1997 BC Lions season

1997 BC Lions season
Head coach	Adam Rita
Home field	BC Place Stadium
Results
Record	8–10
Division place	4th, West
Playoff finish	Lost East Semi-Final

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

Round	Pick	Player	Position	School
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

Round	Pick	Player	Pos
1	3	Leonard Humphries	CB
2	11	Duane Arrindell	OL
3	19	Mike Gillock	DB

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
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

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	Result	Record
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

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	Total
Montreal Alouettes	21	21	3	0	45
BC Lions	2	10	16	7	35