1997 Montreal Alouettes season

1997 Montreal Alouettes season
1997 Montreal Alouettes season
Head coach	Dave Ritchie
Home stadium	Olympic Stadium
Results
Record	13–5
Division place	2nd, East
Playoffs	Lost East Final
Uniform
	← 1996; Alouettes seasons; 1998 →;

The 1997 Montreal Alouettes finished in second place in the East Division with a 13–5 record. Their season came to a close as the Doug Flutie-led Toronto Argonauts defeated the Alouettes in the Eastern Final. The 1997 team saw major head office changes as Jim Speros sold the team to Bob Wetenhall and Larry Smith assumed the role of president and chief executive officer after resigning as CFL commissioner.

Head coachDave Ritchie

Home stadiumOlympic Stadium

Record13–5

Division place2nd, East

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	School/Club team
1	6	Steve Charbonneau	DL	New Hampshire
2	11	Jerome Pathon	WR	Washington
2	14	Ryan Coughlin	OL	McGill
3	21	Bruno Heppell	RB	Western Michigan
4	29	Derek Krete	LB	Western Ontario
4	30	Ryan Carruthers	SB	Calgary
5	38	Andy Brereton	SB	Western Michigan
6	45	Francis Bellefroid	LB	Bishop's

Round	Pick	Name	Pos
1	6	Uzooma Okeke	G
2	14	Swift Burch	DT
3	22	Michael Hendricks	LB
4	29	Robert Stevenson	G
5	32	David Harper	LB

Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
A	June 8	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 30–14	1–0	Ivor Wynne Stadium	9,311
C	June 18	Toronto Argonauts	L 0–40	1–1	Olympic Stadium	6,394

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Toronto Argonauts (C, Q)	18	15	3	660	327	+333	30
2	Montreal Alouettes (Q)	18	13	5	509	532	−23	26
3	Winnipeg Blue Bombers	18	4	14	443	548	−105	8
4	Hamilton Tiger-Cats	18	2	16	362	549	−187	4

Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Results		Venue	Attendance
Week	Game	Date	Opponent	Score	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	1	June 27	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 27–17	1–0	Olympic Stadium	7,380
2	2	July 3	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 27–24	2–0	Winnipeg Stadium	20,497
3	3	July 9	vs. Calgary Stampeders	W 34–28	3–0	Olympic Stadium	7,669
4	4	July 17	at Edmonton Eskimos	L 0–32	3–1	Commonwealth Stadium	27,811
5	5	July 24	Edmonton Eskimos	L 24–34	3–2	Olympic Stadium	10,025
6	6	July 31	at Toronto Argonauts	L 8–46	3–3	SkyDome	16,218
7	7	Aug 9	at BC Lions	W 45–31	4–3	BC Place Stadium	19,106
8	8	Aug 16	vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 36–26	5–3	Olympic Stadium	10,039
9	9	Aug 22	at Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 26–21	6–3	Winnipeg Stadium	19,930
10	10	Aug 30	vs. BC Lions	W 34–33	7–3	Olympic Stadium	11,050
11	11	Sept 6	at Hamilton Tiger-Cats	W 38–18	8–3	Ivor Wynne Stadium	9,253
12	12	Sept 12	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 29–28	9–3	Olympic Stadium	10,259
13	13	Sept 21	at Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 24–22	10–3	Taylor Field	25,570
14	14	Sept 28	at Calgary Stampeders	L 22–43	10–4	McMahon Stadium	27,153
15	15	Oct 3	vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders	W 30–29	11–4	Olympic Stadium	12,322
16	16	Oct 11	at Toronto Argonauts	L 21–28	11–5	SkyDome	17,355
17	17	Oct 19	vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers	W 41–34	12–5	Olympic Stadium	6,721
18	18	Oct 26	at Toronto Argonauts	W 43–38	13–5	Olympic Stadium	10,801

1997 Montreal Alouettes season

Offseason

CFL draft

Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft

Preseason

Regular season

Season standings

Season schedule

Roster

Playoffs

East Semi-Final

East Final

Awards

1997 CFL All-Star Selections

References

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