1997 Oakland Raiders Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Joe Bugel (4-12)
Location: Oakland, California

1997 Oakland Raiders Statistics
1997 Oakland Raiders Results

The Oakland Raiders of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

Oakland chalked up 324 points, while the shaky defensive squad gave up 419. Jeff George directed the offense, passing for 3,917 yards. Tim Brown paced the receiving corps, hauling in 104 passes for 1,408 yards.

Napoleon Kaufman ran for a team-best 1,294 yards for the Raiders.

Eric Turner, James Trapp, Lionel Washington and Lorenzo Lynch each picked off 2 opponent throws. Anthony Smith sacked quarterbacks 6.5 times.

Joe Bugel coached the team.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
33	Eddie Anderson	DB	July 22, 1963	6'1"	210	Fort Valley St.	Warner Robins, GA USA	11	1
2	Leo Araguz	P	January 18, 1970	5'11"	190	S.F. Austin	Pharr, TX USA	16	0
35	Joe Aska	RB	July 14, 1972	5'11"	236	Central Oklahoma	St. Croix, Virgin Islands	7	0
54	Greg Biekert	MLB	March 14, 1969	6'2"	253	Colorado	Iowa City, IA USA	16	16
27	Calvin Branch	DB	May 8, 1974	5'11"	195	Iowa St.	Lexington, KY USA	6	0
24	Larry Brown	DB	November 30, 1969	5'11"	186	TCU	Miami, FL USA	4	0
81	Tim Brown	WR	July 22, 1966	6'0"	195	Notre Dame	Dallas, TX USA	16	16
99	Aundray Bruce	LB	April 30, 1966	6'5"	265	Auburn	Montgomery, AL USA	10	3
20	Perry Carter	RCB	August 5, 1971	6'0"	194	Southern Miss	McComb, MS USA	16	7
68	Rick Cunningham	T	January 4, 1967	6'7"	311	Oregon St.	Los Angeles, CA USA	7	0
48	Jerone Davison	RB	September 16, 1970	6'1"	235	Arizona St.	Picayune, MS USA	8	1
83	Rickey Dudley	TE	July 15, 1972	6'6"	255	Ohio St.	Henderson, TX USA	16	16
34	Derrick Fenner	FB	April 6, 1967	5'11"	240	Gardner-Webb	Washington, DC USA	9	7
55	James Folston	RLB	August 14, 1971	6'3"	236	La-Monroe	Cocoa, FL USA	16	7
5	Cole Ford	K	December 31, 1972	6'2"	210	USC	Tucson, AZ USA	16	0
53	Rob Fredrickson	LLB	May 13, 1971	6'4"	240	Michigan St.	St. Joseph, MO USA	16	14
3	Jeff George	QB	December 8, 1967	6'4"	218	Purdue	Indianapolis, IN USA	16	16
45	Tim Hall	RB	February 17, 1974	5'11"	218	Robert Morris	Kansas City, MO USA	16	0
77	Pat Harlow	LT	March 16, 1969	6'6"	295	USC	Norco, CA USA	16	16
57	Rob Holmberg	LB	May 6, 1971	6'3"	230	Navy	McKeesport, PA USA	16	0
71	Lester Holmes	RG	September 27, 1969	6'4"	315	Jackson St.	Tylertown, MS USA	15	15
80	Desmond Howard	KR	May 15, 1970	5'10"	185	Michigan	Cleveland, OH USA	15	0
90	Grady Jackson	DT	January 21, 1973	6'2"	345	Knoxville	Greensboro, AL USA	5	0
82	James Jett	WR	December 28, 1970	5'10"	165	West Virginia	Charles Town, WV USA	16	16
98	Kevin Johnson	DT	October 30, 1970	6'1"	305	Texas Southern	Los Angeles, CA USA	15	0
51	Lance Johnstone	LDE	June 11, 1973	6'4"	250	Temple	Philadelphia, PA USA	14	6
26	Napoleon Kaufman	RB	June 7, 1973	5'9"	185	Washington	Kansas City, MO USA	16	16
72	Lincoln Kennedy	RT	February 12, 1971	6'6"	335	Washington	York, PA USA	16	16
7	David Klingler	QB	February 17, 1969	6'3"	210	Houston	Houston, TX USA	1	0
25	Dan Land	DB-RB	July 3, 1965	6'0"	195	Albany State (GA)	Donalsonville, GA USA	16	0
31	Chad Levitt	RB	November 21, 1975	6'1"	231	Cornell	Melrose Park, PA USA	10	2
29	Albert Lewis	RCB	October 6, 1960	6'2"	196	Grambling St.	Mansfield, LA USA	14	11
43	Lorenzo Lynch	DB	April 6, 1963	5'11"	200	Sacramento St.	Oakland, CA USA	15	0
67	Russell Maryland	LDT	March 22, 1969	6'1"	300	Miami (FL)	Chicago, IL USA	16	16
36	Terry McDaniel	LCB	February 8, 1965	5'10"	180	Tennessee	Saginaw, MI USA	13	12
91	Chester McGlockton	RDT	September 16, 1969	6'3"	334	Clemson	Whiteville, NC USA	16	16
87	John Mills	LB	October 31, 1969	6'0"	226	Wake Forest	Jacksonville, FL USA	16	0
50	Mike Morton	RLB	March 28, 1972	6'4"	325	North Carolina	Kannapolis, NC USA	11	11
63	Barret Robbins	C	August 26, 1973	6'3"	320	TCU	Houston, TX USA	16	16
89	Bob Rosenstiel	TE	February 7, 1974	6'3"	240	East. Illinois	Prineville, OR USA	4	0
96	Darrell Russell	LDE	May 27, 1976	6'5"	325	USC	Pensacola, FL USA	16	10
84	Kenny Shedd	WR	February 14, 1971	5'10"	168	Northern Iowa	Davenport, IA USA	16	0
94	Anthony Smith	RDE	June 28, 1967	6'3"	265	Alabama	Elizabeth City, NC USA	13	13
93	Greg Townsend	DE-LB-DT-NT	November 3, 1961	6'3"	264	TCU	Los Angeles, CA USA	4	0
37	James Trapp	SS	December 28, 1969	6'0"	195	Clemson	Greenville, SC USA	16	16
62	Adam Treu	C	June 24, 1974	6'5"	300	Nebraska	Lincoln, NE USA	16	0
88	Olanda Truitt	WR	January 4, 1971	6'0"	187	Pittsburgh	Bessemer, AL USA	14	0
42	Eric Turner	FS	September 20, 1968	6'1"	208	UCLA	Ventura, CA USA	16	15
59	Aaron Wallace	LB	April 17, 1967	6'3"	240	Texas A&M	Paris, TX USA	5	0
23	Lionel Washington	DB	October 21, 1960	6'0"	185	Tulane	New Orleans, LA USA	9	3
66	Curtis Whitley	C	May 10, 1969	6'1"	295	Chowan	Lowgrounds, NC USA	15	1
22	Harvey Williams	FB	April 22, 1967	6'2"	226	LSU	Hempstead, TX USA	14	6
76	Steve Wisniewski	LG	April 7, 1967	6'4"	305	Penn St.	Rutland, VT USA	16	16