1997 Saskatchewan Roughriders (CFL) |
| 3rd place • West Division • 8-10-0 .444 |
| Head Coach: Jim Daley |
| Bill Dole | Offensive Line |
| Richie Hall | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line |
| Gary Hoffman | Offensive Coordinator |
| Greg Marshall | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Line |
| Alex Smith | Linebackers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Fri | 6/13/1997 | H | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 39-21 | W | Regina, SK | Taylor Field | 19681 | |
| Thu | 6/19/1997 | A | Edmonton Eskimos | 17-18 | L | Edmonton, AB | Commonwealth Stadium | 32291 | |
| Thu | 6/26/1997 | A | British Columbia Lions | 24-23 | W | Vancouver, BC | B.C. Place Stadium | 18881 | |
| Fri | 7/4/1997 | H | Edmonton Eskimos | 18-24 | L | Regina, SK | Taylor Field | 25751 | |
| Sat | 7/12/1997 | H | Toronto Argonauts | 27-23 | W | Regina, SK | Taylor Field | 22956 | |
| Fri | 7/18/1997 | A | Calgary Stampeders | 13-22 | L | Calgary, AB | McMahon Stadium | 30366 | |
| Sat | 7/26/1997 | H | Calgary Stampeders | 21-19 | W | Regina, SK | Taylor Field | 26483 | |
| Thu | 7/31/1997 | A | Edmonton Eskimos | 34-37 | L | Edmonton, AB | Commonwealth Stadium | 30917 | |
| Fri | 8/8/1997 | A | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 30-20 | W | Hamilton, ON | Ivor Wynne Stadium | 12582 | |
| Fri | 8/15/1997 | H | British Columbia Lions | 26-39 | L | Regina, SK | Taylor Field | 28556 | |
| Thu | 8/21/1997 | A | Toronto Argonauts | 1-27 | L | Toronto, ON | SkyDome | 17330 | |
| Sun | 8/31/1997 | H | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 12-43 | L | Regina, SK | Taylor Field | 29788 | |
| Sun | 9/7/1997 | H | British Columbia Lions | 46-12 | W | Regina, SK | Taylor Field | 22966 | |
| Sun | 9/14/1997 | A | Calgary Stampeders | 24-28 | L | Calgary, AB | McMahon Stadium | 28414 | |
| Sun | 9/21/1997 | H | Montreal Alouettes | 22-24 | L | Regina, SK | Taylor Field | 25570 | |
| Sun | 9/28/1997 | H | Edmonton Eskimos | 29-15 | W | Regina, SK | Taylor Field | 29361 | |
| Fri | 10/3/1997 | A | Montreal Alouettes | 29-30 | L | Montreal, QC | Olympic Stadium | 12322 | |
| Fri | 10/10/1997 | A | British Columbia Lions | 26-19 | W | Vancouver, BC | B.C. Place Stadium | 22399 | |
| Sun | 10/19/1997 | H | Hamilton Tiger-Cats | 22-19 | W | Regina, SK | Taylor Field | 31909 | |
| Fri | 10/24/1997 | A | Winnipeg Blue Bombers | 9-55 | L | Winnipeg, MB | Winnipeg Stadium | 30222 | |
| Western Semi-Final | |||||||||
| Sun | 11/2/1997 | A | Calgary Stampeders | 33-30 | W | Calgary, AB | McMahon Stadium | 20369 | |
| Western Final | |||||||||
| Sun | 11/9/1997 | A | Edmonton Eskimos | 31-30 | W | Edmonton, AB | Commonwealth Stadium | 38258 | |
| Grey Cup | |||||||||
| Sun | 11/16/1997 | N | Toronto Argonauts | 23-47 | L | Edmonton, AB | Commonwealth Stadium | 60431 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Troy Alexander | 46 | DE | 6-0 | 245 | 26 | Eastern Washington | 18 | |
| Shannon Baker | 83 | WR | 5-9 | 185 | 27 | Florida State | 4 | |
| Bryce Bevill | 3 | DH | 5-9 | 180 | 25 | Syracuse | 18 | |
| Patrick Burke | 38 | CB | 5-11 | 180 | 29 | Fresno CC | 13 | |
| Ryan Carey | 31 | S | 5-11 | 185 | 26 | Acadia | 18 | |
| Greg Clark | 58 | LB | 6-0 | 230 | 32 | Arizona State | 8 | |
| Dan Comiskey | 67 | OG | 6-4 | 301 | 25 | Windsor | 5 | |
| Carl Coulter | 54 | C | 6-0 | 270 | 31 | Carleton | 18 | |
| Shawn Daniels | 35 | FB | 5-11 | 240 | 31 | Snow JC; Bowling Green State | 8 | |
| Dave Dinnall | 12 | RB | 5-11 | 190 | 28 | none | 4 | |
| Ventson Donelson | 24 | CB | 5-11 | 180 | 29 | Michigan State | 11 | |
| Ben Fairbrother | 52 | OG | 6-3 | 305 | 24 | Calgary | 18 | |
| Dan Farthing | 10 | SB | 5-10 | 185 | 28 | Saskatchewan | 18 | |
| Paul Frlan | 48 | LB | 6-1 | 215 | 25 | St. Francis Xavier | 13 | |
| Ron Goetz | 47 | LB | 6-3 | 236 | 29 | Minnesota | 2 | |
| Andrew Greene | 68 | OG | 6-4 | 304 | 28 | Indiana | 5 | 5 |
| Profail Grier | 1 | RB | 5-8 | 185 | 25 | Utah State | 7 | |
