1997 Jacksonville Jaguars Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Tom Coughlin (11-5)
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
1997 Jacksonville Jaguars StatisticsTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Tom Coughlin (11-5)
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
1997 Jacksonville Jaguars Results
The Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Jacksonville piled up points with 394 points, while the defense conceded 318. Mark Brunell directed the offense, throwing for 3,281 yards. Keenan McCardell paced the receiving corps, catching 85 passes, while Jimmy Smith accumulated 1,324 receiving yards.
Natrone Means rushed for a team-best 823 yards for the Jaguars.
Deon Figures picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Clyde Simmons sacked quarterbacks 8.5 times, topping a defense credited with 47 sacks.
Tom Coughlin coached the team. The 1997 Jacksonville Jaguars lost in the Wild Card.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | Curtis Anderson | DB | September 29, 1973 | 6'0" | 193 | Pittsburgh | Lynchburg, VA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | Bryan Barker | P | June 28, 1964 | 6'1" | 202 | Santa Clara | Jacksonville Beach, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 84 | Reggie Barlow | PR | January 22, 1972 | 6'0" | 190 | Alabama St. | Montgomery, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Aaron Beasley | LCB | July 7, 1973 | 6'0" | 205 | West Virginia | Pottstown, PA USA | 9 | 7 |
| 71 | Tony Boselli | LT | April 17, 1972 | 6'7" | 324 | USC | Modesto, CA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 52 | Brant Boyer | LB | June 27, 1971 | 6'1" | 240 | Arizona | Ogden, UT USA | 16 | 2 |
| 90 | Tony Brackens | DE | December 26, 1974 | 6'4" | 267 | Texas | Fairfield, TX USA | 15 | 3 |
| 22 | Bucky Brooks | DB | January 22, 1971 | 6'0" | 192 | North Carolina | Raleigh, NC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 86 | Derek Brown | TE | March 31, 1970 | 6'6" | 259 | Notre Dame | Fairfax, VA USA | 13 | 8 |
| 8 | Mark Brunell | QB | September 17, 1970 | 6'1" | 217 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 63 | Michael Cheever | C | June 24, 1973 | 6'4" | 293 | Georgia Tech | Newnan, GA USA | 6 | 4 |
| 62 | Ben Coleman | LG | May 18, 1971 | 6'5" | 330 | Wake Forest | South Hill, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 92 | Don Davey | RDT | April 8, 1968 | 6'4" | 273 | Wisconsin | Scottsville, NY USA | 10 | 10 |
| 45 | Travis Davis | SS | January 10, 1973 | 6'0" | 203 | Notre Dame | Wilmington, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | Brian DeMarco | RG | April 9, 1972 | 6'7" | 323 | Michigan St. | Berea, OH USA | 14 | 5 |
| 26 | Kevin Devine | DB | December 11, 1974 | 5'9" | 179 | California | Jackson, MS USA | 12 | 0 |
| 27 | Deon Figures | RCB | January 20, 1970 | 6'0" | 200 | Colorado | Bellflower, CA USA | 16 | 12 |
| 78 | Todd Fordham | T | October 9, 1973 | 6'5" | 320 | Florida St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Rich Griffith | TE | July 31, 1969 | 6'5" | 262 | Arizona | Batesville, AR USA | 16 | 1 |
| 28 | Dana Hall | DB | July 8, 1969 | 6'3" | 208 | Washington | Bellflower, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 49 | Ty Hallock | FB | April 30, 1971 | 6'2" | 252 | Michigan St. | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 15 | 8 |
| 54 | James Hamilton | LB | April 17, 1974 | 6'5" | 243 | North Carolina | Hartford, CT USA | 9 | 0 |
| 51 | Kevin Hardy | LLB | July 24, 1973 | 6'4" | 259 | Illinois | Evansville, IN USA | 13 | 11 |
