
1997 New York Giants Roster
Team Record: 10-5-1
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Jim Fassel (10-5-1)
Location: New York, New York
1997 New York Giants Results
The New York Giants of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 10 wins and 5 losses and 1 ties, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Giants racked up 307 points, while the solid defense yielded 265. Charles Way ran for a team-leading 698 yards for New York, and Tyrone Wheatley additionally aided the ground game.
Danny Kanell tossed for 1,740 yards, and Dave Brown took a significant amount of snaps, too. Chris Calloway hauled in 58 passes for 849 yards.
The opportunistic defense created 44 turnovers, topping in the league. Jason Sehorn picked off 6 errant tosses from the opposition. Michael Strahan topped pass rushers with 14 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 54 sacks.
Jim Fassel coached the team. The 1997 New York Giants lost in the Wild Card.
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# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
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93 | Ray Agnew | DT-DE | December 9, 1967 | 6'3" | 285 | North Carolina St. | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 15 | 0 |
86 | Kevin Alexander | WR | January 23, 1975 | 5'9" | 185 | Utah St. | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 14 | 8 |
98 | Jessie Armstead | LLB | October 26, 1970 | 6'1" | 237 | Miami (FL) | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
78 | Greg Bishop | LG | May 2, 1971 | 6'5" | 305 | Pacific | Stockton, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
77 | Chad Bratzke | RDE | September 15, 1971 | 6'5" | 270 | East. Kentucky | Waukegan, IL USA | 10 | 10 |
17 | Dave Brown | QB | February 25, 1970 | 6'5" | 230 | Duke | Summit, NJ USA | 7 | 6 |
55 | Marcus Buckley | LB | February 3, 1971 | 6'3" | 240 | Texas A&M | Fort Worth, TX USA | 12 | 3 |
80 | Chris Calloway | WR | March 29, 1968 | 5'10" | 188 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
18 | Mike Cherry | QB | December 15, 1973 | 6'3" | 226 | Arkansas | Texarkana, AR USA | 1 | 0 |
58 | Doug Colman | LB | June 4, 1973 | 6'2" | 250 | Nebraska | Somers Point, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
87 | Howard Cross | TE | August 8, 1967 | 6'5" | 270 | Alabama | Huntsville, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
3 | Brad Daluiso | K | December 31, 1967 | 6'1" | 180 | San Diego St. | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
95 | Antonio Edwards | DE | March 10, 1970 | 6'3" | 271 | Valdosta St. | Moultrie, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
43 | Percy Ellsworth | DB | October 19, 1974 | 6'2" | 225 | Virginia | Drewryville, VA USA | 16 | 1 |
69 | Derek Engler | C | July 11, 1974 | 6'5" | 300 | Wisconsin | St. Paul, MN USA | 5 | 5 |
52 | Scott Galyon | LB | March 23, 1974 | 6'2" | 238 | Tennessee | Seymour, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
20 | Sam Garnes | SS | July 12, 1974 | 6'3" | 225 | Cincinnati | Bronx, NY USA | 16 | 15 |
74 | Scott Gragg | RT | February 28, 1972 | 6'8" | 315 | Montana | Silverton, OR USA | 16 | 16 |
21 | Tiki Hakeem-Ah Barber | RB | April 7, 1975 | 5'10" | 200 | Virginia | Roanoke, VA USA | 12 | 6 |
41 | Conrad Hamilton | DB | November 5, 1974 | 5'10" | 195 | East. New Mexico | Alamagordo, NM USA | 14 | 0 |
75 | Keith Hamilton | RDT | May 25, 1971 | 6'6" | 295 | Pittsburgh | Paterson, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
27 | Rodney Hampton | RB | April 3, 1969 | 5'11" | 221 | Georgia | Houston, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
