1997 Toronto Argonauts Roster
Team Record: 15-3 30
Finishing 1st in the CFL's East Division
Postseason: 2-0 Won Grey Cup
Coach: Don Matthews (15-3)
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1997 Toronto Argonauts Results
The Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 15 wins and 3 losses for 30 points, finishing first in the CFL's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0.
The Argonauts scored 452 points, and the defensive squad allowed 410. Doug Flutie led the charge, passing for 5,505 yards. Michael Clemons paced pass catchers, snagging 122 passes, while Derrell Mitchell accumulated 1,457 receiving yards. Paul Masotti contributed to the receiving game, too.
Robert Drummond carried the ball for a team-best 1,134 yards for Toronto.
Les Smith seized 6 opponent throws. Andrew Stewart sacked opposing passers 8 times, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 49 sacks.
Don Matthews coached the team. The 1997 Toronto Argonauts won the Grey Cup.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Charles Anthony | DB | October 16, 1968 | 6'2" | 195 | UNLV | Las Vegas, NV | 9 | |
| 37 | Ken Benson | LB | March 4, 1969 | 6'2" | 220 | Arkansas | Kansas City, KS | 18 | |
| 10 | Antonious Bonner | DB | September 3, 1972 | 6'0" | 195 | Mississippi | Chicago, IL | 8 | |
| 51 | Noah Cantor | DT | January 11, 1971 | 6'3" | 210 | St. Mary's (Canada) | Ottawa, ON | 18 | |
| 80 | Norm Casola | WR | August 4, 1969 | 6'3" | 225 | Windsor | Sault Ste. Marie, ON | 18 | |
| 31 | Michael Clemons | RB | January 15, 1965 | 5'5" | 166 | William & Mary | Clearwater, FL USA | 18 | |
| 28 | Duane Dmytryshyn | WR | June 11, 1971 | 6'1" | 210 | Calgary | Saskatoon, SK | 18 | |
| 29 | Robert Drummond | RB | June 21, 1967 | 6'1" | 205 | Syracuse | Apopka, FL USA | 15 | |
| 24 | Matt DuBuc | RB | May 5, 1973 | 5'7" | 175 | Texas Tech | Montreal, QC | 16 | |
| 2 | Doug Flutie | QB | October 23, 1962 | 5'10" | 180 | Boston Col. | Manchester, MD USA | 18 | 18 |
| 56 | Chad Folk | OL | October 28, 1972 | 6'0" | 274 | Utah | Kelowna, BC | 18 | |
| 94 | Oscar Giles | DL | October 27, 1968 | 6'3" | 250 | Texas | Dallas, TX | 5 | |
| 58 | Chris Gioskos | G | December 15, 1967 | 6'2" | 275 | Ottawa | Hamilton, ON | 17 | |
| 38 | Reggie Givens | LB | October 3, 1971 | 6'0" | 234 | Penn St. | Emporia, VA USA | 18 | |
| 7 | Johnnie Harris | LB | August 21, 1972 | 6'0" | 215 | Mississippi St. | Chicago, IL USA | 18 | |
| 97 | Jim Hoffman | DL | December 14, 1972 | 6'4" | 285 | Arizona | Spring Valley, CA | 1 | |
| 85 | Jack Jackson | WR | November 11, 1972 | 5'8" | 174 | Florida | Moss Point, MS USA | 3 | |
| 27 | Eric Johnson | LB | June 28, 1972 | 6'4" | 217 | Idaho State | Maloen, MO | 6 | |
| 81 | Andre Kirwan | WR | January 10, 1974 | 6'1" | 180 | Stanford | Winnipeg, MB | 18 | |
| 63 | Mike Kiselak | C | March 9, 1967 | 6'3" | 295 | Maryland | North Tarrytown, NY USA | 18 | |
| 5 | Jimmy Lee | RB | May 5, 1972 | 5'8" | 170 | Rice | San Antonio, TX | 2 | |
| 85 | Felman Malveaux | WR | August 20, 1973 | 6'0" | 179 | Michigan | Beaumont, TX | 3 | |
| 88 | Paul Masotti | WR | October 3, 1965 | 6'0" | 185 | Acadia | Hamilton, ON | 18 | |
| 91 | Demetrious Maxie | DL | October 18, 1973 | 6'3" | 280 | Texas-El Paso | Florence, LA | 18 | |
| 87 | Derrell Mitchell | WR | September 16, 1971 | 5'9" | 189 | Texas Tech | Miami, FL USA | 18 | |
| 89 | Denis Montana | SB | January 6, 1972 | 6'1" | 200 | Concordia | Saint-Jean, QC | 3 | |
| 21 | George Nimako | DB | March 9, 1969 | 5'10" | 195 | Liberty | Nepean, ON | 18 | |
| 54 | Jeremy O'Day | OL | August 31, 1974 | 6'3" | 223 | Edinboro | Buffalo, NY | 18 | 2 |
| 50 | Mike O'Shea | LB | September 21, 1970 | 6'3" | 223 | Guelph | North Bay, ON | 18 | |
| 66 | Roosevelt Patterson | OL | July 12, 1970 | 6'4" | 295 | Alabama | Mobile, AL | 1 | |
| 57 | Dan Payne | OL | June 7, 1966 | 6'7" | 300 | Purdue | Coquitlam, BC | 18 | |
| 61 | John Raposo | DE | August 8, 1971 | 6'4" | 245 | Toronto | Toronto, ON | 18 | |
| 35 | Brendan Rogers | LB | February 25, 1968 | 6'1" | 235 | East Washington | Vancouver, BC | 18 | |
| 68 | Steven Salter | OL | June 9, 1972 | 6'4" | 300 | Ottawa | Sherbrooke, QC | 1 | |
| 32 | Mike Saunders | RB | October 3, 1969 | 5'11" | 205 | Iowa | Milton, WI | 7 | |
| 9 | Marcello Simmons | DB | August 8, 1971 | 6'1" | 180 | SMU | Tomball, TX USA | 18 | |
| 12 | Adrion Smith | DB | September 29, 1971 | 5'11" | 175 | Southwest Missouri State | Kansas City, MO | 18 | |
| 19 | Donald Smith | DB | February 21, 1968 | 5'11" | 189 | Liberty | Danville, VA USA | 14 | |
| 36 | Les Smith | DB | August 16, 1970 | 5'10" | 180 | The Citadel | Concord, NC | 18 | |
| 73 | Andrew Stewart | DE | November 20, 1965 | 6'5" | 265 | Cincinnati | Queens, NY USA | 18 | |
| 13 | Mike Vanderjagt | K | March 24, 1970 | 6'5" | 211 | West Virginia | Oakville, ON Canada | 18 | 0 |
| 59 | Pierre Vercheval | G | November 22, 1964 | 6'1" | 285 | Western Ontario | Liege, Belgium | 18 | |
| 92 | Rob Waldrop | DT | December 1, 1971 | 6'1" | 276 | Arizona | Atlanta, GA USA | 17 | |
| 11 | Andre Ware | QB | July 31, 1968 | 6'2" | 205 | Houston | Galveston, TX USA | 18 | |
| 65 | Willie Williams | T | August 6, 1967 | 6'6" | 300 | LSU | Houston, TX USA | 17 | |
| 26 | Kelly Wiltshire | DB | June 28, 1972 | 5'11" | 192 | James Madison | Montreal, QC | 18 |
