1997 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

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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

The 1997 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in third 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.

Offseason

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CFL draft

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Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
1 2 Ben Fairbrother Offensive lineman Calgary
2 13 Chris Szarka Fullback Eastern Illinois
4 26 Mark Raphael Cornerback Ottawa
5 34 Andre Batson Wide receiver York
6 42 Dan Comiskey Offensive Lineman Windsor

Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft

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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

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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

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Season standings

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West Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Edmonton Eskimos 18 12 6 0 479 400 24 Details
Calgary Stampeders 18 10 8 0 522 442 20 Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders 18 8 10 0 413 479 16 Details
BC Lions 18 8 10 0 429 536 16 Details

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Saskatchewan finished ahead of BC in the standings because they defeated BC in 3 of their 4 regular season meetings.

Season schedule

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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

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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

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CFL All-Star Selections

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Western All-Star Selections

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  • Bobby Jurasin, Defensive End
  • John Terry, Offensive Tackle

Milestones

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References

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  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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