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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 Regular season Season standings
[1]
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
[2]
Awards and records 1997 CFL All-Stars 1997 Intergold CFLPA All-Stars Playoffs East Semi-Final References
Franchise Stadiums Culture Lore Important figures Retired numbers Key personnel Grey Cup Western Division Current league
