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{{Short description|CFL team season}}
{{Infobox NFL_season
| logo = Toronto Old Logo.jpg
| team = Toronto Argonauts
| year = 1997
| record = '''15–3'''
| division_place = '''1st, [[East Division (CFL)|East]]'''
| coach = [[Don Matthews]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.argonauts.ca/page/all-time-coaching|title=All-Time Coaching|accessdate=2011-05-07|publisher=[[Toronto Argonauts]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422084043/http://argonauts.ca/page/all-time-coaching|archivedate=2011-04-22|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| general manager = [[Eric Tillman]]
| stadium = [[SkyDome]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.argonauts.ca/page/stadium-history|title=Toronto Argonauts Stadium History|accessdate=2011-05-07|publisher=[[Toronto Argonauts]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422083852/http://argonauts.ca/page/stadium-history|archivedate=2011-04-22|url-status=dead}}</ref>
| playoffs = '''Won [[85th Grey Cup|Grey Cup]]'''

| shortnavlink = Argonauts seasons
}}
The '''[[1997 CFL season|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 [[Canadian Football League East Division|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|Grey Cup championship]], and repeated as Grey Cup champions.

==Offseason==

=== CFL draft===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|- align="center" style="background:#002147;color:#6699FF;"
| '''Rd'''|| '''Pick''' || '''Player''' || '''Position''' || '''School'''
|- align="center"
|align=center| 1 || 1 || [[Chad Folk]] || OL || [[University of Utah|Utah]]
|- align="center"
|align=center| 1 || 9 || [[Mathew DuBuc]] || SB || [[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]]
|- align="center"
|align=center| 2 || 17 || [[Steve Salter]] || OL || [[University of Ottawa|Ottawa]]
|- align="center"
|align=center| 3 || 18 || [[Aldi Henry]] || CB || [[Michigan State University|Michigan State]]
|- align="center"
|align=center| 3 || 24 || [[Dave Mudge]] || OT || [[Michigan State University|Michigan State]]
|- align="center"
|align=center| 4 || 33 || [[Jayson Hansen]] || OL || [[Texas Tech University|Texas Tech]]
|- align="center"
|align=center| 5 || 41 || [[Mark Giardetti]] || DE || [[Evangel College]]
|- align="center"
|align=center| 6 || 48 || [[Kris Kershaw]] || QB || [[Salisbury University|Salisbury State]]
|-
|}

=== Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft ===
{| class="wikitable"
!Round
!Pick
!Player
!Pos
|-
|1
|9
|Sammie Brennan
|DB
|-
|2
|17
|Travis Anderson
|WR
|-
|3
|25
|Joe Mero
|CB
|}

<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.argonauts.ca/page/all-time-draft-list |title=All-Time Draft List |accessdate=2011-05-07 |publisher=[[Toronto Argonauts]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422090154/http://argonauts.ca/page/all-time-draft-list |archivedate=22 April 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===Preseason===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Round
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance
|-
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" | Score
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" | Record
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! A
| June 13
| vs. [[1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats|Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]
| W 18–14
| 1–0
| [[SkyDome]]
| 13,452
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! B
| June 18
| at [[1997 Montreal Alouettes season|Montreal Alouettes]]
| W 40–0
| 2–0
| [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]]
| 6,394
|}<ref name="PFA">{{cite web|title=1997 Toronto Argonauts|url=http://www.profootballarchives.com/1997cfltor.html|accessdate=2010-11-07|publisher=Pro Football Archives}}</ref>

==Regular season==

=== Season standings===
{| class="wikitable"
|+ '''[[CFL East Division|East Division]]'''
! Team !! GP !! W !! L !! T !! PF !! PA !! Pts
|- align="center"
| align="left" | '''[[Toronto Argonauts]]''' || 18 || 15 || 3 || 0 || 660 || 327 || 30
|- align="center"
| align="left" | '''[[Montreal Alouettes]]''' || 18 || 13 || 5 || 0 || 509 || 532 || 26
|- align="center"
| align="left" |[[Winnipeg Blue Bombers]] || 18 || 4 || 14 || 0 || 443 || 548 || 8
|- align="center"
| align="left" | [[Hamilton Tiger-Cats]] || 18 || 2 || 16 || 0 || 362 || 549 || 4
|}
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cfl.ca/standings/1997/reg|title=1997 Regular Season Standings|accessdate=2011-05-07|publisher=[[Canadian Football League]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081029072903/http://www.cfl.ca/standings/1997/reg|archive-date=2008-10-29|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Regular season===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Week
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance
|-
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" | Score
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" | Record
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 1
| June 27
| vs. [[1997 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season|Winnipeg Blue Bombers]]
| W 38–23
| 1–0
| [[SkyDome]]
| 16,551
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 2
| July 6
| at [[1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season|Hamilton Tiger-Cats]]
| W 20–15
| 2–0
| [[Ivor Wynne Stadium]]
| 14,033
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 3
| July 12
| at [[1997 Saskatchewan Roughriders season|Saskatchewan Roughriders]]
| L 23–27
| 2–1
| [[Mosaic Stadium at Taylor Field|Taylor Field]]
| 22,956
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 4
| July 17
| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| W 27–20
| 3–1
| SkyDome
| 17,222
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 5
| July 24
| at [[1997 BC Lions season|BC Lions]]
| W 34–20
| 4–1
| [[BC Place]]
| 23,330
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 6
| July 31
| vs. [[1997 Montreal Alouettes season|Montreal Alouettes]]
| W 46–8
| 5–1
| SkyDome
| 16,213
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 7
| August 7
| at [[1997 Calgary Stampeders season|Calgary Stampeders]]
| L 35–45
| 5–2
| [[McMahon Stadium]]
| 25,311
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 8
| August 14
| vs. [[1997 Edmonton Eskimos season|Edmonton Eskimos]]
| W 38–14
| 6–2
| [[SkyDome]]
| 18,031
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 9
| August 21
| Saskatchewan Roughriders
| W 27–1
| 7–2
| SkyDome
| 17,330
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 10
| September 1
| at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| W 46–3
| 8–2
| Ivor Wynne Stadium
| 18,377
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 11
| September 7
| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| W 66–25
| 9–2
| [[Winnipeg Stadium]]
| 21,080
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 12
| September 14
| vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| W 34–9
| 10–2
| SkyDome
| 20,234
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 13
| September 20
| at Edmonton Eskimos
| W 25–24
| 11–2
| [[Commonwealth Stadium]]
| 38,619
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 14
| September 28
| at Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| W 41–9
| 12–2
| Winnipeg Stadium
| 20,004
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 15
| October 4
| vs. BC Lions
| W 46–3
| 13–2
| SkyDome
| 17,019
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 16
| October 11
| vs. Montreal Alouettes
| W 28–21
| 14–2
| SkyDome
| 17,355
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! 17
| October 18
| vs. Calgary Stampeders
| W 48–17
| 15–2
| SkyDome
| 24,083
|-style="background:#ffbbbb"
! 18
| October 26
| at Montreal Alouettes
| L 38–43
| 15–3
| [[Olympic Stadium (Montreal)|Olympic Stadium]]
| 10,801
|}<ref name="PFA"/>

