1997 Philadelphia Eagles roster

6-9-1

Coach: Ray Rhodes

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

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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.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 Hoying7QB2571282251,57311683.8
Ty Detmer14QB3081342441,5677673.9
Rodney Peete9QB315681188694478.0

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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Ricky Watters32RB28162851,1103.97
Charlie Garner30RB25161165474.73
Kevin Turner34FB281618965.30
Bobby Hoying7QB25716784.90
Ty Detmer14QB30814463.31
Rodney Peete9QB3158374.60
Duce Staley22RB22167294.10

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, on the ground or after a catch, whichever this table counts.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, whichever this table counts.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Irving Fryar80WR35168601,31615.36
Michael Timpson83WR301542048411.52
Freddie Solomon84WR251529045515.73
Kevin Turner34FB28164804439.23
Ricky Watters32RB28164804409.20
Charlie Garner30RB25162402259.40
Mark Seay81WR301213018714.41
Jimmie Johnson88TE311614017712.61
Chad Lewis89TE2616120947.84
Jason Dunn87TE2415709313.32
Chris T Jones82WR264507314.60
Duce Staley22RB2216202211.00

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 Willis50LB251581502.0121
William Thomas51LB291480585.0290
Mike Zordich36SS341679502.0130
Brian Dawkins20S241575610.03110
Troy Vincent23DB261664490.03241
Rhett Hall97DT291562478.0141
Hollis Thomas78DT231661402.5002
Charles Dimry38CB311559480.02170
Mike Mamula59DE241652344.0021
Greg Jefferson79DT261245353.0000
James Darling57LB231629200.0030
Willie Clark25DB251627200.0041
Ray Farmer55LB251422181.0000
Bobby Taylor21CB24618142.0032
Jon Harris90DE2381791.0000
Darrin Smith56LB2771391.0030
Richard Dent95DE37151294.5011
Matt Stevens45FS24111090.0140
Ed Jasper74DT2410961.0000
Andy Harmon91DT285840.0000
Darion Conner93DE3014841.5001
Jeff Herrod54LB3110760.0000
Jimmie Jones98DT3114742.5000
Tim Watson33DB273330.0000
N. D. Kalu53DE223200.0000
Morris Unutoa68C2616200.0000
Tim McTyer24DB2210220.0001
Charles Emanuel47DB245210.0000
Irving Fryar80WR3516110.0000

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

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
Point Differential-5522nd 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.

Results

  1. Aug 31, 1997@ NYGL 17-31
  2. Sep 7, 1997vs GBW 10-9
  3. Sep 15, 1997@ DALL 20-21
  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 SFL 12-24
  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.