How many rushing yards did John Elway have in 1997?
2181997 Regular Season
John Elway recorded 218 rushing yards in the 1997 regular season, 67th in the NFL.
- 11th-best of John Elway's 16 seasons on file; the high is 304 in 1987.
- Down 31 from 249 in 1996.
- 9% of the Denver Broncos' rushing yards that regular season.
Figures come from ESPN's box scores and were last read on September 22, 2026.
| GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly. | YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else. | TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point. | AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 |  DEN | 11 | 146 | 1 | 5.2 |
| 1984 | DEN | 15 | 237 | 1 | 4.2 |
| 1985 | DEN | 16 | 253 | 0 | 5.0 |
| 1986 | DEN | 16 | 257 | 1 | 4.9 |
| 1987 | DEN | 12 | 304 | 4 | 4.6 |
| 1988 | DEN | 15 | 234 | 1 | 4.3 |
| 1989 | DEN | 15 | 244 | 3 | 5.1 |
| 1990 | DEN | 16 | 258 | 3 | 5.2 |
| 1991 | DEN | 16 | 255 | 6 | 4.6 |
| 1992 | DEN | 12 | 94 | 2 | 2.8 |
| 1993 | DEN | 16 | 153 | 0 | 3.5 |
| 1994 | DEN | 14 | 235 | 4 | 4.1 |
| 1995 | DEN | 16 | 176 | 1 | 4.3 |
| 1996 | DEN | 15 | 249 | 4 | 5.0 |
| 1997 | DEN | 16 | 218 | 1 | 4.4 |
| 1998 | DEN | 13 | 94 | 1 | 2.5 |