1997 Calgary Stampeders season

{{Infobox NFL season

| logo =

| team = Calgary Stampeders

| year = 1997

| record = 10–8

| division_place = 2nd, West

| coach = Wally Buono

| stadium = McMahon Stadium

| playoffs = Lost West Semi-Final

| uniform = Image:CFL CAL Jersey 1996.png

| shortnavlink = Stampeders seasons

|owner=Sig Gutsche|general_manager=Wally Buono}}

The 1997 Calgary Stampeders finished in second place in the West Division with a 10–8 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final and lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Offseason

= CFL Draft=

class="wikitable sortable" ! style="background:#bd0d18;color:#FFFFFF;" width="8%"\| Rd ! style="background:#bd0d18;color:#FFFFFF;" width="8%"\| Pick ! style="background:#bd0d18;color:#FFFFFF;" width="20%"\| Player ! style="background:#bd0d18;color:#FFFFFF;" width="15%"\| Position ! style="background:#bd0d18;color:#FFFFFF;" width="20%"\| School
align="center" \|align=center\|1	5 (via Winnipeg)	Doug Brown	DL	Simon Fraser
align="center" \|align=center\|1	7	Jason Clemett	LB	SImon Fraser
align="center" \|align=center\|2	15	Jeff Traversy	DT	Edinboro
align="center" \|align=center\|3	21	Frank Rocca	OL	Eastern Michigan
align="center" \|align=center\|4	29	Uzo Ubani	SB	Concordia
5 \|37 \|Trent Bagnail \|OL \|Saskatchewan
6 \|44 \|Paul Donkersley \|RB \|Acadia

= Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft =

class="wikitable"

!Round

!Pick

!Player

!Pos

|Joseph Rogers

|WR

|15

|Ray Bernard

|LB

|23

|Troy Mills

|RB

|30

|Charles Esty

Preseason

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! style="background:#bd0d18;color:#FFFFFF;" | Week

! style="background:#bd0d18;color:#FFFFFF;" | Date

! style="background:#bd0d18;color:#FFFFFF;" | Opponent

! style="background:#bd0d18;color:#FFFFFF;" | Result

! style="background:#bd0d18;color:#FFFFFF;" | Record

! style="background:#bd0d18;color:#FFFFFF;" | Venue

! style="background:#bd0d18;color:#FFFFFF;" | Attendance

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! A

| Sat, June 7

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 24–20

| 1–0

| 23,438

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! B

| Tue, June 17

| vs. BC Lions

| W 30–18

| 2–0

| 29,000

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 |title=CFL.ca |url=https://www.cfl.ca/standings/1997/reg |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090715074133/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1995/reg |archivedate=2009-07-15 |url-status=dead |accessdate=2009-06-17 }}

=Season schedule=

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! style="background:#bd0d18;color:#FFFFFF;" | Opponent

! style="background:#bd0d18;color:#FFFFFF;" | Result

! style="background:#bd0d18;color:#FFFFFF;" | Record

! style="background:#bd0d18;color:#FFFFFF;" | Venue

! style="background:#bd0d18;color:#FFFFFF;" | Attendance

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! 1

| Wed, June 25

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| L 22–23

| 0–1

| 24,868

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! 2

| Tue, July 3

| at BC Lions

| L 16–17

| 0–2

| 17,206

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! 3

| Wed, July 9

| at Montreal Alouettes

| L 28–34

| 0–3

| 7,669

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! 4

| Fri, July 18

| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

| W 22–13

| 1–3

| 30,366

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! 5

| Sat, July 26

| at Saskatchewan Roughriders

| L 19–21

| 1–4

| 26,483

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! 6

| Fri, Aug 1

| vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 43–22

| 2–4

| 22,752

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! 7

| Thu, Aug 7

| vs. Toronto Argonauts

| W 45–35

| 3–4

| 25,311

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! 8

| Thu, Aug 14

| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers

| W 35–24

| 4–4

| 19,674

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! 9

| Fri, Aug 22

| at BC Lions

| L 23–37

| 4–5

| 20,303

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! 10

| Mon, Sep 1

| vs. Edmonton Eskimos

| W 27–14

| 5–5

| 37,611

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! 11

| Fri, Sept 5

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| L 20–24

| 5–6

| 43,913

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! 12

| Sun, Sep 14

| vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders

| W 28–24

| 6–6

| 28,414

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! 13

| Sun, Sep 21

| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 25–21

| 7–6

| 13,010

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! 14

| Sun, Sep 28

| vs. Montreal Alouettes

| W 43–22

| 8–6

| 27,153

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! 15

| Sun, Oct 5

| at Edmonton Eskimos

| L 32–42

| 8–7

| 31,572

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! 16

| Mon, Oct 13

| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats

| W 31–13

| 9–7

| 29,298

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! 17

| Sat, Oct 18

| at Toronto Argonauts

| L 17–48

| 9–8

| 24,083

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! 18

| Sun, Oct 26

| vs. BC Lions

| W 43–9

| 10–8

| 24,690

{{cite web|title=Minor League Sports News on OurSports Central |url=http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/archive/ |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221041414/http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/archive/ |archivedate=2009-02-21 |url-status=live |accessdate=2009-06-17 }}

{{cite web|title=Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945 |url=http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/calgary.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090312034855/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/calgary.htm |archivedate=2009-03-12 |url-status=live |accessdate=2009-06-17 }}

Awards and records

Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy – Jeff Garcia (QB)

=1997 CFL All-Stars=

=Western All-Star selections=

Playoffs

=West Semi-Final=

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

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|Saskatchewan Roughriders

Calgary Stampeders

References

Category:Calgary Stampeders seasons

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