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.
Offseason [ edit ] CFL draft [ edit ] [1]
Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft [ edit ] Preseason [ edit ] Regular season [ edit ] Season Standings [ edit ] [2]
Season Schedule [ edit ] Week Game Date Opponent Results Venue Attendance Score Record 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
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Montreal Alouettes roster Quarterbacks Running backs
Receivers
Offensive linemen Defensive linemen
Defensive backs
Special teams
Practice Roster
Playoffs [ edit ] East Semi-Final [ edit ] [4]
East Final [ edit ] [5]
1997 CFL All-Star Selections [ edit ] [6]
References [ edit ]
Franchise Stadiums Lineage and Lore Important figures Retired numbers Key personnel Grey Cup Championships (8) Eastern Division Championships (19) Current league affiliations