1997 Washington Redskins Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-7-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Norv Turner (8-7-1)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1997 Washington Redskins StatisticsTeam Record: 8-7-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Norv Turner (8-7-1)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia
1997 Washington Redskins Results
The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 8 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
Washington racked up 327 points, while the defensive squad gave up 289. Gus Frerotte passed for 2,682 yards. Jamie Asher grabbed 49 passes, while Leslie Shepherd accumulated 562 receiving yards, while Brian Mitchell, Henry Ellard and Michael Westbrook each were targeted regularly, too.
Terry Allen carried the ball for a team-best 724 yards for the Redskins, while Stephen Davis also contributed to the rushing attack.
Cris Dishman and Stanley Richard each picked off 4 opponent throws. Ken Harvey sacked quarterbacks 9.5 times.
Norv Turner coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58 | Patrise Alexander | LB | October 23, 1972 | 6'1" | 244 | La-Lafayette | Galveston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Terry Allen | RB | February 21, 1968 | 5'10" | 204 | Clemson | Commerce, GA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 84 | Jamie Asher | TE | October 31, 1972 | 6'3" | 245 | Louisville | Indianapolis, IN USA | 16 | 13 |
| 73 | Darryl Ashmore | T | November 1, 1969 | 6'7" | 310 | Northwestern | Peoria, IL USA | 11 | 2 |
| 74 | Brad Badger | G | January 11, 1975 | 6'4" | 320 | Stanford | Corvallis, OR USA | 12 | 1 |
| 16 | Scott Blanton | K | July 1, 1973 | 6'2" | 221 | Oklahoma | Norman, OK USA | 15 | 0 |
| 93 | Marc Boutte | RDT | July 25, 1969 | 6'4" | 307 | LSU | Lake Charles, LA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 47 | Larry Bowie | FB | March 21, 1973 | 6'0" | 249 | Georgia | Anniston, AL USA | 15 | 13 |
| 37 | Jesse Campbell | SS | April 11, 1969 | 6'1" | 211 | North Carolina St. | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Albert Connell | WR | May 13, 1974 | 6'0" | 179 | Texas A&M | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 5 | 1 |
| 75 | Bob Dahl | RG | January 15, 1968 | 6'5" | 318 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 11 | 9 |
| 48 | Stephen Davis | RB | March 1, 1974 | 6'0" | 230 | Auburn | Spartanburg, SC USA | 14 | 6 |
| 26 | Cris Dishman | LCB | August 13, 1965 | 6'0" | 195 | Purdue | Louisville, KY USA | 16 | 15 |
| 92 | Jamal Duff | LDE | March 11, 1972 | 6'7" | 276 | San Diego St. | Columbus, OH USA | 13 | 5 |
| 85 | Henry Ellard | WR | July 21, 1961 | 5'11" | 180 | Fresno St. | Fresno, CA USA | 16 | 11 |
| 79 | Steve Emtman | DE-DT | April 16, 1970 | 6'4" | 290 | Washington | Spokane, WA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 35 | Leomont Evans | DB | July 12, 1974 | 6'1" | 202 | Clemson | Abbeville, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Gus Frerotte | QB | July 31, 1971 | 6'3" | 237 | Tulsa | Kittanning, PA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 80 | David Frisch | TE | June 22, 1970 | 6'7" | 260 | Iowa Central | Kirkwood, MO USA | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | William Gaines | LDT | June 20, 1971 | 6'5" | 310 | Florida | Jackson, MS USA | 13 | 7 |
| 28 | Darrell Green | RCB | February 15, 1960 | 5'9" | 184 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 10 | Trent Green | QB | July 9, 1970 | 6'3" | 217 | Indiana | St. Louis, MO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Alvin Harper | WR | July 6, 1968 | 6'3" | 210 | Tennessee | Lake Wales, FL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 57 | Ken Harvey | LLB | May 6, 1965 | 6'2" | 237 | California | Austin, TX USA | 15 | 14 |
| 15 | Jeff Hostetler | QB | April 22, 1961 | 6'3" | 215 | Penn St. | Hollsopple, PA USA | 6 | 3 |
