1997 BC Lions season

{{Infobox NFL season

| logo =

| team = BC Lions

| year = 1997

| record = 8–10

| division_place = 4th, West

| owner = David Braley

| general_manager = Adam Rita

| coach = Adam Rita

| stadium = BC Place Stadium

| playoffs = Lost East Semi-Final

}}

The 1997 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the West Division with an 8–10 record. Because of the "crossover" rule, they appeared in the East Semi-Final. The Lions became the first West Division team to appear in the East Division playoffs, but lost to the Montreal Alouettes.

Offseason

= CFL Draft=

class="wikitable sortable" ! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"\|Round ! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"\|Pick ! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"\|Player ! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"\|Position ! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"\|School
align="center" \|align=center\| 2	10	Bob Beveridge	OL	British Columbia
align="center" \|align=center\| 3	19	Paul Stoilen	LB	Simon Fraser
align="center" \|align=center\| 3	20	John Partchenko	OL	Michigan
align="center" \|align=center\| 4	25	Bret Anderson	SB	Simon Fraser
align="center" \|align=center\| 4	27	Martin Miller	DB	Manitoba
align="center" \|align=center\| 5	35	Jamie MacDonald	OT	Northern Illinois
align="center" \|align=center\| 6	43	Kelly Lochbaum	LB	Northern Arizona

= Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft =

class="wikitable"

!Round

!Pick

!Player

!Pos

|Leonard Humphries

|CB

|11

|Duane Arrindell

|OL

|19

|Mike Gillock

|DB

Preseason

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Week

! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Date

! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Opponent

! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Result

! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Record

style="background:#ddffdd"

! A

| June 8

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| W 32–15

| 1–0

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! B

| June 17

| at Calgary Stampeders

| L 18–30

| 1–1

Regular season

= Season standings=

class="wikitable" \|+ West Division ! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
align="center" \| align="left" \|Edmonton Eskimos	18	12	6	0	479	400	24
align="center" \| align="left" \| Calgary Stampeders	18	10	8	0	522	442	20
align="center" \| align="left" \|Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	8	10	0	413	479	16
align="center" \| align="left" \|BC Lions	18	8	10	0	429	536	16

{{Cite web |url=https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1997/reg |title=CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2 |access-date=2017-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715074133/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1995/reg |archive-date=2009-07-15 |url-status=dead }}

=Season schedule=

class="wikitable sortable"

! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Week

! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Date

! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Opponent

! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Result

! style="background:black;color:#FF8800;"|Record

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 1

| June 26

| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

| L 23–24

| 0–1

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! 2

| July 3

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| W 17–16

| 1–1

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! 3

| July 10

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| W 41–31

| 2–1

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! 4

| July 19

| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 21–17

| 3–1

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! 5

| July 24

| vs. Toronto Argonauts

| L 20–34

| 3–2

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! 6

| Aug 2

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 42–24

| 4–2

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 7

| Aug 9

| vs. Montreal Alouettes

| L 31–45

| 4–3

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! 8

| Aug 15

| at Saskatchewan Roughriders

| W 39–26

| 5–3

style="background:#ddffdd"

! 9

| Aug 22

| vs. Calgary Stampeders

| W 37–23

| 6–3

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 10

| Aug 30

| at Montreal Alouettes

| L 24–33

| 6–4

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 11

| Sept 7

| at Saskatchewan Roughriders

| L 12–46

| 6–5

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! 12

| Sept 13

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| W 27–1

| 7–5

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 13

| Sept 19

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| L 14–26

| 7–6

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! 14

| Sept 26

| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 34–33

| 8–6

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 15

| Oct 4

| at Toronto Argonauts

| L 3–46

| 8–7

style="background:#ffbbbb"

! 16

| Oct 10

| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

| L 19–26

| 8–8

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! 17

| Oct 19

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| L 7–41

| 8–9

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! 18

| Oct 26

| at Calgary Stampeders

| L 9–43

| 8–10

{{cite web|title=BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records |url=http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311040646/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htm |archivedate=2009-03-11 |url-status=live |accessdate=2009-03-08 }}

Awards and records

CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Sean Millington (FB)

=1997 CFL All-Stars=

WR – Alfred Jackson, CFL All-Star
LB – Maurice Kelley, CFL All-Star

=1997 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars=

FB – Sean Millington, Intergold CFLPA All-Star
WR – Alfred Jackson, Intergold CFLPA All-Star
HC – Adam Rita, Intergold CFLPA All-Star

Playoffs

=East Semi-Final=

class="wikitable"

! Team !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Q3 !! Q4 !! Total

style="background-color:#ddffdd"

|Montreal Alouettes

BC Lions

References

Category:BC Lions seasons

BC Lions

Category:1997 in sports in British Columbia

Category:1990s in Vancouver