1997 Montreal Alouettes Statistics

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 Roster
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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Tracy Ham	460	261	56.7	3687	8.0	23	5.0	12	2.6	65	88.6
Marvin Graves	72	43	59.7	568	7.9	3	4.2	5	6.9	45	69.7
Totals	532	304	57.1	4255	8.0	26	4.9	17	3.2	65

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Pringle	306	1775	5.8	60	12
Tracy Ham	82	584	7.1	41	6
Thomas Haskins	18	134	7.4	30	0
Michael Soles	34	123	3.6	10	1
Terry Baker	2	35	17.5	24	0
Marvin Graves	9	24	2.7	7	1
Totals	451	2675	5.9	60	20

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jock Climie	89	1214	13.6	43	6
Chris Armstrong	80	1411	17.6	65	12
Mike Pringle	33	313	9.5	35	1
Millard Coleman	31	427	13.8	35	4
Michael Soles	26	299	11.5	31	0
Nigel Williams	25	336	13.4	45	2
Chris Wright	10	106	10.6	32	0
Denis Montana	4	53	13.2	15	1
Marcus Wall	3	64	21.3	34	0
Thomas Haskins	2	15	7.5	10	0
Andy Antoine	1	17	17.0	17	0
Totals	304	4255	14.0	65	26

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Terry Baker	50	50	100.0	52	34	65.4	10	80	4842	60.5	86	1	163
Totals	50	50	100.0	52	34	65.4	10	80	4842	60.5	86	1	163

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Terry Baker	111	4932	44.4	80	6
Totals	111	4932	44.4	80	6

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Chris Wright	84	771	9.2	62	2
Millard Coleman	3	23	7.7	12	0
Thomas Haskins	3	17	5.7	8	0
Douglas Craft	1	0	0.0	0	0
John Kalin	1	-1	-1.0	-1	0
Totals	92	810	8.8	62	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Chris Wright	52	1088	20.9	87
Mike Pringle	21	479	22.8	74
Thomas Haskins	4	94	23.5	32
Marcus Wall	3	92	30.7	46
Millard Coleman	2	44	22.0	27
Nigel Williams	3	44	14.7	20
Rahsaan Giddings	2	9	4.5	5
Chris Armstrong	3	7	2.3	6
Andy Antoine	1	5	5.0	5
Bruno Heppell	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	92	1862	20.2	87

Missed Field Goal Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Chris Wright	4	206	51.5	94
Spencer McLennan	1	4	4.0	4
Totals	5	210	42.0	94

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Douglas Craft	5	2	0.4	2	0
Harold Nash	4	95	23.8	42	2
Tommy Europe	3	24	8.0	17	0
Torey Hunter	3	14	4.7	12	0
Irvin Smith	3	0	0.0	0	0
Charles Gordon	2	32	16.0	17	1
Spencer McLennan	1	63	63.0	63	0
Anthony Drawhorn	1	0	0.0	0	0
Tom Hipsz	1	0	0.0	0	0
Edward Thomas	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	24	230	9.6	63	3

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.
Elfrid Payton	14.0	107.0	7.6
Swift Burch	7.0	24.0	3.4
Doug Petersen	4.0	22.0	5.5
Larry McSeed	3.0	22.0	7.3
Edward Thomas	1.0	11.0	11.0
Tommy Europe	1.0	7.0	7.0
Tracy Gravely	1.0	6.0	6.0
Ray Bernard	1.0	5.0	5.0
Tom Hipsz	1.0	4.0	4.0
Totals	33.0	208	6.3

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Def	ST	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Tracy Gravely	83	76	7			2	20	1
Torey Hunter	65	64	1					0
Irvin Smith	54	54	0			2	0	0
Swift Burch	49	47	2			2	76	0
Doug Petersen	44	43	1			2	0	0
Elfrid Payton	43	42	1					0
Douglas Craft	42	36	6			1	2	0
Stefen Reid	34	27	7			1	0	0
Paul Randolph	31	27	4					0
Alan Wetmore	29	0	29			1	0	0
Rahsaan Giddings	27	14	13					0
Tommy Europe	26	26	0			2	99	1
Harold Nash	26	26	0					0
Anthony Drawhorn	25	25	0					0
Steve Charbonneau	24	17	7					0
Charles Gordon	22	21	1					0
Larry McSeed	21	18	3			2	30	0
Tom Hipsz	19	19	0			2	0	0
Edward Thomas	19	18	1			3	0	0
Mark Washington	13	5	8					0
Hency Charles	13	3	10					0
Bruno Heppell	13	0	13			2	5	1
Ken Watson	12	12	0					0
Spencer McLennan	11	6	5			1	30	0
Terry Baker	6	0	6					0
Michael Soles	5	2	3					0
Andy Antoine	4	0	4					0
Micah Phillips	3	3	0					0
Chris Armstrong	3	3	0					0
Chris Wright	3	1	2			1	0	0
Nigel Williams	3	1	2					0
Ryan Coughlin	3	0	3					0
Tracy Ham	2	2	0					0
Bryan Chiu	2	2	0					0
Uzooma Okeke	2	2	0					0
Mike Pringle	1	1	0					0
Jock Climie	1	1	0					0
Millard Coleman	1	1	0					0
Mark Dixon	1	0	1					0
Marcus Wall	1	0	1					0
Henry Newby						1	0	0
Ray Bernard						1	0	1
Totals	786	645	141	0	0	26	262	4	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Terry Baker	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	34	50	17			169
Mike Pringle	12	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		80
Chris Armstrong	0	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			72
Jock Climie	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Tracy Ham	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			36
Millard Coleman	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Harold Nash	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0			12
Nigel Williams	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Chris Wright	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Tommy Europe	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Charles Gordon	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Marvin Graves	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Bruno Heppell	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Denis Montana	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Michael Soles	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Ray Bernard	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Tracy Gravely	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Totals	20	26	2	0	0	3	4	0	34	50	17	1	0	501