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1997 Toronto Argonauts (CFL)

1st place • East Division • 15-3-0 .833
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Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Don Matthews
Jim BarkerOffensive Line
Bill BradleyDefensive Coordinator
Daryl EdralinLinebackers/Special Teams
Gary EtcheverryDefensive Line
John JenkinsOffensive Coordinator
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Fri6/13/1997HHamilton Tiger-Cats18-14WToronto, ONSkyDome13452
Wed6/18/1997AMontreal Alouettes40-0WMontreal, QCOlympic Stadium6394
Fri6/27/1997HWinnipeg Blue Bombers38-23WToronto, ONSkyDome16551
Sun7/6/1997AHamilton Tiger-Cats20-15WHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium14033
Sat7/12/1997ASaskatchewan Roughriders23-27LRegina, SKTaylor Field22956
Thu7/17/1997HHamilton Tiger-Cats27-20WToronto, ONSkyDome17222
Thu7/24/1997ABritish Columbia Lions34-20WVancouver, BCB.C. Place Stadium23330
Thu7/31/1997HMontreal Alouettes46-8WToronto, ONSkyDome16213
Thu8/7/1997ACalgary Stampeders35-45LCalgary, ABMcMahon Stadium25311
Thu8/14/1997HEdmonton Eskimos38-14WToronto, ONSkyDome18031
Thu8/21/1997HSaskatchewan Roughriders27-1WToronto, ONSkyDome17330
Mon9/1/1997AHamilton Tiger-Cats46-3WHamilton, ONIvor Wynne Stadium18377
Sun9/7/1997AWinnipeg Blue Bombers66-25WWinnipeg, MBWinnipeg Stadium21080
Sun9/14/1997HHamilton Tiger-Cats34-9WToronto, ONSkyDome20234
Sat9/20/1997AEdmonton Eskimos25-24WEdmonton, ABCommonwealth Stadium38619
Sun9/28/1997AWinnipeg Blue Bombers41-9WWinnipeg, MBWinnipeg Stadium20004
Sat10/4/1997HBritish Columbia Lions46-3WToronto, ONSkyDome17019
Sat10/11/1997HMontreal Alouettes28-21WToronto, ONSkyDome17355
Sat10/18/1997HCalgary Stampeders48-17WToronto, ONSkyDome24083
Sun10/26/1997AMontreal Alouettes38-43LMontreal, QCOlympic Stadium10801
Eastern Division Final
Sun11/9/1997HMontreal Alouettes37-30WToronto, ONSkyDome30085
Grey Cup
Sun11/16/1997NSaskatchewan Roughriders47-23WEdmonton, ABCommonwealth Stadium60431
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Charles Anthony3DH6-219529Nevada-Las Vegas9
Ken Benson37LB6-222028Butler CC; Arkansas18
Antonious Bonner10LB6-120025Mississippi Delta CC; Mississippi8
Noah Cantor51NT6-321026St. Mary's (Nova Scotia)18
Norm Casola80SB6-322528Windsor18
Michael Clemons31RB5-516632William & Mary18
Duane Dmytryshyn28SB6-121026Saskatchewan18
Robert Drummond29FB6-120530Syracuse15
Matt DuBuc24RB5-717524Texas Tech16
Doug Flutie2QB5-1017835Boston College1818
Chad Folk56C6-128025Utah18
Oscar Giles94DL6-225029Texas5
Chris Gioskos58OT6-227430Ottawa17
Reggie Givens38LB6-023426Penn State18
Johnnie Harris7DH6-221125San Bernardino Valley JC; Mississippi State18
Jim Hoffman97DT6-428025Arizona1
Jack Jackson85WR5-817425Florida3
Eric Johnson27LB6-421725Holmes CC; Idaho State6
Andre Kirwan81WR6-118023Stanford18
Mike Kiselak63C6-330030Maryland18
Jimmy Lee5WR5-817025Rice2
Felman Malveaux85WR6-017924Michigan3
Paul Masotti88WR6-018532Acadia18
Demetrious Maxie91DE6-226524Long Beach CC; Texas-El Paso18
Derrell Mitchell87SB5-919026Joliet JC; Texas Tech18
Denis Montana89SB6-120025Concordia (Quebec)3
