1997 Oakland Raiders season

Summary

The 1997 season was the Oakland Raiders' 28th in the National Football League, their 38th overall, their 3rd since their return to Oakland, and their first under head coach Joe Bugel. They failed to improve upon their 7–9 from 1996 and finished with a 4–12 record, the worst finish for the Raiders since 1962; when they won only once in the final season before the arrival of Al Davis. The Raiders missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

1997 Oakland Raiders season
OwnerAl Davis
General managerAl Davis
Head coachJoe Bugel
Home fieldOakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record4–12
Division place4th AFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersDarrell Russell DT
Tim Brown WR

Offseason edit

NFL draft edit

Staff edit

1997 Oakland Raiders staff

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

Roster edit

1997 Oakland Raiders final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

  • 46 Kenyan Branscomb S
  • 93 Shatony Sargeant DE

52 active, 4 inactive, 2 practice squad
Rookies in italics

Regular season edit

Schedule edit

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 August 31 at Tennessee Oilers L 21–24 0–1 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 30,171
2 September 8 Kansas City Chiefs L 27–28 0–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 61,523
3 September 14 at Atlanta Falcons W 36–31 1–2 Georgia Dome 47,922
4 September 21 at New York Jets L 22–23 1–3 Giants Stadium 72,586
5 September 28 St. Louis Rams W 35–17 2–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 42,506
6 October 5 San Diego Chargers L 10–25 2–4 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 43,648
7 Bye
8 October 19 Denver Broncos W 28–25 3–4 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 57,006
9 October 26 at Seattle Seahawks L 34–45 3–5 Kingdome 66,264
10 November 2 at Carolina Panthers L 14–38 3–6 Ericcson Stadium 71,064
11 November 9 New Orleans Saints L 10–13 3–7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 40,091
12 November 16 at San Diego Chargers W 38–13 4–7 Qualcomm Stadium 65,714
13 November 24 at Denver Broncos L 3–31 4–8 Mile High Stadium 75,307
14 November 30 Miami Dolphins L 16–34 4–9 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 50,569
15 December 7 at Kansas City Chiefs L 0–30 4–10 Arrowhead Stadium 76,379
16 December 14 Seattle Seahawks L 21–22 4–11 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 40,124
17 December 21 Jacksonville Jaguars L 9–20 4–12 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 40,032
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries edit

Week 12 edit

1 234Total
• Raiders 7 14143 38
Chargers 7 600 13

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Standings edit

AFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) Kansas City Chiefs 13 3 0 .813 375 232 W6
(4) Denver Broncos 12 4 0 .750 472 287 W1
Seattle Seahawks 8 8 0 .500 365 362 W2
Oakland Raiders 4 12 0 .250 324 419 L5
San Diego Chargers 4 12 0 .250 266 425 L8

Awards and records edit

  • Tim Brown, single game record, 14 receptions, achieved on December 21
  • Napoleon Kaufman, single game record, 227 rushing yards, achieved on October 19
  • Harvey Williams, single game record, 4 touchdowns (tied club record), achieved on November 16
  • Napoleon Kaufman, single game record, 24 points, (tied club record), achieved on November 16
  • Jeff George, single season record, most passing yards in one season, 3,917
  • Tim Brown, single season record, most receptions in one season, 104
  • Tim Brown, single season record, most receiving yards in one season, 1,408

Milestones edit

  • Tim Brown, 1st Raider to have 100 receptions in a season

References edit

  1. ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-May-05.

Raiders on Pro Football Reference