These season details are courtesy of Aaron Kramer and his Green
Bay Packers Web Site and Wes Cross for finding and formatting them.
1997
NOTE: Ottawa franchise was revoked in
November 1996. Winnipeg moved from Western to Eastern Division.
WEEK ONE
WEDNESDAY JUNE 25
Edmonton 23, CALGARY 22 (24868)
- Eskimos
QB Danny McManus put together two late-game drives, as the Eskimos
trailed 22-8 entering the final quarter. Stamps QB Jeff Garcia threw
one TD pass and ran for another.
THURSDAY JUNE 26
Saskatchewan 24, BRIT COL 23
(18881) - Dan
Farthing caught four passes and scored the deciding TD during a late
drive that carried the Roughriders after they trailed 20-10 at the half.
FRIDAY JUNE 27
MONTREAL 27, Hamilton 17 (7380)
- Tracy
Ham threw two TD passes and Chris Wright returned a punt for another TD
as the Alouettes won their home opener before a sparse crowd
TORONTO 38, Winnipeg 23 (16551)
- When
Doug Flutie wasn't passong (438 yards and four TDs), he was running,
collecting another 116 yards on nine carries. The Argos amassed 602
total yards to Winnipeg's 239.
WESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN
DIVISION
Edmonton 1
0 0 23 22 2 Montreal 1 0 0
27 17 2
Saskatch 1
0 0 24 23 2 Toronto 1 0 0
38 23 2
British Col 0 1 0
23 24 0 Winnipeg 0 1 0 23
38 0
Calgary 0
1 0 22 23 0 Hamilton 0 1 0
17 27 0
WEEK TWO
THURSDAY JULY 3
BRITISH COL 17, Calgary 16
(17206) - The
Lions scored their only two TDs in the fourth quarter and needed a
40-yard missed FG by Mark McLoughlin on the final play to win. Al
Shipman barely managed to run the ball out.
Montreal 27, WINNIPEG 24
(20497) - Als
K Terry Baker kicked a pair of FGs in the final three minutes,
including a 30 yarder on the final play. Bombers RB Ronald Williams had
a pair of one-yard touchdown plunges.
FRIDAY JULY 4
Edmonton 24, SASKATCHEWAN 18
(25751) - Kavis
Reed scored on a 45-yard interception return to spark the Eskimos to a
come-from-behind win. QB Danny MeManus led the offense. passing for 262
yards and one TD.
SUNDAY JULY 6
Toronto 20, HAMILTON 15 (14033)
- Toronto
led 20-1 to start the fourth, but it took a long drive to end the game
to seal the win as the Argos didn't relinquish possession until the
final second at the Hamilton 10-yard line.
WESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN
DIVISION
Edmonton 2
0 0 47 40 4 Montreal 2 0 0
54 41 4
Saskatch 1
1 0 42 47 2 Toronto 2 0 0
58 38 4
British Col 1 1 0
40 40 2 Winnipeg 0 2 0 47
65 0
Calgary 0
2 0 38 40 0 Hamilton 0 2 0
32 47 0
WEEK THREE
WEDNESDAY JULY 9
MONTREAL 34, Calgary 28 (7669)
- A
scrambling Tracy Ham scored one TD and led drives for three more as the
Alouettes remained undefeated. Vince Danielson got the Stamps' first TD
on a three-yard pass from Jeff Garcia.
THURSDAY JULY 10
British Col 41, EDMONTON 31
(26010) - A steady downpour, six
interceptions and six first-half turnovers put an end to Edmonton's
13-season home opener winning streak.
FRIDAY JULY 11
Winnipeg 33, HAMILTON 18
(12136) - Kesley
Perrin returned a blocked punt 32 yards for a TD as the Blue Bombers
scored 17 points off Hamilton turnovers to win their first game of the
season.
SATURDAY JULY 12
SASKATCHEWAN 27, Toronto 23
(22956) - A
3-yard TD run by Riders RB Robert Mimbs capped a wild fourth, as the
teams combined for 28 points, including Mimbs' rushing touchdown at
14:22 of the fourth quarter.
WESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN
DIVISION
Edmonton 2
1 0 78 81 4 Montreal 3 0 0
88 69 6
Saskatch 2
1 0 69 70 4 Toronto 2 1 0
81 65 4
British Col 2 1 0
81 71 4 Winnipeg 1 2 0 80
83 2
Calgary 0
3 0 66 74 0 Hamilton 0 3 0
50 80 0
WEEK FOUR
THURSDAY JULY 17
EDMONTON 32, Montreal 0 (27811)
- Edmonton
K Sean Fleming kicked six FGs and accounted for 20 points as the
Eskimos defense recorded five sacks and knocked Montreal QB Tracy Ham
out with a twisted ankle.
TORONTO 27, Hamilton 20 (17222)
- Don Sutherin is prepared to become
the former coach of the Tiger-Cats. Robert Drummond kicked thechair
from beneath Sutherin, scoring two fourth-quarter TDs.
FRIDAY JULY 18
CALGARY 22, Saskatchewan 13
(30366) - Stampeders
K Mark McLoughlin was perfect, going 5 for 5 on FGs to lift Calgary to
its first win. The Stamps led 16-3 at the half after holding the Riders
to 78 yards, 11 rushing.
SATURDAY JULY 19
BRITISH COL 21, Winnipeg 17
(22312) - Alfred
Jackson scored on passes of 67 and 73 yards from Damon Allen, capping a
comeback with the 73-yard bomb late. Ron Williams led the Bombers as he
rushed for 190 yards.
WESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN
DIVISION
Edmonton 3
1 0 110 81 6 Montreal 3 1 0 88
101 6
British Col 3 1 0
102 88 6 Toronto 3 1 0 108
85 6
Saskatch 2
2 0 82 92 4 Winnipeg 1 3 0
97 104 2
Calgary 1
3 0 88 87 2 Hamilton 0 4 0
70 107 0
WEEK FIVE
THURSDAY JULY 24
Toronto 34, BRIT COL 20 (23330)
- The
Argonauts recovered two KOs when the ball banked off B.C. defenders and
converted the miscues into quick TDs late in the 1st half to win in
Vancouver for the first time in seven years.
Edmonton 34, MONTREAL 24
(10025) - Darren
Flutie, with two TDs, and Tony Burse and Willie Pless scored for the
Eskimos. Sean Fleming added FGs of 40 and 36 yards and kicked four
converts.
FRIDAY JULY 25
Hamilton 36, WINNIPEG 21
(20863) - In the fourth with the Bombers
trailing
22-19, Mike Cawley, the Ticats'
QB, blew the game wide open with a 62-yard touchdown strike to Markus
Thomas.
SATURDAY JULY 26
SASKATCHEWAN 21, Calgary 19
(26483) - Kevin
Mason, filling in for Reggie Slack, completed all four pass attempts
for 50 yards on a game-winning drive that was capped by Paul McCallum's
29-yard FG with 1:23 to go.
WESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN
DIVISION
Edmonton 4
1 0 144 105 8 Toronto 4 1 0 142 105 8
British Col 3 2 0 122
122 6 Montreal 3 2 0 112 135 6
Saskatch 3
2 0 103 111 6 Winnipeg 1 4 0 118 140 2
Calgary 1
4 0 107 108 2 Hamilton 1 4 0 106 128 2
WEEK SIX
THURSDAY JULY 31
TORONTO 46, Montreal 8 (16213)
- Robert
Drummond had four first-half rushing TDs as Toronto scored TDs on its
first three possessions. He put the game away early, scoring
first-quarter TDs on runs of one and 52 yards
EDMONTON 37, Saskatchewan 34
(30917) - Eddie Brown caught his 50th career
TD pass to put Edmonton ahead. Saskatchewan pulled to withinthree
points with six seconds left, but the onside kick failed.
FRIDAY AUGUST 1
CALGARY 43, Winnipeg 22 (22752)
- The Bombers fell behind 40-10
beforethey got some kind of offence together to score a pair of
meaningless fourth-quarter touchdowns.
SATURDAY AUGUST 2
British Col 42, HAMILTON 24
(12032) - Hamilton committed six turnovers.
