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1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats (CFL)

4th place • East Division • 2-16-0 .111
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Head Coach: Don Sutherin (1-6-0); Urban Bowman (1-10-0)
Don BlackwelderOffensive Coordinator
Urban BowmanOffensive Line
Terry GreerReceivers
Dennis McPheeLinebackers
Joe MossDefensive Line
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sun6/8/1997HMontreal Alouettes14-30LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium9311
Fri6/13/1997AToronto Argonauts14-18LToronto, ONSkyDome13452
Fri6/27/1997AMontreal Alouettes17-27LMontreal, QCOlympic Stadium7380
Sun7/6/1997HToronto Argonauts15-20LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium14033
Fri7/11/1997HWinnipeg Blue Bombers18-33LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium12136
Thu7/17/1997AToronto Argonauts20-27LToronto, ONSkyDome17222
Fri7/25/1997AWinnipeg Blue Bombers36-21WWinnipeg, MBWinnipeg Stadium20863
Sat8/2/1997HBritish Columbia Lions24-42LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium12032
Fri8/8/1997HSaskatchewan Roughriders20-30LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium12582
Sat8/16/1997AMontreal Alouettes26-36LMontreal, QCOlympic Stadium10039
Thu8/21/1997AEdmonton Eskimos24-28LEdmonton, ABCommonwealth Stadium27960
Mon9/1/1997HToronto Argonauts3-46LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium18377
Sat9/6/1997HMontreal Alouettes18-38LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium9253
Sun9/14/1997AToronto Argonauts9-34LToronto, ONSkyDome20234
Sun9/21/1997HCalgary Stampeders21-25LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium13010
Fri9/26/1997ABritish Columbia Lions33-34LVancouver, BCB.C. Place Stadium18258
Sun10/5/1997HWinnipeg Blue Bombers27-25WHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium14987
Mon10/13/1997ACalgary Stampeders13-31LCalgary, ABMcMahon Stadium29298
Sun10/19/1997ASaskatchewan Roughriders19-22LRegina, SKTaylor Field31909
Sat10/25/1997HEdmonton Eskimos19-30LHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium16110
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Melvin Aldridge37LB6-219527Tyler JC; Murray State75
Ted Alford80WR5-916526Mississippi Gulf Coast CC; Langston33
Archie Amerson9SB5-817523Dixie JC; Northern Arizona1515
David Bailey63OT6-528024James Madison11
Willie Brown7RB5-1119326Southwestern Oklahoma State31
Joe Burgos64OT6-329026Temple77
Anthony Calvillo13QB6-219725Mount San Antonio JC; Utah State1210
Mike Campbell98DT6-126032Slippery Rock1212
Eric Carter2CB6-118528Knoxville171
Mike Cawley14QB6-120025Syracuse; James Madison83
Doug Davies55C6-427033Simon Fraser86
Ken Evraire17SB6-120532Wilfrid Laurier130
Marquel Fleetwood10QB6-120027Minnesota31
Gonzalo Floyd90DE6-324026Texas-El Paso119
Rickey Foggie12QB6-118531Minnesota94
Derek Grier37CB6-018527Marshall22
Andrew Grigg89WR6-219026Ottawa182
Terry Guess88WR6-020023Georgia Military JC; Gardner-Webb21
Cooper Harris38LB6-122527Pittsburg State160
Rob Hitchcock42S6-220327Weber State1814
Marcus Holliday31FB5-1122224Memphis11
Johnny Johnson11QB6-120224Illinois10
Yonel Jourdain33RB5-1120426Southern Illinois66
Jason Kaiser6CB6-019224Culver-Stockton20
Lee Knight25SB6-323032none126
Kevin Knox81WR6-319426Florida State32
Ted Long5SB5-1018528Oklahoma55
Jason McCullough11QB6-121522Brown10
Lamar McGriggs45LB6-321029Arizona Western JC; Ellsworth CC; Oklahoma State; Western Illinois77
Pat McNerney55DL6-426526Weber State10
Joe Montford53DE6-122527South Carolina State1818
Mike Morreale18SB6-321026McMaster1813
Dean Noel29FB5-1120030Delaware State131
Kendrick Nord19QB6-221025Grambling State20
Tom Nutten68C6-529126Western Michigan1313
Paul Osbaldiston3K-P6-321033Montana Western180
Mike Philbrick99DT6-527530Carleton1818
Tim Prinsen62OT-OG6-430026North Dakota169
Colin Quiney65OT-OG6-531025Grand Valley State132
