1997 Buffalo Bills Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Marv Levy (6-10)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1997 Buffalo Bills StatisticsTeam Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Marv Levy (6-10)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1997 Buffalo Bills Results
The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Bills floundered, tallying only 255 points, and the defensive unit conceded 367. Todd Collins threw for 2,367 yards. Quinn Early hauled in 60 balls, while Andre Reed added 880 receiving yards.
Antowain Smith rushed for a team-leading 840 yards for Buffalo, while Thurman Thomas also buoyed the ground attack.
Marlon Kerner, Jeff Burris, Kurt Schulz, Sean Moran and Ken Irvin each intercepted 2 opponent throws. Bruce Smith topped the defensive unit with 14 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 46 sacks.
Marv Levy coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Ethan Albright | G-C-T | May 1, 1971 | 6'5" | 283 | North Carolina | Greensboro, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 96 | Dan Brandenburg | LB | February 16, 1973 | 6'2" | 240 | Indiana St. | Rensselaer, IN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 79 | Ruben Brown | LG | February 13, 1972 | 6'3" | 300 | Pittsburgh | Englewood, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Jeff Burris | LCB | June 7, 1972 | 6'0" | 190 | Notre Dame | Rock Hill, SC USA | 14 | 14 |
| 2 | Steve Christie | K | November 13, 1967 | 6'0" | 195 | William & Mary | Hamilton, ON Canada | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | Tony Cline | TE | November 24, 1971 | 6'4" | 247 | Stanford | Davis, CA USA | 10 | 1 |
| 15 | Todd Collins | QB | November 5, 1971 | 6'4" | 225 | Michigan | Walpole, MA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 63 | Bill Conaty | C | March 8, 1973 | 6'2" | 306 | Virginia Tech | Baltimore, MD USA | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Rob Coons | TE | September 18, 1969 | 6'5" | 249 | Pittsburgh | Brea, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 57 | Damien Covington | RILB | December 4, 1972 | 5'11" | 236 | North Carolina St. | Berlin, NJ USA | 8 | 8 |
| 88 | Quinn Early | WR | April 13, 1965 | 6'0" | 190 | Iowa | West Hempstead, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 70 | John Fina | LT | March 11, 1969 | 6'5" | 300 | Arizona | Rochester, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Mitchell Galloway | WR | October 8, 1974 | 5'8" | 178 | East Carolina | Chesterfield County, SC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 90 | Phil Hansen | LDE | May 20, 1968 | 6'5" | 278 | North Dakota St. | Ellendale, ND USA | 16 | 16 |
| 8 | Billy Hobert | QB | January 8, 1971 | 6'3" | 230 | Washington | Puyallup, WA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | John Holecek | RILB | May 7, 1972 | 6'2" | 240 | Illinois | Steger, IL USA | 14 | 8 |
| 44 | Darick Holmes | RB | July 1, 1971 | 6'0" | 226 | Portland St. | Pasadena, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 27 | Ken Irvin | DB | July 11, 1972 | 5'11" | 182 | Memphis | Rome, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 31 | Raymond Jackson | DB | February 17, 1973 | 5'10" | 189 | Colorado St. | East Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 77 | Jim Jeffcoat | DE | April 1, 1961 | 6'5" | 274 | Arizona St. | Long Branch, NJ USA | 7 | 0 |
| 84 | Lonnie Johnson | TE | February 14, 1971 | 6'3" | 240 | Florida St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Henry Jones | SS | December 29, 1967 | 5'11" | 197 | Illinois | St. Louis, MO USA | 15 | 15 |
| 46 | Marlon Kerner | DB | March 18, 1973 | 5'10" | 187 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 13 | 2 |
| 68 | Corbin Lacina | RG | November 2, 1970 | 6'4" | 302 | Augustana (SD) | Mankato, MN USA | 16 | 13 |
