1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season

Season of Canadian Football League team the Hamilton Tiger-Cats

The 1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 40th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 48th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in fourth place in the East Division with a 2–16 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd Pick Player Position School
1 4 Tim Prinsen OG North Dakota
2 12 Joe Rumolo DL Akron
4 28 Mark Nohra RB British Columbia
5 36 Luc Normand WR Bishop's

Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft

Round Pick Player Pos
1 4 Kenny Wilhite CB
2 12 Orlondo Steinauer S
3 20 Frank West DB
4 27 Jermaine Younger LB
5 31 Jayson Dzikowicz DB

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
A June 8 vs. Montreal Alouettes 30–14 Loss 0–1
B June 13 at Toronto Argonauts 18–14 Loss 0–2

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

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 June 27 at Montreal Alouettes 27–17 Loss 0–1
2 July 6 vs. Toronto Argonauts 20–15 Loss 0–2
3 July 11 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 33–18 Loss 0–3
4 July 17 at Toronto Argonauts 27–20 Loss 0–4
5 July 25 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers 36–21 Win 1–4
6 Aug 2 vs. BC Lions 42–24 Loss 1–5
7 Aug 8 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 30–20 Loss 1–6
8 Aug 16 at Montreal Alouettes 36–26 Loss 1–7
9 Aug 21 at Edmonton Eskimos 28–24 Loss 1–8
10 Sept 1 vs. Toronto Argonauts 46–3 Loss 1–9
11 Sept 6 vs. Montreal Alouettes 38–18 Loss 1–10
12 Sept 14 at Toronto Argonauts 34–9 Loss 1–11
13 Sept 21 vs. Calgary Stampeders 25–21 Loss 1–12
14 Sept 26 at BC Lions 34–33 Loss 1–13
15 Oct 5 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers 27–25 Win 2–13
16 Oct 13 at Calgary Stampeders 31–13 Loss 2–14
17 Oct 19 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 22–19 Loss 2–15
18 Oct 25 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 30–19 Loss 2–16

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Awards and honours

1997 CFL All-Stars

References

  1. ^ "1997 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". www.cfl.ca. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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