| 13 | Chris Jacke | K | March 12, 1966 | 6'0" | 205 | Texas-El Paso | Richmond, VA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | James Jenkins | TE | August 17, 1967 | 6'2" | 243 | Rutgers | Staten Island, NY USA | 16 | 4 |
| 77 | Tre' Johnson | LG | August 30, 1971 | 6'2" | 328 | Temple | New York, NY USA | 11 | 11 |
| 54 | Greg Jones | LB | May 22, 1974 | 6'4" | 238 | Colorado | Denver, CO USA | 16 | 3 |
| 97 | Kelvin Kinney | DE | December 31, 1972 | 6'6" | 264 | Virginia St. | Montgomery, WV USA | 4 | 1 |
| 99 | Ryan Kuehl | LDT | January 18, 1972 | 6'5" | 280 | Virginia | Washington, DC USA | 12 | 5 |
| 90 | Kenard Lang | LDE | January 31, 1975 | 6'3" | 280 | Miami (FL) | Orlando, FL USA | 11 | 11 |
| 20 | Marc Logan | RB | May 9, 1965 | 6'0" | 217 | Kentucky | Lexington, KY USA | 15 | 1 |
| 91 | Chris Mims | LDT | September 29, 1970 | 6'5" | 288 | Tennessee | Los Angeles, CA USA | 11 | 7 |
| 30 | Brian Mitchell | KR | August 18, 1968 | 5'11" | 225 | La-Lafayette | Fort Polk, LA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 96 | Rich Owens | RDE | May 22, 1972 | 6'6" | 285 | Lehigh | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 68 | Joe Patton | LG | January 15, 1972 | 6'5" | 306 | Alabama A&M | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Marvcus Patton | MLB | May 1, 1967 | 6'2" | 236 | UCLA | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Darryl Pounds | DB | July 21, 1972 | 5'10" | 185 | Nicholls St. | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 67 | Shar Pourdanesh | LT | July 19, 1970 | 6'6" | 312 | Nevada-Reno | Teheran, Iran | 16 | 14 |
| 52 | Cory Raymer | C | March 3, 1973 | 6'3" | 300 | Wisconsin | Fond du Lac, WI USA | 6 | 3 |
| 24 | Stanley Richard | FS | October 21, 1967 | 6'2" | 198 | Texas | Mineola, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 99 | Keith Rucker | DT-NT | November 20, 1968 | 6'4" | 332 | East. Michigan | Shaker Heights, OH USA | 2 | 0 |
| 98 | Twan Russell | LB | April 25, 1974 | 6'1" | 230 | Miami (FL) | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 46 | Chris Sanders | WR | April 22, 1973 | 6'2" | 217 | Texas A&M | Austin, TX | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Don Sasa | DT | September 16, 1972 | 6'3" | 290 | Washington St. | , American Samoa | 1 | 0 |
| 86 | Leslie Shepherd | WR | November 3, 1969 | 5'11" | 186 | Temple | Washington, DC USA | 11 | 9 |
| 76 | Ed Simmons | RT | December 31, 1963 | 6'5" | 315 | East. Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 50 | Derek Smith | RLB | January 18, 1975 | 6'2" | 245 | Arizona St. | American Fork, UT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | Keith Thibodeaux | DB | May 16, 1974 | 5'11" | 189 | NW State (LA) | Opelousas, LA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 89 | Chris Thomas | WR | July 16, 1971 | 6'0" | 185 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | Ventura, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 87 | James Thrash | WR | April 28, 1975 | 6'0" | 200 | Missouri Southern | Denver, CO USA | 4 | 0 |
| 66 | Dan Turk | C-G | June 25, 1962 | 6'4" | 290 | Drake | Milwaukee, WI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 1 | Matt Turk | P | June 16, 1968 | 6'5" | 243 | Wisc-Whitewater | Greenfield, WI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 29 | Scott Turner | DB | February 26, 1972 | 5'10" | 190 | Illinois | Richardson, TX USA | 9 | 0 |
| 55 | Jeff Uhlenhake | C | January 28, 1966 | 6'3" | 285 | Ohio St. | Indianapolis, IN USA | 14 | 13 |
| 45 | Brian Walker | DB | May 31, 1972 | 6'1" | 205 | Washington St. | Colorado Springs, CO USA | 5 | 0 |
| 82 | Michael Westbrook | WR | July 7, 1972 | 6'3" | 220 | Colorado | Detroit, MI USA | 13 | 9 |
| 22 | Jamel Williams | DB | December 22, 1973 | 5'11" | 205 | Nebraska | Merrillville, IN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 78 | Chris Zorich | DT | March 13, 1969 | 6'1" | 278 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 5 | 0 |
