1997 Calgary Stampeders season explained

Team:	Calgary Stampeders
Year:	1997
Record:	10–8
Division Place:	2nd, West
Coach:	Wally Buono
Stadium:	McMahon Stadium
Playoffs:	Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform:	Image:CFL CAL Jersey 1996.png
Shortnavlink:	Stampeders seasons
Owner:	Sig Gutsche
General Manager:	Wally Buono

The 1997 Calgary Stampeders finished in second place in the West Division with a 10–8 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final and lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	5 (via Winnipeg)	Doug Brown	DL	Simon Fraser
1	7	Jason Clemett	LB	SImon Fraser
2	15	Jeff Traversy	DT	Edinboro
3	21	Frank Rocca	OL	Eastern Michigan
4	29	Uzo Ubani	SB	Concordia
5	37	Trent Bagnail	OL	Saskatchewan
6	44	Paul Donkersley	RB	Acadia

Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Pos
1	7	Joseph Rogers	WR
2	15	Ray Bernard	LB
3	23	Troy Mills	RB
4	30	Charles Esty	G

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	Sat, June 7	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	24–20	Win	23,438	1–0
B	Tue, June 17	vs. BC Lions	30–18	Win	29,000	2–0

Regular season

Season standings

West Division! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts

Edmonton Eskimos	18	12	6	0	479	400	24
Calgary Stampeders	18	10	8	0	522	442	20
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	8	10	0	413	479	16
BC Lions	18	8	10	0	429	536	16

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Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Wed, June 25	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	23–22	Loss	24,868	0–1
2	Tue, July 3	at BC Lions	17–16	Loss	17,206	0–2
3	Wed, July 9	at Montreal Alouettes	34–28	Loss	7,669	0–3
4	Fri, July 18	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	22–13	Win	30,366	1–3
5	Sat, July 26	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	21–19	Loss	26,483	1–4
6	Fri, Aug 1	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	43–22	Win	22,752	2–4
7	Thu, Aug 7	vs. Toronto Argonauts	45–35	Win	25,311	3–4
8	Thu, Aug 14	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	35–24	Win	19,674	4–4
9	Fri, Aug 22	at BC Lions	37–23	Loss	20,303	4–5
10	Mon, Sep 1	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	27–14	Win	37,611	5–5
11	Fri, Sept 5	at Edmonton Eskimos	24–20	Loss	43,913	5–6
12	Sun, Sep 14	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	28–24	Win	28,414	6–6
13	Sun, Sep 21	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	25–21	Win	13,010	7–6
14	Sun, Sep 28	vs. Montreal Alouettes	43–22	Win	27,153	8–6
15	Sun, Oct 5	at Edmonton Eskimos	42–32	Loss	31,572	8–7
16	Mon, Oct 13	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	31–13	Win	29,298	9–7
17	Sat, Oct 18	at Toronto Argonauts	48–17	Loss	24,083	9–8
18	Sun, Oct 26	vs. BC Lions	43–9	Win	24,690	10–8

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Awards and records

• Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy – Jeff Garcia (QB)

Western All-Star selections

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
	?	?	?	?	33
	?	?	?	?	30

Notes and References

1. Web site: CFL.ca . https://web.archive.org/web/20090715074133/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1995/reg . 2009-07-15 . dead . 2009-06-17 .
2. Web site: Minor League Sports News on OurSports Central . https://web.archive.org/web/20090221041414/http://www.oursportscentral.com/services/archive/ . 2009-02-21 . live . 2009-06-17 .
3. Web site: Calgary Stampeders Historical Canadian Football League (CFL) Scores Since 1945 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090312034855/http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/calgary.htm . 2009-03-12 . live . 2009-06-17 .