==Postseason==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Round
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Date
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Opponent
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" colspan=2 | Results
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Venue
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" rowspan=2 | Attendance
|-
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" | Score
! style="{{Gridiron primary style|Toronto Argonauts|border=2}};" | Record
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! East Final
| Sun, Nov 9
| vs. [[1997 Montreal Alouettes season|Montreal Alouettes]]
| W 37–30
| 1–0
| [[SkyDome]]
| 32,085
|-style="background:#ddffdd"
! [[85th Grey Cup|Grey Cup]]
| Sun, Nov 16
| vs. [[1997 Saskatchewan Roughriders season|Saskatchewan Roughriders]]
| W 47–23
| 2–0
| [[Commonwealth Stadium]]
| 60,431
|}<ref name="PFA"/>

===Grey Cup===
{{main|85th Grey Cup}}
{| class="wikitable"
! Team !! Q1 !! Q2 !! Q3 !! Q4 !! Total
|- style="background-color:#ddffdd"
|[[Toronto Argonauts]] || 7 || 13 || 21 || 6 || 47
|-
|[[Saskatchewan Roughriders]] || 3 || 6 || 0 || 14 || 23
|}
<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1997|title=1997 – Toronto Argonauts 47, Saskatchewan Roughriders 23|accessdate=2011-05-07|publisher=[[Canadian Football League]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110425012943/http://www.cfl.ca/page/his_greycup_recap1997|archivedate=2011-04-25|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Awards and records==
*Doug Flutie, Most Outstanding Player Award<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_oplayer |title=Most Outstanding Player |publisher=[[Canadian Football League]] |accessdate=2011-05-15 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422021042/http://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_oplayer |archivedate=22 April 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*Mike Kiselak, Outstanding Offensive Lineman Award <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_oline |title=Most Outstanding Offensive Lineman |publisher=[[Canadian Football League]] |accessdate=2011-05-15 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422022348/http://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_oline |archivedate=22 April 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*Derrell Mitchell, Outstanding Rookie Award<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_orook |title=Most Outstanding Rookie |publisher=[[Canadian Football League]] |accessdate=2011-05-15 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110422013422/http://www.cfl.ca/page/more_player_awards_orook |archivedate=22 April 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
<ref name="media">{{cite book|title=2010 Toronto Argonauts Media Guide |date=2010 |accessdate=2011-05-07 |page=168 |url=http://www.argonauts.ca/uploads/assets/TOR/Media_Guide_2010/MediaGuide2010_PART%202.pdf |publisher=[[Toronto Argonauts]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110430101919/http://argonauts.ca/uploads/assets/TOR/Media_Guide_2010/MediaGuide2010_PART%202.pdf |archivedate=30 April 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===1997 CFL All-Stars===
*QB – [[Doug Flutie]]
*FB – [[Robert Drummond (gridiron football)|Robert Drummond]]
*SB – [[Derrell Mitchell]]
*C – [[Mike Kiselak]]
*DT – [[Rob Waldrop]]
*DB – [[Johnnie Harris (American football)|Johnnie Harris]]
*DS – [[Lester Smith (Canadian football)|Lester Smith]]
*P/K – [[Mike Vanderjagt]]
*ST – [[Mike "Pinball" Clemons]]
*WR – {Terrance Lawrence}
<ref name="media"></ref>

==References==
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{{1997 CFL season by team}}
{{Toronto Argonauts seasons}}
{{Toronto Argonauts}}
{{85th Grey Cup}}

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[[Category:Toronto Argonauts seasons]]
[[Category:James S. Dixon Trophy championship seasons]]
[[Category:Grey Cup championship seasons]]
[[Category:1997 in sports in Ontario]]
[[Category:1997 in Toronto]]

1997 Toronto Argonauts season - Revision history

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