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1997 BC Lions season Head coach Adam Rita Home field BC Place Stadium 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 [ ]
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
Score
Result
Record
A
June 8
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
32–15
Win
1–0
B
June 17
at Calgary Stampeders
30–18
Loss
1–1
Regular season [ ]
Season standings [ ]
[1]
Season schedule [ ]
Week
Date
Opponent
Score
Result
Record
1
June 26
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
24–23
Loss
0–1
2
July 3
vs. Calgary Stampeders
17–16
Win
1–1
3
July 10
at Edmonton Eskimos
41–31
Win
2–1
4
July 19
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers
21–17
Win
3–1
5
July 24
vs. Toronto Argonauts
34–20
Loss
3–2
6
Aug 2
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
42–24
Win
4–2
7
Aug 9
vs. Montreal Alouettes
45–31
Loss
4–3
8
Aug 15
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
39–26
Win
5–3
9
Aug 22
vs. Calgary Stampeders
37–23
Win
6–3
10
Aug 30
at Montreal Alouettes
33–24
Loss
6–4
11
Sept 7
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
46–12
Loss
6–5
12
Sept 13
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
27–1
Win
7–5
13
Sept 19
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
26–14
Loss
7–6
14
Sept 26
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
34–33
Win
8–6
15
Oct 4
at Toronto Argonauts
46–3
Loss
8–7
16
Oct 10
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
26–19
Loss
8–8
17
Oct 19
at Edmonton Eskimos
41–7
Loss
8–9
18
Oct 26
at Calgary Stampeders
43–9
Loss
8–10
[2]
Awards and records [ ]
1997 CFL All-Stars [ ]
WR – Alfred Jackson , CFL All-Star
LB – , 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 [ ]
References [ ]
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Important figures Retired numbers Key personnel Grey Cup Championships (6) Western Division Championships (10) Current league affiliations
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