The 1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 40th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 48th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in fourth place in the East Division with a 2–16 record and failed to make the playoffs.

Offseason

CFL Draft

Rd Pick Player Position School
1 4 Tim Prinsen OG North Dakota
2 12 Joe Rumolo DL Akron
4 28 Mark Nohra RB British Columbia
5 36 Luc Normand WR Bishop's

Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft

Round Pick Player Pos
1 4 Kenny Wilhite CB
2 12 Orlondo Steinauer S
3 20 Frank West DB
4 27 Jermaine Younger LB
5 31 Jayson Dzikowicz DB

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
A June 8 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 14–30 0–1
B June 13 at Toronto Argonauts L 14–18 0–2

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

Schedule

Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance
Score Record
1 1 June 27 at Montreal Alouettes L 17–27 0–1
2 2 July 6 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 15–20 0–2
3 3 July 11 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers L 18–33 0–3
4 4 July 17 at Toronto Argonauts L 20–27 0–4
5 5 July 25 at Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 36–21 1–4
6 6 Aug 2 vs. BC Lions L 24–42 1–5
7 7 Aug 8 vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders L 20–30 1–6
8 8 Aug 16 at Montreal Alouettes L 26–36 1–7
9 9 Aug 21 at Edmonton Eskimos L 24–28 1–8
10 10 Sept 1 vs. Toronto Argonauts L 3–46 1–9
11 11 Sept 6 vs. Montreal Alouettes L 18–38 1–10
12 12 Sept 14 at Toronto Argonauts L 9–34 1–11
13 13 Sept 21 vs. Calgary Stampeders L 21–25 1–12
14 14 Sept 26 at BC Lions L 33–34 1–13
15 15 Oct 5 vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers W 27–25 2–13
16 16 Oct 13 at Calgary Stampeders L 13–31 2–14
17 17 Oct 19 at Saskatchewan Roughriders L 19–22 2–15
18 18 Oct 25 vs. Edmonton Eskimos L 19–30 2–16

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Awards and honours

1997 CFL All-Stars

References

  1. ^ "1997 Schedule | CFL.ca | Official Site of the Canadian Football League". www.cfl.ca. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
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