1997 Dallas Cowboys roster: 6-10

The Dallas Cowboys went 6-10 in the 1997 NFL regular season, 4th of 5 in the NFC East.

Team stats and league rank

1997 Dallas Cowboys team stats
Points19.023rd of 30
Passing Yards196.320th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.218th of 30
Interceptions Thrown0.89th of 30
Rushing Yards102.320th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.428th of 30
Sacks2.418th of 30
Tackles43.418th of 30
Touchdowns1.825th of 30
Total Yards318.221st of 30
Points Allowed19.613th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %36.219th of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

1997 Cowboys roster: passing

1997 Dallas Cowboys passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.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.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Troy AikmanQB162925183,283191278.0
Wade WilsonQB712211150072.5
Jason GarrettQB11014560078.3

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1997 Cowboys roster: rushing

1997 Dallas Cowboys rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Emmitt SmithRB162611,0744.14
Sherman WilliamsRB161214683.92
Troy AikmanQB1625793.20
Herschel WalkerFB166203.30
Anthony MillerWR16166.00
Daryl JohnstonRB6231.50
Wade WilsonQB76-2-0.30
Deion SandersCB131-11-11.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1997 Cowboys roster: receiving

1997 Dallas Cowboys receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Michael IrvinWR167501,18015.79
Anthony MillerWR1646064514.04
Eric BjornsonTE144704429.40
Stepfret WilliamsWR1630030810.31
Emmitt SmithRB164002345.80
Daryl JohnstonRB61801669.21
Sherman WilliamsRB162101597.60
Herschel WalkerFB1614014910.62
David LaFleurTE161801226.82
Billy DavisWR16303311.00
Scott GalbraithTE1620168.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1997 Cowboys roster: defense

1997 Dallas Cowboys defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Brock MarionFS161181000.0080
Randall GodfreyLB1697661.0040
Fred StricklandLB1594680.5010
Dexter CoakleyLB1692692.5131
Darren WoodsonSS1473522.0193
Kevin SmithLB1651440.01192
Omar StoutmireDB1647382.0250
Tony TolbertDE1643305.0002
Shante CarverDE1640286.0021
Tony CasillasDT1538223.0000
Deion SandersCB1333300.02100
Chad HenningsDT1131244.5010
Antonio AndersonDE1626182.0020
Broderick ThomasLB1623183.5020
Vinson SmithLB1420131.0001
Kevin MathisDB1616150.0030
Charlie WilliamsDB161482.0051
Hurvin McCormackDE131380.5000
Leon LettDE311100.5010
Bill BatesDB16961.0030
Kavika PittmanDE15541.0000
Darren BensonDT6430.0000
Singor MobleyDB12420.0000
Darryl HardyLB12410.0000
Kenny WheatonDB2320.0000
Herschel WalkerFB16100.0000
Erik WilliamsOT15110.0000
Billy DavisWR16100.0000
Nate HemsleyLB2110.0000
Dale HellestraeOT16100.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Aug 31, 1997@ PITW 37-7
  2. Sep 7, 1997@ ARIL 22-25
  3. Sep 15, 1997vs PHIT 0-0
  4. Sep 28, 1997vs CHIW 27-3
  5. Oct 5, 1997@ NYGL 17-20
  6. Oct 13, 1997@ WSHT 0-0
  7. Oct 19, 1997vs JAXW 26-22
  8. Oct 26, 1997@ PHIL 12-13
  9. Nov 2, 1997@ SFL 10-17
  10. Nov 9, 1997vs ARIW 24-6
  11. Nov 16, 1997vs WSHW 17-14
  12. Nov 23, 1997@ GBL 17-45
  13. Nov 27, 1997vs TENL 14-27
  14. Dec 8, 1997vs CART 0-0
  15. Dec 14, 1997@ CINL 24-31
  16. Dec 21, 1997vs NYGL 7-20

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.