George Nimako21S5-1019528Liberty18
Jeremy O'Day54OT-TE6-322323Edinboro182
Mike O'Shea50LB6-322327Guelph18
Roosevelt Patterson66OL6-331027Alabama1
Dan Payne57OG6-729431Simon Fraser18
John Raposo61DE6-424526Toronto18
Brendan Rogers35LB6-123729Wenatchee Valley JC; Eastern Washington18
Steve Salter68OL6-430025Ottawa1
Mike Saunders32RB5-1120528Iowa7
Marcello Simmons9LB6-118026Southern Methodist18
Adrion Smith12CB5-1018526Missouri State18
Donald Smith19CB5-1118929Liberty14
Les Smith36S5-1018027The Citadel18
Andrew Stewart73NT6-526532Fresno CC; Cincinnati18
Mike Vanderjagt13K-P6-521127Allan Hancock JC; West Virginia180
Pierre Vercheval59OG6-127533Western Ontario18
Rob Waldrop92DT6-127626Arizona17
Andre Ware11QB6-220529Houston18
Willie Williams65OT6-630030Louisiana State17
Kelly Wiltshire26DH5-1119225Hudson Valley JC; James Madison18
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
11Chad FolkOLUtah
19Matt DuBucSBTexas Tech
217Steve SalterOLOttawa
318Aldi HenryCBMichigan State
324Dave MudgeOTMichigan State
433Jayson HansenOLTexas Tech
541Mark GiardettiDEEvangel
648Kris KershawQBSalisbury
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thOTPTS
Team Totals14821513216519660
Opponents Totals777766120327
TEAM STATSTOPFirst DownsRushPassPen2nd Down Efficiency3rd Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals433147260261601183
Opponents Totals2688415826
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTX2X2AFGFGAPCTSSAFPTS
Mike Vanderjagt07777100.0000334376.7140190
Robert Drummond18000000000108
Derrell Mitchell17000000000102
Michael Clemons1500110000092
Doug Flutie500000000030
Paul Masotti500000000030
Duane Dmytryshyn300000000018
Reggie Givens200000000012
Adrion Smith200000000012
Felman Malveaux10000000006
Marcello Simmons10000000006
Les Smith10000000006
Andre Ware10000000006
Mike Saunders300000000018
Jack Jackson200000000012
Andre Kirwan10000000006
Jeremy O'Day10000000006
Team Totals787777100.011334376.7140660
Opponents Totals332828100.0352872327
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
Robert Drummond18111346.37812
Doug Flutie925425.9345
Michael Clemons503156.3474
Andre Ware66010.0391
Mike Vanderjagt22512.5130
Derrell Mitchell166.060
Matt DuBuc242.050
Mike Saunders122.000
Team Totals33520886.27822
Opponents Totals31014684.78
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Doug Flutie67343063.921955058.212.878477.0243.697.8
Andre Ware261557.7111937.412.97127.700.0106.7
Michael Clemons11100.0000.00.0000.000.079.2
Robert Drummond100.0100.000.000.039.6
Mike Saunders100.0100.000.000.039.6
Mike Vanderjagt100.0100.000.000.039.6
Team Totals70344763.623256988.112.778497.0243.41997.9
Opponents Totals57432055.722537216.511.6193.3295.14965.5
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
Michael Clemons12210858.95610
Robert Drummond858409.9756
Derrell Mitchell77145718.97117
Paul Masotti77101113.1515
Duane Dmytryshyn2246821.3783
Felman Malveaux9889.8301
Norm Casola2178.5100
Doug Flutie100.000
Mike Kiselak1-3-3.0-30
Andre Kirwan2141619.8591
Mike Saunders1417312.4273
Jack Jackson1213010.8352
Jeremy O'Day22110.5161
Matt DuBuc252.540
Team Totals447570812.87849
