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1997 Edmonton Eskimos season

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1997 Edmonton Eskimos season
General managerHugh Campbell
Head coachRon Lancaster
Home stadiumCommonwealth Stadium
Results
Record12–6
Division place1st, West
PlayoffsLost West Final

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

CFL draft

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

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

Schedule

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

Season standings

West Division
Pos Team Pld W L T PF PA PD Pts
1 Edmonton Eskimos (C, Q) 18 12 6 0 479 400 +79 24
2 Calgary Stampeders (Q) 18 10 8 0 522 442 +80 20
3 Saskatchewan Roughriders (Q) 18 8 10 0 413 479 −66 16
4 BC Lions (Q) 18 8 10 0 429 536 −107 16
Source: "CFL.ca". Archived from the original on 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2017-08-23.
(C) First round bye; (Q) Qualified for playoffs

Season schedule

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

Offence

Defence

Western All-Star Selections

Offence

Defence

Special teams

Playoffs

West Final

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

Roster

1997 Edmonton Eskimos final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Receivers

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers
  • 37 Patrice Denis
  • 36 Bruce Dickson
  • 38 Errol Martin
  • 45 Maurice Miller
  • 39 Willie Pless

Defensive backs

 Special teams

Injured list






Italics indicate American player

References

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