1997 Kansas City Chiefs Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 13-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Marty Schottenheimer (13-3)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1997 Kansas City Chiefs StatisticsTeam Record: 13-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Marty Schottenheimer (13-3)
Location: Kansas City, Kansas
1997 Kansas City Chiefs Results
The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
Defensively, the Chiefs paced the league with just 232 points allowed. Kansas City kept the scoreboard humming with 375 points. Greg Hill carried the ball for a team-leading 550 yards, while Marcus Allen also buoyed the ground attack.
Elvis Grbac passed for 1,943 yards, and Rich Gannon spent time under center, too. Andre Rison grabbed 72 passes for 1,092 yards, while Kimble Anders contributed to the receiving game as well.
The opportunistic defense led the way with 34 turnovers. Mark McMillian intercepted 8 opponent throws. Dan Williams topped the defensive unit with 10.5 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 54 sacks.
Marty Schottenheimer coached the team. The 1997 Kansas City Chiefs lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Louie Aguiar | P | June 30, 1966 | 6'2" | 215 | Utah St. | Livermore, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 32 | Marcus Allen | RB | March 26, 1960 | 6'2" | 210 | USC | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 38 | Kimble Anders | FB | September 10, 1966 | 5'11" | 225 | Houston | Galveston, TX USA | 15 | 14 |
| 44 | Darren Anderson | DB | January 11, 1969 | 5'10" | 185 | Toledo | Cincinnati, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 71 | Tom Barndt | DT | March 14, 1972 | 6'3" | 301 | Pittsburgh | Mentor, OH USA | 16 | 1 |
| 30 | Donnell Bennett | RB | September 14, 1972 | 6'0" | 242 | Miami (FL) | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 14 | 1 |
| 99 | Vaughn Booker | LDE | February 24, 1968 | 6'5" | 290 | Cincinnati | Cincinnati, OH USA | 13 | 13 |
| 45 | Bucky Brooks | DB | January 22, 1971 | 6'0" | 192 | North Carolina | Raleigh, NC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 93 | John Browning | RDE | September 30, 1973 | 6'5" | 297 | West Virginia | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 13 |
| 34 | Dale Carter | LCB | November 28, 1969 | 6'1" | 194 | Tennessee | Covington, GA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 91 | Shannon Clavelle | DE | October 12, 1973 | 6'2" | 287 | Colorado | Lafayette, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 69 | Jeff Criswell | LT | March 7, 1964 | 6'7" | 291 | Graceland College (IA) | Grinnell, IA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | Anthony Davis | ROLB | March 7, 1969 | 6'0" | 235 | Utah | Pasco, WA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 80 | Lake Dawson | WR | January 2, 1972 | 6'1" | 204 | Notre Dame | Boston, MA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 55 | Troy Dumas | LB | September 30, 1972 | 6'3" | 242 | Nebraska | Riverside, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 59 | Donnie Edwards | RILB | April 6, 1973 | 6'2" | 227 | UCLA | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 12 | Rich Gannon | QB | December 20, 1965 | 6'3" | 210 | Delaware | Philadelphia, PA USA | 9 | 6 |
| 88 | Tony Gonzalez | TE | February 27, 1976 | 6'5" | 251 | California | Torrance, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 11 | Elvis Grbac | QB | August 13, 1970 | 6'5" | 232 | Michigan | Cleveland, OH USA | 10 | 10 |
| 61 | Tim Grunhard | C | May 17, 1968 | 6'2" | 311 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 40 | James Hasty | RCB | May 23, 1965 | 6'0" | 203 | Central Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 94 | Kerry Hicks | DE | December 29, 1972 | 6'6" | 283 | Colorado | Bountiful, UT USA | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Greg Hill | RB | February 23, 1972 | 5'11" | 207 | Texas A&M | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Joe Horn | WR | January 16, 1972 | 6'1" | 206 | Itawamba JC | New Haven, CT USA | 8 | 0 |
| 57 | Bobby Houston | LB | October 26, 1967 | 6'2" | 242 | North Carolina St. | Washington, DC USA | 5 | 0 |
