1997 Saskatchewan Roughriders season

1997 Saskatchewan Roughriders season
Head coach	Jim Daley
General manager	Alan Ford
Home field	Taylor Field
Results
Record	8–10–0
Division place	3rd, West
Playoff finish	Lost in Grey Cup
Team MOP	Bobby Jurasin
Team MOC	Dan Farthing
Team MOR	Todd McMillon

The 1997 Saskatchewan Roughriders finished in 3rd place in the West division with an 8–10 record and lost in the 85th Grey Cup game to the Doug Flutie-led Toronto Argonauts. Despite finishing the season tied with the BC Lions, the Roughriders were placed above the Lions after winning the season series three games to one. The 'Riders proceeded to upset the Calgary Stampeders by a score of 33–30 in the West-Semi Final and then defeated the favoured Edmonton Eskimos 31–30 to proceed to the Grey Cup game.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	2	Ben Fairbrother	Offensive Lineman	Calgary
2	13	Chris Szarka	Fullback	Eastern Illinois
4	26	Mark Raphael	Cornerback	Ottawa
5	34	Andre Batson	Wide Receiver	York
6	42	Dan Comiskey	Offensive Lineman	Windsor

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance
B	Fri, June 13	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	39–21	Win	19,681
C	Thurs, June 19	at Edmonton Eskimos	24–18	Loss	32,291

Regular season

Season standings

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	18	12	6	0	479	400	24	Details
Calgary Stampeders	18	10	8	0	522	442	20	Details
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	8	10	0	413	479	16	Details
BC Lions	18	8	10	0	429	536	16	Details

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Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Thurs, June 26	at BC Lions	24–23	Win	18,881	1–0
2	Fri, July 4	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	24–18	Loss	25,751	1–1
3	Sat, July 12	vs. Toronto Argonauts	27–23	Win	22,956	2–1
4	Fri, July 18	at Calgary Stampeders	22–13	Loss	30,366	2–2
5	Sat, July 26	vs. Calgary Stampeders	21–19	Win	26,483	3–2
6	Thurs, July 31	at Edmonton Eskimos	37–34	Loss	30,917	3–3
7	Fri, Aug 8	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	30–20	Win	12,582	4–3
8	Fri, Aug 15	vs. BC Lions	39–26	Loss	28,556	4–4
9	Thurs, Aug 21	at Toronto Argonauts	27–1	Loss	17,330	4–5
10	Sun, Aug 31	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	43–12	Loss	29,788	4–6
11	Sun, Sept 7	vs. BC Lions	46–12	Win	22,966	5–6
12	Sun, Sept 14	at Calgary Stampeders	28–24	Loss	28,414	5–7
13	Sun, Sept 21	vs. Montreal Alouettes	24–22	Loss	25,570	5–8
14	Sun, Sept 28	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	29–5	Win	29,361	6–8
15	Fri, Oct 3	at Montreal Alouettes	30–29	Loss	12,322	6–9
16	Fri, Oct 10	at BC Lions	26–19	Win	22,399	7–9
17	Sun, Oct 19	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	22–19	Win	31,909	8–9
18	Fri, Oct 24	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	55–9	Loss	30,222	8–10

Roster

Saskatchewan Roughriders roster
Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Slotbacks		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen		Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams		Injured Practice Roster Italics indicate Import player → More rosters

Awards and records

CFL All-Star Selections

• Bobby Jurasin, Defensive End
• John Terry, Offensive Tackle

Western All-Star Selections

• Bobby Jurasin, Defensive End
• John Terry, Offensive Tackle

References

1. http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1997/reg