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1997 British Columbia Lions (CFL)

3rd place West Division 8-10-0 .444
1997 CFLPrevious SeasonNext SeasonRoster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Adam Rita
Charlie CarpenterAssistant Head Coach/Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line
Dave EasleyDefensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
Amos JonesDefensive Line/Linebackers
Jim SanduskyReceivers
Frank SmithSpecial Teams
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sun6/8/1997HEdmonton Eskimos32-15WVancouver, BCB.C. Place Stadium10284
Tue6/17/1997ACalgary Stampeders18-30LCalgary, ABMcMahon Stadium29000
Thu6/26/1997HSaskatchewan Roughriders23-24LVancouver, BCB.C. Place Stadium18881
Thu7/3/1997HCalgary Stampeders17-16WVancouver, BCB.C. Place Stadium17206
Thu7/10/1997AEdmonton Eskimos41-31WEdmonton, ABCommonwealth Stadium26010
Sat7/19/1997HWinnipeg Blue Bombers21-17WVancouver, BCB.C. Place Stadium22312
Thu7/24/1997HToronto Argonauts20-34LVancouver, BCB.C. Place Stadium23330
Sat8/2/1997AHamilton Tiger-Cats42-24WHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium12032
Sat8/9/1997HMontreal Alouettes31-45LVancouver, BCB.C. Place Stadium19106
Fri8/15/1997ASaskatchewan Roughriders39-26WRegina, SKTaylor Field28556
Fri8/22/1997HCalgary Stampeders37-23WVancouver, BCB.C. Place Stadium20303
Sat8/30/1997AMontreal Alouettes33-34LMontreal, QCOlympic Stadium11050
Sun9/7/1997ASaskatchewan Roughriders12-46LRegina, SKTaylor Field22966
Sat9/13/1997HEdmonton Eskimos27-1WVancouver, BCB.C. Place Stadium25088
Fri9/19/1997AWinnipeg Blue Bombers14-26LWinnipeg, MBWinnipeg Stadium21732
Fri9/26/1997HHamilton Tiger-Cats34-33WVancouver, BCB.C. Place Stadium18258
Sat10/4/1997AToronto Argonauts3-46LToronto, ONSkyDome17019
Fri10/10/1997HSaskatchewan Roughriders19-26LVancouver, BCB.C. Place Stadium22399
Sun10/19/1997AEdmonton Eskimos7-41LEdmonton, ABCommonwealth Stadium31958
Sun10/26/1997ACalgary Stampeders9-43LCalgary, ABMcMahon Stadium24690
Eastern Division Semi-Final
Sun11/2/1997AMontreal Alouettes35-45LMontreal, QCOlympic Stadium16257
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
9Damon AllenQB6-117034Fullerton State18
12Bret AndersonSB6-321022Simon Fraser13
23Shalon BakerWR5-617024Montana2
3Daved BenefieldLB6-423129Glendale CC; Northridge State7
95Sheldon BenoitLB6-223525Western Kentucky1
65Chuck BradleyC6-529627Kentucky14
28Sammie BrennanDB6-320024Bishop's6
27Victor BryanDB6-219625Simon Fraser2
2Giulio CaravattaQB-P6-022031Simon Fraser18
36Tyrone ChatmanLB5-822026Arkansas10
74Dave ChaytorsNT6-225828Utah12
21Jimmy CunninghamWR5-716024Howard1
55Doug DaviesC6-427033Simon Fraser8
10Dave DonaldsonWR5-1018025Manitoba12
51Wayne DrinkwalterDT6-32653110
64Mo ElewonibiOT6-429832Snow JC; Brigham Young18
80Andrew EnglishSB5-1018023British Columbia16
97Brooks FindlayLB6-423527Portland State11
76Joe FlemingDT6-329026New Hampshire18
40Greg FrersS5-1118526Simon Fraser18
59Todd FurdykOT6-730528Rocky Mountain18
29B.J. GallisLB6-220522Lafayette12
14Rashid GayleDB5-817423Boise State6
90Steve GlennLB6-323026Ottawa6
57Mark HatfieldOT-OG6-630527Bishop's7
22John HollandDH5-1118532Monterey Peninsula JC; Sacramento State15
24Leonard HumphriesCB5-918027Penn State17
7Alfred JacksonWR6-018030San Diego State1818
35Leonard Jean-PierreSB6-018526York3
