1997 Arizona Cardinals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Vince Tobin (4-12)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
1997 Arizona Cardinals StatisticsTeam Record: 4-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Vince Tobin (4-12)
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
1997 Arizona Cardinals Results
The Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
The Cardinals scored 283 points, but the defense gave up 379. Jake Plummer passed for 2,203 yards, and Kent Graham spent time under center, too. Rob Moore paced the receiving corps, snagging 97 passes for 1,584 yards, while Frank Sanders contributed to the receiving game also.
Leeland McElroy carried the ball for a team-best 424 yards for Arizona.
Aeneas Williams intercepted 6 opponent throws. Eric Swann sacked opposing passers 7.5 times.
Vince Tobin coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Brent Alexander | FS | July 10, 1971 | 5'11" | 189 | Tennessee St. | Gallatin, TN USA | 16 | 15 |
| 63 | Michael Bankston | LDE | March 12, 1970 | 6'5" | 285 | Sam Houston St. | East Bernard, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Tommy Bennett | SS | February 19, 1973 | 6'2" | 219 | UCLA | Las Vegas, NV USA | 13 | 7 |
| 33 | Kevin Bouie | RB | August 18, 1971 | 6'1" | 230 | Mississippi St. | Pahokee, FL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 89 | Fred Brock | WR | November 15, 1974 | 5'11" | 181 | Southern Miss | Montgomery, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 75 | Lomas Brown | LT | March 30, 1963 | 6'4" | 282 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 3 | Kevin Butler | K | July 24, 1962 | 6'0" | 215 | Georgia | Savannah, GA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 52 | Mike Caldwell | LB | August 31, 1971 | 6'2" | 235 | Middle Tenn. St. | Oak Ridge, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 90 | Mark Campbell | DT | September 12, 1972 | 6'1" | 290 | Florida | , Jamaica | 5 | 0 |
| 80 | Pat Carter | TE | August 1, 1966 | 6'4" | 256 | Florida St. | Sarasota, FL USA | 16 | 10 |
| 15 | Stoney Case | QB | July 7, 1972 | 6'3" | 204 | New Mexico | Odessa, TX USA | 3 | 1 |
| 37 | Larry Centers | FB | June 1, 1968 | 6'0" | 225 | S.F. Austin | Tatum, TX USA | 15 | 14 |
| 51 | Lyron Cobbins | LB | September 17, 1974 | 5'11" | 240 | Notre Dame | Kansas City, KS USA | 6 | 0 |
| 43 | Matt Darby | SS | November 19, 1968 | 6'2" | 200 | UCLA | Virginia Beach, VA USA | 11 | 7 |
| 62 | Mike Devlin | C | November 16, 1969 | 6'2" | 305 | Iowa | Blacksburg, VA USA | 15 | 13 |
| 64 | James Dexter | RT | March 3, 1973 | 6'7" | 319 | South Carolina | Fort Ord, CA USA | 10 | 9 |
| 67 | Chris Dishman | G-C | February 27, 1974 | 6'3" | 339 | Nebraska | Cozad, NE USA | 8 | 0 |
| 83 | Anthony Edwards | WR | May 26, 1966 | 5'10" | 195 | New Mex. Highlands | Casa Grande, AZ USA | 16 | 1 |
| 10 | Jeff Feagles | P | March 7, 1966 | 6'1" | 215 | Miami (FL) | Anaheim, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 84 | Chris Gedney | TE | August 9, 1970 | 6'5" | 258 | Syracuse | Liverpool, NY USA | 16 | 3 |
| 54 | Aaron Graham | C | May 22, 1973 | 6'4" | 301 | Nebraska | Las Vegas, NM USA | 16 | 4 |
| 11 | Kent Graham | QB | November 1, 1968 | 6'5" | 231 | Notre Dame | Wheaton, IL USA | 8 | 6 |
| 71 | Thomas Guynes | T | September 9, 1974 | 6'5" | 300 | Michigan | Marion, IN USA | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | Kenny Harris | DB | April 25, 1975 | 6'1" | 198 | North Carolina St. | Durham, NC USA | 11 | 0 |
| 58 | Eric Hill | MLB | November 14, 1966 | 6'2" | 258 | LSU | Blytheville, AR USA | 11 | 10 |
