1997 Miami Dolphins season

1997 Miami Dolphins season
Head coach Jimmy Johnson
Results
Record 9–7
Division place 2nd AFC East
Playoff finish Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Patriots) 3-17

The 1997 Miami Dolphins season was the team's 32nd as a member of the National Football League. The Dolphins improved upon their previous season's output of 8–8, winning nine games.[1] Seven of the team's sixteen games were decided by a field goal or less. This was also the season were the Dolphins released a new logo and new uniforms with a darker aqua and black drop shadow in numbers. The uniforms and logo lasted until the 2012 season.

Offseason

NFL Draft

1997 Miami Dolphins draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 15 Yatil Green  Wide Receiver Miami
2 44 Sam Madison *  Cornerback Louisville
3 73 Jason Taylor * †  Defensive end Akron
3 92 Derrick Rodgers  Linebacker Arizona State
3 93 Ronnie Ward  Linebacker Kansas
3 96 Brent Smith  Tackle Mississippi State
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Roster

1997 Miami Dolphins final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists


Practice squad



Rookies in italics
 Active, Inactive, Practice squad

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result TV Time Attendance
1 August 31, 1997 Indianapolis Colts W 16–10 NBC 1:00et
70,813
2 September 7, 1997 Tennessee Oilers W 16–13 NBC 1:00et
64,439
3 September 14, 1997 at Green Bay Packers L 23–18 NBC 1:00et/12:00ct
60,075
4 September 21, 1997 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 31–21 TNT 8:15et
73,314
5 Bye
6 October 5, 1997 Kansas City Chiefs W 17–14 NBC 1:00et
71,794
7 October 12, 1997 at New York Jets W 31–20 NBC 1:00et
75,601
8 October 19, 1997 at Baltimore Ravens W 24–13 NBC 1:00et
64,354
9 October 27, 1997 Chicago Bears L 36–33 ABC 9:00et
73,156
10 November 2, 1997 at Buffalo Bills L 9–6 NBC 1:00et
78,011
11 November 9, 1997 New York Jets W 24–17 NBC 1:00et
73,809
12 November 17, 1997 Buffalo Bills W 30–13 ABC 9:00et
74,155
13 November 23, 1997 at New England Patriots L 27–24 NBC 1:00et
59,002
14 November 30, 1997 at Oakland Raiders W 34–16 NBC 4:15et/1:15pt
50,569
15 December 7, 1997 Detroit Lions W 33–30 ESPN 8:15et
72,266
16 December 14, 1997 at Indianapolis Colts L 41–0 NBC 1:00et
61,282
17 December 22, 1997 New England Patriots L 14–12 ABC 9:00et
74,379

Playoffs

Round Date Opponent Result Attendance
Wild Card December 28, 1997 at New England Patriots L 17–3
60,041

Standings

AFC East
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) New England Patriots 1060.625369289W1
(6) Miami Dolphins 970.563339327L2
New York Jets 970.563348287L1
Buffalo Bills 6100.375255367L3
Indianapolis Colts 3130.188313401L1

References

  1. ↑ 1997 Miami Dolphins
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