Canadian football team season
1997 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season General manager Jeff Reinebold Head coach Jeff Reinebold Home field Winnipeg Stadium Record 4–14 Division place 3rd, East Playoff finish did not qualify
The 1997 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in third place in the East Division with a 4–14 record and failed to make the playoffs. This ended the second longest playoff streak in CFL history at 17 years (1980–1996).[ 1]
Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft [ edit ] Round Pick Player Pos 2 13 Obrad Spanic DL 3 21 Stacy Evans DE 4 28 Lubo Zizakovic DT
Week Date Opponent Result Record 1 June 27 at Toronto Argonauts L 23–38 0–1 2 July 3 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 24–27 0–2 3 July 11 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 33–18 1–2 4 July 19 at BC Lions L 17–21 1–3 5 July 25 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 21–36 1–4 6 Aug 1 at Calgary Stampeders L 22–43 1–5 7 Aug 7 at Edmonton Eskimos L 11–45 1–6 8 Aug 14 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 24–35 1–7 9 Aug 22 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 21–26 1–8 10 Aug 31 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 43–12 2–8 11 Sept 7 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 25–66 2–9 12 Sept 12 at Montreal Alouettes L 28–29 2–10 13 Sept 19 vs. BC Lions W 26–14 3–10 14 Sept 28 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 9–41 3–11 15 Oct 5 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 25–27 3–12 16 Oct 12 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 2–20 3–13 17 Oct 19 at Montreal Alouettes L 34–41 3–14 18 Oct 24 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 55–9 4–14
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Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Important figures Key personnel Grey Cup Championships (12) Western Division Championships (18) Eastern Division Championships (7) Current league affiliations