1997 Saskatchewan Roughriders Roster

Canadian Football League (CFL)
Team Record: 8-10 16
Finishing 3rd in the CFL's West Division
Postseason: 2-1 Lost Grey Cup
Coach: Jim Daley (8-10)
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

1997 Saskatchewan Roughriders Statistics
1997 Saskatchewan Roughriders Results

The Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 8 wins and 10 losses for 16 points, finishing third in the CFL's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-1.

The Roughriders labored to change the scoreboard with just 413 points, though they the defensive squad gave up 479. Reggie Slack passed for 2,423 yards, and Kevin Mason spent time under center, too. Don Narcisse led the receiving corps, hauling in 64 receptions, while Dan Farthing contributed 959 receiving yards.

Mike Saunders ran for a team-high 586 yards for Saskatchewan, and Robert Mimbs also contributed to the rushing attack.

Bryce Bevill picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Troy Alexander and Bobby Jurasin each topped the defensive unit with 10 quarterback sacks.

Jim Daley coached the team. The 1997 Saskatchewan Roughriders lost in the Grey Cup.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
46	Troy Alexander	DL	August 16, 1971	6'0"	245	Eastern Washington	Edmonton, AB	18
83	Shannon Baker	WR	July 20, 1971	5'9"	185	Florida St.	Bartow, FL USA	4
3	Bryce Bevill	DB	July 27, 1972	5'9"	180	Syracuse	Hyattsville, MD	18
38	Patrick Burke	DB	November 6, 1966	5'11"	180	Fairmont	Willowdale, ON	13
31	Ryan Carey	DB	June 21, 1971	5'11"	185	Acadia	Carleton Place, ON	18
58	Greg Clark	LB	March 5, 1965	6'0"	228	Arizona St.	Los Angeles, CA USA	8
67	Dan Comiskey	OL	June 30, 1972	6'5"	302	Windsor	Windsor, ON	5
54	Carl Coulter	G	November 14, 1966	6'1"	275	Carleton	Lindsay, ON	18
35	Shawn Daniels	FB	September 3, 1966	5'11"	240	Bowling Green	Montreal, QC	8
12	Dave Dinnall	RB	September 4, 1969	5'11"	200	Burlington Jr.	London, England	4
24	Ventson Donelson	DB	February 2, 1968	5'11"	180	Michigan State	Rock Island, IL	11
52	Ben Fairbrother	OL	June 23, 1973	6'3"	305	Calgary	Coventry, England	18
10	Dan Farthing	SB	November 10, 1969	5'11"	190	Saskatchewan	Saskatoon, SK	18
48	Paul Frlan	LB	March 6, 1972	6'1"	215	St. Francis Xavier	Hamilton, ON	13
47	Ron Goetz	LB	February 8, 1968	6'2"	234	Minnesota	Waconia, WI	2
68	Andrew Greene	OL	September 24, 1969	6'3"	304	Indiana	Kingston, Jamaica	5	5
1	Profail Grier	RB	March 1, 1971	5'9"	185	Utah State	Atlanta, GA	7
88	Rod Harris	SB	November 14, 1966	5'10"	183	Texas A&M	Dallas, TX USA	13
63	Scott Hendrickson	G	January 25, 1970	6'3"	275	Minnesota	Tucson, AZ	13
8	Andrew Henry	DB	August 23, 1970	6'2"	210	CW Post	Kingston, Jamaica	5
99	Will Johnson	DE	December 4, 1964	6'4"	245	La-Monroe	Monroe, LA USA	3
21	Dale Joseph	DB	March 8, 1967	6'0"	180	Howard Payne	Houston, TX	18
20	Darren Joseph	RB	August 29, 1968	6'0"	200	Ottawa Sooners Jr.	Ottawa, ON	18
71	Bobby Jurasin	DE	August 26, 1964	6'1"	250	Northern Michigan	Wakefield, MI	18
75	John Kropke	DT	January 3, 1966	6'4"	278	Illinois State	Chicago, IL	18
60	Gene Makowsky	OL	April 17, 1973	6'3"	300	Saskatchewan	New Westminster, BC	18	18
22	Jason Mallett	DB	April 14, 1972	5'11"	180	Carleton	Orleans, ON	16
11	Kevin Mason	QB	September 25, 1972	6'4"	205	Syracuse	West Seneca, NY	18	5
19	Mike Maurer	RB	October 6, 1975	6'0"	233	Regina Jr.	Saskatoon, SK	4
89	Curtis Mayfield	WR	March 23, 1968	6'0"	175	Oklahoma State	Dallas, TX	18
4	Paul McCallum	P/K	January 7, 1970	5'11"	185	Surrey Rams Jr.	North Vancouver, BC	18	0
38	Lamar McGriggs	LB	May 9, 1968	6'3"	213	Oklahoma St.	Chicago, IL USA	10
9	Todd McMillon	DB	September 26, 1974	5'11"	190	Northern Arizona	Bellflower, CA USA	12
27	Robert Mimbs	RB	August 6, 1964	6'0"	195	Kansas	Kansas City, MO	10
59	James Monroe	C	September 16, 1969	6'2"	272	Syracuse	Montreal, QC	13
80	Don Narcisse	WR	February 26, 1965	5'9"	170	Texas Southern	Port Arthur, TX	18
94	Henry Newby	LB	June 21, 1968	6'2"	230	Fairmont State	Farrell, PA	9
74	Dan Rashovich	LB	November 30, 1960	6'1"	220	Simon Fraser	Toronto, ON	16
98	Lybrant Robinson	DE	August 31, 1964	6'4"	250	Delaware St.	Salisbury, MD USA	8
41	Gary Rogers	LB	September 18, 1970	6'3"	225	Vanderbilt	Pittsburgh, PA	9
12	Steve Sarkisian	QB	March 8, 1974	6'1"	206	Brigham Young	Torrance, CA	3
32	Mike Saunders	RB	October 3, 1969	5'11"	205	Iowa	Milton, WI	8
95	Jason Simmons	DT	December 20, 1970	6'5"	265	Ohio State	Akron, OH	8
17	Reggie Slack	QB	May 2, 1968	6'2"	220	Auburn	Milton, FL	15	13
42	Darnell Small	LB	March 21, 1974	6'0"	250	Nicholls State	New Orleans, LA	5
45	Randy Srochenski	LB	January 15, 1973	6'3"	220	Regina Jr.	Regina, SK	18	0
13	Eric Sutton	DB	October 24, 1972	5'10"	169	San Diego St.	Los Angeles, CA USA	6
33	Chris Szarka	FB	February 12, 1975	6'3"	235	East Illinois	Vancouver, BC	17	0
51	John Terry	T	August 30, 1966	6'4"	290	Livingstone State	Greenwood, SC	18
2	Terryl Ulmer	DB	March 3, 1971	5'10"	170	Southern Mississippi	Laurel, MS	16
91	Nelson Van Waes	DT	October 14, 1972	6'5"	275	Tulsa	Calgary, AB	13
5	Rick Walters	RB	July 19, 1971	5'11"	195	Simon Fraser	Mandeville, Jamaica	18
43	K.D. Williams	LB	April 22, 1973	6'0"	240	Henderson St.	Tampa, FL USA	10
85	Tydus Winans	WR	July 26, 1972	5'11"	180	Fresno St.	Los Angeles, CA USA	2

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