1997 Saskatchewan Roughriders Statistics

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 Roster
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.

Saskatchewan labored to change the scoreboard with just 413 points, while 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 the Roughriders, 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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Rating
Reggie Slack	326	172	52.8	2423	7.4	9	2.8	13	4.0	86	69.6
Kevin Mason	228	115	50.4	1798	7.9	8	3.5	18	7.9	60	55.8
Totals	554	287	51.8	4221	7.6	17	3.1	31	5.6	86

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Mike Saunders	131	586	4.5	36	5
Robert Mimbs	113	493	4.4	26	2
Reggie Slack	53	406	7.7	36	4
Kevin Mason	53	387	7.3	40	3
Profail Grier	19	87	4.6	17	0
Darren Joseph	11	35	3.2	7	0
Shawn Daniels	13	31	2.4	7	3
Paul McCallum	3	17	5.7	7	0
Rod Harris	3	12	4.0	8	0
Chris Szarka	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	400	2054	5.1	40	17

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Don Narcisse	64	950	14.8	47	5
Dan Farthing	58	959	16.5	56	4
Rod Harris	47	703	15.0	59	3
Curtis Mayfield	36	699	19.4	86	4
Rick Walters	25	368	14.7	26	0
Shawn Daniels	14	110	7.9	31	0
Mike Saunders	11	121	11.0	24	0
Robert Mimbs	10	74	7.4	23	0
Chris Szarka	7	78	11.1	21	1
Profail Grier	6	54	9.0	20	0
Tydus Winans	5	74	14.8	40	0
Darren Joseph	3	23	7.7	14	0
Shannon Baker	1	8	8.0	8	0
Lamar McGriggs	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	288	4226	14.7	86	17

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	FGS	KO	Yds.	Avg.	Long	KOS	Pts.
Paul McCallum	34	34	100.0	52	40	76.9	9	69	3870	56.1	86	0	163
Totals	34	34	100.0	52	40	76.9	9	69	3870	56.1	86	0	163

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	PS
Paul McCallum	135	5568	41.2	79	2
Totals	135	5568	41.2	79	2

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Terryl Ulmer	33	330	10.0	68	1
Profail Grier	26	232	8.9	34	0
Rod Harris	27	215	8.0	60	1
Curtis Mayfield	7	97	13.9	40	0
Shannon Baker	7	43	6.1	12	0
Dave Dinnall	2	12	6.0	6	0
Bryce Bevill	1	6	6.0	6	0
Dan Farthing	1	5	5.0	5	0
Patrick Burke	1	4	4.0	4	0
Ventson Donelson	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	106	944	8.9	68	2

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Profail Grier	17	430	25.3	58
Rod Harris	18	311	17.3	28
Shannon Baker	10	237	23.7	48
Curtis Mayfield	8	196	24.5	37
Terryl Ulmer	4	67	16.8	27
Tydus Winans	5	59	11.8	18
Dave Dinnall	3	43	14.3	20
Rick Walters	3	25	8.3	13
Totals	68	1368	20.1	58

Missed Field Goal Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Dale Joseph	1	76	76.0	76
Curtis Mayfield	2	42	21.0	27
Profail Grier	2	26	13.0	23
Totals	5	144	28.8	76

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Bryce Bevill	4	115	28.8	49	0
Ryan Carey	3	36	12.0	25	0
Eric Sutton	2	47	23.5	40	0
K.D. Williams	2	38	19.0	30	1
Jason Mallett	1	51	51.0	51	0
Patrick Burke	1	33	33.0	33	0
Lamar McGriggs	1	20	20.0	20	0
Todd McMillon	1	8	8.0	8	0
Terryl Ulmer	1	5	5.0	5	0
Totals	16	353	22.1	51	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.
Troy Alexander	10.0	73.0	7.3
Bobby Jurasin	10.0	59.0	5.9
John Kropke	4.0	26.0	6.5
K.D. Williams	3.0	19.0	6.3
Gary Rogers	2.0	19.0	9.5
Lamar McGriggs	2.0	12.0	6.0
Lybrant Robinson	2.0	9.0	4.5
Jason Simmons	1.0	6.0	6.0
Jason Mallett	1.0	5.0	5.0
Dale Joseph	1.0	1.0	1.0
Totals	36.0	229	6.4

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Def	ST	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Terryl Ulmer	56	55	1					0
Bobby Jurasin	55	54	1			2	5	0
Dale Joseph	47	43	4			3	7	0
John Kropke	43	43	0			1	10	0
Greg Clark	42	42	0					0
Gary Rogers	38	33	5					0
Jason Mallett	37	32	5			1	0	0
Todd McMillon	37	28	9			1	64	1
Ventson Donelson	32	30	2			2	0	0
Patrick Burke	31	31	0			1	0	0
Bryce Bevill	30	28	2			1	0	0
Troy Alexander	28	25	3					0
Dan Rashovich	27	5	22			1	0	0
Darren Joseph	25	6	19					0
Ryan Carey	21	19	2			1	45	0
Eric Sutton	18	18	0			1	0	0
Jason Simmons	15	15	0			1	0	0
Randy Srochenski	15	5	10					0
Chris Szarka	13	2	11			1	0	0
Paul Frlan	13	0	13					0
Rick Walters	12	1	11					0
Lybrant Robinson	11	10	1					0
Ron Goetz	8	7	1					0
Nelson Van Waes	7	6	1					0
Will Johnson	5	5	0					0
Curtis Mayfield	5	2	3					0
Mike Saunders	4	4	0					0
Andrew Henry	4	0	4					0
Rod Harris	3	3	0					0
Dan Farthing	3	2	1					0
Kevin Mason	3	2	1					0
Paul McCallum	3	0	3					0
Scott Hendrickson	2	2	0					0
Shawn Daniels	2	1	1			1	0	0
Robert Mimbs	1	1	0					0
James Monroe	1	1	0					0
Reggie Slack	1	1	0					0
Carl Coulter	1	1	0					0
Don Narcisse	1	1	0					0
Andrew Greene	1	0	1					0
Darnell Small						2	5	0
Totals	701	564	137	0	0	20	136	1	0

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Paul McCallum	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	40	34	11			165
Don Narcisse	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		32
Mike Saunders	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			30
Dan Farthing	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Curtis Mayfield	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Rod Harris	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Reggie Slack	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			24
Shawn Daniels	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		20
Kevin Mason	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			18
Robert Mimbs	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			12
Terryl Ulmer	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
K.D. Williams	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0			6
Chris Szarka	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0			6
Todd McMillon	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0			6
Lamar McGriggs	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		2
Totals	17	17	2	0	0	1	1	0	40	34	11	3	0	399