1997 San Diego Chargers roster: 4-12

The San Diego Chargers went 4-12 in the 1997 NFL regular season, 4th of 5 in the AFC West.

Team stats and league rank

1997 San Diego Chargers team stats
Points16.628th of 30
Passing Yards193.121st of 30
Passing Touchdowns0.830th of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.323rd of 30
Rushing Yards88.528th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.330th of 30
Sacks1.730th of 30
Tackles44.616th of 30
Touchdowns1.728th of 30
Total Yards305.727th of 30
Points Allowed26.630th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %32.925th of 30

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

1997 Chargers roster: passing

1997 San Diego Chargers 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.
Stan HumphriesQB81212251,4885670.7
Craig WhelihanQB91182371,35761058.3
Jim EverettQB436754571449.7
Todd PhilcoxQB216281730160.6

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1997 Chargers roster: rushing

1997 San Diego Chargers 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.
Gary BrownRB152539453.74
Terrell FletcherRB13511613.20
Kenny BynumRB1330973.20
Aaron CraverFB1520713.50
Charlie JonesWR1644210.50
Craig WhelihanQB913292.20
Stan HumphriesQB813241.80
Carwell GardnerRB57202.90
Jim EverettQB4561.20
Todd PhilcoxQB2133.00
Eric MetcalfWR163-5-1.70

What the columns mean: CAR

1997 Chargers roster: receiving

1997 San Diego Chargers 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.
Tony MartinWR1663090414.36
Eric MetcalfWR1640057614.42
Freddie JonesTE1341050512.32
Charlie JonesWR1632042313.21
Bryan StillWR1524032413.50
Terrell FletcherRB133902927.50
Frank HartleyTE1619024612.91
Gary BrownRB152101376.50
Aaron CraverFB1540266.50
Shannon MitchellTE4101414.00
Carwell GardnerRB520105.00
Alfred PupunuTE81077.00
Kenny BynumRB132042.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1997 Chargers roster: defense

1997 San Diego Chargers 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.
Rodney HarrisonS16131954.0281
Junior SeauLB1597847.0261
Mike DumasFS1692761.0161
Terrance ShawDB1671660.01210
Lewis BushLB1456510.0030
Marco ColemanDE1645362.0113
Dwayne HarperDB1243380.02120
John ParrellaDT1639323.5030
Patrick SappLB1633240.0020
Shawn LeeDE1631273.0010
William FullerDE1628243.0130
Kurt GouveiaLB727210.0110
Paul BradfordDB1524220.0270
Raylee JohnsonDE1619162.5010
Norman HandDT1519161.0000
Michael SwiftDB1215130.0000
Mark MontreuilDB614110.0010
Greg JacksonDB1313120.0230
Toran JamesLB14640.0000
Gerome WilliamsDB6540.0000
Mike MohringDT2220.0000
Darren BennettP16100.0000
David BinnLS16100.0000
Michael HamiltonLB6110.0000
Van TuineiDE3100.0000
Aaron CraverFB15100.0000

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

Results

  1. Aug 31, 1997@ NEL 7-41
  2. Sep 7, 1997@ NOW 20-6
  3. Sep 14, 1997vs CARL 7-26
  4. Sep 21, 1997@ SEAL 22-26
  5. Sep 28, 1997vs BALW 21-17
  6. Oct 5, 1997@ LVW 25-10
  7. Oct 16, 1997@ KCL 3-31
  8. Oct 26, 1997vs INDW 35-19
  9. Nov 2, 1997@ CINL 31-38
  10. Nov 9, 1997vs SEAL 31-37
  11. Nov 16, 1997vs LVL 13-38
  12. Nov 23, 1997@ SFL 10-17
  13. Nov 30, 1997vs DENL 28-38
  14. Dec 7, 1997vs ATLL 3-14
  15. Dec 14, 1997vs KCL 7-29
  16. Dec 21, 1997@ DENL 3-38

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.