11Maurice KellyLB6-019925East Tennessee State18
33Kelly LochbaumLB6-224024Northern Arizona11
4Damion LyonsCB6-421529Laney JC; UCLA16
31David MaevaLB6-021029Hawaii9
68Cory MantykaOG6-527527Jamestown18
82Nick MazzoliWR5-1118529Simon Fraser6
21Martin MillerS5-1016025Manitoba1
91Peter MillerLB6-221524Pacific9
25Sean MillingtonFB6-222529Simon Fraser16
5Lui PassagliaK-P5-1118043Simon Fraser180
6Cory PhilpotRB5-918627Itawamba CC; Mississippi14
18Frank PimiskernS5-918626British Columbia16
39Nick RichardsLB6-224030Acadia4
96Virgil RobertsonDE6-223031Nicholls State18
72Johnny ScottDT6-226528none16
86Trevor ShawSB6-220528Weber State18
1Al ShipmanSB5-817523Miami (Florida)11
8Andre StrodeDH5-817625Colorado State1
60Jamie TarasOG6-223031Western Ontario18
17Eddie Lee ThomasDH5-918029San Jose State5
88Larry ThompsonWR5-1117126Solano CC16
77Mike TrevathanSB6-120529Montana18
78Harry Van HofwegenDT6-224631Carleton10
20Don WilsonDB6-219036Ellsworth CC; North Carolina State12
53Mike WithycombeC6-529833West Hills CC; Fresno State15
34Brad YamaokaFB5-1120624British Columbia18
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
210Bob BeveridgeOLBritish Columbia
319Paul StoilenLBSimon Fraser
320John PartchenkoOTMichigan
425Bret AndersonPSimon Fraser
427Martin MillerCBManitoba
428Mark NohraRBBritish Columbia
535Jamie MacDonaldOTNorthern Illinois
643Kelly LochbaumLBNorthern Arizona
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thOT
TEAM STATSTOP1ST DOWNSRushPassPen3RD DOWNAttPct4TH DOWNAttPctPENYDS
Team Totals345130198172131507
Opponents Totals35611522021
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTX2X2AFGFGAPCTSSAFPTS
Lui Passaglia04343100.00354577.870155
Alfred Jackson10000000060
Damon Allen8000000048
Sean Millington5000000030
Al Shipman5000000030
Cory Philpot4000000024
Larry Thompson3000000018
Mike Trevathan3000000018
Virgil Robertson2000000012
Jimmy Cunningham100000006
Leonard Humphries100000006
Maurice Kelly100000006
David Maeva100000006
Cory Mantyka100000006
(Team)000000024
Team Totals454343100.002354577.872429
Opponents Totals555353100.01243163536
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Sean Millington1538655.7545
Damon Allen1118377.5288
Cory Philpot683044.5483
Brad Yamaoka8627.8180
Giulio Caravatta22613.0190
Al Shipman760.971
Shalon Baker155.050
Andrew English144.040
Cory Mantyka000Lt1
Team Totals35121096.05417
Opponents Totals35419665.620
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Damon Allen58337864.819446538.012.373213.6111.94693.5
Giulio Caravatta13753.85644.99.11600.017.735.4
Lui Passaglia2150.00-3-1.5-3.0-300.0150.016.7
Team Totals59838664.519947147.912.273213.5132.24991.4
Opponents Totals59335860.421048878.213.7294.9254.24485.5
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Alfred Jackson79132216.77310
Larry Thompson7174610.5453
Mike Trevathan4984617.3453
Sean Millington494699.6290
Al Shipman4548310.7663
Cory Philpot362948.2231
Nick Mazzoli141369.7160
Andrew English1212510.4210
Shalon Baker10727.2160
Jimmy Cunningham88510.6391
Brad Yamaoka7324.6170
Trevor Shaw610417.3300
Team Totals386471412.27321
Opponents Totals358488713.729
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Maurice Kelly4297.3150
Don Wilson4194.8170
Leonard Humphries310535.0761
Greg Frers37926.3590
Rashid Gayle35016.7460
John Holland24120.5410
