1997 Minnesota Vikings Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Dennis Green (9-7)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1997 Minnesota Vikings StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Dennis Green (9-7)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1997 Minnesota Vikings Results
The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Vikings chalked up 354 points, but the defensive squad gave up 359. Brad Johnson threw for 3,036 yards. Cris Carter paced the receiving corps, snagging 89 passes, while Jake Reed accumulated 1,138 receiving yards.
Robert Smith carried the ball for a team-best 1,266 yards for Minnesota.
Dewayne Washington seized 4 opponent throws. John Randle topped the defensive unit with 15.5 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 44 sacks.
Dennis Green coached the team. The 1997 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Derrick Alexander | RDE | November 13, 1973 | 6'4" | 277 | Florida St. | Jacksonville, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 96 | Jerry Ball | LDT | December 15, 1964 | 6'1" | 330 | SMU | Beaumont, TX USA | 12 | 6 |
| 56 | Pete Bercich | LB | December 23, 1971 | 6'1" | 240 | Notre Dame | Joliet, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 17 | Mitch Berger | P | June 24, 1972 | 6'4" | 220 | Colorado | Kamloops, BC Canada | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Tony Bland | WR | December 12, 1972 | 6'3" | 213 | Florida A&M | St. Petersburg, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 74 | Orlando Bobo | G | February 9, 1974 | 6'3" | 320 | La-Monroe | West Point, MS USA | 5 | 0 |
| 50 | Jeff Brady | MLB | November 9, 1968 | 6'1" | 235 | Kentucky | Cincinnati, OH USA | 15 | 14 |
| 43 | Greg Briggs | DB | October 19, 1968 | 6'3" | 214 | Ark-Pine Bluff | Meadville, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 31 | Duane Butler | DB | November 29, 1973 | 6'1" | 211 | East. Michigan | Trotwood, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 80 | Cris Carter | WR | November 25, 1965 | 6'3" | 202 | Ohio St. | Troy, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 62 | Jeff Christy | C | February 3, 1969 | 6'3" | 284 | Pittsburgh | Natrona Heights, PA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 92 | Duane Clemons | DE | May 23, 1974 | 6'5" | 275 | California | Riverside, CA USA | 13 | 3 |
| 99 | Stalin Colinet | DT | July 17, 1974 | 6'6" | 281 | Boston Col. | New York, NY USA | 10 | 2 |
| 7 | Randall Cunningham | QB | March 27, 1963 | 6'4" | 212 | UNLV | Santa Barbara, CA USA | 6 | 3 |
| 69 | LeShun Daniels | G | May 30, 1974 | 6'1" | 304 | Ohio St. | Warren, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Greg Davis | K | October 29, 1965 | 6'0" | 202 | The Citadel | Atlanta, GA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 85 | Greg DeLong | TE | April 3, 1973 | 6'4" | 250 | North Carolina | Orefield, PA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 76 | Scott Dill | RG | April 5, 1966 | 6'5" | 294 | Memphis | Birmingham, AL USA | 13 | 5 |
| 71 | David Dixon | RG | January 5, 1969 | 6'5" | 343 | Arizona St. | Papakura, New Zealand | 13 | 13 |
| 59 | Dixon Edwards | RLB | March 25, 1968 | 6'1" | 230 | Michigan St. | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 29 | Charles Evans | FB | April 16, 1967 | 6'1" | 240 | Clark (GA) | Augusta, GA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 72 | Jason Fisk | LDT | September 4, 1972 | 6'3" | 295 | Stanford | Davis, CA USA | 16 | 10 |
| 27 | Corey Fuller | LCB | May 1, 1971 | 5'10" | 220 | Florida St. | Tallahassee, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Ron George | LB | March 20, 1970 | 6'2" | 243 | Air Force | Heidelberg, Germany | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Andrew Glover | TE | August 12, 1967 | 6'6" | 250 | Grambling St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 13 | 11 |
