1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season
The 1997 Hamilton Tiger-Cats season was the 40th season for the team in the Canadian Football League and their 48th overall. The Tiger-Cats finished in 4th place in the East division with a 2–16–0 record and failed to make the playoffs.
Offseason
CFL Draft
Ottawa Rough Riders Dispersal Draft
| Round |
Pick |
Player |
Pos |
| 1 |
4 |
Kenny Wilhite |
CB |
| 2 |
12 |
Orlondo Steinauer |
S |
| 3 |
20 |
Frank West |
DB |
| 4 |
27 |
Jermaine Younger |
LB |
| 5 |
31 |
Jayson Dzikowicz |
DB |
Preseason
Regular season
Season standings
Schedule
| Week |
Date |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Record |
| 1 |
June 27 |
at Montreal Alouettes |
27–17 |
Loss |
0–1 |
| 2 |
July 6 |
vs. Toronto Argonauts |
20–15 |
Loss |
0–2 |
| 3 |
July 11 |
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
33–18 |
Loss |
0–3 |
| 4 |
July 17 |
at Toronto Argonauts |
27–20 |
Loss |
0–4 |
| 5 |
July 25 |
at Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
36–21 |
Win |
1–4 |
| 6 |
Aug 2 |
vs. BC Lions |
42–24 |
Loss |
1–5 |
| 7 |
Aug 8 |
vs. Saskatchewan Roughriders |
30–20 |
Loss |
1–6 |
| 8 |
Aug 16 |
at Montreal Alouettes |
36–26 |
Loss |
1–7 |
| 9 |
Aug 21 |
at Edmonton Eskimos |
28–24 |
Loss |
1–8 |
| 10 |
Sept 1 |
vs. Toronto Argonauts |
46–3 |
Loss |
1–9 |
| 11 |
Sept 6 |
vs. Montreal Alouettes |
38–18 |
Loss |
1–10 |
| 12 |
Sept 14 |
at Toronto Argonauts |
34–9 |
Loss |
1–11 |
| 13 |
Sept 21 |
vs. Calgary Stampeders |
25–21 |
Loss |
1–12 |
| 14 |
Sept 26 |
at BC Lions |
34–33 |
Loss |
1–13 |
| 15 |
Oct 5 |
vs. Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
27–25 |
Win |
2–13 |
| 16 |
Oct 13 |
at Calgary Stampeders |
31–13 |
Loss |
2–14 |
| 17 |
Oct 19 |
at Saskatchewan Roughriders |
22–19 |
Loss |
2–15 |
| 18 |
Oct 25 |
vs. Edmonton Eskimos |
30–19 |
Loss |
2–16 |
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Grey Cup championships (8) | |
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Eastern Division championships (20) | |
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