1997 Montreal Alouettes Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 13-5 26
Finishing 2nd in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Final
Coach: Dave Ritchie (13-5)
Location: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
1997 Montreal Alouettes Statistics
1997 Montreal Alouettes Results

The Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 13 wins and 5 losses for 26 points, finishing second in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Montreal ran up 509 points, while the defensive squad allowed 532. Tracy Ham directed the offense, slinging for 3,687 yards. Jock Climie grabbed 89 passes, while Chris Armstrong accumulated 1,411 receiving yards.

Mike Pringle carried the ball for a team-best 1,775 yards for the Alouettes.

The larcenous defense pounced on 59 turnovers, topping in the league. Douglas Craft intercepted 5 opponent throws. Elfrid Payton topped the defensive unit with 14 quarterback sacks.

Dave Ritchie coached the team. The 1997 Montreal Alouettes lost in the Division Final.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
83Andy AntoineWRAugust 5, 19705'7"170Northern IllinoisMontreal, QC 10
81Chris ArmstrongSBAugust 28, 19676'2"210Fayetteville State (NC)Fayetteville, NC 18
10Terry BakerKMay 8, 19626'1"215Mount AllisonBridgewater, NS 180
62Bruce BeatonOLJune 13, 19686'5"285AcadiaPort Hood, NS 1818
95Ray BernardLBMay 29, 19676'1"225Bishop'sLaval, QC 13
61Kai BjornOLJuly 13, 19686'5"290Bishop'sMontreal, QC 3
90Swift BurchDTMay 8, 19696'4"255TempleWashington, DC 18
55Steve CharbonneauDLMay 30, 19736'4"295New HampshireCowansville, QC 183
6Hency CharlesDBOctober 4, 19705'10"215Ottawa (ON)Saint-Marc, Haiti18
68Bryan ChiuCAugust 16, 19746'2"287Washington StateVancouver, BC 126
5Brian ClarkLBMay 5, 19746'3"205HofstraToms River, NJ 1
82Jock ClimieSBSeptember 28, 19686'1"200Queen'sToronto, ON 18
3Millard ColemanWRJune 19, 19725'9"175Michigan StateAlbion, MI 11
69Ryan CoughlinOLApril 4, 19736'5"305McGillRenfrew, ON 17
17Douglas CraftDBJuly 23, 19686'0"195SouthernHoughton, LA 18
64Mark DixonOLNovember 26, 19706'4"295VirginiaCharlottesville, NC USA77
5Anthony DrawhornDBJuly 27, 19655'9"175UNLVLos Angeles, CA 7
1Tommy EuropeDBJuly 27, 19705'11"195Bishop'sToronto, ON 9
66Neal FortTApril 12, 19686'6"355Brigham YoungWarner Robins, GA 18
50Rahsaan GiddingsLBJuly 10, 19726'0"240RutgersBrossard, QC 18
25Charles GordonDBJuly 30, 19686'0"190Eastern MichiganEast Lansing, MI 11
7Tracy GravelyLBApril 24, 19686'3"212Concord CollegeWelch, WV 17
13Marvin GravesQBFebruary 7, 19716'2"195SyracuseWashington, DC 132
8Tracy HamQBJanuary 5, 19645'11"200Georgia SouthernGainesville, FL 1816
4Thomas HaskinsRBAugust 11, 19735'8"175Virginia Military InstituteRichmond, VA 2
30Bruno HeppellRBFebruary 14, 19725'11"230Western MichiganLa Prairie, QC 13
77Tom HipszDEMarch 5, 19726'5"280TorontoToronto, ON 18
23Torey HunterDBFebruary 10, 19725'9"176Washington St.Tacoma, WA USA17
12Larry JusdanisSBDecember 3, 19706'4"236AcadiaHamilton, ON 6
19John KalinDBJuly 18, 19706'0"190CalgaryCalgary, AB 4
16Spencer McLennanSBOctober 10, 19665'10"190Okanogan Sun Jr.Kelowna, BC 7
31Larry McSeedLBSeptember 27, 19736'1"233DelawarePhiladelphia, PA 10
80Denis MontanaWRJanuary 6, 19726'1"200ConcordiaSaint-Jean, QC 10
0Harold NashDBMay 5, 19705'8"180Southwestern LouisianaNew Orleans, LA 15
15Henry NewbyLBJune 21, 19686'2"230Fairmont StateFarrell, PA 4
53Uzooma OkekeTSeptember 3, 19706'2"310Southern MethodistBeaumont, TX 1818
65Roosevelt PattersonOLJuly 12, 19706'4"295AlabamaMobile, AL 2
57Elfrid PaytonDESeptember 22, 19676'1"230Grambling StateGretna, LA 18
94Doug PetersenDENovember 28, 19696'5"290Simon FraserCharlie Lake, BC 18
26Micah PhillipsDBApril 14, 19736'0"195Southern CaliforniaDallas, TX 1
27Mike PringleRBOctober 1, 19675'8"186Washington St.Los Angeles, CA USA17
36Paul RandolphLBJune 22, 19666'1"225Tennessee MartinGainesville, GA 7
47Stefen ReidLBMay 11, 19726'2"220Boise StateMerritt, BC 14
21Irvin SmithDBMarch 12, 19676'2"185MarylandBethesda, MD 18
43Kirk SmithLBJuly 18, 19696'0"218Bishop'sKingston, Jamaica1
22Michael SolesRBNovember 8, 19666'1"215McGillPointe Claire, QC 18
60Mike SutherlandOLJune 25, 19716'5"285North IllinoisOttawa, ON 18
97Edward ThomasDESeptember 27, 19746'1"230Georgia SouthernThomasville, GA USA7
85Marcus WallWRDecember 10, 19735'9"165North CarolinaFayetteville, NC 1
26Mark WashingtonDBApril 16, 19735'9"190RutgersTemple Hills, MD 2
33Ken WatsonDBNovember 10, 19666'2"200West AlabamaDocena, AL 3
39Alan WetmoreFBMay 17, 19706'2"223AcadiaHalifax, NS 18
88Nigel WilliamsWRAugust 16, 19716'4"206Hamilton HurricanesMontreal, QC 14
2Chris WrightWRAugust 24, 19725'8"175Georgia SouthernValdosta, GA 18



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