The 1997 BC Lions finished in fourth place in the West Division with an 8–10 record. Because of the "crossover" rule, they appeared in the East Semi-Final. The Lions became the first West Division team to appear in the East Division playoffs, but lost to the Montreal Alouettes.

Offseason

CFL draft RoundPickPlayerPositionSchool 2 10 Bob Beveridge OL British Columbia 3 19 Paul Stoilen LB Simon Fraser 3 20 John Partchenko OL Michigan 4 25 Bret Anderson SB Simon Fraser 4 27 Martin Miller DB Manitoba 5 35 Jamie MacDonald OT Northern Illinois 6 43 Kelly Lochbaum LB Northern Arizona

Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft RoundPickPlayerPos13Leonard HumphriesCB211Duane ArrindellOL319Mike GillockDB

Preseason WeekDateOpponentResultRecord A June 8 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 32–15 1–0 B June 17 at Calgary Stampeders L 18–30 1–1

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule WeekDateOpponentResultRecord 1 June 26 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 23–24 0–1 2 July 3 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 17–16 1–1 3 July 10 at Edmonton Eskimos W 41–31 2–1 4 July 19 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 21–17 3–1 5 July 24 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 20–34 3–2 6 Aug 2 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 42–24 4–2 7 Aug 9 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 31–45 4–3 8 Aug 15 at Saskatchewan Roughriders W 39–26 5–3 9 Aug 22 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 37–23 6–3 10 Aug 30 at Montreal Alouettes L 24–33 6–4 11 Sept 7 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 12–46 6–5 12 Sept 13 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 27–1 7–5 13 Sept 19 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 14–26 7–6 14 Sept 26 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 34–33 8–6 15 Oct 4 at Toronto Argonauts L 3–46 8–7 16 Oct 10 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 19–26 8–8 17 Oct 19 at Edmonton Eskimos L 7–41 8–9 18 Oct 26 at Calgary Stampeders L 9–43 8–10

Roster 1997 BC Lions final roster Quarterbacks

K

Running backs

Receivers K

Offensive linemen T C/G T T G G C

Defensive linemen DT DT DE DE

Special teams K/P Linebackers

Defensive backs

Injured list LB DT SB LB LB T/G QB LB DB FB LB SB DB WR LB

Italics indicate International player

Awards and records CFL's Most Outstanding Canadian Award – Sean Millington (FB)

1997 CFL All-Stars WR – Alfred Jackson, CFL All-Star LB – Maurice Kelley, CFL All-Star

1997 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars FB – Sean Millington, Intergold CFLPA All-Star WR – Alfred Jackson, Intergold CFLPA All-Star HC – Adam Rita, Intergold CFLPA All-Star

Playoffs

East Semi-Final Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalMontreal Alouettes 21 21 3 0 45BC Lions 2 10 16 7 35

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