1997 Washington Redskins roster

8-6-1

Coach: Norv Turner

The Washington Redskins went 8-6-1 in the 1997 NFL regular season, 2nd of 5 in the NFC East.

1997 Commanders roster: passing

1997 Washington Redskins 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.
Gus Frerotte12QB26132044022,682171273.8
Jeff Hostetler15QB3667914489951056.5

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1997 Commanders roster: rushing

1997 Washington Redskins 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.
Terry Allen21RB29102107243.44
Stephen Davis48RB23141415674.03
Brian Mitchell30RB2916231074.71
Larry Bowie47RB2415281003.62
Gus Frerotte12QB261325652.62
Jeff Hostetler15QB36614282.00
Leslie Shepherd86WR28114276.80
Marc Logan20RB3215451.30
Albert Connell83WR235133.00
Michael Westbrook82WR25133-11-3.70

What the columns mean: CAR

1997 Commanders roster: receiving

1997 Washington Redskins 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.
Leslie Shepherd86WR281129056219.45
Michael Westbrook82WR251334055916.43
Henry Ellard85WR361632048515.24
Jamie Asher84TE25164904749.71
Brian Mitchell30RB291636043812.21
Larry Bowie47RB241534038811.42
Terry Allen21RB29102001728.61
Albert Connell83WR2359013815.32
Stephen Davis48RB23141801347.40
Chris Thomas89WR2613110938.50
Alvin Harper80WR2912206532.50
James Jenkins88TE3016404310.83
James Thrash87WR224202412.00
Marc Logan20RB32153062.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1997 Commanders roster: defense

1997 Washington Redskins 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.
Marvcus Patton53LB3016133964.5263
Stanley Richard24FS3016126980.04100
Jesse Campbell37DB1616103880.0160
Derek Smith—LB221688592.0010
Ken Harvey57LB321571559.5033
Cris Dishman26CB321663551.54192
Darrell Green28DB371654410.01160
Rich Owens96DE251639282.5081
Kenard Lang90DE221134251.5020
Marc Boutte93DT281631272.0142
Darryl Pounds31CB251630292.0351
Chris Mims91DE271122164.0012
Greg Jones54LB231616123.5011
William Gaines95DT261315110.0000
Jamel Williams22DB241615100.0020
Jamal Duff92DE251315122.0001
Leomont Evans35DB231614100.0010
Keith Thibodeaux32DB231512110.0010
Kelvin Kinney97DE2441270.0000
Ryan Kuehl99C25121290.0020
Patrise Alexander58LB2516620.0000
Steve Emtman79DE273540.0000
Twan Russell98LB2315430.0000
Keith Rucker99DT292410.0010
Chris Thomas89WR2613200.0000
James Thrash87WR224100.0000
James Jenkins88TE3016100.0001
Jeff Uhlenhake55C3114100.0000
Dan Turk66C3516100.0000

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

Team stats and league rank

1997 Washington Redskins team stats
Points20.417th of 30
Passing Yards211.411th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.49th of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.425th of 30
Rushing Yards100.921st of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.816th of 30
Sacks2.321st of 30
Tackles47.09th of 30
Touchdowns2.513th of 30
Total Yards324.819th of 30
Points Allowed17.25th of 30
Point Differential5210th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %42.24th of 30

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

Results

  1. Aug 31, 1997@ CARW 24-10
  2. Sep 14, 1997vs ARIW 19-13
  3. Sep 28, 1997vs JAXW 24-12
  4. Oct 5, 1997@ PHIL 10-24
  5. Oct 13, 1997vs DALW 21-16
  6. Oct 19, 1997@ TENL 14-28
  7. Oct 26, 1997vs BALL 17-20
  8. Nov 2, 1997@ CHIW 31-8
  9. Nov 9, 1997vs DETW 30-7
  10. Nov 16, 1997@ DALL 14-17
  11. Nov 23, 1997vs NYGT 7-7
  12. Nov 30, 1997vs LARL 20-23
  13. Dec 7, 1997@ ARIW 38-28
  14. Dec 13, 1997@ NYGL 10-30
  15. Dec 21, 1997vs PHIW 35-32

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.