1997 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

The 1997 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in 3rd place in the West Division with an 8–10 record and lost in the 85th Grey Cup game to the Doug Flutie-led Toronto Argonauts. Despite finishing the season tied with the BC Lions, the Roughriders were placed above the Lions after winning the season series three games to one. The 'Riders proceeded to upset the Calgary Stampeders by a score of 33–30 in the West-Semi Final and then defeated the favoured Edmonton Eskimos 31–30 to proceed to the Grey Cup game.

1997 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
General managerAlan Ford
Head coachJim Daley
Home fieldTaylor Field
Results
Record8–10
Division place3rd, West
Playoff finishLost Grey Cup
Team MOPBobby Jurasin
Team MOCDan Farthing
Team MORTodd McMillon

Offseason

CFL draft
Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
12Ben FairbrotherOffensive linemanCalgary
213Chris SzarkaFullbackEastern Illinois
426Mark RaphaelCornerbackOttawa
534Andre BatsonWide receiverYork
642Dan ComiskeyOffensive LinemanWindsor

Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft
Round Pick Player Pos
0 1 David Archer QB
1 2 Lamar McGriggs LB
2 10 Shawn Daniels FB
3 18 Dave Dinnall RB
4 26 Profall Grier RB

Preseason
Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
B Fri, June 13 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 39–21 1–0 Taylor Field 19,681
C Thurs, June 19 at Edmonton Eskimos L 18–24 1–1 Commonwealth Stadium 32,291

Regular season

Season standings
West Division
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Edmonton Eskimos18126047940024Details
Calgary Stampeders18108052244220Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders18810041347916Details
BC Lions18810042953616Details

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Season schedule
Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 Thur, June 26 at BC Lions W 24–23 1–0 BC Place 18,881
2 2 Fri, July 4 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 18–24 1–1 Taylor Field 25,751
3 3 Sat, July 12 vs. Toronto Argonauts W 27–23 2–1 Taylor Field 22,956
4 4 Fri, July 18 at Calgary Stampeders L 13–22 2–2 McMahon Stadium 30,366
5 5 Sat, July 26 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 21–19 3–2 Taylor Field 26,483
6 6 Thur, July 31 at Edmonton Eskimos L 34–37 3–3 Commonwealth Stadium 30,917
7 7 Fri, Aug 8 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 30–20 4–3 Ivor Wynne Stadium 12,582
8 8 Fri, Aug 15 vs. BC Lions L 26–39 4–4 Taylor Field 28,556
9 9 Thur, Aug 21 at Toronto Argonauts L 1–27 4–5 SkyDome 17,330
10 10 Sun, Aug 31 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 12–43 4–6 Taylor Field 29,788
11 11 Sun, Sept 7 vs. BC Lions W 46–12 5–6 Taylor Field 22,966
12 12 Sun, Sept 14 at Calgary Stampeders L 24–28 5–7 McMahon Stadium 28,414
13 13 Sun, Sept 21 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 22–24 5–8 Taylor Field 25,570
14 14 Sun, Sept 28 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 29–5 6–8 Taylor Field 29,361
15 15 Fri, Oct 3 at Montreal Alouettes L 29–30 6–9 Olympic Stadium 12,322
16 16 Fri, Oct 10 at BC Lions W 26–19 7–9 BC Place 22,399
17 17 Sun, Oct 19 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 22–19 8–9 Taylor Field 31,909
18 18 Fri, Oct 24 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 9–55 8–10 Winnipeg Stadium 30,222

Roster
Saskatchewan Roughriders roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Slotbacks

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Injured

Practice Roster

Italics indicate Import player

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Awards and records

CFL All-Star Selections

Western All-Star Selections
  • Bobby Jurasin, Defensive End
  • John Terry, Offensive Tackle

Milestones

References
  1. "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2". Archived from the original on 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
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