1997 Calgary Stampeders season

1997 Calgary Stampeders season
Owner	Sig Gutsche
General manager	Wally Buono
Head coach	Wally Buono
Home field	McMahon Stadium
Results
Record	10–8
Division place	2nd, West
Playoff finish	Lost West Semi-Final
Uniform

The 1997 Calgary Stampeders finished in second place in the West Division with a 10–8 record. They appeared in the West Semi-Final and lost to the Saskatchewan Roughriders.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd	Pick	Player	Position	School
1	5 (via Winnipeg)	Doug Brown	DL	Simon Fraser
1	7	Jason Clemett	LB	SImon Fraser
2	15	Jeff Traversy	DT	Edinboro
3	21	Frank Rocca	OL	Eastern Michigan
4	29	Uzo Ubani	SB	Concordia
5	37	Trent Bagnail	OL	Saskatchewan
6	44	Paul Donkersley	RB	Acadia

Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Pos
1	7	Joseph Rogers	WR
2	15	Ray Bernard	LB
3	23	Troy Mills	RB
4	30	Charles Esty	G

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
A	Sat, June 7	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	24–20	Win	23,438	1–0
B	Tue, June 17	vs. BC Lions	30–18	Win	29,000	2–0

Regular season

Season standings

West Division

Team	GP	W	L	T	PF	PA	Pts
Edmonton Eskimos	18	12	6	0	479	400	24
Calgary Stampeders	18	10	8	0	522	442	20
Saskatchewan Roughriders	18	8	10	0	413	479	16
BC Lions	18	8	10	0	429	536	16

Season schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Attendance	Record
1	Wed, June 25	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	23–22	Loss	24,868	0–1
2	Tue, July 3	at BC Lions	17–16	Loss	17,206	0–2
3	Wed, July 9	at Montreal Alouettes	34–28	Loss	7,669	0–3
4	Fri, July 18	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	22–13	Win	30,366	1–3
5	Sat, July 26	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	21–19	Loss	26,483	1–4
6	Fri, Aug 1	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	43–22	Win	22,752	2–4
7	Thu, Aug 7	vs. Toronto Argonauts	45–35	Win	25,311	3–4
8	Thu, Aug 14	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	35–24	Win	19,674	4–4
9	Fri, Aug 22	at BC Lions	37–23	Loss	20,303	4–5
10	Mon, Sep 1	vs. Edmonton Eskimos	27–14	Win	37,611	5–5
11	Fri, Sept 5	at Edmonton Eskimos	24–20	Loss	43,913	5–6
12	Sun, Sep 14	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	28–24	Win	28,414	6–6
13	Sun, Sep 21	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	25–21	Win	13,010	7–6
14	Sun, Sep 28	vs. Montreal Alouettes	43–22	Win	27,153	8–6
15	Sun, Oct 5	at Edmonton Eskimos	42–32	Loss	31,572	8–7
16	Mon, Oct 13	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	31–13	Win	29,298	9–7
17	Sat, Oct 18	at Toronto Argonauts	48–17	Loss	24,083	9–8
18	Sun, Oct 26	vs. BC Lions	43–9	Win	24,690	10–8

Awards and records

• Jeff Nicklin Memorial Trophy – Jeff Garcia (QB)

Playoffs

West Semi-Final

Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
Saskatchewan Roughriders	?	?	?	?	33
Calgary Stampeders	?	?	?	?	30