1997 Jacksonville Jaguars roster: 11-5

The Jacksonville Jaguars went 11-5 in the 1997 NFL regular season, 1st of 5 in the AFC Central. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

1997 Jacksonville Jaguars team stats
Points24.63rd of 30
Passing Yards231.54th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.314th of 30
Interceptions Thrown0.61st of 30
Rushing Yards107.518th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns1.32nd of 30
Sacks3.06th of 30
Tackles45.413th of 30
Touchdowns2.75th of 30
Total Yards352.67th of 30
Points Allowed19.915th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %39.212th of 30

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

1997 Jaguars roster: passing

1997 Jacksonville Jaguars 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.
Mark BrunellQB142644353,28118791.2
Rob JohnsonQB5222834422111.9
Steve MatthewsQB226402750084.9
Bryan BarkerP16112200118.8

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1997 Jaguars roster: rushing

1997 Jacksonville Jaguars 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.
Natrone MeansRB142448233.49
James StewartRB161365554.18
Mark BrunellQB14482575.42
Rob JohnsonQB510343.41
Ty HallockLB154215.30
Willie JacksonWR163144.70
Steve MatthewsQB211010.00
Daimon SheltonFB13640.70
Randy JordanRB7122.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1997 Jaguars roster: receiving

1997 Jacksonville Jaguars 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.
Jimmy SmithWR168201,32416.14
Keenan McCardellWR168501,16413.75
Pete MitchellTE1635038010.94
James StewartRB164103368.21
Willie JacksonWR1617020612.12
Ty HallockLB151801317.31
Natrone MeansRB141501046.90
Damon JonesTE11508717.42
Derek BrownTE13808410.51
Reggie BarlowWR16507414.80
Dana HallDB16102222.00
Will MooreWR11101010.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1997 Jaguars roster: defense

1997 Jacksonville Jaguars 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.
Travis DavisFS1692702.0163
Dave ThomasDB1686740.02152
Bryan SchwartzLB1679580.5010
Eddie Robinson Jr.LB1675552.0160
Chris HudsonDB1671580.0361
Deon FiguresCB1658560.05100
Kevin HardyLB1356482.5010
Tony BrackensDE1541387.0075
Clyde SimmonsDE1640338.5022
Joel SmeengeDE1632296.5010
Kelvin PritchettDT831193.0000
Brant BoyerLB1629181.5010
Renaldo WynnDE1628232.5010
Jeff LagemanDE1627215.0022
Don DaveyDE1027173.0032
Aaron BeasleyCB924240.0151
Esera TuaoloDT616131.0000
Jeff KoppLB161571.0110
Seth PayneDT1214120.0000
Dana HallDB1614110.0001
Mike LoganDB11850.0000
Kevin DevineDB12660.0020
Jose WhiteDT3530.0000
James HamiltonLB9431.0001
John JurkovicDT3310.0010
Curtis AndersonWR9200.0000
Ty HallockLB15210.0000
Ricky ParkerDB12100.0000
Damon JonesTE11100.0000
Bucky BrooksDB3100.0000

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

Results

  1. Aug 31, 1997@ BALW 28-27
  2. Sep 7, 1997vs NYGW 40-13
  3. Sep 22, 1997vs PITT 0-0
  4. Sep 28, 1997@ WSHL 12-24
  5. Oct 5, 1997vs CINW 21-13
  6. Oct 12, 1997vs PHIW 38-21
  7. Oct 19, 1997@ DALL 22-26
  8. Oct 26, 1997@ PITL 17-23
  9. Nov 2, 1997@ TENW 30-24
  10. Nov 9, 1997vs KCW 24-10
  11. Nov 16, 1997vs TENW 17-9
  12. Nov 23, 1997@ CINL 26-31
  13. Nov 30, 1997vs BALW 29-27
  14. Dec 7, 1997vs NEL 20-26
  15. Dec 14, 1997@ BUFW 20-14
  16. Dec 21, 1997@ LVW 20-9
  17. Dec 27, 1997@ DENL 17-42playoffs

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.