1997 Oakland Raiders season

1997 Oakland Raiders season
Head coach Joe Bugel
General manager Al Davis
Owner Al Davis
Home field Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
Results
Record 4–12
Division place 4th AFC West
Playoff finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers

Darrell Russell, DT

Tim Brown, WR

The 1997 Oakland Raiders season was the club's 38th season in the NFL. Led by Joe Bugel, the club finished with a 4–12 record, a mark which marked 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.

Offseason

Staff

1997 Oakland Raiders staff

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

Roster

Oakland Raiders roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

48 Jerone Davison

Wide receivers

88 Olanda Truitt

Tight ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve Lists
  • Currently vacant

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result TV Time Attendance
1 August 31, 1997 at Tennessee Oilers L 24–21 NBC 10:00am
30,171
2 September 8, 1997 Kansas City Chiefs L 28–27 ABC 6:00pm
61,523
3 September 14, 1997 at Atlanta Falcons W 36–31 NBC 10:00am
47,922
4 September 21, 1997 at New York Jets L 23–22 NBC 10:00am
72,586
5 September 28, 1997 St. Louis Rams W 35–17 FOX 1:15pm
42,506
6 October 5, 1997 San Diego Chargers L 25–10 NBC 1:15pm
43,648
7 Bye
8 October 19, 1997 Denver Broncos W 28–25 NBC 1:15pm
57,006
9 October 26, 1997 at Seattle Seahawks L 45–34 NBC 1:15pm
66,264
10 November 2, 1997 at Carolina Panthers L 38–14 NBC 10:00am
71,064
11 November 9, 1997 New Orleans Saints L 13–10 FOX 1:15pm
40,091
12 November 16, 1997 at San Diego Chargers W 38–13 NBC 1:15pm
65,714
13 November 24, 1997 at Denver Broncos L 31–3 ABC 6:00pm
75,307
14 November 30, 1997 Miami Dolphins L 34–16 NBC 1:15pm
50,569
15 December 7, 1997 at Kansas City Chiefs L 30–0 NBC 10:00am
76,379
16 December 14, 1997 Seattle Seahawks L 22–21 NBC 1:15pm
40,124
17 December 21, 1997 Jacksonville Jaguars L 20–9 NBC 1:15pm
40,032

Game summaries

Week 12

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

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Standings

AFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) Kansas City Chiefs 1330.813375232W6
(4) Denver Broncos 1240.750472287W1
Seattle Seahawks 880.500365362W2
Oakland Raiders 4120.250324419L5
San Diego Chargers 4120.250266425L8

Awards and records

  • 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

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

References

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

Raiders on Pro Football Reference

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