The opportunistic Lions scored 31 points off Hamilton turnovers,
includingthree TDs off a pair of Ticat fumbles and a 76-yard
interception return.
WESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN
DIVISION
Edmonton 5
1 0 181 139 10 Toronto 5 1 0 188 113 10
British Col 4 2 0 164
146 8 Montreal 3 3 0 120 181 6
Saskatch 3
3 0 137 148 6 Winnipeg 1 5 0 140 183 2
Calgary 2
4 0 150 130 4 Hamilton 1 5 0 130 170 2
WEEK SEVEN
THURSDAY AUGUST 7
CALGARY 45, Toronto 35 (25311)
- Argos
QB Doug Flutie managed to put together two first-quarter TD drives to
grab a short-held lead. The Calgary defense forced a crucial
third-quarter interception to spark the comeback.
EDMONTON 45, Winnipeg 11
(29293) - Darren Flutie hauled in 15 passes
for231 yards and two TDs, Danny McManus passed for 477 yards and four
TDs,as the Eskimos cruised after spotting Winnipeg an early 10-0 lead.
FRIDAY AUGUST 8
Saskatchewan 30, HAMILTON 20
(12582) - Reggie
Slack scored two TDs and threw for another as the Roughriders sent the
Tiger-Cats to their fourth straight home loss. Curtis Mayfield supplied
the other TD for the Riders.
SATURDAY AUGUST 9
Montreal 45, BRITISH COL 31
(19106) - Tracy
Ham threw two TD passes and directed a ball-control offence that
allowed Mike Pringle to rush for 154 yards as the Als ended a
three-game losing streak.
WESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN
DIVISION
Edmonton 6
1 0 226 150 12 Toronto 5 2 0 223 158 10
British Col 4 3 0 195
191 8 Montreal 4 3 0 165 212 8
Saskatch 4
3 0 167 168 8 Winnipeg 1 6 0 151 228 2
Calgary 3
4 0 195 165 6 Hamilton 1 6 0 150 200 2
WEEK EIGHT
THURSDAY AUGUST 14
Calgary 35, WINNIPEG 24 (19674)
- Calgary
QB Jeff Garcia threw two TDs in the second quarter and ran 12 yards for
his own TD. The skimpy crowd was the smallest since 1993 at Winnipeg
Stadium.
TORONTO 38, Edmonton 14 (18031)
- Doug
Flutie threw for three TDs and a two-point convert to lead Toronto in a
rematch of last year's title game. Mike Saunders, with two, Robert
Drummond and Paul Masotti had the Argo TDs.
FRIDAY AUGUST 15
British Col 39, SASKATCHEWAN 26
(28556) - Sean
Millington rushed for a team record 212 yards, breaking the Lions'
rushing record set by Keyvan Jenkins in 1985. Lions QB Damon Allen ran
for two TDs and passed for one.
SATURDAY AUGUST 16
MONTREAL 36, Hamilton 26
(10039) - Tracy
Ham ran for one TD and passed for another as the Alouettes capitalized
on six Hamilton turnovers to ruin the debut of Tiger-Cats interim coach
Urban Bowman.
WESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN
DIVISION
Edmonton 6
2 0 240 188 12 Toronto 6 2 0 261 172 12
British Col 5 3 0 234
217 10 Montreal 5 3 0 201 238 10
Saskatch 4
4 0 193 207 8 Winnipeg 1 7 0 175 263 2
Calgary 4
4 0 230 189 8 Hamilton 1 7 0 176 236 2
WEEK NINE
THURSDAY AUGUST 21
TORONTO 27, Saskatchewan 1
(17330) - Robert Drummond'sleague-leading
13th TD of the season in the third gave the Argonauts a 20-1 lead after
a poor first half by both teams.
EDMONTON 28, Hamilton 24
(27960) - Eskimos
RB Tony Burse scored two TDs and Henry (Gizmo) Williams became the
CFL's all-time all-purpose yardage as he returned the opening kickoff
of the second half 31 yards.
FRIDAY AUGUST 22
BRITISH COL 37, Calgary 23
(20303) - WR
Alfred Jackson caught two TD passes from Damon Allen and elusive Al
Shipman returned a punt 76 yards for another major as the Lions showed
renewed energy at home.
