85th Grey Cup

85th Grey Cup

Toronto Argonauts Saskatchewan Roughriders (15–3) (8–10) 47 23 Head coach:  Don Matthews Head coach:  Jim Daley
1 2 3 4 Total Toronto Argonauts 7 13 21 6 47 Saskatchewan Roughriders 3 6 0 14 23
Date	November 16, 1997
Stadium	Commonwealth Stadium
Location	Edmonton
Most Valuable Player	Doug Flutie
Most Valuable Canadian	Paul Masotti
Halftime show	Trooper
Attendance	60,431
Broadcasters
Network	CBC, RDS
Announcers	(CBC) Steve Armitage, Chris Cuthbert, Mark Lee, Chris Walby, Brian Williams, Glen Suitor, Brenda Irving
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The 85th Grey Cup (Canadian Football League championship) was held in 1997 in Edmonton before 60,431 fans. The heavily favoured Toronto Argonauts won the game over the Saskatchewan Roughriders with a score of 47-23.

Toronto Argonauts (47) - TDs, Doug Flutie, Adrion Smith, Robert Drummond, Mike "Pinball" Clemons, Derrell Mitchell; FGs, Mike Vanderjagt (4); cons., Vanderjagt (5).

Saskatchewan Roughriders (23) - TDs, Reggie Slack, Mike Saunders, Shawn Daniels; FGs, Paul McCallum; cons., McCallum (2).

First Quarter
SSK—FG McCallum 28-yard field goal
TOR—TD Mitchell 34-yard pass from Flutie (Vanderjagt convert)
Second Quarter
TOR—TD Drummond 6-yard pass from Flutie (Vanderjagt convert)
SSK—TD Daniels 3-yard run
TOR—FG Vanderjagt
TOR—FG Vanderjagt 12-yard field goal
Third Quarter
TOR—TD Smith 95-yard run off the kickoff (Vanderjagt convert)
TOR—TD Flutie 10-yard run (Vanderjagt convert)
TOR—TD Clemons pass from Flutie (Vanderjagt convert)
Fourth Quarter
SSK—TD Saunders 51-yard pass from Slack (McCallum convert)
TOR—FG Vanderjagt
TOR—FG Vanderjagt
SSK—TD Slack 1-yard run (McCallum convert)

The game started well for Saskatchewan, with Shannon Baker returning the opening kick-off 74 yards deep into Toronto territory. Five plays later, the Roughriders scored a 28-yard field goal from Paul McCallum.

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