Justin Ring36LB6-222024Simon Fraser1811
Sam Rogers30DH5-1119024Texas-El Paso50
Aaron Ruffin32CB5-1017528Nicholls State95
Joe Rumolo50DT6-421926Akron180
Val St. Germain57OG6-330226McGill1818
Jude St. John61OT6-429625Western Ontario88
Dale Sanderson56C6-326036Tennessee10
Blaine Schmidt54OG6-426034Guelph1818
Pete Shorts64OT6-827831Illinois State88
Charlie Simmons88WR6-321525Georgia Tech11
Ashaundai Smith86WR5-617023Kansas1515
Obie Spanic94DT6-427027Weber State30
Orlondo Steinauer22CB5-1018024Western Washington1818
Markus Thomas33RB5-1019227Eastern Kentucky77
Burt Thornton4WR6-221025Purdue1010
Calvin Tiggle73LB6-123529Lees-McRae JC; Georgia Tech1818
Gerald Vaughn39DH6-319527Mississippi1818
Kyle Walters20S5-1017524Guelph160
Frank West28LB-CB5-1117525Illinois State1714
Willie Whitehead92DE6-329124Auburn1515
Kenny Wilhite26CB5-818927Dodge City CC; Nebraska1211
K.D. Williams44LB6-024024Arizona Western JC; Henderson State33
Prince Wimbley82SB5-917827Alabama1313
Earl Winfield1WR5-1118536North Carolina66
Donovan Wright27LB6-320031Slippery Rock180
Jermaine Younger50LB6-024026Utah State22
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
14Tim PrinsenOGNorth Dakota
212Joe RumoloDLAkron
536Luc NormandWRBishop's
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals468594137362
Opponents Totals121149132147549
TEAM STATSTOPFirst DownsRushPassPen2nd Down Efficiency3rd Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals31089194271871493
Opponents Totals36612520734
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTX2X2AFGFGAPCTSSAFPTS
Paul Osbaldiston03131100.000244257.1150118
Andrew Grigg60000000036
Archie Amerson50000000030
Burt Thornton40000000024
Anthony Calvillo20000000012
Ted Long20000000012
Mike Morreale20000000012
Ashaundai Smith20000000012
Earl Winfield20000000012
Lee Knight1001000008
Prince Wimbley1001000008
Gonzalo Floyd1000000006
Rickey Foggie30000000018
Markus Thomas20000000012
Marquel Fleetwood1000000006
Terry Guess1000000006
Yonel Jourdain1000000006
Orlondo Steinauer1000000006
Frank West1000000006
Kenny Wilhite1000000006
(Team)0000000036
Team Totals393131100.028244257.1153362
Opponents Totals59545598.21437166549
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Archie Amerson1446304.4644
Anthony Calvillo532424.6292
Mike Cawley201819.1250
Rickey Foggie321384.3223
Markus Thomas271124.1271
Marquel Fleetwood14966.9171
Yonel Jourdain13564.3140
Lee Knight12413.490
Willie Brown8243.0120
Dean Noel11111.0110
Ted Long177.070
Marcus Holliday273.590
Kendrick Nord122.020
Andrew Grigg000Ft1
Team Totals32815474.76412
Opponents Totals39319895.120
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Anthony Calvillo27816057.610721777.813.669124.3114.02680.6
Rickey Foggie1799955.37213457.513.65552.884.570.2
Mike Cawley794354.4325476.912.76256.345.176.3
Marquel Fleetwood472246.8242164.69.82700.012.151.4
Jason McCullough9666.7112714.121.23000.0222.270.1
Burt Thornton11100.008181.081.081t1100.000.0158.3
Andrew Grigg2150.013015.030.030t150.000.0135.4
Archie Amerson100.0100.000.000.039.6
Kendrick Nord500.0500.000.000.039.6
Team Totals60133255.224345237.513.681244.0264.35474.8
Opponents Totals61735357.223447097.613.3294.7304.93977.0
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Prince Wimbley4263715.2691
Archie Amerson4041410.4461
Mike Morreale3846612.3482
Ashaundai Smith3545212.9492
Burt Thornton3458617.2474
Earl Winfield2946215.9592
Andrew Grigg2652920.3815
Ted Long1522114.7472
Lee Knight121169.7221
Ted Alford911212.4180
Ken Evraire7628.9200
Dean Noel56112.2260
Willie Brown23517.5330
Marcus Holliday273.560
Gonzalo Floyd252.541
Charlie Simmons100.000
Yonel Jourdain141138.1331
Markus Thomas1315011.5621
Terry Guess36521.7501
Kevin Knox33010.0120
Team Totals332452313.68124
Opponents Totals353470913.329
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Orlondo Steinauer718426.3821
