1997 New Orleans Saints roster: 6-10

The New Orleans Saints went 6-10 in the 1997 NFL regular season, 4th of 5 in the NFC West.

Team stats and league rank

1997 New Orleans Saints team stats
Points16.927th of 30
Passing Yards161.527th of 30
Passing Touchdowns0.829th of 30
Interceptions Thrown2.130th of 30
Rushing Yards91.327th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.622nd of 30
Sacks3.71st of 30
Tackles49.63rd of 30
Touchdowns1.530th of 30
Total Yards272.630th of 30
Points Allowed20.416th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %26.129th of 30

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

1997 Saints roster: passing

1997 New Orleans Saints 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.
Heath ShulerQB101062031,28821446.6
Danny WuerffelQB742915184842.3
Doug NussmeierQB318321830333.7
Mario BatesRB12112110158.3

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1997 Saints roster: rushing

1997 New Orleans Saints 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.
Ray ZellarsRB161565523.54
Mario BatesRB121194403.74
Troy DavisRB16752713.60
Heath ShulerQB1022381.71
Andre HastingsWR164358.80
Doug NussmeierQB38303.80
Danny WuerffelQB76264.30
Fred McCraryRB78151.90
Randal HillWR1511111.00
Wes BenderRB11591.80
Eric GulifordWR161-2-2.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1997 Saints roster: receiving

1997 New Orleans Saints 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.
Randal HillWR1555076113.82
Andre HastingsWR1648072215.05
Eric GulifordWR1627036213.41
Ray ZellarsRB163102638.50
John FarquharTE1117025314.91
Irv SmithTE1117018010.61
Keith PooleWR3409824.52
Troy DavisRB16130856.50
Brett BechWR10305016.70
Mario BatesRB1250428.40
Fred McCraryRB740174.30
Nicky SavoieTE1101414.00
Tony JohnsonTE7101313.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1997 Saints roster: defense

1997 New Orleans Saints 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.
Winfred TubbsLB161601142.5282
Mark FieldsLB16104848.0034
Sammy KnightDB1684670.05120
Alex MoldenDB1666554.00133
Anthony NewmanSS1263530.0370
Wayne MartinDT16635310.5071
Eric AllenCB1650450.0280
Richard HarveyLB1449423.0161
Joe JohnsonDE1645388.5021
Mickey WashingtonDB1644390.0291
Pio SagapoluteleDE1435242.0000
La'Roi GloverDT1533246.5011
Darren MickellDE1432203.5010
Brady SmithDE1629215.0000
Keith MitchellLB1624204.0000
Rob KellyDB1620130.0131
Vashone AdamsDB520160.0001
Chris HewittDB1115110.0011
Jared TomichDE1611101.0010
Je'Rod CherryDB16760.0000
Austin RobbinsDT12660.0010
Ernest DixonLB15520.5010
Donovan GreerCB6210.0000
Wes BenderRB11100.0001
Don DavisLB11100.0000
Kendall GammonC16100.0000

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

Results

  1. Aug 31, 1997@ LARL 24-38
  2. Sep 7, 1997vs LACL 6-20
  3. Sep 14, 1997@ SFL 7-33
  4. Sep 21, 1997vs DETW 35-17
  5. Sep 28, 1997@ NYGL 9-14
  6. Oct 5, 1997@ CHIW 20-17
  7. Oct 12, 1997vs ATLL 17-23
  8. Oct 19, 1997vs CARL 0-13
  9. Oct 26, 1997vs SFL 0-23
  10. Nov 9, 1997@ LVW 13-10
  11. Nov 16, 1997vs SEAW 20-17
  12. Nov 23, 1997@ ATLL 3-20
  13. Nov 30, 1997@ CARW 16-13
  14. Dec 7, 1997vs LARL 27-34
  15. Dec 14, 1997vs ARIW 27-10
  16. Dec 21, 1997@ KCL 13-25

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.