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1997 Montreal Alouettes season

Canadian football team season

Canadian football team season

FieldValue
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teamMontreal Alouettes
year1997
record13–5
division_place2nd, East
coachDave Ritchie
stadiumOlympic Stadium
playoffsLost East Final
uniformImage:CFL MTL Jersey 1996.png
shortnavlinkAlouettes seasons

The 1997 Montreal Alouettes finished in second place in the East Division with a 13–5 record. Their season came to a close as the Doug Flutie-led Toronto Argonauts defeated the Alouettes in the Eastern Final. The 1997 team saw major head office changes as Jim Speros sold the team to Bob Wetenhall and Larry Smith assumed the role of president and chief executive officer after resigning as CFL commissioner.

Offseason

CFL draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool/Club team
16Steve CharbonneauDLNew Hampshire
211Jerome PathonWRWashington
214Ryan CoughlinOLMcGill
321Bruno HeppellRBWestern Michigan
429Derek KreteLBWestern Ontario
430Ryan CarruthersSBCalgary
538Andy BreretonSBWestern Michigan
645Francis BellefroidLBBishop's

Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft

RoundPickNamePos
16Uzooma OkekeG
214Swift BurchDT
322Michael HendricksLB
429Robert StevensonG
532David HarperLB

Preseason

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June 8Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 30–141–0Ivor Wynne Stadium9,311
June 18Toronto ArgonautsL 0–401–1Olympic Stadium6,394

Regular season

Season Standings

TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Toronto Argonauts18153066032730
Montreal Alouettes18135050953226
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1841404435488
Hamilton Tiger-Cats1821603625494

Season Schedule

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June 27vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 27–171–0Olympic Stadium7,380
July 3at Winnipeg Blue BombersW 27–242–0Winnipeg Stadium20,497
July 9vs. Calgary StampedersW 34–283–0Olympic Stadium7,669
July 17at Edmonton EskimosL 0–323–1Commonwealth Stadium27,811
July 24Edmonton EskimosL 24–343–2Olympic Stadium10,025
July 31at Toronto ArgonautsL 8–463–3SkyDome16,218
Aug 9at BC LionsW 45–314–3BC Place Stadium19,106
Aug 16vs. Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 36–265–3Olympic Stadium10,039
Aug 22at Winnipeg Blue BombersW 26–216–3Winnipeg Stadium19,930
Aug 30vs. BC LionsW 34–337–3Olympic Stadium11,050
Sept 6at Hamilton Tiger-CatsW 38–188–3Ivor Wynne Stadium9,253
Sept 12vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 29–289–3Olympic Stadium10,259
Sept 21at Saskatchewan RoughridersW 24–2210–3Taylor Field25,570
Sept 28at Calgary StampedersL 22–4310–4McMahon Stadium27,153
Oct 3vs. Saskatchewan RoughridersW 30–2911–4Olympic Stadium12,322
Oct 11at Toronto ArgonautsL 21–2811–5SkyDome17,355
Oct 19vs. Winnipeg Blue BombersW 41–3412–5Olympic Stadium6,721
Oct 26at Toronto ArgonautsW 43–3813–5Olympic Stadium10,801

Roster

Montreal Alouettes roster
Quarterbacks

Playoffs

East Semi-Final

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
BC Lions21016735
Montreal Alouettes21213045

East Final

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Montreal Alouettes1821030
Toronto Argonauts71331437

Awards

1997 CFL All-Star Selections

  • Neal Fort – Offensive Tackle
  • Uzooma Okeke – Offensive Tackle
  • Elfrid Payton – Defensive End
  • Doug petersen – Defensive Tackle
  • Mike Pringle – Running Back
  • Pierre Vercheval – Offensive Guard

References

References

  1. link. (2012-08-29 1997 CFL Canadian Draft)
  2. "CFL.ca - Official Site of the Canadian Football League 2".
  3. "1997 Montreal Alouettes (CFL) - Pro Football Archives".
  4. "CFL Results Nov. 2, 1997 BC Lions 35 @ Montreal Alouettes 45 on CFLDB Statistics".
  5. "CFL Results Nov. 9, 1997 Montreal Alouettes 30 @ Toronto Argonauts 37 on CFLDB Statistics".
  6. "Archived copy".
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