1997 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season

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]

1997 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season
Head coachJeff Reinebold
Home fieldWinnipeg Stadium
Results
Record4–14
Division place3rd, East
Playoff finishdid not qualify
Uniform

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
TeamGPWLTPFPAPts
Toronto Argonauts18153066032730
Montreal Alouettes18135050953226
Winnipeg Blue Bombers1841404435488
Hamilton Tiger-Cats1821603625494

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. https://www.cfl.ca/article/by-the-numbers-playoffs Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine By the Numbers: Playoffs???!!!
  2. http://michigan-football.com/cfl/f/winnipeg.htm


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