Toronto Argonauts 1997 Season on CFLdb Statistics

Season Summary

Finished 1st in the East Division
East Division Final
- Nov. 9, 1997 Won 37 – 30 vs Montreal
The Grey Cup
- Nov. 16, 1997 Won 47 – 23 vs Saskatchewan in Edmonton, AB

Toronto Argonauts 1997 Season Resources 1997 TOR Team Roster 1997 TOR Attendance


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
A	Fri Jun 13 7:30 PM	HAM 14 @ TOR 18	W	13,452
B	Wed Jun 18 7:30 PM	TOR 40 @ MTL 0	W	6,394


Week	Date/Time (EDT )	Result		Attendance	TV
1	Fri Jun 27 7:30 PM	WPG 23 @ TOR 38	W	16,551	TSN
2	Sun Jul 6 2:30 PM	TOR 20 @ HAM 15	W	14,033	TSN
3	Sat Jul 12 8:00 PM	TOR 23 @ SSK 27	L	22,956	TSN
4	Thu Jul 17 7:30 PM	HAM 20 @ TOR 27	W	17,222	TSN
5	Thu Jul 24 10:30 PM	TOR 34 @ BC 20	W	23,330	TSN
6	Thu Jul 31 7:30 PM	MTL 8 @ TOR 46	W	16,213	TSN
7	Thu Aug 7 9:30 PM	TOR 35 @ CGY 45	L	25,311	TSN, RDS
8	Thu Aug 14 7:00 PM	EDM 14 @ TOR 38	W	18,031	RDS, TSN
9	Thu Aug 21 7:30 PM	SSK 1 @ TOR 27	W	17,330	TSN
10	Mon Sep 1 7:00 PM	TOR 46 @ HAM 3	W	18,377	CBC
11	Sun Sep 7 2:00 PM	TOR 66 @ WPG 25	W	21,080	CBC
12	Sun Sep 14 2:00 PM	HAM 9 @ TOR 34	W	20,234	CBC
13	Sat Sep 20 10:00 PM	TOR 25 @ EDM 24	W	38,619	TSN
14	Sun Sep 28 2:00 PM	TOR 41 @ WPG 9	W	20,004	CBC
15	Sat Oct 4 2:00 PM	BC 3 @ TOR 46	W	17,019	CBC
16	Sat Oct 11 2:00 PM	MTL 21 @ TOR 28	W	17,355	CBC
17	Sat Oct 18 2:00 PM	CGY 17 @ TOR 48	W	24,083	CBC, RDS
18	Sun Oct 26 1:00 PM	TOR 38 @ MTL 43	L	10,801	CBC


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
P2	Sun Nov 9 12:45 PM	MTL 30 @ TOR 37	W	32,085	CBC


Week	Date/Time (EST )	Result		Attendance	TV
GC	Sun Nov 16 4:30 PM	TOR 47 vs SSK 23	W	60,431	CBC

	GP	W	L	T	PTS	PF	PA	Streak	L6
Pre-season	2	2	0	0	4	58	14	W2	2-0-0
Regular Season	18	15	3	0	30	660	327	L1	5-1-0
Home	9	9	0	0	18	332	116	W9	6-0-0
Visitor	9	6	3	0	12	328	211	L1	4-2-0
Divisional opponent	10	9	1	0	18	384	176	L1	5-1-0
Non-divisional opponent	8	6	2	0	12	276	151	W5	5-1-0

Full 1997 League Standings

	Home			Visitor			Total
Quarter	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)	Lead (Record)	Tied (Record)	Trailed (Record)
After 1st	6 (6-0-0)	2 (2-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	3 (2-1-0)	2 (2-0-0)	4 (2-2-0)	9 (8-1-0)	4 (4-0-0)	5 (3-2-0)
After 2nd	9 (9-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (1-3-0)	14 (14-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (1-3-0)
After 3rd	8 (8-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	1 (1-0-0)	5 (5-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	4 (1-3-0)	13 (13-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	5 (2-3-0)
After 4th	9 (9-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	6 (6-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)	15 (15-0-0)	0 (0-0-0)	3 (0-3-0)