Opponents Totals320372111.619
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Les Smith610417.3421
Adrion Smith57314.6371
Johnnie Harris57214.4530
Donald Smith4369.0370
Charles Anthony24120.5290
Kelly Wiltshire2147.0130
Antonious Bonner200.000
Mike O'Shea11313.0130
Reggie Givens166.060
Ken Benson100.000
Team Totals2935912.4532
Opponents Totals24
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLS
Mike Vanderjagt118530344.9807
Team Totals118530344.9807
Opponents Totals
PUNT RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Michael Clemons11110709.6651
Adrion Smith7517.3250
Mike Saunders155.050
Team Totals11911269.5651
Opponents Totals
KICKOFFSNOYDSAVGLGS
Mike Vanderjagt113665058.8882
Team Totals113665058.8882
Opponents Totals
KICKOFF RETURNSNOYDSAVGLGTD
Michael Clemons49111722.8620
Les Smith59418.8310
Felman Malveaux36521.7300
Jimmy Lee14141.0410
Kelly Wiltshire3279.0140
Mike Saunders12626.0260
Derrell Mitchell11717.0170
Norm Casola11313.0130
Donald Smith11010.0100
Team Totals65141021.7620
Opponents Totals
SACKSNOYDS
Andrew Stewart8.045.0
Demetrious Maxie7.053.0
Reggie Givens6.057.0
Mike O'Shea5.036.0
Les Smith5.034.0
Rob Waldrop5.027.0
Marcello Simmons4.025.0
Ken Benson4.023.0
Kelly Wiltshire2.017.0
Antonious Bonner1.08.0
Brendan Rogers1.07.0
Noah Cantor1.03.0
Team Totals49.0
Opponents Totals19.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Charles Anthony0001100
Ken Benson0000000
Antonious Bonner0002200
Noah Cantor0000000
Norm Casola0001100
Michael Clemons6510000
Robert Drummond3200000
Doug Flutie3300000
Reggie Givens000221822
Johnnie Harris0000000
Eric Johnson0001130
Paul Masotti2200000
Demetrious Maxie00000
George Nimako0001100
Mike O'Shea0001100
Brendan Rogers0001100
Marcello Simmons00011651
Adrion Smith00022221
Donald Smith0002250
Les Smith0001100
Mike Vanderjagt1100000
Pierre Vercheval0010100
Andre Ware1100000
Kelly Wiltshire1100000
Team Totals1715216182774
Opponents Totals161515
DEFENSETKLDTSTTFFPDTFLTFLYBL
Mike O'Shea7474-4430-132
Ken Benson7373-5815-331
Adrion Smith7070-5911-1311
Johnnie Harris6161-547-822
Reggie Givens5959-563-643
Donald Smith5656-4412-650
Marcello Simmons5252-493-210
Les Smith4747-416-311
Kelly Wiltshire3737-2413-010
Demetrious Maxie2929-290-162
Rob Waldrop2525-250-02
Antonious Bonner2525-214-301
Charles Anthony2121-183-100
Noah Cantor2121-912-002
Brendan Rogers2020-713-100
Andrew Stewart1919-190-12
Eric Johnson1616-88-000
Oscar Giles1515-141-32
John Raposo1414-311-01
Norm Casola1313-013-000
Duane Dmytryshyn1111-29-01
George Nimako1111-011-000
Michael Clemons44-40-000
Robert Drummond44-31-000
Doug Flutie44-31-000
Mike Vanderjagt44-04-000
Derrell Mitchell33-30-00
Paul Masotti22-20-000
Pierre Vercheval22-20-000
Mike Kiselak22-20-00
Denis Montana22-02-00
Chad Folk11-10-00
Chris Gioskos11-10-00
Andre Kirwan11-10-00
Felman Malveaux11-10-00
Dan Payne11-10-00
Willie Williams11-10-00
Matt DuBuc11-01-00
Jeremy O'Day11-01-00
Mike Saunders11-01-00
Andre Ware00-00-000
Jim Hoffman00-00-00
Jack Jackson00-00-00
Jimmy Lee00-00-00
Roosevelt Patterson00-00-00
Steve Salter00-00-00
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