The 1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 40th season for the team in the Canadian Football League (CFL) 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 RoundPickPlayerPos14Kenny WilhiteCB212Orlondo SteinauerS320Frank WestDB427Jermaine YoungerLB531Jayson DzikowiczDB
Preseason Week Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record A June 8 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 14–30 0–1 B June 13 at Toronto Argonauts L 14–18 0–2
Regular season
Season standings
Schedule Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 1 1 June 27 at Montreal Alouettes L 17–27 0–1 2 2 July 6 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 15–20 0–2 3 3 July 11 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 18–33 0–3 4 4 July 17 at Toronto Argonauts L 20–27 0–4 5 5 July 25 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 36–21 1–4 6 6 Aug 2 vs. BC Lions L 24–42 1–5 7 7 Aug 8 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 20–30 1–6 8 8 Aug 16 at Montreal Alouettes L 26–36 1–7 9 9 Aug 21 at Edmonton Eskimos L 24–28 1–8 10 10 Sept 1 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 3–46 1–9 11 11 Sept 6 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 18–38 1–10 12 12 Sept 14 at Toronto Argonauts L 9–34 1–11 13 13 Sept 21 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 21–25 1–12 14 14 Sept 26 at BC Lions L 33–34 1–13 15 15 Oct 5 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 27–25 2–13 16 16 Oct 13 at Calgary Stampeders L 13–31 2–14 17 17 Oct 19 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 19–22 2–15 18 18 Oct 25 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 19–30 2–16
Roster 1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats final roster Quarterbacks
Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen T C T/G T G G
Defensive linemen DE DT DE DT DT DE Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams K/P
Injured list QB DT DB QB QB FB T DB DT T DB SB Italics indicate American players References