Rob Hitchcock5438.6290
Eric Carter441.030
Gerald Vaughn3268.7190
Justin Ring231.520
Gonzalo Floyd15050.0500
Aaron Ruffin14343.0240
Kenny Wilhite13232.0320
Calvin Tiggle12020.0200
K.D. Williams11818.0180
Kyle Walters133.030
Mike Campbell122.020
Lamar McGriggs100.000
Sam Rogers100.000
Team Totals3042814.3821
Opponents Totals26
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLS
Paul Osbaldiston147641143.68234
Team Totals148642843.4
Opponents Totals
PUNT RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Kenny Wilhite302036.8190
Orlondo Steinauer271375.1120
Sam Rogers211175.6250
Aaron Ruffin13574.4110
Andrew Grigg6162.760
Frank West199.090
Earl Winfield263.030
Team Totals1005455.5250
Opponents Totals
KICKOFFSNOYDSAVGLGS
Paul Osbaldiston79449956.9740
Team Totals79449956.9740
Opponents Totals
KICKOFF RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Aaron Ruffin3166421.4380
Yonel Jourdain1225020.8410
Ashaundai Smith1021721.7310
Sam Rogers510020.0260
Orlondo Steinauer69716.2230
Rob Hitchcock45814.5180
Willie Brown55010.0200
Archie Amerson23417.0170
Kenny Wilhite23417.0170
Lee Knight11212.0120
Dean Noel166.060
Andrew Grigg100.000
Jason Kaiser100.000
Team Totals80152219.0410
Opponents Totals
SACKSNOYDS
Willie Whitehead13.0104.0
Joe Montford8.086.0
Mike Philbrick7.050.0
Mike Campbell3.019.0
Lamar McGriggs2.012.0
Calvin Tiggle1.011.0
K.D. Williams1.08.0
Melvin Aldridge1.07.0
Joe Rumolo1.04.0
Justin Ring1.02.0
Gonzalo Floyd1.02.0
Orlondo Steinauer1.01.0
Team Totals39.0
Opponents Totals54.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Archie Amerson6510000
Willie Brown210000
Anthony Calvillo12910100
Mike Campbell000000
Eric Carter001100
Marquel Fleetwood110000
Gonzalo Floyd001100
Rickey Foggie8140400
Andrew Grigg0010100
Rob Hitchcock0010100
Yonel Jourdain2010100
Jason Kaiser0010100
Ted Long000000
Lamar McGriggs001100
Joe Montford001100
Mike Morreale110000
Dean Noel001100
Tom Nutten0010100
Paul Osbaldiston430000
Mike Philbrick0011100
Tim Prinsen0010100
Justin Ring002200
Sam Rogers001100
Aaron Ruffin111100
Joe Rumolo001100
Val St. Germain0010100
Blaine Schmidt0010100
Burt Thornton001100
Calvin Tiggle001110
Gerald Vaughn000000
Frank West0011411
Willie Whitehead001100
Kenny Wilhite2211201
Jermaine Younger000000
Team Totals3924151530722
Opponents Totals152424
DEFENSETKLDTSTTFFPDTFLTFLYBL
Calvin Tiggle8585-841-350
Orlondo Steinauer6767-652-00
Gerald Vaughn6363-558-601
Frank West5454-540-760
Joe Montford5454-486-341
Justin Ring5252-439-121
Willie Whitehead4343-385-130
Rob Hitchcock4242-393-511
Mike Philbrick3737-370-251
Eric Carter3535-305-611
Lamar McGriggs3333-312-310
Gonzalo Floyd2525-232-501
Melvin Aldridge2424-222-11
Mike Campbell2323-230-021
Kenny Wilhite2323-221-401
Aaron Ruffin2121-156-100
Cooper Harris2020-020-10
K.D. Williams1919-145-100
Mike Morreale1919-118-001
Dean Noel1616-115-010
Joe Rumolo1212-57-002
Kyle Walters1212-111-00
Donovan Wright1111-011-00
Jermaine Younger88-80-02
Blaine Schmidt77-07-000
Sam Rogers66-60-000
Ken Evraire66-15-00
Burt Thornton44-31-000
Andrew Grigg44-22-000
Lee Knight44-13-00
Archie Amerson33-30-000
Val St. Germain33-30-000
Derek Grier33-30-21
Jason Kaiser33-03-00
Ted Long22-20-001
Ashaundai Smith22-20-00
Prince Wimbley22-20-00
Obie Spanic22-02-00
Anthony Calvillo11-10-000
Yonel Jourdain11-10-000
Kevin Knox11-10-00
Tom Nutten11-10-00
Jude St. John11-10-00
Markus Thomas11-10-00
Paul Osbaldiston11-01-000
Terry Guess11-01-00
Pete Shorts11-01-00
Willie Brown00-00-000
Marquel Fleetwood00-00-000
Rickey Foggie00-00-000
Tim Prinsen00-00-000
Ted Alford00-00-00
David Bailey00-00-00
Joe Burgos00-00-00
Mike Cawley00-00-00
Doug Davies00-00-00
Marcus Holliday00-00-00
Johnny Johnson00-00-00
Jason McCullough00-00-00
Pat McNerney00-00-00
Kendrick Nord00-00-00
Colin Quiney00-00-00
Dale Sanderson00-00-00
Charlie Simmons00-00-00
Earl Winfield00-00-00
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