1997 St. Louis Rams roster: 5-11

The St. Louis Rams went 5-11 in the 1997 NFL regular season, 5th of 5 in the NFC West.

Team stats and league rank

1997 St. Louis Rams team stats
Points18.724th of 30
Passing Yards199.917th of 30
Passing Touchdowns0.926th of 30
Interceptions Thrown0.914th of 30
Rushing Yards97.724th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.99th of 30
Sacks2.418th of 30
Tackles43.817th of 30
Touchdowns2.022nd of 30
Total Yards317.923rd of 30
Points Allowed22.419th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %32.726th of 30

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

1997 Rams roster: passing

1997 St. Louis Rams 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.
Tony BanksQB162524873,254141371.5
Mark RypienQB519392700250.2

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1997 Rams roster: rushing

1997 St. Louis Rams 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.
Jerald MooreRB91043803.73
Tony BanksQB16471864.01
Amp LeeRB16281043.70
Craig HeywardRB1634842.51
Keith CrawfordDB1523216.00
David ThompsonRB1116301.91
Eddie KennisonWR143134.30
Mark RypienQB5111.00
Mike HoranP101-3-3.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1997 Rams roster: receiving

1997 St. Louis Rams 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.
Amp LeeRB1661082513.53
Isaac BruceWR1256081514.65
Torrance SmallWR1332048815.31
Ernie ConwellTE1638040410.64
Eddie KennisonWR1425040416.20
Keith CrawfordDB1511023221.10
Craig HeywardRB1680779.60
Jerald MooreRB980698.60
Malcolm FloydWR440399.80
Jermaine RossWR4303712.30
Ronald MooreRB740348.50
Aaron LaingTE1550316.21
J.T. ThomasWR4202512.50
Mitch JacobyTE1420105.00
Zach WiegertOT151011.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1997 Rams roster: defense

1997 St. Louis Rams 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.
Mike A. JonesLB1689702.0180
Todd LyghtCB1685721.04162
Keith LyleFS1682682.08113
Robert JonesLB1677601.0050
Roman PhiferLB1675572.0060
Toby WrightDB1174590.0061
Ryan McNeilDB1671620.09200
Bill JohnsonDT1653454.0010
Leslie O'NealDE15423510.0161
Kevin CarterDE1642307.5023
D'Marco FarrDT1637253.0131
Jeff ZgoninaDT1522202.0020
Taje AllenDB1419180.0020
Gerald McBurrowsSS819160.0010
Billy JenkinsDB1619130.0000
Dexter McCleonDB1613131.0120
Bryan RobinsonDT1110101.0000
Jay WilliamsDE16741.0000
Jeff RobinsonLS16640.5011
Charlie ClemonsLB5310.0000
Marquis WalkerDB11320.0000
Mitch JacobyTE14200.0000
Nate DingleLB9210.0000
Keith CrawfordDB15200.0000
Mike ScurlockDB5100.0000
David ThompsonRB11100.0000
Britt HagerLB13100.0000
Joe RoweDB2100.0000
Lorenzo StylesLB3100.0000

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

Results

  1. Aug 31, 1997vs NOW 38-24
  2. Sep 7, 1997vs SFL 12-15
  3. Sep 14, 1997@ DENL 14-35
  4. Sep 21, 1997vs NYGW 13-3
  5. Sep 28, 1997@ LVL 17-35
  6. Oct 12, 1997@ SFL 10-30
  7. Oct 19, 1997vs SEAL 9-17
  8. Oct 26, 1997vs KCL 20-28
  9. Nov 2, 1997@ ATLL 31-34
  10. Nov 9, 1997@ GBL 7-17
  11. Nov 16, 1997vs ATLL 21-27
  12. Nov 23, 1997vs CARL 10-16
  13. Nov 30, 1997@ WSHW 23-20
  14. Dec 7, 1997@ NOW 34-27
  15. Dec 14, 1997vs CHIL 10-13
  16. Dec 20, 1997@ CARW 30-18

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.