BC Lions 41 @ Edmonton Eskimos 31

Game Details

  • Week 3
  • 10th Game of Regular Season (18th Overall)
  • Thursday, Jul 10, 1997 10:00 PM EDT ( )
  • (Local)
  • at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, AB
    • Surface: Natural Grass
    • Attendance: 26,010
    • Capacity: 60,081
  • Broadcaster:
    • TSN

Game Notes

Joined in progess.

1996 and 1997 Edmonton and BC Matchups
1996Week 1EDM 28 @ BC 14
Week 14BC 12 @ EDM 32
Week 16EDM 34 @ BC 31
1997Week AEDM 15 @ BC 32
Week 3BC 41 @ EDM 31
Week 12EDM 1 @ BC 27
Week 17BC 7 @ EDM 41

Eskimos record vs Lions (Regular Season)

Last decade (1987 to 1996)
  • at Edmonton 8–7–0 (0.533)
  • at BC 11–4–0 (0.733)
  • Edmonton Total 19–11–0 (0.633)
All-time (through 1997)
  • at Edmonton 43–23–1 (0.649)
  • at BC 39–24–3 (0.614)
  • Edmonton Total 82–47–4 (0.632)

Streaks as of July 10, 1997 (Regular Season)

Eskimos streak at home vs Lions
Eskimos streak overall vs Lions

Boxscore

Scoring Summary
1st Quarter

1. BC: Single PASSAGLIA (41 yards off a Missed Field Goal) 4:23
2. BC: Touchdown ROBERTSON (25 yard Fumble return) 4:41
  BC: Convert Kick PASSAGLIA
3. BC: Field Goal PASSAGLIA (37 yards) 7:18
4. EDM: Field Goal FLEMING (35 yards) 11:22

2nd Quarter

5. BC: Field Goal PASSAGLIA (27 yards) 2:30
6. BC: Touchdown ALLEN (1 yard) 6:12
  BC: Convert Kick PASSAGLIA
7. BC: Touchdown THOMPSON (10 yard pass from ALLEN) 12:01
  BC: Convert Kick PASSAGLIA
8. BC: Field Goal PASSAGLIA (22 yards) 14:59

3rd Quarter

9. EDM: Touchdown BROWN (71 yard pass from MCMANUS) 1:35
  EDM: Convert Kick FLEMING

4th Quarter

10. EDM: Touchdown BROWN (16 yard pass from MCMANUS) 0:12
  EDM: Convert Kick FLEMING
11. EDM: Touchdown FLUTIE (29 yard pass from MCMANUS) 1:52
  EDM: Convert Kick FLEMING
12. BC: Touchdown SHIPMAN (38 yard pass from ALLEN) 7:52
  BC: Convert Kick PASSAGLIA
13. EDM: Touchdown BURSE (1 yard) 12:56
  EDM: Convert Kick FLEMING 12:56
14. BC: Field Goal PASSAGLIA (40 yards) 14:49

Linescore
1st 2nd 3rd 4th Final
Lions 11 20 0 10 41
Eskimos 3 0 7 21 31
Yardsticks (Team Statistics)
BCEDM
First Downs1919
Rushing702
Passing344341
Total Offence414343
Team Losses626
Net Offence408317
Pass Comp-Att20-3222-40
Interceptions by-yards6-541-8
Fumbles-Lost1-15-3
Punts-Net Avg.6-7.010-4.0
Penalties-Yards23-1196-60
Time of Possession35:2424:36
Individual
PASSING

BCALLEN: 20/31, 344 YDS, 2 TD, 0 INT; PASSAGLIA: 0/1, 0 YDS, 0 TD, 0 INT; EDMMCMANUS: 20/35, 333 YDS, 3 TD, 5 INT; KEMP: 2/5, 8 YDS, 0 TD, 1 INT;

RUSHING

BCALLEN: 8/36 YDS, 1 TD; PHILPOT: 10/30 YDS, 0 TD; MILLINGTON: 7/4 YDS, 0 TD; EDMBURSE: 5/3 YDS, 1 TD; BLOUNT: 5/2 YDS, 0 TD; GORDON: 1/-3 YDS, 0 TD;

RECEIVING

BCJACKSON: 3/100 YDS, 0 TD; MILLINGTON: 5/82 YDS, 0 TD; SHIPMAN: 4/63 YDS, 1 TD; THOMPSON: 4/39 YDS, 1 TD; TREVATHAN: 2/31 YDS, 0 TD; PHILPOT: 2/29 YDS, 0 TD; EDMBROWN: 4/131 YDS, 2 TD; FLUTIE: 6/82 YDS, 1 TD; TOBERT: 3/54 YDS, 0 TD; GORDON: 3/45 YDS, 0 TD; BLOUNT: 4/26 YDS, 0 TD; BURSE: 2/3 YDS, 0 TD;


Lions coach: Adam Rita (W)
Eskimos coach: Ron Lancaster (L)

Game Extra

Lead Changes (Experimental)
  • Total: 1
  • Times BC held lead: 1
  • Times tied: 1
  • Times EDM held lead: 0
Lead/Trailed and Time in Lead
BCEDM
Largest Lead / Deficit+28 / NoneNone / -28
Final+10-10
BCTiedEDM
Time in Lead49:2310:3700:00
Consecutive Points
BC11 20 7 3
EDM 3 21 7 

Game Time Weather in Edmonton, AB

July 10th Hourly Weather Summary for Edmonton
Site Local Time Condition Temp. Wind Humidity Pressure
City Centre A 8:00 PM Rain Showers 11.7°C NNE (300°) at 26 km/h 91% 92.76 kPa
City Centre A 9:00 PM Cloudy 11.4°C NNE (270°) at 17 km/h 91% 92.82 kPa
City Centre A 10:00 PM Rain Showers 11.1°C NNE (260°) at 19 km/h 93% 92.79 kPa
City Centre A 11:00 PM Mostly Cloudy 10.0°C N (10°) at 9 km/h 99% 92.63 kPa

Conditions at Edmonton City Centre A (4.09 km away). Weather courtesy of Environment Canada Data.

Data from Dark Sky. Contains supplemental data (Conditions, Cloud cover) from Dark Sky estimated conditions.

League Records Set and Approached in BC @ EDM
Including known plays over 55 yards

CategoryCurrent
Rank
Original
Rank
ValuePersonRecord Held Span OR

Sources

Contributors

  • Steve Daniel/CFL

Notices

  • Data is verified (Data Complete)