1997 Oakland Raiders season
1997 Oakland Raiders season | |
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Owner | 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 |
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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.
Offseason
NFL draft
- 1 Darrell Russell DT
- 3 Adam Treu C
- 3 Tim Kohn OT
- 4 Chad Levitt RB
- 6 Calvin Branch CB
- 6 Grady Jackson DT
Staff
1997 Oakland Raiders staff | ||||||
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Head coaches
Offensive coaches
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Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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Roster
Regular season
Schedule
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Venue | Attendance |
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1 | August 31 | at Tennessee Oilers | L 21–24 | 0–1 | Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
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30,171 |
2 | September 8 | Kansas City Chiefs | L 27–28 | 0–2 | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum
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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
Week 12
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Standings
AFC West | |||||||||
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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
- 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
- ^ Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-May-05.