1997 BC Lions season

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
Head coachAdam Rita
Home fieldBC Place Stadium
Results
Record8–10
Division place4th, West
Playoff finishLost East Semi-Final

Offseason

CFL Draft
Rd Pick Player Position School
210Bob BeveridgeOLBritish Columbia
319Paul StoilenLBSimon Fraser
320John PartchenkoOLMichigan
425Bret AndersonSBSimon Fraser
427Martin MillerDBManitoba
535Jamie MacDonaldOTNorthern Illinois
643Kelly LochbaumLBNorthern 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 Score Result Record
A June 8 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 32–15 Win 1–0
B June 17 at Calgary Stampeders 30–18 Loss 1–1

Regular season

Season standings
West Division
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos18126047940024
Calgary Stampeders18108052244220
Saskatchewan Roughriders18810041347916
BC Lions18810042953616

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Season schedule
Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 June 26 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 24–23 Loss 0–1
2 July 3 vs. Calgary Stampeders 17–16 Win 1–1
3 July 10 at Edmonton Eskimos 41–31 Win 2–1
4 July 19 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 21–17 Win 3–1
5 July 24 vs. Toronto Argonauts 34–20 Loss 3–2
6 Aug 2 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 42–24 Win 4–2
7 Aug 9 vs. Montreal Alouettes 45–31 Loss 4–3
8 Aug 15 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 39–26 Win 5–3
9 Aug 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders 37–23 Win 6–3
10 Aug 30 at Montreal Alouettes 33–24 Loss 6–4
11 Sept 7 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 46–12 Loss 6–5
12 Sept 13 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 27–1 Win 7–5
13 Sept 19 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 26–14 Loss 7–6
14 Sept 26 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 34–33 Win 8–6
15 Oct 4 at Toronto Argonauts 46–3 Loss 8–7
16 Oct 10 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 26–19 Loss 8–8
17 Oct 19 at Edmonton Eskimos 41–7 Loss 8–9
18 Oct 26 at Calgary Stampeders 43–9 Loss 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
  • FB – Sean Millington, Intergold CFLPA All-Star
  • WR – Alfred Jackson, Intergold CFLPA All-Star
  • HC – Adam Rita, Intergold CFLPA All-Star

Playoffs

East Semi-Final
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Montreal Alouettes????45
BC Lions????35
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References
  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-09. Retrieved 2017-08-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records". Archived from the original on 2009-05-07. Retrieved 2009-03-08.


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