The 1997Winnipeg Blue Bombers finished in third place in the East Division with a 4–14 record and failed to make the playoffs. This ended the second longest playoff streak in CFL history at 17 years (1980–1996).[1]
^https://www.cfl.ca/article/by-the-numbers-playoffs Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine By the Numbers: Playoffs???!!!
^"Winnipeg Blue Bombers historical Canadian Football League (CFL) scores, schedules, and analytics". Archived from the original on 2009-03-11. Retrieved 2009-10-25.