1997 Tennessee Oilers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jeff Fisher (8-8)
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
1997 Tennessee Oilers RosterTeam Record: 8-8
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Jeff Fisher (8-8)
Location: Memphis, Tennessee
1997 Tennessee Oilers Results
The Tennessee Oilers of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
The Oilers scored 333 points, while the defense allowed 310. Eddie George ran for a team-leading 1,399 yards for Tennessee.
Steve McNair passed for 2,665 yards. Frank Wycheck topped pass catchers, snagging 63 passes for 748 yards. Willie Davis provided receiving help, too.
The ball-hawking defense manufactured 32 turnovers. Darryll Lewis and Marcus Robertson each intercepted 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Kenny Holmes and Gary Walker each dropped opposing passers 7 times.
Jeff Fisher coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve McNair | 415 | 216 | 52.0 | 2665 | 6.4 | 14 | 3.4 | 13 | 3.1 | 55 | 31 | 190 | 70.4 |
| Willie Davis | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 22 | 22.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 158.3 |
| James Ritchey | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 97.9 |
| Dave Krieg | 2 | 1 | 50.0 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 56.3 |
| Totals | 420 | 220 | 52.4 | 2704 | 6.4 | 15 | 3.6 | 13 | 3.1 | 55 | 32 | 199 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie George | 357 | 1399 | 3.9 | 30 | 6 |
| Steve McNair | 101 | 674 | 6.7 | 47 | 8 |
| Rodney Thomas | 67 | 310 | 4.6 | 25 | 3 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Reggie Roby | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| James Ritchey | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
| Dave Krieg | 4 | -2 | -0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Derrick Mason | 1 | -7 | -7.0 | -7 | 0 |
| Chris Sanders | 1 | -8 | -8.0 | -8 | 0 |
| Totals | 541 | 2414 | 4.5 | 47 | 17 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Wycheck | 63 | 748 | 11.9 | 42 | 4 |
| Willie Davis | 43 | 564 | 13.1 | 46 | 4 |
| Chris Sanders | 31 | 498 | 16.1 | 55 | 3 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 16 | 189 | 11.8 | 27 | 0 |
| Derrick Mason | 14 | 186 | 13.3 | 38 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas | 14 | 111 | 7.9 | 22 | 0 |
| Michael Roan | 12 | 159 | 13.2 | 26 | 0 |
| Derek Russell | 12 | 141 | 11.8 | 23 | 1 |
| Eddie George | 7 | 44 | 6.3 | 15 | 1 |
| Joey Kent | 6 | 55 | 9.2 | 19 | 1 |
| Roderick Lewis | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Erik Norgard | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 220 | 2704 | 12.3 | 55 | 15 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Del Greco | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 35 | 27 | 77.1 | 113 |
| Totals | 32 | 32 | 100.0 | 35 | 27 | 77.1 | 113 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Roby | 73 | 3049 | 41.8 | 59 |
| Al Del Greco | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 32 |
| Totals | 74 | 3081 | 41.6 | 59 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Gray | 17 | 144 | 8.5 | 30 | 0 |
| Derrick Mason | 13 | 95 | 7.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Mike Archie | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Marcus Robertson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 244 | 7.6 | 30 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derrick Mason | 26 | 551 | 21.2 | 54 | 0 |
| Rodney Thomas | 17 | 346 | 20.4 | 33 | 0 |
| Mel Gray | 8 | 185 | 23.1 | 33 | 0 |
| Mike Archie | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Michael Roan | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Ronnie Harmon | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Jason Layman | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Frank Wycheck | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 58 | 1150 | 19.8 | 54 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Robertson | 5 | 127 | 25.4 | 48 | 0 |
| Darryll Lewis | 5 | 115 | 23.0 | 47 | 1 |
| Denard Walker | 2 | 53 | 26.5 | 39 | 1 |
| Roger Jones | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Joe Bowden | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Totals | 14 | 328 | 23.4 | 48 | 2 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Walker | 7.0 | 0.0 | |
| Kenny Holmes | 7.0 | 0.0 | |
| Henry Ford | 5.0 | 0.0 | |
| Joe Bowden | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| Pratt Lyons | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| Lemanski Hall | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Josh Evans | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| James Roberson | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Blaine Bishop | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| Steve Jackson | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Lenoy Jones | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Lonnie Marts | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Rayna Stewart | 0.5 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 35.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blaine Bishop | 74 | 67 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Barron Wortham | 79 | 61 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Denard Walker | 62 | 56 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Joe Bowden | 68.5 | 53 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Darryll Lewis | 53.5 | 48 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 68 | 1 | |
| Marcus Robertson | 53 | 44 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 67 | 2 | 0 |
| Lonnie Marts | 44.5 | 39 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Henry Ford | 44 | 38 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Jackson | 37.5 | 34 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Gary Walker | 37.5 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kenny Holmes | 30.5 | 28 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rayna Stewart | 29 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Anthony Cook | 29 | 25 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lenoy Jones | 24.5 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| James Roberson | 20.5 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pratt Lyons | 16 | 12 | 8 | ||||||
| Tomur Barnes | 10 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rafael Robinson | 7.5 | 7 | 1 | ||||||
| Lemanski Hall | 7 | 6 | 2 | ||||||
| Anthony Dorsett | 6.5 | 5 | 3 | ||||||
| George McCullough | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Roger Jones | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Terry Killens | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| Steve McNair | 16 | 7 | -2 | 0 | |||||
| Bruce Matthews | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Erik Norgard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Josh Evans | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mike Archie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Mark Stepnoski | 2 | 1 | -7 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Frank Wycheck | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Brad Hopkins | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Derrick Mason | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Chris Sanders | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Rodney Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mel Gray | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Eddie George | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 742 | 635 | 214 | 0 | 31 | 32 | 139 | 2 | 14 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Al Del Greco | 27 | 32 | 0 | 113 | ||||||||||
| Steve McNair | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | |||||||||
| Eddie George | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 44 | |||||||
| Frank Wycheck | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | |||||||
| Willie Davis | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| Chris Sanders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Rodney Thomas | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Marcus Robertson | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Derek Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Erik Norgard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Denard Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Darryll Lewis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Joey Kent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 17 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 32 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 333 |
