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

Rd	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

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

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	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

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	?	?	?	?	45
BC Lions	?	?	?	?	35