1997 BC Lions Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-10 16
Finishing 4th in the CFL's West Division
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Semifinal
Coach: Adam Rita (8-10)
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
1997 BC Lions Statistics
1997 BC Lions Results

The BC Lions of the Canadian Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 8 wins and 10 losses for 16 points, finishing fourth in the CFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Lions ran up 429 points, but the defense yielded 536. Damon Allen directed the offense, slinging for 4,653 yards. Alfred Jackson grabbed 79 passes for 1,322 yards, while Larry Thompson contributed to the receiving game as well.

Sean Millington carried the ball for a team-leading 865 yards for BC, and Damon Allen also contributed to the rushing attack.

Don Wilson and Maurice Kelly each seized 4 opponent throws. Virgil Robertson and Joe Fleming each sacked opposing passers 9 times.

Adam Rita coached the team. The 1997 BC Lions lost in the Division Semifinal.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
9Damon AllenQBJuly 29, 19636'1"175California State - FullertonSan Diego, CA 1818
12Bret AndersonSBApril 23, 19756'3"215Simon FraserNew Westminster, BC 13
23Shalon BakerWRAugust 22, 19735'7"185MontanaVancouver, WA 2
3Daved BenefieldLBFebruary 16, 19686'4"231Cal State-NorthridgeLos Angeles, CA USA7
95Sheldon BenoitLBAugust 23, 19726'2"235Western KentuckyToronto, ON 1
65Chuck BradleyT/CApril 9, 19706'5"296KentuckyCovington, KY USA14
28Sammie BrennanDBMarch 11, 19736'3"200Bishop'sPembroke, ON 6
27Victor BryanDBJune 22, 19726'2"196Simon FraserTrinidad & Tobago, 2
2Giulio CaravattaK/QBMarch 20, 19666'1"215Simon FraserToronto, ON 180
36Tyrone ChatmanLBApril 12, 19715'10"227ArkansasDumas, AR 10
74Dave ChaytorsDEOctober 12, 19696'2"258UtahCalgary, AB 12
21Jimmy CunninghamRBJanuary 1, 19735'8"165HowardHouston, TX 1
55Doug DaviesOLDecember 22, 19646'3"274Simon FraserToronto, ON 8
10Dave DonaldsonDBDecember 9, 19725'10"180ManitobaWinnipeg, MB 12
51Wayne DrinkwalterDTApril 23, 19666'3"265Thunder Bay Jr.Thunder Bay, ON 10
64Mohammed ElewonibiTDecember 16, 19656'4"286BYULagos, Nigeria18
80Andrew EnglishSBFebruary 10, 19745'10"180UBCVancouver, BC 16
97Brooks FindlayLBSeptember 22, 19706'4"235Portland StateVancouver, BC 11
76Joe FlemingDEDecember 5, 19716'3"291New HampshireWelesley, MA 18
40Greg FrersSAugust 4, 19715'11"185Simon FraserMississauga, ON 18
59Todd FurdykTDecember 10, 19696'7"305Rocky MountainSelkirk, MB 18
29B.J. GallisLBMarch 27, 19756'3"220LafayetteScranton, PA 12
14Rashid GayleDBApril 16, 19745'8"174Boise St.Harlem, NY USA6
90Steve GlennLBMay 4, 19716'3"230OttawaOttawa, ON 6
57Mark HatfieldGAugust 21, 19706'6"305Bishop'sOttawa, ON 7
22John HollandDBJuly 18, 19655'10"185Sacramento StateSacramento, CA 15
24Leonard HumphriesDBJune 19, 19705'9"180Penn St.Akron, OH USA17
7Alfred JacksonWRJuly 10, 19676'0"183San Diego St.Tulare, CA USA1818
35Leonard Jean-PierreRBJanuary 23, 19716'0"185YorkNorth York, ON 3
11Maurice KellyDBOctober 9, 19726'2"205East Tennessee St.Orangeburg, SC USA18
33Kelly LochbaumLBApril 3, 19736'2"240Northern ArizonaWhite Rock, BC 11
4Damion LyonsDBApril 28, 19686'0"183UCLABerkeley, CA 16
31David MaevaLBMarch 23, 19686'0"210HawaiiHonolulu, HI 9
68Cory MantykaGMay 30, 19706'5"299JamestownSaskatoon, SK 18
82Nick MazzoliWRAugust 8, 19685'11"180Simon FraserMarkham, ON 6
Pat McNerneyOTJanuary 3, 19716'4"260Weber StateBurlington, ON 0
21Martin MillerDBJuly 21, 19725'10"160ManitobaHalifax, NS 1
91Peter MillerLBJune 30, 19686'2"215PacificMontreal, QC 9
25Sean MillingtonRBFebruary 1, 19686'3"233Simon FraserVancouver, BC 16
5Lui PassagliaP/KJune 7, 19545'11"180Simon FraserVancouver, BC 180
6Cory PhilpotRBMay 15, 19705'9"186MississippiMelbourne, FL 14
18Frank PimiskernDBDecember 18, 19715'9"186UBCVancouver, BC 16
39Nick RichardsLBApril 26, 19676'2"245AcadiaDerby, England4
96Virgil RobertsonLBNovember 9, 19666'2"225Nicholls StateNew Orleans, LA 18
72Johnny ScottDTJuly 15, 19696'2"265Austin, TX 16
86Trevor ShawWRNovember 12, 19696'3"215Weber StateHamilton, ON 18
1Al ShipmanSBMarch 26, 19745'8"175MiamiPalm Beach, FL 11
8Andre StrodeDBJune 19, 19725'8"175Colorado StateDenver, CO 1
60Jamie TarasGJanuary 31, 19666'2"260Western OntarioActon, ON 18
17Eddie Lee ThomasCBJuly 8, 19685'9"178San Jose StateChicago, IL 5
88Larry ThompsonWRMay 25, 19715'11"190Solano JC (CA)Snyder, TX 16
77Mike TrevathanSBMarch 26, 19686'1"205MontanaThousand Oaks, CA 18
78Harry Van HofwegenDLApril 1, 19666'2"246CarletonNepean, ON 10
20Don WilsonLBJuly 28, 19616'2"190North Carolina St.Washington, DC USA12
53Mike WithycombeCNovember 18, 19646'5"300Fresno St.Meridian, MS USA15
34Brad YamaokaRBJanuary 30, 19735'11"206UBCKamloops, BC 18



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