The 1997 Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in third place in the East Division with a 4–14 record and failed to make the playoffs. This ended the second longest playoff streak in CFL history at 17 years (1980–1996).[1]
| 1997 Winnipeg Blue Bombers season |
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| General manager | Jeff Reinebold |
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| Head coach | Jeff Reinebold |
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| Home field | Winnipeg Stadium |
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| Record | 4–14 |
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| Division place | 3rd, East |
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| Playoff finish | did not qualify |
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Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft
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| Round
|
Pick
|
Player
|
Pos
|
| 2
|
13
|
Obrad Spanic
|
DL
|
| 3
|
21
|
Stacy Evans
|
DE
|
| 4
|
28
|
Lubo Zizakovic
|
DT
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| Week
|
Date
|
Opponent
|
Result
|
Record
|
| 1
|
June 27
|
at Toronto Argonauts
|
L 23–38
|
0–1
|
| 2
|
July 3
|
vs. Montreal Alouettes
|
L 24–27
|
0–2
|
| 3
|
July 11
|
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
W 33–18
|
1–2
|
| 4
|
July 19
|
at BC Lions
|
L 17–21
|
1–3
|
| 5
|
July 25
|
vs. Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
L 21–36
|
1–4
|
| 6
|
Aug 1
|
at Calgary Stampeders
|
L 22–43
|
1–5
|
| 7
|
Aug 7
|
at Edmonton Eskimos
|
L 11–45
|
1–6
|
| 8
|
Aug 14
|
vs. Calgary Stampeders
|
L 24–35
|
1–7
|
| 9
|
Aug 22
|
vs. Montreal Alouettes
|
L 21–26
|
1–8
|
| 10
|
Aug 31
|
at Saskatchewan Roughriders
|
W 43–12
|
2–8
|
| 11
|
Sept 7
|
vs. Toronto Argonauts
|
L 25–66
|
2–9
|
| 12
|
Sept 12
|
at Montreal Alouettes
|
L 28–29
|
2–10
|
| 13
|
Sept 19
|
vs. BC Lions
|
W 26–14
|
3–10
|
| 14
|
Sept 28
|
vs. Toronto Argonauts
|
L 9–41
|
3–11
|
| 15
|
Oct 5
|
at Hamilton Tiger-Cats
|
L 25–27
|
3–12
|
| 16
|
Oct 12
|
vs. Edmonton Eskimos
|
L 2–20
|
3–13
|
| 17
|
Oct 19
|
at Montreal Alouettes
|
L 34–41
|
3–14
|
| 18
|
Oct 24
|
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders
|
W 55–9
|
4–14
|
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