1997 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

Canadian football team season March 2026 Winnipeg Blue Bombers 1997 4–14 3rd, East Jeff Reinebold Jeff Reinebold Winnipeg Stadium did not qualify Image:CFL WPG Jersey 1995.png Blue Bombers seasons The 1997 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in third place in the East Division with a 4–14 record and failed to make the playoffs. This ended the second longest playoff streak in CFL history at 17 years (1980–1996).https://www.cfl.ca/article/by-the-numbers-playoffs https://web.archive.org/web/20131029210615/http://www.cfl.ca/article/by-the-numbers-playoffs 2013-10-29 By the Numbers: Playoffs???!!! Offseason CFL draft Round Pick Player Position School323 (via Edmonton)Marice HenriquesSColorado538Jonathan SwiftLBTennessee-Martin642Wayne WeathersDEManitoba Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft RoundPickPlayerPos213Obrad SpanicDL321Stacy EvansDE428Lubo ZizakovicDT Regular season Season standings Season schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record 1 June 27 at Toronto Argonauts L 23–38 0–1 2 July 3 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 24–27 0–2 3 July 11 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 33–18 1–2 4 July 19 at BC Lions L 17–21 1–3 5 July 25 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 21–36 1–4 6 Aug 1 at Calgary Stampeders L 22–43 1–5 7 Aug 7 at Edmonton Eskimos L 11–45 1–6 8 Aug 14 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 24–35 1–7 9 Aug 22 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 21–26 1–8 10 Aug 31 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 43–12 2–8 11 Sept 7 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 25–66 2–9 12 Sept 12 at Montreal Alouettes L 28–29 2–10 13 Sept 19 vs. BC Lions W 26–14 3–10 14 Sept 28 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 9–41 3–11 15 Oct 5 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats L 25–27 3–12 16 Oct 12 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 2–20 3–13 17 Oct 19 at Montreal Alouettes L 34–41 3–14 18 Oct 24 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 55–9 4–14http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/winnipeg.htm Winnipeg Blue Bombers historical Canadian Football League (CFL) scores, schedules, and analytics 2009-10-25 2009-03-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20090311040717/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/winnipeg.htm dead Roster 1997 Winnipeg Blue Bombers final roster Quarterbacks  9 I Raymond Philyaw 16 I Chris Vargas Running backs  5 I Dexter Dawson DB 37 N David Pitcher 25 I Ronald Williams Receivers 14 N Bruce Boyko 88 N Sean Graham  8 I Ted Long 83 I Joseph Rogers 85 I Milt Stegall Offensive linemen 59 I Craig Hendrickson T 57 N Brett MacNeil G 66 N Mike Mihelic G 62 I Chris Perez T 69 N Frank Rocca C/G 60 N Dave Vankoughnett C Defensive linemen 56 I Shonte Peoples DE 90 N Rob Robinson DT 91 I Tyrone Rodgers DE 72 N Colin Scrivener DT 72 N Glen Scrivener DT Special teams  6 N Bob Cameron P  7 N Troy Westwood K Linebackers 34 I Greg Battle 51 I Grant Carter 46 N Mark Holmstrom 54 N Wade Miller 48 I Dee Osborne Defensive backs 20 N Sammie Brennan 26 I Reggie Carthon 36 I Rob Davis  1 N Brad Elberg 33 I Nick Ferguson 23 I Shannon Garrett  3 I Brandon Hamilton Injured list 17 N Allan Boyko SB  4 N Errol Brown DB 58 I Emil Ekiyor DT 95 I Tommy Fagan DE 24 I Courtney Griffin DB 38 N Doug Hocking LB 44 I DeWayne Knight LB 21 I Tyrone Montgomery RB 50 I George Noga DE  2 I Turhon O'Bannon WR Suspended 27 I Jocelyn Borgella DB Italics indicate American player Awards and records 1997 CFL All-Stars WR – Milt Stegall, CFL All-Star ST – Shonte Peoples, CFL All-Star References Category:Winnipeg Blue Bombers seasons Winn Category:1997 in sports in Manitoba Category:1990s in Winnipeg