| 83 | Danan Hughes | WR | December 11, 1970 | 6'2" | 205 | Iowa | Bayonne, NJ USA | 16 | 1 |
| 74 | Trezelle Jenkins | T | March 13, 1973 | 6'7" | 317 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | 2 | 1 |
| 23 | Clyde Johnson | DB | May 22, 1970 | 5'10" | 191 | Kansas St. | Austin, TX USA | 15 | 0 |
| 81 | Kevin Lockett | WR | September 8, 1974 | 6'0" | 186 | Kansas St. | Tulsa, OK USA | 9 | 0 |
| 51 | Greg Manusky | LB | August 12, 1966 | 6'1" | 238 | Colgate | Wilkes-Barre, PA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 77 | Pellom McDaniels | LOLB | February 21, 1968 | 6'3" | 284 | Oregon St. | San Jose, CA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 29 | Mark McMillian | DB | April 29, 1970 | 5'7" | 154 | Alabama | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 94 | Dexter Nottage | DE | November 14, 1970 | 6'4" | 287 | Florida A&M | Miami, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Glenn Parker | RT | April 22, 1966 | 6'5" | 305 | Arizona | Westminster, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 91 | Ty Parten | DE-DT | October 13, 1969 | 6'5" | 278 | Arizona | Washington, DC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 85 | Brett Perriman | WR | October 10, 1965 | 5'9" | 180 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 5 | 4 |
| 95 | Michael Perry | DT | August 27, 1965 | 6'1" | 285 | Clemson | Aiken, SC USA | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | Joe Phillips | NT | July 15, 1963 | 6'5" | 298 | Oregon St. | Portland, OR USA | 15 | 15 |
| 48 | Ted Popson | TE | September 10, 1966 | 6'4" | 250 | Portland St. | Granada Hills, CA USA | 13 | 12 |
| 85 | Alfred Pupunu | TE | October 17, 1969 | 6'2" | 260 | Weber St. | , Tonga | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Tony Richardson | FB | December 17, 1971 | 6'1" | 238 | Auburn | Frankfurt, Germany | 14 | 0 |
| 89 | Andre Rison | WR | March 18, 1967 | 6'1" | 188 | Michigan St. | Flint, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Kevin Ross | DB | January 16, 1962 | 5'9" | 185 | Temple | Camden, NJ USA | 5 | 0 |
| 47 | Todd Scott | DB | January 23, 1968 | 5'11" | 200 | La-Lafayette | Galveston, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 68 | Will Shields | RG | September 15, 1971 | 6'3" | 315 | Nebraska | Fort Riley, KS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | Tracy Simien | LB | May 21, 1967 | 6'1" | 252 | TCU | Bay City, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 56 | Wayne Simmons | LILB | December 15, 1969 | 6'2" | 245 | Clemson | Beaufort, SC USA | 10 | 8 |
| 65 | Jeff Smith | C | May 25, 1973 | 6'3" | 322 | Tennessee | Decatur, TN USA | 3 | 0 |
| 70 | Marcus Spears | T | September 28, 1971 | 6'4" | 320 | NW State (LA) | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Pete Stoyanovich | K | April 28, 1967 | 5'11" | 187 | Indiana | Dearborn, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 79 | Dave Szott | LG | December 12, 1967 | 6'4" | 289 | Penn St. | Passaic, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | Ralph Tamm | G-C | March 11, 1966 | 6'4" | 280 | West Chester | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | Derrick Thomas | LOLB | January 1, 1967 | 6'3" | 243 | Alabama | Miami, FL USA | 12 | 10 |
| 8 | Billy Tolliver | QB | February 7, 1966 | 6'1" | 217 | Texas Tech | Dallas, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Reggie Tongue | SS | April 11, 1973 | 6'0" | 204 | Oregon St. | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Tamarick Vanover | KR | February 25, 1974 | 6'0" | 220 | Florida St. | Tallahassee, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Derrick Walker | TE | June 23, 1967 | 6'0" | 246 | Michigan | Glenwood, IL USA | 16 | 5 |
| 70 | Steve Wallace | T-G | December 27, 1964 | 6'4" | 285 | Auburn | Atlanta, GA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 92 | Dan Williams | RDE | December 15, 1969 | 6'4" | 290 | Tennessee St. | Ypsilanti, MI USA | 15 | 6 |
| 90 | Terry Wooden | LILB | January 14, 1967 | 6'3" | 239 | Syracuse | Hartford, CT USA | 15 | 8 |
| 21 | Jerome Woods | FS | March 17, 1973 | 6'3" | 205 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
