1997 Edmonton Eskimos season

Canadian football team season March 2026 May 2019 Edmonton Eskimos 1997 12–6 1st, West Hugh Campbell Ron Lancaster Commonwealth Stadium Lost West Final Eskimos seasons The 1997 Edmonton Eskimos, coached by Ron Lancaster, finished in first place in the West Division with a 12–6 record.Edmonton Eskimos 1997 Season on CFLdb Statistics https://stats.cfldb.ca/team/edmonton-elks/1997/ 2023-07-01 stats.cfldb.ca They were upset in the West Final by the Saskatchewan Roughriders. Offseason CFL draft RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool13 (via Ottawa)Chad FolkOLUtah18Mark FarrawayDLSt. Francis Xavier216Patrice DenisLBWestern Ontario432David HeasmanOLNorthern Arizona540O.J. SantiagoTEKent State647Chris HardyQBManitoba Ottawa Roughriders Dispersal Draft RoundPickPlayerPos15 (via Winnipeg)André BolducSB18Robert GordonWR216Tommy HenryDB324Sean ReadeRB Preseason Schedule WeekDateOpponentScoreResultAttendanceRecordAJune 8@. British Columbia Lions32–15L102840–1BJune 19vs Saskatchewan Roughriders18–17W322911–1 Regular season Season standings Season schedule WeekDateOpponentScoreResultAttendanceRecordStk1June 25@ Calgary Stampeders23–22W248681–0W12July 4@ Saskatchewan Roughriders24–18W257512–0W23July 10vs. British Columbia Lions41–31L260102–1L14July 17vs. Montreal Alouettes32–0W278113–1W15July 24@ Montreal Alouettes34–24W102254–1W26July 31vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders37–34W309175–1W37August 7vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers45–11W292936–1W48August 14@ Toronto Argonauts38–14L180316–2L19August 21vs. Hamilton Tiger Cats28–24W269607–2W110September 1@ Calgary Stampeders27–14L376117–3L111September 5vs. Calgary Stampeders24–20W439138–3W112September 13@ British Columbia27–1L250888–4L113September 20vs. Toronto Argonauts25–24L386198–5L214September 28@ Saskatchewan Roughriders29–15L293618–6L315October 5vs. Calgary Stampeders42–32 (OT)W315729–6W116October 12@ Winnipeg Blue Bombers20–2W1852410–6W217October 19vs. British Columbia Lions41–7W3195811–6W318October 25@ Hamilton Tiger Catse30–19W1611012–6W4 1997 CFL All-Stars Offence SB – Darren Flutie, Edmonton Eskimos Defence LB – Willie Pless, Edmonton Eskimos CB – Kavis Reed, Edmonton Eskimos DB – Glenn Rogers Jr., Edmonton Eskimos Western All-Star Selections Offence SB – Darren Flutie, Edmonton Eskimos OG – Leo Groenewegen, Edmonton Eskimos OT – Thomas Rayam, Edmonton Eskimos Defence DT – Bennie Goods, Edmonton Eskimos DE – Malvin Hunter, Edmonton Eskimos LB – Willie Pless, Edmonton Eskimos CB – Kavis Reed, Edmonton Eskimos DB – Glenn Rogers Jr., Edmonton Eskimos DS – Trent Brown, Edmonton Eskimos Special teams ST – Gizmo Williams, Edmonton Eskimos Playoffs West Final TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4TotalSaskatchewan Roughriders14100731Edmonton Eskimos7811430 Roster 1997 Edmonton Eskimos final roster Quarterbacks 15 I Jimmy Kemp 14 I Danny McManus Running backs 35 I Eric Blount 34 I Tony Burse 29 N Jay Hamilton Receivers 20 N Don Blair  4 I Eddie Brown 82 I Darren Flutie 84 I Bob Gordon 31 N Marc Tobert  2 I Gizmo Williams Offensive linemen 67 N Rod Connop C 51 N Mark Farraway G/C 59 N Leo Groenewegen G 60 N Chris Morris T 55 I Tom Rayam T 62 N Derek Sholdice G 63 N Vic Stevenson T Defensive linemen 89 I Leroy Blugh DE 40 I Bennie Goods DT 46 I Malvin Hunter DE 79 N Derek MacCready DT 43 N Jed Roberts DE/DT Linebackers 37 N Patrice Denis 36 N Bruce Dickson 38 N Errol Martin 45 I Maurice Miller 39 I Willie Pless Defensive backs 17 I Derrick Beatty 28 N Trent Brown 10 I Malcolm Frank  7 I Ian Franklin 13 I Tommy Henry 24 I Kavis Reed 26 I Glenn RogersSpecial teams  3 N Sean Fleming K/P Injured list 12 N André Bolduc SB  9 I Marcus Crandell QB 88 I Shannon Myers WR  6 I Reggie Pleasant DB 33 I Mike Sellers FB/DE Italics indicate American player References Category:Edmonton Elks seasons Category:1997 Canadian Football League season by team Category:1997 in sports in Alberta