| Rod Harris | 88 | SB | 5-10 | 183 | 31 | Texas A&M | 13 | |
| Scott Hendrickson | 63 | OG | 6-3 | 275 | 27 | Minnesota | 13 | |
| Andrew Henry | 8 | DB | 6-2 | 210 | 27 | Long Island-Post | 5 | |
| Will Johnson | 99 | DE | 6-4 | 245 | 33 | Louisiana-Monroe | 3 | |
| Dale Joseph | 21 | DH | 6-0 | 175 | 30 | Howard Payne | 18 | |
| Darren Joseph | 20 | TB | 6-0 | 195 | 29 | none | 18 | |
| Bobby Jurasin | 71 | DE | 6-1 | 250 | 33 | Northern Michigan | 18 | |
| John Kropke | 75 | NT | 6-4 | 271 | 31 | Illinois State | 18 | |
| Gene Makowsky | 60 | ROT | 6-4 | 279 | 24 | Saskatchewan | 18 | 18 |
| Jason Mallett | 22 | S | 5-11 | 180 | 25 | Carleton | 16 | |
| Kevin Mason | 11 | QB | 6-3 | 200 | 25 | Syracuse | 18 | |
| Mike Maurer | 19 | FB | 6-0 | 195 | 22 | none | 4 | |
| Curtis Mayfield | 89 | WR | 5-11 | 174 | 29 | Oklahoma State | 18 | |
| Paul McCallum | 4 | K-P | 5-11 | 185 | 27 | none | 18 | 0 |
| Lamar McGriggs | 38 | LB | 6-3 | 210 | 29 | Arizona Western JC; Ellsworth CC; Oklahoma State; Western Illinois | 10 | |
| Todd McMillon | 9 | DH | 5-10 | 185 | 24 | Northern Arizona | 12 | |
| Robert Mimbs | 27 | RB | 6-0 | 195 | 33 | Kansas | 10 | |
| James Monroe | 59 | C | 6-2 | 270 | 28 | Syracuse | 13 | |
| Don Narcisse | 80 | WR | 5-9 | 169 | 32 | Texas Southern | 18 | |
| Henry Newby | 94 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 29 | Fairmont State | 9 | |
| Dan Rashovich | 74 | LB | 6-1 | 220 | 37 | Simon Fraser | 16 | |
| Lybrant Robinson | 98 | NT | 6-4 | 250 | 33 | Delaware State | 8 | |
| Gary Rogers | 41 | LB | 6-3 | 225 | 27 | Vanderbilt | 9 | |
| Steve Sarkisian | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 206 | 23 | El Camino JC; Brigham Young | 3 | |
| Mike Saunders | 32 | TB | 5-11 | 205 | 28 | Iowa | 8 | |
| Jason Simmons | 95 | DT | 6-5 | 265 | 27 | Ohio State | 8 | |
| Reggie Slack | 17 | QB | 6-2 | 221 | 29 | Auburn | 15 | |
| Darnell Small | 42 | LB | 6-0 | 230 | 23 | Nicholls State | 5 | |
| Randy Srochenski | 45 | LB | 6-3 | 220 | 24 | none | 18 | 0 |
| Eric Sutton | 13 | CB | 5-10 | 169 | 25 | San Diego State | 6 | |
| Chris Szarka | 33 | FB | 6-2 | 225 | 22 | Eastern Illinois | 17 | 0 |
| John Terry | 51 | OT | 6-4 | 292 | 31 | Johnson C. Smith; Livingstone | 18 | |
| Terryl Ulmer | 2 | DH | 5-10 | 170 | 26 | Southern Mississippi | 16 | |
| Nelson Van Waes | 91 | DT | 6-5 | 275 | 25 | Tulsa | 13 | |
| Rick Walters | 5 | SB | 5-11 | 195 | 26 | Simon Fraser | 18 | |
| K.D. Williams | 43 | LB | 6-0 | 240 | 24 | Arizona Western JC; Henderson State | 10 | |
| Tydus Winans | 85 | WR | 5-11 | 185 | 25 | Fresno State | 2 | |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 2 | Ben Fairbrother | OL | Calgary |
| 2 | 13 | Chris Szarka | FB | Eastern Illinois |
| 4 | 26 | Mark Raphael | CB | Ottawa |
| 5 | 34 | Andre Batson | WR | York |
| 6 | 42 | Dan Comiskey | OL | Windsor |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 77 | 125 | 66 | 145 | 413 |
| Opponents Totals | 125 | 112 | 114 | 127 | 479 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | First Downs | Rush | Pass | Pen | 2nd Down Efficiency | 3rd Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 321 | 124 | 170 | 27 | 157 | 1310 | |||
| Opponents Totals | 365 | 130 | 217 | 18 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | X2 | X2A | FG | FGA | PCT | S | SAF | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul McCallum | 0 | 34 | 34 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 57 | 70.2 | 11 | 0 | 165 | |
| Don Narcisse | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | |||
| Dan Farthing | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
| Rod Harris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
| Curtis Mayfield | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
| Reggie Slack | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||
| Kevin Mason | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||
| Robert Mimbs | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||
