1997 Calgary Stampeders season

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1997 Calgary Stampeders season
OwnerSig Gutsche
General managerWally Buono
Head coachWally Buono
Home fieldMcMahon Stadium
Results
Record10–8
Division place2nd, West
Playoff finishLost West Semi-Final
Uniform

The 1997 Calgary Stampeders finished in second place in the West Division with a 10–8 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final and lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd Pick Player Position School
1 5 (via Winnipeg)
Doug Brown
DL Simon Fraser
1 7 Jason Clemett LB SImon Fraser
2 15 Jeff Traversy DT
Edinboro
3 21 Frank Rocca OL Eastern Michigan
4 29 Uzo Ubani SB
Concordia
5 37 Trent Bagnail OL Saskatchewan
6 44 Paul Donkersley RB Acadia

Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft

Round Pick Player Pos
1 7 Joseph Rogers WR
2 15 Ray Bernard LB
3 23 Troy Mills RB
4 30 Charles Esty G

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
A Sat, June 7 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 24–20 Win 23,438 1–0
B Tue, June 17 vs. BC Lions 30–18 Win 29,000 2–0

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 Score Result Attendance Record
1 Wed, June 25 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 23–22 Loss 24,868 0–1
2 Tue, July 3 at BC Lions 17–16 Loss 17,206 0–2
3 Wed, July 9 at Montreal Alouettes 34–28 Loss 7,669 0–3
4 Fri, July 18 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 22–13 Win 30,366 1–3
5 Sat, July 26 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 21–19 Loss 26,483 1–4
6 Fri, Aug 1 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 43–22 Win 22,752 2–4
7 Thu, Aug 7 vs. Toronto Argonauts 45–35 Win 25,311 3–4
8 Thu, Aug 14 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 35–24 Win 19,674 4–4
9 Fri, Aug 22 at BC Lions 37–23 Loss 20,303 4–5
10 Mon, Sep 1 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 27–14 Win 37,611 5–5
11 Fri, Sept 5 at Edmonton Eskimos 24–20 Loss 43,913 5–6
12 Sun, Sep 14 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 28–24 Win 28,414 6–6
13 Sun, Sep 21 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 25–21 Win 13,010 7–6
14 Sun, Sep 28 vs. Montreal Alouettes 43–22 Win 27,153 8–6
15 Sun, Oct 5 at Edmonton Eskimos 42–32 Loss 31,572 8–7
16 Mon, Oct 13 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 31–13 Win 29,298 9–7
17 Sat, Oct 18 at Toronto Argonauts 48–17 Loss 24,083 9–8
18 Sun, Oct 26 vs. BC Lions 43–9 Win 24,690 10–8

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Awards and records

1997 CFL All-Stars

Western All-Star selections

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Saskatchewan Roughriders ? ? ? ? 33
Calgary Stampeders ? ? ? ? 30

References

  1. ^ "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  2. ^ "Minor League Sports News on OurSports Central". Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2009-06-17.
  3. ^ "Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945". Archived from the original on 2009-03-12. Retrieved 2009-06-17.