Opponent	Opp. Win %	@ TOR	TOR @
Divisional	0.328	5-0-0 (5)	4-1-0 (5)
Non-Divisional	0.528	4-0-0 (4)	2-2-0 (4)
Hamilton Tiger-Cats (4)	0.111	2-0-0 (2)	2-0-0 (2)
Montreal Alouettes (3)	0.722	2-0-0 (2)	0-1-0 (1)
Winnipeg Blue Bombers (3)	0.222	1-0-0 (1)	2-0-0 (2)
BC Lions (2)	0.444	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Calgary Stampeders (2)	0.556	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)
Edmonton Elks (2)	0.667	1-0-0 (1)	1-0-0 (1)
Saskatchewan Roughriders (2)	0.444	1-0-0 (1)	0-1-0 (1)

Summary
By Quarter

	1997	1996 +/-
Average Combined Score	54.83	+4.00
Average Winning Score	37.60	+5.20
Average Losing Score	32.00	+8.67
Average Home Score	36.89	+7.00
Average Visitor Score	36.44	+4.56
Average Margin of Victory	23.47	+8.13
Average Margin of Loss	6.33	-4.67

Quarter	Team	Home (PPG)	Visitor (PPG)	Total (PPG)
Total	Toronto	332 (36.9)	328 (36.4)	660 (36.7)
Total	Opponent	211 (23.4)	116 (12.9)	327 (18.2)
1st	Toronto	83 (9.2)	65 (7.2)	148 (8.2)
1st	Opponent	53 (5.9)	24 (2.7)	77 (4.3)
2nd	Toronto	93 (10.3)	122 (13.6)	215 (11.9)
2nd	Opponent	52 (5.8)	25 (2.8)	77 (4.3)
3rd	Toronto	66 (7.3)	66 (7.3)	132 (7.3)
3rd	Opponent	37 (4.1)	27 (3.0)	64 (3.6)
4th	Toronto	90 (10.0)	75 (8.3)	165 (9.2)
4th	Opponent	69 (7.7)	40 (4.4)	109 (6.1)

Head Coach

Don Matthews (Feb. 5, 1996 – Jan. 13, 1999)

Assistant Coaches

John Jenkins – Offensive Coordinator
Jim Barker – Offensive line
Bill Bradley – Defensive Coordinator
Gary Etcheverry – Defensive line
Daryl Edralin – Special teams

Toronto Argonauts 1997 Stars of the Week

Offensive Star

4 – Michael Clemons
4 – Robert Drummond
1 – Doug Flutie

Defensive Star

1 – Les Smith
1 – Mike O'Shea
1 – Reggie Givens

Lineman Star

1 – Demetrious Maxie
1 – Reggie Givens
1 – Rob Waldrop

1997 Player Awards and Nominations

1997 Most Outstanding

Player — Doug Flutie (Winner)
Defensive Player — Les Smith (Team Nominee)
Offensive Lineman — Mike Kiselak (Winner)
Canadian Player — Mike O'Shea (Team Nominee)
Rookie — Derrell “Mookie” Mitchell (Winner)

Toronto Argonauts 1997 All-Star Selections

11 All-Canadian Selections

QB	Doug Flutie^*
FB	Robert Drummond
SB	Derrell “Mookie” Mitchell
C	Mike Kiselak^*
G	Pierre Vercheval
DT	Rob Waldrop
DHB	Johnnie Harris
S	Les Smith
P	Mike Vanderjagt
K	Mike Vanderjagt
ST	Michael “Pinball” Clemons

15 All-Division Selections

QB	Doug Flutie
FB	Robert Drummond
SB	Derrell “Mookie” Mitchell
WR	Paul Masotti
C	Mike Kiselak
G	Pierre Vercheval
DT	Rob Waldrop
LB	Ken Benson
LB	Mike O'Shea
DHB	Johnnie Harris
CB	Adrion Smith
S	Les Smith
P	Mike Vanderjagt
K	Mike Vanderjagt
ST	Michael “Pinball” Clemons

^* – indicates unanimous selection

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1997 Toronto Argonauts Canadian Amateur Draft Picks

Round–Pick (Overall)	[Via]	Player (Position)	College/Program
1–1 (1)	[OTT]	Chad Folk (OL)	Utah
1–9 (9)		Matt DuBuc (SB)	Texas Tech
2–8 (17)		Steve Salter (OL)	Ottawa
3–1 (18)	[SSK, WPG]	Aldi Henry (CB)	Michigan State
3–8 (24)		Dave Mudge (OT)	Michigan State
4–9 (33)		Jayson Hansen (OL)	Texas Tech
5–8 (41)		Mark Giardetti (DE)	Evangel
6–8 (48)		Kris Kershaw (QB)	Salisbury State