| Dale Joseph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Todd McMillon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Terryl Ulmer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| K.D. Williams | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Shawn Daniels | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | |||
| Chris Szarka | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||
| Lamar McGriggs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
| Mike Saunders | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8 | |||
| Team Totals | 39 | 34 | 34 | 100.0 | 3 | 5 | 40 | 57 | 70.2 | 11 | 4 | 413 | |
| Opponents Totals | 48 | 46 | 46 | 100.0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 22 | 2 | 479 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Saunders | 131 | 586 | 4.5 | 36 | 5 |
| Robert Mimbs | 113 | 493 | 4.4 | 26 | 2 |
| Reggie Slack | 53 | 406 | 7.7 | 36 | 4 |
| Kevin Mason | 53 | 387 | 7.3 | 40 | 3 |
| Profail Grier | 19 | 87 | 4.6 | 17 | 0 |
| Darren Joseph | 11 | 35 | 3.2 | 7 | 0 |
| Shawn Daniels | 13 | 31 | 2.4 | 7 | 3 |
| Paul McCallum | 3 | 17 | 5.7 | 7 | 0 |
| Rod Harris | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Chris Szarka | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 400 | 2054 | 5.1 | 40 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 434 | 2364 | 5.4 | 16 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Slack | 326 | 172 | 52.8 | 141 | 2423 | 7.4 | 14.1 | 86 | 9 | 2.8 | 13 | 4.0 | 69.6 | |||
| Kevin Mason | 228 | 115 | 50.4 | 95 | 1798 | 7.9 | 15.6 | 60 | 8 | 3.5 | 18 | 7.9 | 55.8 | |||
| Team Totals | 554 | 287 | 51.8 | 236 | 4221 | 7.6 | 14.7 | 86 | 17 | 3.1 | 31 | 5.6 | 49 | 63.9 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 595 | 359 | 60.3 | 220 | 4768 | 8.0 | 13.3 | 28 | 4.7 | 16 | 2.7 | 36 | 90.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Narcisse | 64 | 950 | 14.8 | 47 | 5 |
| Dan Farthing | 58 | 959 | 16.5 | 56 | 4 |
| Rod Harris | 47 | 703 | 15.0 | 59 | 3 |
| Curtis Mayfield | 36 | 699 | 19.4 | 86 | 4 |
| Rick Walters | 25 | 368 | 14.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Robert Mimbs | 10 | 74 | 7.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Darren Joseph | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 14 | 0 |
| Shawn Daniels | 14 | 110 | 7.9 | 31 | 0 |
| Chris Szarka | 7 | 78 | 11.1 | 21 | 1 |
| Profail Grier | 6 | 54 | 9.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Tydus Winans | 5 | 74 | 14.8 | 40 | 0 |
| Shannon Baker | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Lamar McGriggs | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Saunders | 11 | 121 | 11.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 287 | 4221 | 14.7 | 86 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 359 | 4768 | 13.3 | 28 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Bevill | 4 | 115 | 28.8 | 49 | 0 |
| Ryan Carey | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Eric Sutton | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 40 | 0 |
| K.D. Williams | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 30 | 1 |
| Jason Mallett | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Patrick Burke | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Lamar McGriggs | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Todd McMillon | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Terryl Ulmer | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 16 | 353 | 22.1 | 51 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 31 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul McCallum | 135 | 5568 | 41.2 | 79 | 2 | |
| Team Totals | 135 | 5568 | 41.2 | 79 | ||
| Opponents Totals |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terryl Ulmer | 33 | 330 | 10.0 | 68 | 1 |
| Profail Grier | 26 | 232 | 8.9 | 34 | 0 |
| Rod Harris | 27 | 215 | 8.0 | 60 | 1 |
| Curtis Mayfield | 7 | 97 | 13.9 | 40 | 0 |
| Shannon Baker | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 12 | 0 |
