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1997 British Columbia Lions (CFL)

3rd place • West Division • 8-10-0 .444
1997 CFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster 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
DayDateOpponentResultLocationVenueAttendance
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
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Damon Allen9QB6-117034Fullerton State18
Bret Anderson12SB6-321022Simon Fraser13
Shalon Baker23WR5-617024Montana2
Daved Benefield3LB6-423129Glendale CC; Northridge State7
Sheldon Benoit95LB6-223525Western Kentucky1
Chuck Bradley65C6-529627Kentucky14
Sammie Brennan28DB6-320024Bishop's6
Victor Bryan27DB6-219625Simon Fraser2
Giulio Caravatta2QB-P6-022031Simon Fraser18
Tyrone Chatman36LB5-822026Arkansas10
Dave Chaytors74NT6-225828Utah12
Jimmy Cunningham21WR5-716024Howard1
Doug Davies55C6-427033Simon Fraser8
Dave Donaldson10WR5-1018025Manitoba12
Wayne Drinkwalter51DT6-32653110
Mo Elewonibi64OT6-429832Snow JC; Brigham Young18
Andrew English80SB5-1018023British Columbia16
Brooks Findlay97LB6-423527Portland State11
Joe Fleming76DT6-329026New Hampshire18
Greg Frers40S5-1118526Simon Fraser18
Todd Furdyk59OT6-730528Rocky Mountain18
B.J. Gallis29LB6-220522Lafayette12
Rashid Gayle14DB5-817423Boise State6
Steve Glenn90LB6-323026Ottawa6
Mark Hatfield57OT-OG6-630527Bishop's7
John Holland22DH5-1118532Monterey Peninsula JC; Sacramento State15
Leonard Humphries24CB5-918027Penn State17
Alfred Jackson7WR6-018030San Diego State1818
Leonard Jean-Pierre35SB6-018526York3
Maurice Kelly11LB6-019925East Tennessee State18
Kelly Lochbaum33LB6-224024Northern Arizona11
Damion Lyons4CB6-421529Laney JC; UCLA16
David Maeva31LB6-021029Hawaii9
Cory Mantyka68OG6-527527Jamestown18
Nick Mazzoli82WR5-1118529Simon Fraser6
Martin Miller21S5-1016025Manitoba1
Peter Miller91LB6-221524Pacific9
Sean Millington25FB6-222529Simon Fraser16
Lui Passaglia5K-P5-1118043Simon Fraser180
Cory Philpot6RB5-918627Itawamba CC; Mississippi14
Frank Pimiskern18S5-918626British Columbia16
Nick Richards39LB6-224030Acadia4
Virgil Robertson96DE6-223031Nicholls State18
Johnny Scott72DT6-226528none16
Trevor Shaw86SB6-220528Weber State18
Al Shipman1SB5-817523Miami (Florida)11
Andre Strode8DH5-817625Colorado State1
Jamie Taras60OG6-223031Western Ontario18
Eddie Lee Thomas17DH5-918029San Jose State5
Larry Thompson88WR5-1117126Solano CC16
Mike Trevathan77SB6-120529Montana18
Harry Van Hofwegen78DT6-224631Carleton10
Don Wilson20DB6-219036Ellsworth CC; North Carolina State12
Mike Withycombe53C6-529833West Hills CC; Fresno State15
Brad Yamaoka34FB5-1120624British 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 QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thPTS
Team Totals7714171140429
Opponents Totals90182115149536
TEAM STATSTOPFirst DownsRushPassPen2nd Down Efficiency3rd Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals345130198172131507
Opponents Totals35611522021
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTX2X2AFGFGAPCTSSAFPTS
Lui Passaglia04343100.000354577.870155
Alfred Jackson100000000060
Damon Allen80000000048
Sean Millington50000000030
Al Shipman50000000030
Cory Philpot40000000024
Larry Thompson30000000018
Mike Trevathan30000000018
Virgil Robertson20000000012
Maurice Kelly1000000006
David Maeva1000000006
Cory Mantyka1000000006
Jimmy Cunningham1000000006
Leonard Humphries1000000006
(Team)0000000024
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
Brad Yamaoka7324.6170
Trevor Shaw610417.3300
Andrew English1212510.4210
Jimmy Cunningham88510.6391
Shalon Baker10727.2160
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
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLS
Lui Passaglia114470341.3764
Giulio Caravatta31121439.2540
Bret Anderson13333.0330
Team Totals146595040.8764
Opponents Totals
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 Kelly7373-685-325
B.J. Gallis5454-459-223
Joe Fleming5252-475-151
Don Wilson5151-447-301
Greg Frers4646-442-000
Leonard Humphries4545-441-911
Kelly Lochbaum4545-387-01
David Maeva4444-431-112
Tyrone Chatman4242-384-111
John Holland3838-335-50
Johnny Scott3333-303-142
Virgil Robertson3030-282-020
Damion Lyons2727-270-800
Dave Chaytors2626-260-230
Brooks Findlay2424-1410-010
Sean Millington2424-420-020
Brad Yamaoka2121-021-000
Harry Van Hofwegen2020-416-01
Rashid Gayle1818-171-10
Eddie Lee Thomas1717-143-10
Steve Glenn1717-017-00
Daved Benefield1616-151-121
Frank Pimiskern1616-88-100
Trevor Shaw88-08-00
Bret Anderson77-07-00
Mike Trevathan66-15-01
Sammie Brennan55-05-00
Wayne Drinkwalter55-05-00
Andrew English44-04-001
Peter Miller44-04-001
Leonard Jean-Pierre44-04-00
Cory Philpot33-30-000
Nick Richards33-03-00
Damon Allen22-20-000
Nick Mazzoli22-20-00
Alfred Jackson22-11-000
Al Shipman22-11-000
Larry Thompson22-11-000
Giulio Caravatta22-02-00
Dave Donaldson22-02-00
Chuck Bradley11-10-000
Todd Furdyk11-10-000
Cory Mantyka11-10-000
Mark Hatfield11-10-00
Andre Strode11-10-00
Doug Davies11-01-00
Lui Passaglia11-01-00
Mike Withycombe00-00-000
Shalon Baker00-00-00
Sheldon Benoit00-00-00
Victor Bryan00-00-00
Jimmy Cunningham00-00-00
Mo Elewonibi00-00-00
Martin Miller00-00-00
Jamie Taras00-00-00
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