1997 San Diego Chargers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Kevin Gilbride (4-12)
Location: San Diego, California
1997 San Diego Chargers StatisticsTeam Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Kevin Gilbride (4-12)
Location: San Diego, California
1997 San Diego Chargers Results
The San Diego Chargers 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.
The Chargers racked up 266 points, but the shaky defensive squad yielded 425, most in the circuit. Stan Humphries threw for 1,488 yards, and Craig Whelihan played quarterback also. Tony Martin grabbed 63 passes for 904 yards.
Gary Brown carried the ball for a team-best 945 yards for San Diego.
Dwayne Harper, Junior Seau, Rodney Harrison, Greg Jackson and Paul Bradford each intercepted 2 opponent throws. Junior Seau sacked quarterbacks 7 times.
Kevin Gilbride coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Darren Bennett | P | January 9, 1965 | 6'5" | 235 | none | Sydney, Australia | 16 | 0 |
| 75 | Tony Berti | RT | June 21, 1972 | 6'6" | 300 | Colorado | Rock Springs, WY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | David Binn | C | February 6, 1972 | 6'3" | 245 | California | San Mateo, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 69 | Ben Bordelon | T | April 9, 1974 | 6'5" | 301 | LSU | Mathews, LA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 25 | Paul Bradford | DB | April 20, 1974 | 5'9" | 185 | Portland St. | East Palo Alto, CA USA | 15 | 4 |
| 22 | Dorian Brew | DB | July 19, 1974 | 5'10" | 182 | Kansas | St. Louis, MO USA | 6 | 0 |
| 33 | Gary Brown | RB | July 1, 1969 | 5'11" | 230 | Penn St. | Williamsport, PA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 52 | James Burgess | LB | March 31, 1974 | 6'0" | 230 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 4 |
| 58 | Lewis Bush | LLB | December 2, 1969 | 6'2" | 245 | Washington St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 43 | Kenny Bynum | KR | May 29, 1974 | 5'11" | 191 | South Carolina St. | Gainesville, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 3 | John Carney | K | April 20, 1964 | 5'11" | 180 | Notre Dame | Hartford, CT USA | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Robert Chancey | RB | September 7, 1972 | 6'0" | 250 | none | Macon, AL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 68 | Joe Cocozzo | LG | August 7, 1970 | 6'4" | 300 | Michigan | Mechanicville, NY USA | 16 | 12 |
| 90 | Marco Coleman | RDE | December 18, 1969 | 6'3" | 286 | Georgia Tech | Dayton, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Aaron Craver | FB | December 18, 1968 | 6'0" | 218 | Fresno St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 5 |
| 84 | Ray Crittenden | WR | March 1, 1970 | 6'1" | 192 | Virginia Tech | Washington, DC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Greg Davis | K | October 29, 1965 | 6'0" | 202 | The Citadel | Atlanta, GA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 77 | Isaac Davis | RG | April 8, 1972 | 6'3" | 320 | Arkansas | Malvern, AR USA | 12 | 12 |
| 20 | Mike Dumas | FS | March 18, 1969 | 6'0" | 198 | Indiana | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 16 | 15 |
| 60 | Greg Engel | C | January 18, 1971 | 6'3" | 285 | Illinois | Davenport, IA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 11 | Jim Everett | QB | January 3, 1963 | 6'5" | 212 | Purdue | Emporia, KS USA | 4 | 1 |
| 41 | Terrell Fletcher | RB | September 14, 1973 | 5'8" | 196 | Wisconsin | St. Louis, MO USA | 13 | 1 |
| 95 | William Fuller | LDE | March 8, 1962 | 6'3" | 271 | North Carolina | Norfolk, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 35 | Carwell Gardner | FB | November 27, 1966 | 6'2" | 240 | Kentucky | Baltimore, MD USA | 5 | 2 |
| 54 | Kurt Gouveia | MLB | September 14, 1964 | 6'1" | 233 | BYU | Honolulu, HI USA | 7 | 6 |
| 53 | Michael Hamilton | LB | December 3, 1973 | 6'2" | 245 | North Carolina A&T | Greenville, SC USA | 6 | 0 |
| 96 | Norman Hand | DT | September 4, 1972 | 6'3" | 310 | Mississippi | Queens, NY USA | 15 | 1 |
| 28 | Dwayne Harper | LCB | March 29, 1966 | 5'11" | 175 | South Carolina St. | Orangeburg, SC USA | 12 | 12 |