| 1 | Mike Hollis | K | May 22, 1972 | 5'7" | 179 | Idaho | Kellogg, ID USA | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | Chris Hudson | FS | October 6, 1971 | 5'10" | 199 | Colorado | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 80 | Willie Jackson | KR | August 16, 1971 | 6'1" | 212 | Florida | Gainesville, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 11 | Rob Johnson | QB | March 18, 1973 | 6'4" | 204 | USC | Newport Beach, CA USA | 5 | 1 |
| 88 | Damon Jones | TE | September 18, 1974 | 6'5" | 270 | Michigan | Evanston, IL USA | 11 | 3 |
| 23 | Randy Jordan | RB | June 6, 1970 | 5'10" | 207 | North Carolina | Henderson, NC USA | 7 | 0 |
| 64 | John Jurkovic | DT | August 18, 1967 | 6'2" | 301 | East. Illinois | Friedrichshafen, Germany | 3 | 3 |
| 57 | Jeff Kopp | LB | July 8, 1971 | 6'3" | 244 | USC | Danville, CA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 56 | Jeff Lageman | LDE | July 18, 1967 | 6'6" | 266 | Virginia | Fairfax, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | Mike Logan | DB | September 15, 1974 | 6'0" | 212 | West Virginia | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 16 | Steve Matthews | QB | October 13, 1970 | 6'3" | 222 | Tennessee | Tullahoma, TN USA | 2 | 1 |
| 87 | Keenan McCardell | WR | January 6, 1970 | 6'1" | 191 | UNLV | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Natrone Means | RB | April 26, 1972 | 5'10" | 245 | North Carolina | Harrisburg, NC USA | 14 | 11 |
| 83 | Pete Mitchell | TE | October 9, 1971 | 6'2" | 243 | Boston Col. | Royal Oak, MI USA | 16 | 12 |
| 81 | Will Moore | WR | February 21, 1970 | 6'1" | 184 | Texas Southern | Dallas, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 67 | Jeff Novak | G | July 27, 1967 | 6'6" | 297 | Texas St. | Arlington Heights, IL USA | 7 | 2 |
| 39 | Chris Parker | RB | December 31, 1972 | 5'11" | 213 | Marshall | Lynchburg, VA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Ricky Parker | DB | December 4, 1974 | 6'0" | 194 | San Diego St. | Burlington, VT USA | 12 | 0 |
| 91 | Seth Payne | RDT | February 12, 1975 | 6'4" | 303 | Cornell | Clifton Springs, NY USA | 12 | 5 |
| 94 | Kelvin Pritchett | LDT | October 24, 1969 | 6'3" | 322 | Mississippi | Atlanta, GA USA | 8 | 5 |
| 50 | Eddie Robinson | RLB | April 13, 1970 | 6'1" | 240 | Alabama St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 58 | Bryan Schwartz | MLB | December 5, 1971 | 6'4" | 253 | Augustana (SD) | St. Lawrence, SD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Leon Searcy | RT | December 21, 1969 | 6'4" | 313 | Miami (FL) | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Daimon Shelton | FB | September 15, 1972 | 6'0" | 262 | Sacramento St. | Duarte, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 96 | Clyde Simmons | RDE | August 4, 1964 | 6'5" | 292 | West. Carolina | Lanes, SC USA | 16 | 13 |
| 99 | Joel Smeenge | DE-LB | April 1, 1968 | 6'6" | 262 | West. Michigan | Holland, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Jimmy Smith | WR | February 9, 1969 | 6'1" | 213 | Jackson St. | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | James Stewart | RB | December 27, 1971 | 6'1" | 224 | Tennessee | Morristown, TN USA | 16 | 5 |
| 41 | Dave Thomas | LCB | August 25, 1968 | 6'3" | 213 | Tennessee | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 98 | Jabbar Threats | DE | April 26, 1975 | 6'5" | 268 | Michigan St. | Springfield, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | Esera Tuaolo | NT | July 11, 1968 | 6'2" | 277 | Oregon St. | Honolulu, HI USA | 6 | 1 |
| 76 | Rich Tylski | RG | February 27, 1971 | 6'4" | 305 | Utah St. | San Diego, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 95 | Jose White | DT | March 2, 1973 | 6'3" | 290 | Howard | Washington, SC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | Dave Widell | C | May 14, 1965 | 6'7" | 303 | Boston Col. | Hartford, CT USA | 16 | 12 |
| 97 | Renaldo Wynn | LDT | September 3, 1974 | 6'3" | 292 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 8 |
