The 1997 Toronto Argonauts season was the 108th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in first place in the East Division with a 15–3 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive year. The defending champion Argonauts defeated the Montreal Alouettes in the Eastern Final and qualified for the 85th Grey Cup to defend their title. Toronto defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders by a score of 47–23, winning their 14th Grey Cup championship, and repeated as Grey Cup champions.
Offseason
CFL draft Rd Pick Player Position School 1 1 Chad Folk OL Utah 1 9 Mathew DuBuc SB Texas Tech 2 17 Steve Salter OL Ottawa 3 18 Aldi Henry CB Michigan State 3 24 Dave Mudge OT Michigan State 4 33 Jayson Hansen OL Texas Tech 5 41 Mark Giardetti DE Evangel College 6 48 Kris Kershaw QB Salisbury State
Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft RoundPickPlayerPos19Sammie BrennanDB217Travis AndersonWR325Joe MeroCB
Preseason Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A June 13 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 18–14 1–0 SkyDome 13,452 B June 18 at Montreal Alouettes W 40–0 2–0 Olympic Stadium 6,394
Regular season
Season standings
Regular season Week Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 June 27 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 38–23 1–0 SkyDome 16,551 2 July 6 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 20–15 2–0 Ivor Wynne Stadium 14,033 3 July 12 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 23–27 2–1 Taylor Field 22,956 4 July 17 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 27–20 3–1 SkyDome 17,222 5 July 24 at BC Lions W 34–20 4–1 BC Place 23,330 6 July 31 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 46–8 5–1 SkyDome 16,213 7 August 7 at Calgary Stampeders L 35–45 5–2 McMahon Stadium 25,311 8 August 14 vs. Edmonton Eskimos W 38–14 6–2 SkyDome 18,031 9 August 21 Saskatchewan Roughriders W 27–1 7–2 SkyDome 17,330 10 September 1 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 46–3 8–2 Ivor Wynne Stadium 18,377 11 September 7 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 66–25 9–2 Winnipeg Stadium 21,080 12 September 14 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats W 34–9 10–2 SkyDome 20,234 13 September 20 at Edmonton Eskimos W 25–24 11–2 Commonwealth Stadium 38,619 14 September 28 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 41–9 12–2 Winnipeg Stadium 20,004 15 October 4 vs. BC Lions W 46–3 13–2 SkyDome 17,019 16 October 11 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 28–21 14–2 SkyDome 17,355 17 October 18 vs. Calgary Stampeders W 48–17 15–2 SkyDome 24,083 18 October 26 at Montreal Alouettes L 38–43 15–3 Olympic Stadium 10,801
Postseason Round Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record East Final Sun, Nov 9 vs. Montreal Alouettes W 37–30 1–0 SkyDome 32,085 Grey Cup Sun, Nov 16 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders W 47–23 2–0 Commonwealth Stadium 60,431
Grey Cup
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 TotalToronto Argonauts 7 13 21 6 47Saskatchewan Roughriders 3 6 0 14 23
Roster 1997 Toronto Argonauts final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen C G C T G/T G T
Defensive linemen DT DE/DT DE DE DTLinebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams K/P
Injured list DB
Italics indicate International player
Awards and records Doug Flutie, Most Outstanding Player Award Mike Kiselak, Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award Derrell Mitchell, Outstanding Rookie Award
1997 CFL All-Stars QB – Doug Flutie FB – Robert Drummond SB – Derrell Mitchell C – Mike Kiselak DT – Rob Waldrop DB – Johnnie Harris DS – Lester Smith P/K – Mike Vanderjagt ST – Mike "Pinball" Clemons WR – {Terrance Lawrence}
References