1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats March 2026 Hamilton Tiger-Cats 1997 2–16 4th, East Don SutherinUrban Bowman (interim) Ivor Wynne Stadium did not qualify Orlondo Steinauer Mike Philbrick Archie Amerson Tiger-Cats seasons The 1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 40th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and their 48th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in fourth place in the East Division with a 2–16 record and failed to make the playoffs. Offseason CFL draft Rd Pick Player Position School 1 4 Tim Prinsen OG North Dakota 2 12 Joe Rumolo DL Akron 4 28 Mark Nohra RB British Columbia 5 36 Luc Normand WR Bishop's Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft RoundPickPlayerPos14Kenny WilhiteCB212Orlondo SteinauerS320Frank WestDB427Jermaine YoungerLB531Jayson DzikowiczDB Preseason Week Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A June 8 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 14–30 0–1 B June 13 at Toronto Argonauts L 14–18 0–2 Regular season Season standings Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 June 27 at Montreal Alouettes L 17–27 0–1 2 2 July 6 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 15–20 0–2 3 3 July 11 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 18–33 0–3 4 4 July 17 at Toronto Argonauts L 20–27 0–4 5 5 July 25 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 36–21 1–4 6 6 Aug 2 vs. BC Lions L 24–42 1–5 7 7 Aug 8 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 20–30 1–6 8 8 Aug 16 at Montreal Alouettes L 26–36 1–7 9 9 Aug 21 at Edmonton Eskimos L 24–28 1–8 10 10 Sept 1 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 3–46 1–9 11 11 Sept 6 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 18–38 1–10 12 12 Sept 14 at Toronto Argonauts L 9–34 1–11 13 13 Sept 21 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 21–25 1–12 14 14 Sept 26 at BC Lions L 33–34 1–13 15 15 Oct 5 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 27–25 2–13 16 16 Oct 13 at Calgary Stampeders L 13–31 2–14 17 17 Oct 19 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 19–22 2–15 18 18 Oct 25 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 19–30 2–16 http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1997/time_zone/0 1997 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League www.cfl.ca 6 June 2022 https://archive.today/20120722010217/http://www.cfl.ca/schedule/year/1997/time_zone/0 22 July 2012 dead Roster 1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks 10 I Marquel Fleetwood 11 I Jason McCullough Running backs  9 I Archie Amerson  7 I Willie Brown 33 I Yonel Jourdain 29 N Dean Noel Receivers 17 N Ken Evraire 89 N Andrew Grigg 18 N Mike Morreale 86 I Ashaundai Smith  4 I Burt Thornton Offensive linemen 64 I Joe Burgos T 68 N Tom Nütten C 62 N Tim Prinsen T/G 65 N Colin Quiney T 66 N Blaine Schmidt G 57 N Val St. Germain G Defensive linemen 90 I Gonzalo Floyd DE 55 N Pat McNerney DT 53 I Joe Montford DE 99 N Mike Philbrick DT 50 N Joe Rumolo DT 92 I Willie Whitehead DE Linebackers 38 N Cooper Harris 45 I Lamar McGriggs 36 N Justin Ring 73 I Calvin Tiggle 27 N Donovan Wright Defensive backs 37 I Derek Grier 42 N Rob Hitchcock 31 I Sam Rogers 22 I Orlondo Steinauer 39 I Gerald Vaughn 20 N Kyle Walters 28 I Frank West Special teams  3 N Paul Osbaldiston K/P Injured list 13 I Anthony Calvillo QB 98 N Mike Campbell DT  2 I Eric Carter DB 14 I Mike Cawley QB 12 I Rickey Foggie QB 25 N Lee Knight FB 51 N David Richardson T 32 I Aaron Ruffin DB 94 N Obie Spanic DT 61 N Jude St. John T 26 I Kenny Wilhite DB 82 I Prince Wimbley SB Italics indicate American players References Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats seasons Hamilton Category:1997 in sports in Ontario