| 37 | Rodney Harrison | SS | December 15, 1972 | 6'1" | 220 | West. Illinois | Markham, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Frank Hartley | TE | December 15, 1967 | 6'2" | 268 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 38 | Dave Hendrix | DB | May 29, 1972 | 6'1" | 213 | Georgia Tech | Jesup, GA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | Bobby Houston | LB | October 26, 1967 | 6'2" | 242 | North Carolina St. | Washington, DC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Stan Humphries | QB | April 14, 1965 | 6'2" | 223 | LSU | Shreveport, LA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 42 | Greg Jackson | DB | August 20, 1966 | 6'1" | 217 | LSU | Hialeah, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 59 | Toran James | LB | March 8, 1974 | 6'3" | 240 | North Carolina A&T | Richmond, VA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 99 | Raylee Johnson | DE | June 1, 1970 | 6'3" | 272 | Arkansas | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Charlie Jones | WR | December 1, 1972 | 5'8" | 175 | Fresno St. | Hanford, CA USA | 16 | 11 |
| 88 | Freddie Jones | TE | September 16, 1974 | 6'4" | 260 | North Carolina | Cheverly, MD USA | 13 | 8 |
| 98 | Shawn Lee | RDT | October 24, 1966 | 6'2" | 300 | North Alabama | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 15 |
| 81 | Tony Martin | WR | September 5, 1965 | 6'0" | 181 | Bishop | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 63 | Raleigh McKenzie | C | February 8, 1963 | 6'2" | 290 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 21 | Eric Metcalf | PR | January 23, 1968 | 5'10" | 188 | Texas | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 66 | Jim Mills | G-T | March 30, 1973 | 6'4" | 290 | Idaho | Everett, WA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Shannon Mitchell | TE | March 28, 1972 | 6'2" | 245 | Georgia | Alcoa, TN USA | 4 | 1 |
| 94 | Mike Mohring | DT | March 22, 1974 | 6'5" | 295 | Pittsburgh | Glen Cove, NY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Mark Montreuil | DB | December 29, 1971 | 6'2" | 200 | Concordia (QB) | Montreal, QC Canada | 6 | 1 |
| 70 | Vaughn Parker | LT | June 5, 1971 | 6'3" | 300 | UCLA | Buffalo, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 97 | John Parrella | LDT | November 22, 1969 | 6'3" | 300 | Nebraska | Topeka, KS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 44 | Erric Pegram | RB | January 7, 1969 | 5'10" | 195 | North Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Todd Philcox | QB | September 25, 1966 | 6'4" | 218 | Syracuse | Norwalk, CT USA | 2 | 0 |
| 79 | Marcus Price | T | March 3, 1972 | 6'4" | 310 | LSU | Port Arthur, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | Alfred Pupunu | TE | October 17, 1969 | 6'2" | 260 | Weber St. | , Tonga | 8 | 1 |
| 85 | Latario Rachal | WR | January 31, 1973 | 5'11" | 183 | Fresno St. | Lynwood, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 87 | Brian Roche | TE | May 5, 1973 | 6'4" | 255 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Downey, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 56 | Patrick Sapp | LLB | May 11, 1973 | 6'4" | 258 | Clemson | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 9 |
| 55 | Junior Seau | RLB | January 19, 1969 | 6'3" | 250 | USC | San Diego, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 29 | Terrance Shaw | RCB | November 11, 1973 | 6'0" | 200 | S.F. Austin | Marshall, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Troy Sienkiewicz | LG | May 27, 1972 | 6'5" | 313 | New Mexico St. | Charleston, SC USA | 14 | 6 |
| 80 | Bryan Still | WR | June 3, 1974 | 5'11" | 174 | Virginia Tech | Newport News, VA USA | 15 | 4 |
| 27 | Michael Swift | DB | February 28, 1974 | 5'10" | 165 | Austin Peay St. | Dyersburg, TN USA | 12 | 1 |
| 91 | Van Van Tuinei | DE | February 16, 1971 | 6'4" | 290 | Arizona | Garden Grove, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Craig Whelihan | QB | April 15, 1971 | 6'5" | 220 | Oregon St. | Santa Clara, CA USA | 9 | 7 |
| 23 | Gerome Williams | DB | July 9, 1973 | 6'2" | 210 | Houston | Houston, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