Montreal 26, WINNIPEG 21
(19930) - The Bombers were outscored15-3
in the second half to lose their fifth straight. Winnipeg had a
14-point lead late in the second quarter, paced by an outstanding
defense.
WESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN
DIVISION
Edmonton 7
2 0 268 212 14 Toronto 7 2 0 288 173 14
British Col 6 3 0 271
240 12 Montreal 6 3 0 227 259 12
Saskatch 4
5 0 194 234 8 Winnipeg 1 8 0 196 289 2
Calgary 4
5 0 253 226 8 Hamilton 1 8 0 200 264 2
WEEK TEN
SATURDAY AUGUST 30
MONTREAL 34, British Col 33
(11050) - Mike Pringle scored two
fourth-quarter TDs as the Alouettes rallied. Terry Baker's second field
goal ofthe match at 10:10 gave Montreal its slim victory.
SUNDAY AUGUST 31
Winnipeg 43, SASKATCHEWAN 12
(29788) - The
win snapped the Bombers' six-game losing streak. Winnipeg scored 20
points as a direct result of five of Saskatchewan's six turnovers.
MONDAY SEPTEMBER 1
CALGARY 27, Edmonton 14 (37611)
- RB
Kelvin Anderson and QB Jeff Garcia scored Calgary's two TDs, while K
Mark McLoughlin added three field goals and a two-point convert for the
Stamps.
Toronto 46, HAMILTON 3 (18377)
- Doug Flutie, bothered for almost a
month by
a nagging turf-toe injury, threw four TD passes and continually ran out
of trouble in leading the Argonauts to a lopsided Labour Day victory.
WESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN
DIVISION
Edmonton 7
3 0 282 239 14 Toronto 8 2 0 334 176 16
British Col 6 4 0 304
274 12 Montreal 7 3 0 261 292 14
Calgary 5
5 0 280 240 10 Winnipeg 2 8 0 239 301 4
Saskatch 4
6 0 206 277 8 Hamilton 1 9 0 203 310 2
WEEK ELEVEN
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5
EDMONTON 24, Calgary 20 (43913)
- Two
interceptions by CB Kavis Reed, who returned one 59 yards for a TD in
the fourth quarter, paced Edmonton before the CFL's largest crowd of
the season.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6
Montreal 38, HAMILTON 18 (9253)
- Tracy
Ham completed just nine passes for 133 yards, but threw two TD passes
to lead Montreal. Als RB Mike Pringle increased his CFL-leading rushing
total to 1,124 yards with 114 yards.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7
Toronto 66, WINNIPEG 25 (21080)
- The
Argonauts scored nine TDs and one field goal for their fourth straight
win, as the Bombers gave up th emost points in their history. Argos QB
Doug Flutie passed for 429 yards.
SASKATCHEWAN 46, Brit Col 12
(22966) - Mike
Saunders, acquired Wednesday from Toronto, ran for 155 yards and two
TDs to lead the Riders in a week where there were accusations of racism
and dissension.
WESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN
DIVISION
Edmonton 8
3 0 306 259 16 X-Toronto 9 2 0 400 201 18
British Col 6 5 0 316
320 12 Montreal 8 3 0 299 310 16
Calgary 5
6 0 300 264 10 Winnipeg 2 9 0 264 367 4
Saskatch 5
6 0 252 289 10 Hamilton 1 10 0 221 348 2
X-Clinched playoff berth
WEEK TWELVE
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12
MONTREAL 29, Winnipeg 28
(10259) - Chris Vargas's pass to WR
DexterDawson bounced into the hands of Alouettes' S Tom Europe
with just 31seconds left on the clock and the Bombers in FG range.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 13
BRITISH COL 27, Edmonton 1
(25088) - B.C.'s scoring drives began with
two Edmonton fumbles, an interception and an incomplete third-down
passthrown by punter Sean Fleming.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 14
CALGARY 28, Saskatchewan 24
(28414) - Stampeders
QB Jeff Garcia tossed three TD passes, giving him 22 this season.
