1997 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

1997 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
Head coach	Jim Daley
General manager	Alan Ford
Home field	Taylor Field
Results
Record	8–10–0
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost in Grey Cup
Team MOP	Bobby Jurasin
Team MOC	Dan Farthing
Team MOR	Todd McMillon

The 1997 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in 3rd 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

CFL Draft

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

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
B	Fri, June 13	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	39–21	Win	19,681
C	Thurs, June 19	at Edmonton Eskimos	24–18	Loss	32,291

Regular season

Season standings

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

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Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Thurs, June 26	at BC Lions	24–23	Win	18,881	1–0
2	Fri, July 4	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	24–18	Loss	25,751	1–1
3	Sat, July 12	vs. Toronto Argonauts	27–23	Win	22,956	2–1
4	Fri, July 18	at Calgary Stampeders	22–13	Loss	30,366	2–2
5	Sat, July 26	vs. Calgary Stampeders	21–19	Win	26,483	3–2
6	Thurs, July 31	at Edmonton Eskimos	37–34	Loss	30,917	3–3
7	Fri, Aug 8	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	30–20	Win	12,582	4–3
8	Fri, Aug 15	vs. BC Lions	39–26	Loss	28,556	4–4
9	Thurs, Aug 21	at Toronto Argonauts	27–1	Loss	17,330	4–5
10	Sun, Aug 31	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	43–12	Loss	29,788	4–6
11	Sun, Sept 7	vs. BC Lions	46–12	Win	22,966	5–6
12	Sun, Sept 14	at Calgary Stampeders	28–24	Loss	28,414	5–7
13	Sun, Sept 21	vs. Montreal Alouettes	24–22	Loss	25,570	5–8
14	Sun, Sept 28	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	29–5	Win	29,361	6–8
15	Fri, Oct 3	at Montreal Alouettes	30–29	Loss	12,322	6–9
16	Fri, Oct 10	at BC Lions	26–19	Win	22,399	7–9
17	Sun, Oct 19	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	22–19	Win	31,909	8–9
18	Fri, Oct 24	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	55–9	Loss	30,222	8–10

Roster

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

CFL All-Star Selections

Bobby Jurasin, Defensive End
John Terry, Offensive Tackle

Western All-Star Selections

Bobby Jurasin, Defensive End
John Terry, Offensive Tackle

References

↑ http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1997/reg

1997 CFL season by team

Western	BC Calgary Edmonton Saskatchewan

Eastern	Hamilton Montreal Toronto Winnipeg

See also	1997 CFL Draft 85th Grey Cup Dispersal Draft

Saskatchewan Roughriders seasons

1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Bold indicates Grey Cup victory

Saskatchewan Roughriders

Founded in 1910 Based in Regina, Saskatchewan

The Franchise	Franchise Records Players Seasons Head Coaches

Stadiums	Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field Mosaic Stadium (2017)

Culture	Labour Day Classic Banjo Bowl Gainer the Gopher

Important Figures	Ron Atchison Roger Aldag Bill Baker Al Benecick "Gluey" Hugh Campbell Ken Charlton Bill Clarke Ray Elgaard Edwin "Eddie" "Dynamite" James Bobby Jurasin Ron Lancaster Ed McQuarters George Reed Dave Ridgway Martin Ruby N. J. "Piffles" Taylor Ted Urness

Retired Numbers	23 Ron Lancaster 34 George Reed 36 Dave Ridgway 40 Mel Becket 44 Roger Aldag 55 Mario DeMarco 56 Ray Syrnyk 73 Gordon Sturtridge

Key Personnel	Owners: "Community" owned General Manager: Chris Jones Head Coach: Chris Jones

Grey Cup Championships (4)	1966 1989 2007 2013

Western Division Championships (19)	1923 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1934 1951 1966 1967 1969 1972 1976 1989 1997 2007 2009 2010 2013

Current League Affiliations	League: Canadian Football League Division: West

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