1997 Toronto Argonauts season

1997 Toronto Argonauts season
General managerEric Tillman
Head coachDon Matthews[1]
Home stadiumSkyDome[2]
Results
Record15–3
Division place1st, East
PlayoffsWon Grey Cup

The 1997 Toronto Argonauts season was the 108th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in first place in the East Division with a 15–3 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive year. The defending champion Argonauts defeated the Montreal Alouettes in the Eastern Final and qualified for the 85th Grey Cup to defend their title. Toronto defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders by a score of 47–23, winning their 14th Grey Cup championship, and repeated as Grey Cup champions.

Offseason

CFL draft

Rd Pick Player Position School
1 1 Chad Folk OL Utah
1 9 Mathew DuBuc SB Texas Tech
2 17 Steve Salter OL Ottawa
3 18 Aldi Henry CB Michigan State
3 24 Dave Mudge OT Michigan State
4 33 Jayson Hansen OL Texas Tech
5 41 Mark Giardetti DE Evangel College
6 48 Kris Kershaw QB Salisbury State

Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft

Round Pick Player Pos
1 9 Sammie Brennan DB
2 17 Travis Anderson WR
3 25 Joe Mero CB

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Preseason

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A June 13 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 18–14 1–0 SkyDome 13,452
B June 18 at Montreal Alouettes W 40–0 2–0 Olympic Stadium 6,394

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Regular season

Season standings

East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 18 15 3 0 660 327 30
Montreal Alouettes 18 13 5 0 509 532 26
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 4 14 0 443 548 8
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 2 16 0 362 549 4

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Regular season

Week Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 June 27 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 38–23 1–0 SkyDome 16,551
2 July 6 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 20–15 2–0 Ivor Wynne Stadium 14,033
3 July 12 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 23–27 2–1 Taylor Field 22,956
4 July 17 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 27–20 3–1 SkyDome 17,222
5 July 24 at BC Lions W 34–20 4–1 BC Place 23,330
6 July 31 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 46–8 5–1 SkyDome 16,213
7 August 7 at Calgary Stampeders L 35–45 5–2 McMahon Stadium 25,311
8 August 14 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 38–14 6–2 SkyDome 18,031
9 August 21 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 27–1 7–2 SkyDome 17,330
10 September 1 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 46–3 8–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 18,377
11 September 7 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 66–25 9–2 Winnipeg Stadium 21,080
12 September 14 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 34–9 10–2 SkyDome 20,234
13 September 20 at Edmonton Eskimos W 25–24 11–2 Commonwealth Stadium 38,619
14 September 28 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 41–9 12–2 Winnipeg Stadium 20,004
15 October 4 vs. BC Lions W 46–3 13–2 SkyDome 17,019
16 October 11 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 28–21 14–2 SkyDome 17,355
17 October 18 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 48–17 15–2 SkyDome 24,083
18 October 26 at Montreal Alouettes L 38–43 15–3 Olympic Stadium 10,801

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Postseason

Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
East Final Sun, Nov 9 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 37–30 1–0 SkyDome 32,085
Grey Cup Sun, Nov 16 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 47–23 2–0 Commonwealth Stadium 60,431

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Grey Cup

Main article: 85th Grey Cup
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Toronto Argonauts 7 13 21 6 47
Saskatchewan Roughriders 3 6 0 14 23

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Awards and records

  • Doug Flutie, Most Outstanding Player Award[7]
  • Mike Kiselak, Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award [8]
  • Derrell Mitchell, Outstanding Rookie Award[9]

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1997 CFL All-Stars

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References

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  2. ^ "Toronto Argonauts Stadium History". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 2011-04-22. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  3. ^ "All-Time Draft List". Toronto Argonauts. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  4. ^ a b c "1997 Toronto Argonauts". Pro Football Archives. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
  5. ^ "1997 Regular Season Standings". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2008-10-29. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  6. ^ "1997 – Toronto Argonauts 47, Saskatchewan Roughriders 23". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
  7. ^ "Most Outstanding Player". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  8. ^ "Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  9. ^ "Most Outstanding Rookie". Canadian Football League. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
  10. ^ a b 2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide (PDF). Toronto Argonauts. 2010. p. 168. Archived from the original (PDF) on 30 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-07.
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