Garcia completed TD passes to Vince Danielsen, Terry Vaughn and running
back Kelvin Anderson.
TORONTO 34, Hamilton 9 (20234)
- Doug Flutie threw for 303 yards
and twoTDs
as the Argonauts dismantled Hamilton. Argos RB Robert Drummond, who
rushed for 168 yards on 21 carries, scored his league-leading 17th TD.
WESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN
DIVISION
Edmonton 8
4 0 307 286 16 X-Toronto 10 2 0 434 210 20
British Col 7 5 0 343
321 14 X-Montreal 9 3 0 328 338 18
Calgary 6
6 0 328 288 12 Winnipeg 2 10 0 292 396 4
Saskatch 5
7 0 276 317 10 Hamilton 1 11 0 230 382 2
X-Clinched playoff berth
WEEK THIRTEEN
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19
WINNIPEG 26, Brit Col 14
(21732) - For
the Bombers, it was their first win at home in the 1997 season. At the
end, B.C. oach Adam Rita shoved Bombers coach Jeff Reinebold when
approached for the post-game handshake.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20
Toronto 25, EDMONTON 24 (38619)
- Argos
QB Doug Flutie connected with Darrell Mitchell for the winning TD with
7:34 remaining. Edmonton's Gizmo Williams returned a punt 72 yards for
a TD, the 25th time in his career.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21
Calgary 25, HAMILTON 21 (13010)
- Calgary
QB Jeff Garcia threw three interceptions, but did manage to engineer
the winning TD drive in the final 1:48. Garcia plowed over from the one
for the winning touchdown.
Montreal 24, SASKATCHEWAN 22
(25570) - Tom
Europe intercepted Saskatchewan's Kevin Mason on the Alouettes'
three-yard line with 46 seconds remaining, one of four by the Alouettes
on the day.
WESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN
DIVISION
Edmonton 8
5 0 331 311 16 X-Toronto 11 2 0 459 234 22
British Col 7 6 0 357
347 14 X-Montreal 10 3 0 352 360 20
Calgary 7
6 0 353 309 14 Winnipeg 3 10 0 318 410 6
Saskatch 5
8 0 298 341 10 Hamilton 1 12 0 251 407 2
X-Clinched playoff berth
WEEK FOURTEEN
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 26
BRIT COL 34, Hamilton 33
(18258) - The
Lions recovered to score three TDs in the last five minutes. Sean
Millington tied the score with a one-yard plunge with 11 seconds to go.
Lui Passaglia converted for the unexpected victory.
SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 28
CALGARY 43, Montreal 22 (27153)
- A daring fake FG and a 36-yard
fumble return yielded a pair of TDs 21 seconds apart yesterday as the
Stampedersclinched a playoff spot, rallying from a 15-0 deficit.
Toronto 41, WINNIPEG 9 (20004)
- The Bombers turned the ball over
10 times and was penalized nine times
for 122 yards, many of which aided Argo scoring drives and a 39-7
halftime Toronto lead.
SASKATCHEWAN 29, Edmonton 15
(29361) - The Eskimos led 5-0 after the
first quarter but surrendered 29 straight points over the next two
quarters to
the Roughriders, who had the
benefit of the 100-KPH wind gusts.
WESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN
DIVISION
X-Edmonton 8 6 0
346 340 16 X-Toronto 12 2 0 500 243 24
X-Brit Col 8 6 0
391 380 16 X-Montreal 10 4 0 374 403 20
X-Calgary 8 6 0
396 331 16 Winnipeg 3 11 0 327 451 6
Saskatch 6
8 0 327 356 12 Hamilton 1 13 0 284 441 2
X-Clinched playoff berth
WEEK FIFTEEN
FRIDAY OCTOBER 3
MONTREAL 30, Saskatchewan 29
(12322) - Tracy
Ham hit Jock Cljmie with a 15-yard strike for his third TD pass as the
Als rallied from a 16-point halftime deficit. The Roughriders are 0-7
against the Alouettes franchise.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 4
TORONTO 46, British Col 3
(17019) - Mike Clemons scored three TDs and
accumulated 301 yards as Toronto,
playing without top running back Robert Drummond, dismantled the Lions.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 5
EDMONTON 42, Calgary 34 (OT)
(31572) - Don Blair caught his second TD
pass
of the game 3:32 into overtime to complete Edmonton's come-from-behind
victory and give the Eskimos sole possession of first place
HAMILTON 27, Winnipeg 25
(14987) - The
Bombers rallied after trailing 27-12 with 10 minutes to go. A failed
two-point conversion was the difference, as the teams combined for five
turnovers, 16 punts and 15 penalties.
WESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN
DIVISION
X-Edmonton 9 6 0
388 374 18 X-Toronto 13 2 0 546 246 26
X-Brit Col 8 7 0
394 426 16 X-Montreal 11 4 0 404 432 22
X-Calgary 8 7 0
430 373 16 Winnipeg 3 12 0 352 478 6
Saskatch 6
9 0 356 386 12 Hamilton 2 13 0 311 466 4
X-Clinched playoff berth
WEEK SIXTEEN
FRIDAY OCTOBER 10
Saskatchewan 26, BRIT COL 19
(22399) - An interception by Eric Sutton set
the
stage for the go-ahead TD and another pickoff by Ryan Carey ended the
last B.C. threat when the Roughies scored two late touchdowns.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 11
TORONTO 28, Montreal 21 (17355)
- Doug
Flutie threw two TD passes, giving him 40 to break Tobin Rote's 1960
team record of 38. Toronto won its ninth straight to tie a club record
and 16th consecutive at home (club record).
SUNDAY OCTOBER 12
Edmonton 20, WINNIPEG 2 (18524)
- With the Eskimos holding an
6-1lead
at halftime, the Eskimos, who had 61 yards rushing In the first half,
got 90 second-half yards from Eric Blount to win a yawner.
MONDAY OCTOBER 13
CALGARY 31, Hamilton 13 (29298)
- QB
Jeff Garcia kept the Stamps' slim divison hopes alive, passing for 342
yards and a TD. The Stamps led 20-0 at the half, as the Ti-Cats had
just 11 yards offence in the first half.
WESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN
DIVISION
X-Edmonton 10 6 0 408
376 20 Z-Toronto 14 2 0 574 267 28
X-Calgary 9 7 0
471 386 18 X-Montreal 11 5 0 425 460 22
X-Brit Col 8 8 0
413 452 16 Winnipeg 3 13 0 354 498 6
X-Saskatch 7 9 0
382 405 14 Hamilton 2 14 0 324 497 4
Z-Clinched division title
X-Clinched playoff berth
WEEK SEVENTEEN
SATURDAY OCTOBER 18
TORONTO 48, Calgary 17 (24083)
- Pinball
Clemons had TDs and 267 all-purpose yards as the Argos won easily. The
win was the 148th of Don Matthews' CFL career, moving him past Frank
Clair in the CFL record book.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 19
SASKATCHEWAN 22, Hamilton 19
(31909) - Don
Narcisse caught seven passes for 112 yards and two TDs before the third
largest crowd in Riders history, but the team still needed help to host
a playoff game.
MONTREAL 41, Winnipeg 34 (6721)
- With
7:07 left in a 34-34 game, Bombers RB Ronald Williams fumbled, which
was scooped up by Als S Tom Europe, who proceeded to race 99 yards,
untouched, into the endzone.
EDMONTON 41, British Col 7
(31958) - Edmonton
charted a single, safety, FG and TD in the second quarter to post their
14th first-place finish since 1972 and will qualify for the playoffs
for a record 26th consecutive season.
WESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN
DIVISION
Z-Edmonton 11 6 0 449
343 22 Z-Toronto 15 2 0 622 284 30
X-Calgary 9 8 0
488 434 18 X-Montreal 12 5 0 466 494 24
X-Brit Col 8 9 0
420 493 16 Winnipeg 3 14 0 388 539 6
X-Saskatch 8 9 0
404 424 16 Hamilton 2 15 0 343 519 4
Z-Clinched division title
X-Clinched playoff berth
WEEK EIGHTEEN
FRIDAY OCTOBER 24
WINNIPEG 55, Saskatchewan 9
(30222) - Ronald Williams became just the
fourth Bomber in team history to have a 200-yard game as he had 20
carries for 212 yards, as Winnipeg avoided their worst season in
history.
