1997 Oakland Raiders season

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

Offseason

NFL Draft

Staff
1997 Oakland Raiders staff

Head Coaches

Offensive Coaches

  

Defensive Coaches

Special Teams Coaches

Strength and Conditioning

Roster
Oakland Raiders roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

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

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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