Damion Lyons2189.0180
Eddie Lee Thomas2178.5130
David Maeva12222.0220
Doug Davies177.070
Team Totals2538715.5761
Opponents Totals13
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLRYDSNYDSNET
Lui Passaglia114470341.376-942
Giulio Caravatta31121439.254-75
Bret Anderson13333.033-5
Team Totals146595040.876-
Opponents Totals-984
PUNT RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Al Shipman5266512.8761
Larry Thompson272248.3350
Rashid Gayle45714.3200
Shalon Baker2126.070
Jimmy Cunningham199.090
Andrew English382.7100
Cory Philpot155.050
Mike Trevathan144.040
Team Totals9198410.8761
Opponents Totals
KICKOFFSNOYDSAVGLGS
Bret Anderson52272852.5670
Giulio Caravatta24126652.8670
Lui Passaglia34113.7180
Team Totals79403551.1670
Opponents Totals
KICKOFF RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Al Shipman3575121.5800
Larry Thompson1735320.8620
Cory Philpot1222418.7280
Rashid Gayle812816.0260
Jimmy Cunningham411829.5380
Greg Frers34113.7190
Andrew English22713.5150
Shalon Baker12121.0210
Dave Donaldson11414.0140
Eddie Lee Thomas2136.580
Daved Benefield11010.0100
Sean Millington100.000
Team Totals87170019.5800
Opponents Totals
SACKSNOYDS
Virgil Robertson9.071.0
Joe Fleming9.048.0
Dave Chaytors8.047.0
Johnny Scott4.032.0
B.J. Gallis4.020.0
Maurice Kelly3.030.0
David Maeva2.015.0
Daved Benefield2.013.0
Tyrone Chatman2.07.0
Team Totals44.0
Opponents Totals49.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Damon Allen9540400
Daved Benefield0010100
Chuck Bradley1010100
Tyrone Chatman001100
Dave Chaytors001100
Andrew English000000
Brooks Findlay001100
Joe Fleming001170
Greg Frers001100
Todd Furdyk0010100
B.J. Gallis000000
Leonard Humphries000000
Alfred Jackson330000
Maurice Kelly00331121
Damion Lyons001100
David Maeva0022371
Cory Mantyka0010100
Peter Miller000000
Sean Millington430000
Cory Philpot2111200
Frank Pimiskern000000
Virgil Robertson0033302
Johnny Scott002200
Al Shipman5410100
Larry Thompson430000
Don Wilson001100
Mike Withycombe200000
Brad Yamaoka110000
Team Totals31191219311864
Opponents Totals191919
DEFENSETKLDTSTTFFPDTFLTFLYBL
Maurice Kelly736855322
B.J. Gallis544593222
Joe Fleming5247511515
Don Wilson514471300
Greg Frers464420000
Leonard Humphries454411911
Kelly Lochbaum45387011
David Maeva444312111
Tyrone Chatman423841113
John Holland38335500
Johnny Scott333032145
Virgil Robertson302820026
Damion Lyons272700800
Dave Chaytors262600234
Brooks Findlay2414100013
Sean Millington2442000210
Brad Yamaoka210210000
Harry Van Hofwegen20416015
Rashid Gayle18171100
Eddie Lee Thomas17143100
Steve Glenn17017000
Daved Benefield161511127
Frank Pimiskern16880100
Trevor Shaw808000
Bret Anderson707000
Mike Trevathan615011
Sammie Brennan505000
Wayne Drinkwalter505000
Andrew English4041000
Peter Miller4041000
Leonard Jean-Pierre404000
Cory Philpot3300000
Nick Richards303000
Damon Allen2200000
Nick Mazzoli220000
Alfred Jackson2110000
Al Shipman2110000
Larry Thompson2110000
Giulio Caravatta202000
Dave Donaldson202000
Chuck Bradley1100000
Todd Furdyk1100000
Cory Mantyka1100000
Mark Hatfield110000
Andre Strode110000
Doug Davies101000
Lui Passaglia101000
Mike Withycombe0000000
Shalon Baker000000
Sheldon Benoit000000
Victor Bryan000000
Jimmy Cunningham000000
Mo Elewonibi000000
Martin Miller000000
Jamie Taras000000
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