SATURDAY OCTOBER 25
Edmonton 30, HAMILTON 19
(16110) - Tony Burse's
two TDs led the Eskimos to a lacklustre win, as the teams combined for
four turnovers, 15 penalties and numerous blown assignments in the
first half.
SUNDAY OCTOBER 26
CALGARY 43, British Col 9
(24690) - Calgary
mauled B.C. in the first half in taking a 33-0 lead into the break.
Garcia showed no ill effects from a bum elbow as he went 15-for-22 in
the first quarter for 187 yards and one TD.
MONTREAL 43, Toronto 38 (10801)
- It
was Montreal's first win in five regular season games over the
defending Grey Cup champions in two years since the team moved north
from Baltimore and was renamed the Alouettes.
WESTERN DIVISION
EASTERN
DIVISION
Z-Edmonton 12 6 0 479
362 24 Z-Toronto 15 3 0 660 327 30
X-Calgary 10 8 0
531 443 20 X-Montreal 13 5 0 509 532 26
X-Saskatch 8 10 0 413
479 16 Winnipeg 4 14 0 443 548 8
X-Brit Col 8 10 0 429
536 16 Hamilton 2 16 0 362 549 4
Z-Clinched division title
X-Clinched playoff berth
DIVISION SEMI-FINALS
Nov 2 - Saskatchewan 33,
CALGARY 30 (20369) - Reggie
Slack was brilliant for the underdog Roughriders, rushing for 102 yards
including a 17-yard dash for a winning touchdown with 64 seconds to go.
Saskatchewan had lost 14 in a row in McMahon Stadium since winning the
West final in 1989.
Nov 2 - MONTREAL 45, British
Columbia 35 (16257) - Mike Pringle
rushed for a playoff record 264 yards on 32 carries as the Alouettes
celebrated their
return to tiny Molson Stadium.
Lions QB Damon Allen passed for 371 yards, but fumbled three times and
was intercepted twice.
DIVISION FINALS
Nov 9 - Saskatchewan 31,
EDMONTON 30 (38258) - Reggie
Slack gave Saskatchewan a 31-22 lead at 14:34 of the fourth with his
second TD of the game. Edmonton answered with a one-yard TD run by
Henry Williams with six seconds remaining, but could not get the ball
back.
Nov 9 - TORONTO 37, Montreal 30
(30085) - Toronto
took possession at its 16-yard line with 1:36 to go after Montreal's
Terry Baker missed a 42-yard FG, his third errant boot of the game,
After three straight rushing plays, Flutie went to Pinball Clemons for
the winning 58-yard TD with 40 seconds left.
1997 Grey Cup (November 16
at Edmonton - 60,431)
TORONTO ARGONAUTS (16-3) 47,
SASKATCHEWAN ROUGHRIDERS (10-10) 23 - The
game started well for Saskatchewan, with Shannon Baker returning the
opening kick-off 74 yards deep into Toronto territory. Five plays
later, the Roughriders scored a 28-yard FG from Paul McCallum. The
turning point in the game came on the first play of the second half.
Toronto kick returner Adrion Smith caught the ball on his own 15 yard
line, started toward the right sideline for a record 95 return for a
touchdown. Shortly after an interception, Flutie engineered a 73-yard
drive, and called his own number from 10 yards out to score again.
Still in the third quarter Flutie spotted Mike "Pinball" Clemons open
in the end zone for the third touchdown in the quarter. The score after
three quarters was 41-9. Saskatchewan scored in the fourth quarter when
Mike Saunders hauled in a 51-yard touchdown pass from scrambling
quarterback Reggie Slack. Vanderjagt added two more field goals for
Toronto and Slack plunged in from 1 yard out to round out the scoring.
Doug Flutie, who threw for 350 yards, claimed Most Valuable Player
honors along with a brand new Dodge Dakota, while Paul Masotti was
named Most Valuable Canadian. The game was originally slated to be held
at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, but the Stallions' relocation to
Montreal made it impossible to hold the game in that city.