| 87 | Hunter Goodwin | TE | October 10, 1972 | 6'5" | 268 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Bellville, TX USA | 16 | 5 |
| 23 | Torrian Gray | DB | March 18, 1974 | 6'0" | 200 | Virginia Tech | Bartow, FL USA | 16 | 3 |
| 32 | Robert Green | RB | September 10, 1970 | 5'8" | 212 | William & Mary | Washington, DC USA | 3 | 1 |
| 24 | Robert Griffith | SS | November 30, 1970 | 5'11" | 197 | San Diego St. | Lanham, MD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Matthew Hatchette | WR | May 1, 1974 | 6'3" | 200 | Mercyhurst | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 44 | Leroy Hoard | RB | May 15, 1968 | 5'11" | 225 | Michigan | New Orleans, LA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 14 | Brad Johnson | QB | September 13, 1968 | 6'5" | 226 | Florida St. | Marietta, GA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 89 | Andrew Jordan | TE | June 21, 1972 | 6'6" | 260 | West. Carolina | Charlotte, NC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 61 | Everett Lindsay | T | September 18, 1970 | 6'4" | 305 | Mississippi | Burlington, IA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 58 | Ed McDaniel | LLB | February 23, 1969 | 5'11" | 230 | Clemson | Batesburg, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | Randall McDaniel | LG | December 19, 1964 | 6'3" | 276 | Arizona St. | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 68 | Mike Morris | C-G | February 22, 1961 | 6'5" | 276 | Truman St. | Centerville, IA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 33 | Harold Morrow | FB | February 24, 1973 | 5'11" | 232 | Auburn | Maplesville, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 3 | Eddie Murray | K | August 29, 1956 | 5'10" | 177 | Tulane | Halifax, NS Canada | 12 | 0 |
| 22 | David Palmer | KR | November 19, 1972 | 5'8" | 173 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 40 | Anthony Prior | DB | March 27, 1970 | 5'11" | 185 | Washington St. | Lowell, MA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 93 | John Randle | RDT | December 12, 1967 | 6'1" | 290 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Hearne, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Jake Reed | WR | September 28, 1967 | 6'3" | 216 | Grambling St. | Covington, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Dwayne Rudd | LB | February 3, 1976 | 6'2" | 235 | Alabama | Batesville, MS USA | 16 | 2 |
| 78 | Bob Sapp | G | September 22, 1973 | 6'4" | 319 | Washington | Colorado Springs, CO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | Fernando Smith | LDE | August 2, 1971 | 6'6" | 287 | Jackson St. | Flint, MI USA | 12 | 11 |
| 26 | Robert Smith | RB | March 4, 1972 | 6'2" | 212 | Ohio St. | Euclid, OH USA | 14 | 14 |
| 73 | Todd Steussie | LT | December 1, 1970 | 6'6" | 320 | California | Canoga Park, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Korey Stringer | RT | May 8, 1974 | 6'4" | 350 | Ohio St. | Warren, OH USA | 15 | 15 |
| 83 | Robert Tate | DB | October 19, 1973 | 5'10" | 188 | Cincinnati | Harrisburg, PA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 42 | Orlando Thomas | FS | October 21, 1972 | 6'1" | 222 | La-Lafayette | Crowley, LA USA | 15 | 13 |
| 81 | Chris Walsh | WR | December 12, 1968 | 6'1" | 194 | Stanford | Cleveland, OH USA | 14 | 0 |
| 20 | Dewayne Washington | RCB | December 27, 1972 | 5'11" | 195 | North Carolina St. | Durham, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 37 | Leonard Wheeler | DB | January 15, 1969 | 6'0" | 192 | Mississippi | Toccoa, GA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 94 | Tony Williams | DT | July 9, 1975 | 6'2" | 296 | Memphis | Germantown, TN USA | 6 | 2 |
| 21 | Moe Williams | RB | July 26, 1974 | 6'1" | 205 | Kentucky | Columbus, GA USA | 14 | 0 |
