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 StatisticsTeam 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 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.
The Alouettes ran up 509 points, but 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 Montreal.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83 | Andy Antoine | WR | August 5, 1970 | 5'7" | 170 | Northern Illinois | Montreal, QC | 10 | |
| 81 | Chris Armstrong | SB | August 28, 1967 | 6'2" | 210 | Fayetteville State (NC) | Fayetteville, NC | 18 | |
| 10 | Terry Baker | K | May 8, 1962 | 6'1" | 215 | Mount Allison | Bridgewater, NS | 18 | 0 |
| 62 | Bruce Beaton | OL | June 13, 1968 | 6'5" | 285 | Acadia | Port Hood, NS | 18 | 18 |
| 95 | Ray Bernard | LB | May 29, 1967 | 6'1" | 225 | Bishop's | Laval, QC | 13 | |
| 61 | Kai Bjorn | OL | July 13, 1968 | 6'5" | 290 | Bishop's | Montreal, QC | 3 | |
| 90 | Swift Burch | DT | May 8, 1969 | 6'4" | 255 | Temple | Washington, DC | 18 | |
| 55 | Steve Charbonneau | DL | May 30, 1973 | 6'4" | 295 | New Hampshire | Cowansville, QC | 18 | 3 |
| 6 | Hency Charles | DB | October 4, 1970 | 5'10" | 215 | Ottawa (ON) | Saint-Marc, Haiti | 18 | |
| 68 | Bryan Chiu | C | August 16, 1974 | 6'2" | 287 | Washington State | Vancouver, BC | 12 | 6 |
| 5 | Brian Clark | LB | May 5, 1974 | 6'3" | 205 | Hofstra | Toms River, NJ | 1 | |
| 82 | Jock Climie | SB | September 28, 1968 | 6'1" | 200 | Queen's | Toronto, ON | 18 | |
| 3 | Millard Coleman | WR | June 19, 1972 | 5'9" | 175 | Michigan State | Albion, MI | 11 | |
| 69 | Ryan Coughlin | OL | April 4, 1973 | 6'5" | 305 | McGill | Renfrew, ON | 17 | |
| 17 | Douglas Craft | DB | July 23, 1968 | 6'0" | 195 | Southern | Houghton, LA | 18 | |
| 64 | Mark Dixon | OL | November 26, 1970 | 6'4" | 295 | Virginia | Charlottesville, NC USA | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | Anthony Drawhorn | DB | July 27, 1965 | 5'9" | 175 | UNLV | Los Angeles, CA | 7 | |
| 1 | Tommy Europe | DB | July 27, 1970 | 5'11" | 195 | Bishop's | Toronto, ON | 9 | |
| 66 | Neal Fort | T | April 12, 1968 | 6'6" | 355 | Brigham Young | Warner Robins, GA | 18 | |
| 50 | Rahsaan Giddings | LB | July 10, 1972 | 6'0" | 240 | Rutgers | Brossard, QC | 18 | |
| 25 | Charles Gordon | DB | July 30, 1968 | 6'0" | 190 | Eastern Michigan | East Lansing, MI | 11 | |
| 7 | Tracy Gravely | LB | April 24, 1968 | 6'3" | 212 | Concord College | Welch, WV | 17 | |
| 13 | Marvin Graves | QB | February 7, 1971 | 6'2" | 195 | Syracuse | Washington, DC | 13 | 2 |
| 8 | Tracy Ham | QB | January 5, 1964 | 5'11" | 200 | Georgia Southern | Gainesville, FL | 18 | 16 |
| 4 | Thomas Haskins | RB | August 11, 1973 | 5'8" | 175 | Virginia Military Institute | Richmond, VA | 2 | |
