How many rushing yards did Marcus Allen have in 1997?
5051997 Regular Season
Marcus Allen recorded 505 rushing yards in the 1997 regular season, 38th in the NFL.
- 13th-best of Marcus Allen's 16 seasons on file; the high is 1,759 in 1985.
- Down 325 from 830 in 1996.
- 23% of the Kansas City Chiefs' 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. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 |  LV | 9 | 697 | 11 | 4.4 |
| 1983 | LV | 16 | 1,014 | 9 | 3.8 |
| 1984 | LV | 16 | 1,168 | 13 | 4.2 |
| 1985 | LV | 16 | 1,759 | 11 | 4.6 |
| 1986 | LV | 13 | 759 | 5 | 3.6 |
| 1987 | LV | 12 | 754 | 5 | 3.8 |
| 1988 | LV | 15 | 831 | 7 | 3.7 |
| 1989 | LV | 8 | 293 | 2 | 4.2 |
| 1990 | LV | 16 | 682 | 12 | 3.8 |
| 1991 | LV | 8 | 287 | 2 | 4.6 |
| 1992 | LV | 16 | 301 | 2 | 4.5 |
| 1993 |  KC | 16 | 764 | 12 | 3.7 |
| 1994 | KC | 13 | 709 | 7 | 3.8 |
| 1995 | KC | 16 | 890 | 5 | 4.3 |
| 1996 | KC | 16 | 830 | 9 | 4.0 |
| 1997 | KC | 16 | 505 | 11 | 4.1 |