| 72 | Corey Louchiey | RT | October 10, 1971 | 6'8" | 305 | Tennessee | Greenville, SC USA | 16 | 6 |
| 55 | Mark Maddox | LB | March 23, 1968 | 6'1" | 233 | Northern Michigan | Milwaukee, WI USA | 8 | 1 |
| 21 | Emanuel Martin | DB | July 31, 1969 | 5'11" | 184 | Alabama St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 9 | Chris Mohr | P | May 11, 1966 | 6'5" | 215 | Alabama | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 98 | Sean Moran | LILB | June 5, 1973 | 6'4" | 275 | Colorado St. | Denver, CO USA | 16 | 7 |
| 80 | Eric Moulds | KR | July 17, 1973 | 6'2" | 210 | Mississippi St. | Lucedale, MS USA | 16 | 8 |
| 74 | Jamie Nails | G | June 3, 1977 | 6'6" | 335 | Florida A&M | Baxley, GA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 99 | Gabe Northern | LB | June 8, 1974 | 6'2" | 240 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 60 | Jerry Ostroski | RT | July 12, 1970 | 6'3" | 320 | Tulsa | Collegeville, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 95 | Bryce Paup | LOLB | February 29, 1968 | 6'5" | 247 | Northern Iowa | Jefferson, IA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Marlo Perry | LB | August 25, 1972 | 6'4" | 250 | Jackson St. | Forest, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 94 | Mark Pike | DE-LB | December 27, 1963 | 6'4" | 272 | Georgia Tech | Elizabethtown, KY USA | 15 | 0 |
| 91 | Shawn Price | DE-DT | March 28, 1970 | 6'4" | 290 | Pacific | Van Nuys, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 83 | Andre Reed | WR | January 29, 1964 | 6'2" | 190 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | Allentown, PA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 81 | Jerry Reese | WR | March 18, 1973 | 5'11" | 190 | San Jose St. | Berkeley, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 85 | Jay Riemersma | TE | May 17, 1973 | 6'5" | 255 | Michigan | Evansville, IN USA | 16 | 8 |
| 59 | Sam Rogers | ROLB | May 30, 1970 | 6'3" | 245 | Colorado | Pontiac, MI USA | 15 | 15 |
| 24 | Kurt Schulz | FS | December 12, 1968 | 6'1" | 208 | East. Washington | Wenatchee, WA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 40 | Eric Smedley | DB | July 23, 1973 | 5'11" | 199 | Indiana | Charleston, WV USA | 13 | 1 |
| 23 | Antowain Smith | RB | March 14, 1972 | 6'2" | 232 | Houston | Millbrook, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 78 | Bruce Smith | RDE | June 18, 1963 | 6'4" | 262 | Virginia Tech | Norfolk, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Thomas Smith | RCB | December 5, 1970 | 5'11" | 188 | North Carolina | Gates, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | Chris Spielman | LILB | October 11, 1965 | 6'0" | 247 | Ohio St. | Canton, OH USA | 8 | 8 |
| 69 | Marcus Spriggs | T-G | May 30, 1974 | 6'3" | 310 | Houston | Hattiesburg, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 89 | Steve Tasker | WR | April 10, 1962 | 5'9" | 185 | Northwestern | Smith Center, KS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 34 | Thurman Thomas | RB | May 16, 1966 | 5'10" | 200 | Oklahoma St. | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Tim Tindale | FB | April 15, 1971 | 5'10" | 220 | West. Ontario | London, ON Canada | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | Alex Van Pelt | QB | May 1, 1970 | 6'1" | 220 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 6 | 3 |
| 92 | Ted Washington | NT | April 13, 1968 | 6'5" | 365 | Louisville | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Marcellus Wiley | DE | November 30, 1974 | 6'4" | 275 | Columbia | Compton, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 93 | Pat Williams | DT | October 24, 1972 | 6'3" | 315 | NE State (OK) | Monroe, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Dusty Zeigler | C | September 27, 1973 | 6'5" | 298 | Notre Dame | Savannah, GA USA | 13 | 13 |