97 | Robert Harris | LDT | June 13, 1969 | 6'4" | 295 | Southern | Riviera Beach, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
88 | Ike Hilliard | WR | April 5, 1976 | 5'11" | 210 | Florida | Patterson, LA USA | 2 | 2 |
79 | Bernard Holsey | DT | December 10, 1973 | 6'2" | 286 | Duke | Rome, GA USA | 16 | 4 |
94 | Cedric Jones | DE | April 30, 1974 | 6'4" | 275 | Oklahoma | Houston, TX USA | 9 | 2 |
13 | Danny Kanell | QB | November 21, 1973 | 6'3" | 218 | Florida St. | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 16 | 10 |
37 | Eric Lane | RB | March 17, 1974 | 6'2" | 240 | Tennessee | East Orange, NJ USA | 15 | 0 |
81 | Thomas Lewis | WR | January 10, 1972 | 6'1" | 191 | Indiana | Akron, OH USA | 4 | 2 |
44 | Robert Massey | DB | February 27, 1967 | 5'11" | 200 | North Carolina Central | Rock Hill, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
9 | Brad Maynard | P | February 9, 1974 | 6'1" | 186 | Ball St. | Tipton, IN USA | 16 | 0 |
57 | Corey Miller | RLB | October 25, 1968 | 6'2" | 252 | South Carolina | Pageland, SC USA | 14 | 13 |
51 | Pete Monty | LB | July 3, 1974 | 6'2" | 250 | Wisconsin | Ft. Collins, CO USA | 3 | 0 |
72 | Roman Oben | LT | October 9, 1972 | 6'4" | 305 | Louisville | , Cameroon | 16 | 16 |
83 | David Patten | WR | August 19, 1974 | 5'10" | 190 | West. Carolina | Columbia, SC USA | 16 | 3 |
33 | Erric Pegram | KR | January 7, 1969 | 5'10" | 195 | North Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
99 | Christian Peter | DT | October 5, 1972 | 6'3" | 295 | Nebraska | Locust, NJ USA | 7 | 0 |
91 | Ryan Phillips | LB | February 7, 1974 | 6'4" | 252 | Idaho | Renton, WA USA | 10 | 0 |
84 | Aaron Pierce | TE | September 6, 1969 | 6'5" | 252 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 4 |
23 | Thomas Randolph | DB | October 5, 1970 | 5'9" | 180 | Kansas St. | Norfolk, VA USA | 16 | 4 |
66 | Jerry Reynolds | T-C | April 2, 1970 | 6'6" | 320 | UNLV | Fort Thomas, KY USA | 5 | 0 |
34 | Brandon Sanders | DB | June 10, 1973 | 5'9" | 185 | Arizona | San Diego, CA USA | 12 | 0 |
53 | Lance Scott | C | February 15, 1972 | 6'3" | 300 | Utah | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 16 | 11 |
31 | Jason Sehorn | RCB | April 15, 1971 | 6'2" | 213 | USC | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
22 | Phillippi Sparks | LCB | April 15, 1969 | 5'11" | 195 | Arizona St. | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 13 | 13 |
60 | Bryan Stoltenberg | C-G | August 25, 1972 | 6'1" | 300 | Colorado | Kearney, NE USA | 3 | 0 |
65 | Ron Stone | RG | July 20, 1971 | 6'5" | 325 | Boston Col. | Boston, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
92 | Michael Strahan | LDE | November 21, 1971 | 6'5" | 275 | Texas Southern | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
89 | Amani Toomer | PR | September 8, 1974 | 6'3" | 208 | Michigan | Berkeley, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
30 | Charles Way | FB | December 27, 1972 | 6'0" | 245 | Virginia | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
28 | Tyrone Wheatley | RB | January 19, 1972 | 6'0" | 235 | Michigan | Inkster, MI USA | 14 | 7 |
90 | Corey Widmer | MLB | December 25, 1968 | 6'3" | 256 | Montana St. | Alexandria, VA USA | 16 | 15 |
29 | Tito Wooten | FS | December 12, 1971 | 6'0" | 191 | North Carolina | Goldsboro, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
47 | Rodney Young | DB | January 25, 1973 | 6'0" | 210 | LSU | Grambling, LA USA | 9 | 0 |
73 | Rob Zatechka | G | December 1, 1971 | 6'4" | 313 | Nebraska | Lansing, MI USA | 16 | 0 |