| Dave Dinnall | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Bryce Bevill | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dan Farthing | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Patrick Burke | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Ventson Donelson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 106 | 944 | 8.9 | 68 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals |
| KICKOFFS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul McCallum | 69 | 3870 | 56.1 | 86 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 69 | 3870 | 56.1 | 86 | |
| Opponents Totals |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profail Grier | 17 | 430 | 25.3 | 58 | 0 |
| Rod Harris | 18 | 311 | 17.3 | 28 | 0 |
| Shannon Baker | 10 | 237 | 23.7 | 48 | 0 |
| Curtis Mayfield | 8 | 196 | 24.5 | 37 | 0 |
| Terryl Ulmer | 4 | 67 | 16.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Tydus Winans | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Dave Dinnall | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 20 | 0 |
| Rick Walters | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 68 | 1368 | 20.1 | 58 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Troy Alexander | 10.0 | 73.0 |
| Bobby Jurasin | 10.0 | 59.0 |
| John Kropke | 4.0 | 26.0 |
| K.D. Williams | 3.0 | 19.0 |
| Gary Rogers | 2.0 | 19.0 |
| Lamar McGriggs | 2.0 | 12.0 |
| Lybrant Robinson | 2.0 | 9.0 |
| Jason Simmons | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| Jason Mallett | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| Dale Joseph | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Team Totals | 36.0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 49.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Bevill | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Patrick Burke | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ryan Carey | 0 | 1 | 1 | 45 | 0 | ||
| Shawn Daniels | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Dinnall | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ventson Donelson | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Farthing | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Frlan | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ron Goetz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Profail Grier | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Rod Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dale Joseph | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Bobby Jurasin | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | ||
| John Kropke | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Jason Mallett | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Kevin Mason | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul McCallum | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar McGriggs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Todd McMillon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 1 | ||
| Robert Mimbs | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Monroe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Henry Newby | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Rashovich | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gary Rogers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jason Simmons | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Reggie Slack | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Srochenski | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eric Sutton | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Chris Szarka | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Terry | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Terryl Ulmer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rick Walters | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| K.D. Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 29 | 20 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 131 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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