1997 BC Lions season

Canadian football team season March 2026 BC Lions 1997 8–10 4th, West David Braley Adam Rita Adam Rita BC Place Stadium 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 RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool 2 10 Bob Beveridge OL British Columbia 3 19 Paul Stoilen LB Simon Fraser 3 20 John Partchenko OL Michigan 4 25 Bret Anderson SB Simon Fraser 4 27 Martin Miller DB Manitoba 5 35 Jamie MacDonald OT Northern Illinois 6 43 Kelly Lochbaum LB Northern Arizona Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft RoundPickPlayerPos13Leonard HumphriesCB211Duane ArrindellOL319Mike GillockDB Preseason WeekDateOpponentResultRecord A June 8 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 32–15 1–0 B June 17 at Calgary Stampeders L 18–30 1–1 Regular season Season standings Season schedule WeekDateOpponentResultRecord 1 June 26 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 23–24 0–1 2 July 3 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 17–16 1–1 3 July 10 at Edmonton Eskimos W 41–31 2–1 4 July 19 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 21–17 3–1 5 July 24 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 20–34 3–2 6 Aug 2 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 42–24 4–2 7 Aug 9 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 31–45 4–3 8 Aug 15 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 39–26 5–3 9 Aug 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 37–23 6–3 10 Aug 30 at Montreal Alouettes L 24–33 6–4 11 Sept 7 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 12–46 6–5 12 Sept 13 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 27–1 7–5 13 Sept 19 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–26 7–6 14 Sept 26 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 34–33 8–6 15 Oct 4 at Toronto Argonauts L 3–46 8–7 16 Oct 10 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 19–26 8–8 17 Oct 19 at Edmonton Eskimos L 7–41 8–9 18 Oct 26 at Calgary Stampeders L 9–43 8–10 BC Lions All-Time Canadian Football League (CFL) Records http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090311040646/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/brcolumb.htm 2009-03-11 live 2009-03-08 Roster 1997 BC Lions final roster Quarterbacks  9 I Damon Allen  2 N Giulio Caravatta K Running backs  6 I Cory Philpot 34 N Brad Yamaoka Receivers 12 N Bret Anderson K 21 I Jimmy Cunningham  7 I Alfred Jackson 82 N Nick Mazzoli 86 N Trevor Shaw 77 I Mike Trevathan Offensive linemen 65 N Chuck Bradley T 55 N Doug Davies C/G 64 N Mo Elewonibi T 59 N Todd Furdyk T 68 N Cory Mantyka G 60 N Jamie Taras G 53 I Mike Withycombe C Defensive linemen 74 N Dave Chaytors DT 76 I Joe Fleming DT 72 I Johnny Scott DE 78 N Harry Van Hofwegen DE Special teams  5 N Lui Passaglia K/P Linebackers 95 N Sheldon Benoit 29 I B. J. Gallis 33 N Kelly Lochbaum 96 I Virgil Robertson Defensive backs 10 N Dave Donaldson 40 N Greg Frers 14 I Rashid Gayle 22 I John Holland 24 I Leonard Humphries 11 I Maurice Kelly  4 I Damion Lyons 18 N Frank Pimiskern 20 I Don Wilson Injured list  3 I Daved Benefield LB  7 I Wayne Drinkwalter DT 80 N Andrew English SB 97 N Brooks Findlay LB 90 N Steve Glenn LB 57 N Mark Hatfield T/G 13 I Khari Jones QB 31 I David Maeva LB 21 N Martin Miller DB 25 N Sean Millington FB 39 N Nick Richards LB  1 I Al Shipman SB  8 I Andre Strode DB 88 I Larry Thompson WR -- N Chris Tsangaris LB Italics indicate International player 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 Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalMontreal Alouettes 21 21 3 0 45BC Lions 2 10 16 7 35 References Category:BC Lions seasons BC Lions Category:1997 in sports in British Columbia Category:1990s in Vancouver