

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	4	Tim Prinsen	OG	North Dakota
2	12	Joe Rumolo	DL	Akron
4	28	Mark Nohra	RB	British Columbia
5	36	Luc Normand	WR	Bishop's

Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Pos
1	4	Kenny Wilhite	CB
2	12	Orlondo Steinauer	S
3	20	Frank West	DB
4	27	Jermaine Younger	LB
5	31	Jayson Dzikowicz	DB

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
A	June 8	vs. Montreal Alouettes	30–14	Loss	0–1
B	June 13	at Toronto Argonauts	18–14	Loss	0–2

Regular season

Season standings

East Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Toronto Argonauts	18	15	3	0	660	327	30
Montreal Alouettes	18	13	5	0	509	532	26
Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	4	14	0	443	548	8
Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	2	16	0	362	549	4

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Record
1	June 27	at Montreal Alouettes	27–17	Loss	0–1
2	July 6	vs. Toronto Argonauts	20–15	Loss	0–2
3	July 11	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	33–18	Loss	0–3
4	July 17	at Toronto Argonauts	27–20	Loss	0–4
5	July 25	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	36–21	Win	1–4
6	Aug 2	vs. BC Lions	42–24	Loss	1–5
7	Aug 8	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	30–20	Loss	1–6
8	Aug 16	at Montreal Alouettes	36–26	Loss	1–7
9	Aug 21	at Edmonton Eskimos	28–24	Loss	1–8
10	Sept 1	vs. Toronto Argonauts	46–3	Loss	1–9
11	Sept 6	vs. Montreal Alouettes	38–18	Loss	1–10
12	Sept 14	at Toronto Argonauts	34–9	Loss	1–11
13	Sept 21	vs. Calgary Stampeders	25–21	Loss	1–12
14	Sept 26	at BC Lions	34–33	Loss	1–13
15	Oct 5	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	27–25	Win	2–13
16	Oct 13	at Calgary Stampeders	31–13	Loss	2–14
17	Oct 19	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	22–19	Loss	2–15
18	Oct 25	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	30–19	Loss	2–16

Awards and honours