1997 Toronto Argonauts season
General managerEric Tillman
Head coachDon Matthews[1]
Home fieldSkyDome[2]
Results
Record15–3
Division place1st, East
Playoff finishWon Grey Cup

The 1997 Toronto Argonauts season was the 108th season for the team since the franchise's inception in 1873. The team finished in first place in the East Division with a 15–3 record and qualified for the playoffs for the second consecutive year. The defending champion Argonauts defeated the Montreal Alouettes in the Eastern Final and qualified for the 85th Grey Cup to defend their title. Toronto defeated the Saskatchewan Roughriders by a score of 47–23, winning their 14th Grey Cup championship, and repeated as Grey Cup champions.

Offseason

CFL draft

Rd Pick Player Position School
1 1 Chad Folk OL Utah
1 9 Mathew DuBuc SB Texas Tech
2 17 Steve Salter OL Ottawa
3 18 Aldi Henry CB Michigan State
3 24 Dave Mudge OT Michigan State
4 33 Jayson Hansen OL Texas Tech
5 41 Mark Giardetti DE Evangel College
6 48 Kris Kershaw QB Salisbury State

Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft

Round Pick Player Pos
1 9 Sammie Brennan DB
2 17 Travis Anderson WR
3 25 Joe Mero CB

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Preseason

Week Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance Record
A June 13 Tiger-Cats SkyDome W 18 – 14 13,452 1–0
B June 18 @ Alouettes Olympic Stadium W 40 – 0 6,394 2–0

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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

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Regular season

Week Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance Record
1 June 27 Blue Bombers SkyDome W 38 – 23 16,551 1–0
2 July 6 @ Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium W 20 – 15 14,033 2–0
3 July 12 @ Roughriders Taylor Field L 27 – 23 22,956 2–1
4 July 17 Tiger-Cats SkyDome W 27 – 20 17,222 3–1
5 July 24 @ Lions BC Place Stadium W 34 – 20 23,330 4–1
6 July 31 Alouettes SkyDome W 46 – 8 16,213 5–1
7 August 7 @ Stampeders McMahon Stadium L 45 – 35 25,311 5–2
8 August 14 Eskimos SkyDome W 38 – 14 18,031 6–2
9 August 21 Roughriders SkyDome W 27 – 1 17,330 7–2
10 September 1 @ Tiger-Cats Ivor Wynne Stadium W 46 – 3 18,377 8–2
11 September 7 @ Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium W 66 – 25 21,080 9–2
12 September 14 Tiger-Cats SkyDome W 34 – 9 20,234 10–2
13 September 20 @ Eskimos Commonwealth Stadium W 25 – 24 38,619 11–2
14 September 28 @ Blue Bombers Canad Inns Stadium W 41 – 9 20,004 12–2
15 October 4 Lions SkyDome W 46 – 3 17,019 13–2
16 October 11 Alouettes SkyDome W 28 – 21 17,355 14–2
17 October 18 Stampeders SkyDome W 48 – 17 24,083 15–2
18 October 26 @ Alouettes Olympic Stadium L 43 – 38 10,801 15–3

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Postseason

Round Date Opponent Location Final score Attendance
East Final November 9 Alouettes SkyDome W 37–30 32,085
Grey Cup November 16 Roughriders Commonwealth Stadium W 47–23 60,431

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Grey Cup

Main article: 85th Grey Cup
Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Total
Toronto Argonauts 7 13 21 6 47
Saskatchewan Roughriders 3 6 0 14 23

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Awards and records

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1997 CFL All-Stars

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References

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