| 30 | Bruno Heppell | RB | February 14, 1972 | 5'11" | 230 | Western Michigan | La Prairie, QC | 13 | |
| 77 | Tom Hipsz | DE | March 5, 1972 | 6'5" | 280 | Toronto | Toronto, ON | 18 | |
| 23 | Torey Hunter | DB | February 10, 1972 | 5'9" | 176 | Washington St. | Tacoma, WA USA | 17 | |
| 12 | Larry Jusdanis | SB | December 3, 1970 | 6'4" | 236 | Acadia | Hamilton, ON | 6 | |
| 19 | John Kalin | DB | July 18, 1970 | 6'0" | 190 | Calgary | Calgary, AB | 4 | |
| 16 | Spencer McLennan | SB | October 10, 1966 | 5'10" | 190 | Okanogan Sun Jr. | Kelowna, BC | 7 | |
| 31 | Larry McSeed | LB | September 27, 1973 | 6'1" | 233 | Delaware | Philadelphia, PA | 10 | |
| 80 | Denis Montana | WR | January 6, 1972 | 6'1" | 200 | Concordia | Saint-Jean, QC | 10 | |
| 0 | Harold Nash | DB | May 5, 1970 | 5'8" | 180 | Southwestern Louisiana | New Orleans, LA | 15 | |
| 15 | Henry Newby | LB | June 21, 1968 | 6'2" | 230 | Fairmont State | Farrell, PA | 4 | |
| 53 | Uzooma Okeke | T | September 3, 1970 | 6'2" | 310 | Southern Methodist | Beaumont, TX | 18 | 18 |
| 65 | Roosevelt Patterson | OL | July 12, 1970 | 6'4" | 295 | Alabama | Mobile, AL | 2 | |
| 57 | Elfrid Payton | DE | September 22, 1967 | 6'1" | 230 | Grambling State | Gretna, LA | 18 | |
| 94 | Doug Petersen | DE | November 28, 1969 | 6'5" | 290 | Simon Fraser | Charlie Lake, BC | 18 | |
| 26 | Micah Phillips | DB | April 14, 1973 | 6'0" | 195 | Southern California | Dallas, TX | 1 | |
| 27 | Mike Pringle | RB | October 1, 1967 | 5'8" | 186 | Washington St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 17 | |
| 36 | Paul Randolph | LB | June 22, 1966 | 6'1" | 225 | Tennessee Martin | Gainesville, GA | 7 | |
| 47 | Stefen Reid | LB | May 11, 1972 | 6'2" | 220 | Boise State | Merritt, BC | 14 | |
| 21 | Irvin Smith | DB | March 12, 1967 | 6'2" | 185 | Maryland | Bethesda, MD | 18 | |
| 43 | Kirk Smith | LB | July 18, 1969 | 6'0" | 218 | Bishop's | Kingston, Jamaica | 1 | |
| 22 | Michael Soles | RB | November 8, 1966 | 6'1" | 215 | McGill | Pointe Claire, QC | 18 | |
| 60 | Mike Sutherland | OL | June 25, 1971 | 6'5" | 285 | North Illinois | Ottawa, ON | 18 | |
| 97 | Edward Thomas | DE | September 27, 1974 | 6'1" | 230 | Georgia Southern | Thomasville, GA USA | 7 | |
| 85 | Marcus Wall | WR | December 10, 1973 | 5'9" | 165 | North Carolina | Fayetteville, NC | 1 | |
| 26 | Mark Washington | DB | April 16, 1973 | 5'9" | 190 | Rutgers | Temple Hills, MD | 2 | |
| 33 | Ken Watson | DB | November 10, 1966 | 6'2" | 200 | West Alabama | Docena, AL | 3 | |
| 39 | Alan Wetmore | FB | May 17, 1970 | 6'2" | 223 | Acadia | Halifax, NS | 18 | |
| 88 | Nigel Williams | WR | August 16, 1971 | 6'4" | 206 | Hamilton Hurricanes | Montreal, QC | 14 | |
| 2 | Chris Wright | WR | August 24, 1972 | 5'8" | 175 | Georgia Southern | Valdosta, GA | 18 |
