1997 Washington Redskins roster: 8-6-1

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

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
3rd Down Conversion %42.24th of 30

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

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 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.
Gus FrerotteQB132044022,682171273.8
Jeff HostetlerQB67914489951056.5

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 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.
Terry AllenRB102107243.44
Stephen DavisRB141415674.03
Brian MitchellRB16231074.71
Larry BowieRB15281003.62
Gus FrerotteQB1325652.62
Jeff HostetlerQB614282.00
Leslie ShepherdWR114276.80
Marc LoganRB15451.30
Albert ConnellWR5133.00
Michael WestbrookWR133-11-3.70

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 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.
Leslie ShepherdWR1129056219.45
Michael WestbrookWR1334055916.43
Henry EllardWR1632048515.24
Jamie AsherTE164904749.71
Brian MitchellRB1636043812.21
Larry BowieRB1534038811.42
Terry AllenRB102001728.61
Albert ConnellWR59013815.32
Stephen DavisRB141801347.40
Chris ThomasWR13110938.50
Alvin HarperWR12206532.50
James JenkinsTE16404310.83
James ThrashWR4202412.00
Marc LoganRB153062.00

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 PattonLB16133964.5263
Stanley RichardFS16126980.04100
Jesse CampbellDB16103880.0160
Derek SmithLB1688592.0010
Ken HarveyLB1571559.5033
Cris DishmanCB1663551.54192
Darrell GreenDB1654410.01160
Rich OwensDE1639282.5081
Kenard LangDE1134251.5020
Marc BoutteDT1631272.0142
Darryl PoundsCB1630292.0351
Chris MimsDE1122164.0012
Greg JonesLB1616123.5011
William GainesDT1315110.0000
Jamel WilliamsDB1615100.0020
Jamal DuffDE1315122.0001
Leomont EvansDB1614100.0010
Keith ThibodeauxDB1512110.0010
Kelvin KinneyDE41270.0000
Ryan KuehlC121290.0020
Patrise AlexanderLB16620.0000
Steve EmtmanDE3540.0000
Twan RussellLB15430.0000
Keith RuckerDT2410.0010
Chris ThomasWR13200.0000
James ThrashWR4100.0000
James JenkinsTE16100.0001
Jeff UhlenhakeC14100.0000
Dan TurkC16100.0000

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

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 DALT 0-0
  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.