1997 Philadelphia Eagles roster: 6-9-1

The Philadelphia Eagles went 6-9-1 in the 1997 NFL regular season, 3rd of 5 in the NFC East.

Team stats and league rank

1997 Philadelphia Eagles team stats
Points19.820th of 30
Passing Yards227.96th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.49th of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.016th of 30
Rushing Yards121.410th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.718th of 30
Sacks2.713th of 30
Tackles40.925th of 30
Touchdowns2.317th of 30
Total Yards372.04th of 30
Points Allowed23.324th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %37.217th of 30

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

1997 Eagles roster: passing

1997 Philadelphia Eagles 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.
Bobby HoyingQB71282251,57311683.8
Ty DetmerQB81342441,5677673.9
Rodney PeeteQB5681188694478.0

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1997 Eagles roster: rushing

1997 Philadelphia Eagles 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.
Ricky WattersRB162851,1103.97
Charlie GarnerRB161165474.73
Kevin TurnerFB1618965.30
Bobby HoyingQB716784.90
Ty DetmerQB814463.31
Rodney PeeteQB58374.60
Duce StaleyRB167294.10

What the columns mean: CAR

1997 Eagles roster: receiving

1997 Philadelphia Eagles 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.
Irving FryarWR168601,31615.36
Michael TimpsonWR1542048411.52
Freddie SolomonWR1529045515.73
Kevin TurnerFB164804439.23
Ricky WattersRB164804409.20
Charlie GarnerRB162402259.40
Mark SeayWR1213018714.41
Jimmie JohnsonTE1614017712.61
Chad LewisTE16120947.84
Jason DunnTE15709313.32
Chris T JonesWR4507314.60
Duce StaleyRB16202211.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1997 Eagles roster: defense

1997 Philadelphia Eagles 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.
James WillisLB1581502.0121
William ThomasLB1480585.0290
Mike ZordichSS1679502.0130
Brian DawkinsS1575610.03110
Troy VincentDB1664490.03241
Rhett HallDT1562478.0141
Hollis ThomasDT1661402.5002
Charles DimryCB1559480.02170
Mike MamulaDE1652344.0021
Greg JeffersonDT1245353.0000
James DarlingLB1629200.0030
Willie ClarkDB1627200.0041
Ray FarmerLB1422181.0000
Bobby TaylorCB618142.0032
Jon HarrisDE81791.0000
Darrin SmithLB71391.0030
Richard DentDE151294.5011
Matt StevensFS111090.0140
Ed JasperDT10961.0000
Andy HarmonDT5840.0000
Darion ConnerDE14841.5001
Jeff HerrodLB10760.0000
Jimmie JonesDT14742.5000
Tim WatsonDB3330.0000
N. D. KaluDE3200.0000
Morris UnutoaC16200.0000
Tim McTyerDB10220.0001
Charles EmanuelDB5210.0000
Irving FryarWR16110.0000

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

Results

  1. Aug 31, 1997@ NYGL 17-31
  2. Sep 7, 1997vs GBW 10-9
  3. Sep 15, 1997@ DALT 0-0
  4. Sep 28, 1997@ MINL 19-28
  5. Oct 5, 1997vs WSHW 24-10
  6. Oct 12, 1997@ JAXL 21-38
  7. Oct 19, 1997vs ARIW 13-10
  8. Oct 26, 1997vs DALW 13-12
  9. Nov 2, 1997@ ARIL 21-31
  10. Nov 10, 1997vs SFT 0-0
  11. Nov 16, 1997@ BALT 10-10
  12. Nov 23, 1997vs PITW 23-20
  13. Nov 30, 1997vs CINW 44-42
  14. Dec 7, 1997vs NYGL 21-31
  15. Dec 14, 1997@ ATLL 17-20
  16. Dec 21, 1997@ WSHL 32-35

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.