| 29 | Ty Howard | DB | November 30, 1973 | 5'9" | 185 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 15 | 2 |
| 56 | Terry Irving | RLB | July 3, 1971 | 6'2" | 230 | McNeese St. | Galveston, TX USA | 16 | 6 |
| 32 | LeShon Johnson | RB | January 15, 1971 | 6'0" | 205 | Northern Illinois | Tulsa, OK USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Matt Joyce | LG | March 30, 1972 | 6'7" | 300 | Richmond | La Crosse, WI USA | 9 | 6 |
| 86 | Trey Junkin | TE-LB | January 23, 1961 | 6'2" | 240 | Louisiana Tech | Conway, AR USA | 16 | 0 |
| 22 | Tom Knight | RCB | December 29, 1974 | 6'0" | 202 | Iowa | Marlton, NJ USA | 15 | 14 |
| 42 | Kwamie Lassiter | DB | December 3, 1969 | 6'0" | 207 | Kansas | Newport News, VA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 44 | J.J. McCleskey | DB | April 10, 1970 | 5'8" | 180 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 50 | Tony McCombs | LB | August 24, 1974 | 6'2" | 246 | East. Kentucky | Hopkinsville, KY USA | 12 | 0 |
| 30 | Leeland McElroy | RB | June 25, 1974 | 5'9" | 212 | Texas A&M | Beaumont, TX USA | 14 | 8 |
| 57 | Ronald McKinnon | MLB | September 20, 1973 | 6'0" | 246 | North Alabama | Fort Rucker, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Johnny McWilliams | TE | December 14, 1972 | 6'4" | 271 | USC | Ontario, CA USA | 16 | 7 |
| 95 | Jamir Miller | LLB | November 19, 1973 | 6'5" | 252 | UCLA | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 21 | Kevin Miniefield | DB | March 2, 1970 | 5'9" | 182 | Arizona St. | Phoenix, AZ USA | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | Rob Moore | WR | September 27, 1968 | 6'3" | 203 | Syracuse | New York, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Ronald Moore | RB | January 26, 1970 | 5'10" | 220 | Pittsburg St. | Spencer, OK USA | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | Joe Nedney | K | March 22, 1973 | 6'5" | 225 | San Jose St. | San Jose, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 96 | Brad Ottis | DE | August 2, 1972 | 6'5" | 281 | Wayne State (NE) | Wahoo, NE USA | 16 | 4 |
| 27 | Tito Paul | DB | December 7, 1972 | 6'0" | 195 | Ohio St. | Kissimmee, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Jake Plummer | QB | December 19, 1974 | 6'2" | 212 | Arizona St. | Boise, ID USA | 10 | 9 |
| 60 | Anthony Redmon | RG | April 9, 1971 | 6'5" | 308 | Auburn | Brewton, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 97 | Simeon Rice | RDE | February 24, 1974 | 6'5" | 268 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 81 | Frank Sanders | WR | February 17, 1973 | 6'2" | 215 | Auburn | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Rob Selby | LG | October 11, 1967 | 6'4" | 290 | Auburn | Birmingham, AL USA | 10 | 9 |
| 45 | Cedric Smith | FB | May 27, 1968 | 5'11" | 238 | Florida | Enterprise, AL USA | 16 | 3 |
| 93 | Mark Smith | DT | August 28, 1974 | 6'4" | 294 | Auburn | Vicksburg, MS USA | 16 | 4 |
| 98 | Eric Swann | LDT | August 16, 1970 | 6'5" | 307 | Wake Technical CC | Swann Station, NC USA | 13 | 13 |
| 91 | Rashod Swinger | DT-DE | November 27, 1974 | 6'2" | 286 | Rutgers | Paterson, NJ USA | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Aeneas Williams | LCB | January 29, 1968 | 5'11" | 200 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Kevin Williams | KR | January 25, 1971 | 5'9" | 195 | Miami (FL) | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 94 | Bernard Wilson | RDT | August 17, 1970 | 6'3" | 303 | Tennessee St. | Nashville, TN USA | 16 | 14 |
| 68 | Joe Wolf | RT | December 28, 1966 | 6'6" | 293 | Boston Col. | Allentown, PA USA | 15 | 9 |
