1997 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

1997 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
Head coach Jeff Reinebold
Home field Winnipeg Stadium
Results
Record 4–14
Division place 3rd, East
Playoff finish did not qualify
Uniform

The 1997 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in 3rd place in the East division with a 4–14 record and failed to make the playoffs. This ended the second longest playoff streak in CFL history at 17 years (1980-1996).[1]

Offseason

CFL Draft

Round Pick Player Position School/Club Team
3 23 (via Edmonton) Marice Henriques S Colorado
5 38 Jonathan Swift LB Tennessee-Martin
6 42 Wayne Weathers DE Manitoba

Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft

Round Pick Player Pos
2 13 Obrad Spanic DL
3 21 Stacy Evans DE
4 28 Lubo Zizakovic DT

Regular season

Season standings

East Division
Team GP W L T PF PA Pts
Toronto Argonauts 18 15 3 0 660 327 30
Montreal Alouettes 18 13 5 0 509 532 26
Winnipeg Blue Bombers 18 4 14 0 443 548 8
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 18 2 16 0 362 549 4

Season schedule

Week Date Opponent Score Result Record
1 June 27 at Toronto Argonauts 38–23 Loss 0–1
2 July 3 vs. Montreal Alouettes 27–24 Loss 0–2
3 July 11 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 33–18 Win 1–2
4 July 19 at BC Lions 21–17 Loss 1–3
5 July 25 vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats 36–21 Loss 1–4
6 Aug 1 at Calgary Stampeders 43–22 Loss 1–5
7 Aug 7 at Edmonton Eskimos 45–11 Loss 1–6
8 Aug 14 vs. Calgary Stampeders 35–24 Loss 1–7
9 Aug 22 vs. Montreal Alouettes 26–21 Loss 1–8
10 Aug 31 at Saskatchewan Roughriders 43–12 Win 2–8
11 Sept 7 vs. Toronto Argonauts 66–25 Loss 2–9
12 Sept 12 at Montreal Alouettes 29–28 Loss 2–10
13 Sept 19 vs. BC Lions 26–14 Win 3–10
14 Sept 28 vs. Toronto Argonauts 41–9 Loss 3–11
15 Oct 5 at Hamilton Tiger-Cats 27–25 Loss 3–12
16 Oct 12 vs. Edmonton Eskimos 20–2 Loss 3–13
17 Oct 19 at Montreal Alouettes 41–34 Loss 3–14
18 Oct 24 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders 55–9 Win 4–14

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Awards and records

1997 CFL All-Stars

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cfl.ca/article/by-the-numbers-playoffs By the Numbers: Playoffs???!!!
  2. ↑ http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/winnipeg.htm


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