1997 Edmonton Eskimos season

The 1997 Edmonton Eskimos, coached by Ron Lancaster, finished in first place in the West Division with a 12–6 record.[1] They were upset in the West Final by the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Offseason

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CFL Draft

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Round Pick Player Position School
1 3 (via Ottawa) Chad Folk OL Utah
1 8 Mark Farraway DL St. Francis Xavier
2 16 Patrice Denis LB Western Ontario
4 32 David Heasman OL Northern Arizona
5 40 O.J. Santiago TE Kent State
6 47 Chris Hardy QB Manitoba

Ottawa Roughriders Dispersal Draft

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Round Pick Player Pos
1 5 (via Winnipeg) André Bolduc SB
1 8 Robert Gordon WR
2 16 Tommy Henry DB
3 24 Sean Reade RB

Preseason

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Schedule

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Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record
A June 8 @. British Columbia Lions 32–15 L 10284 0–1
B June 19 vs Saskatchewan Roughriders 18–17 W 32291 1–1

Regular season

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Season standings

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East Division

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

West Division

Team GP W L T Pts PF PA
Edmonton Eskimos 18 12 6 0 24 479 400
Calgary Stampeders 18 10 8 0 20 533 442
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 8 10 0 16 413 479
BC Lions 18 8 10 0 16 429 536

Season schedule

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Week Date Opponent Score Result Attendance Record Stk
1 June 25 @ Calgary Stampeders 23–22 W 24868 1–0 W1
2 July 4 @ Saskatchewan Roughriders 24–18 W 25751 2–0 W2
3 July 10 vs. British Columbia Lions 41–31 L 26010 2–1 L1
4 July 17 vs. Montreal Alouettes 32–0 W 27811 3–1 W1
5 July 24 @ Montreal Alouettes 34–24 W 10225 4–1 W2
6 July 31 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 37–34 W 30917 5–1 W3
7 August 7 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 45–11 W 29293 6–1 W4
8 August 14 @ Toronto Argonauts 38–14 L 18031 6–2 L1
9 August 21 vs. Hamilton Tiger Cats 28–24 W 26960 7–2 W1
10 September 1 @ Calgary Stampeders 27–14 L 37611 7–3 L1
11 September 5 vs. Calgary Stampeders 24–20 W 43913 8–3 W1
12 September 13 @ British Columbia 27–1 L 25088 8–4 L1
13 September 20 vs. Toronto Argonauts 25–24 L 38619 8–5 L2
14 September 28 @ Saskatchewan Roughriders 29–15 L 29361 8–6 L3
15 October 5 vs. Calgary Stampeders 42–32 (OT) W 31572 9–6 W1
16 October 12 @ Winnipeg Blue Bombers 20–2 W 18524 10–6 W2
17 October 19 vs. British Columbia Lions 41–7 W 31958 11–6 W3
18 October 25 @ Hamilton Tiger Catse 30–19 W 16110 12–6 W4

1997 CFL All-Stars

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Offence

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Defence

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Western All-Star Selections

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Offence

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Defence

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Special teams

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Playoffs

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West Final

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Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Saskatchewan Roughriders 14 10 0 7 31
Edmonton Eskimos 7 8 1 14 30

References

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  1. ^ "Edmonton Eskimos 1997 Season on CFLdb Statistics". stats.cfldb.ca. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
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