1997 Buffalo Bills Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Marv Levy (6-10)
Location: Buffalo, New York
1997 Buffalo Bills Statistics
1997 Buffalo Bills Results

The Buffalo Bills of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.

The Bills floundered, tallying only 255 points, and the defensive unit conceded 367. Todd Collins threw for 2,367 yards. Quinn Early hauled in 60 balls, while Andre Reed added 880 receiving yards.

Antowain Smith rushed for a team-leading 840 yards for Buffalo, while Thurman Thomas also buoyed the ground attack.

Marlon Kerner, Jeff Burris, Ken Irvin, Kurt Schulz and Sean Moran each intercepted 2 opponent throws. Bruce Smith topped the defensive unit with 14 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 46 sacks.

Marv Levy coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
76Ethan AlbrightG-C-TMay 1, 19716'5"283North CarolinaGreensboro, NC USA160
96Dan BrandenburgLBFebruary 16, 19736'2"240Indiana St.Rensselaer, IN USA120
79Ruben BrownLGFebruary 13, 19726'3"300PittsburghEnglewood, NJ USA1616
22Jeff BurrisLCBJune 7, 19726'0"190Notre DameRock Hill, SC USA1414
2Steve ChristieKNovember 13, 19676'0"195William & MaryHamilton, ON Canada160
86Tony ClineTENovember 24, 19716'4"247StanfordDavis, CA USA101
15Todd CollinsQBNovember 5, 19716'4"225MichiganWalpole, MA USA1413
63Bill ConatyCMarch 8, 19736'2"306Virginia TechBaltimore, MD USA10
87Rob CoonsTESeptember 18, 19696'5"249PittsburghBrea, CA USA120
57Damien CovingtonRILBDecember 4, 19725'11"236North Carolina St.Berlin, NJ USA88
88Quinn EarlyWRApril 13, 19656'0"190IowaWest Hempstead, NY USA1616
70John FinaLTMarch 11, 19696'5"300ArizonaRochester, MN USA1616
82Mitchell GallowayWROctober 8, 19745'8"178East CarolinaChesterfield County, SC USA30
90Phil HansenLDEMay 20, 19686'5"278North Dakota St.Ellendale, ND USA1616
8Billy HobertQBJanuary 8, 19716'3"230WashingtonPuyallup, WA USA20
52John HolecekRILBMay 7, 19726'2"240IllinoisSteger, IL USA148
44Darick HolmesRBJuly 1, 19716'0"226Portland St.Pasadena, CA USA130
27Ken IrvinDBJuly 11, 19725'11"182MemphisRome, GA USA160
31Raymond JacksonDBFebruary 17, 19735'10"189Colorado St.East Chicago, IL USA90
77Jim JeffcoatDEApril 1, 19616'5"274Arizona St.Long Branch, NJ USA70
84Lonnie JohnsonTEFebruary 14, 19716'3"240Florida St.Miami, FL USA1616
20Henry JonesSSDecember 29, 19675'11"197IllinoisSt. Louis, MO USA1515
46Marlon KernerDBMarch 18, 19735'10"187Ohio St.Columbus, OH USA132
68Corbin LacinaRGNovember 2, 19706'4"302Augustana (SD)Mankato, MN USA1613
72Corey LouchieyRTOctober 10, 19716'8"305TennesseeGreenville, SC USA166
55Mark MaddoxLBMarch 23, 19686'1"233Northern MichiganMilwaukee, WI USA81
21Emanuel MartinDBJuly 31, 19695'11"184Alabama St.Miami, FL USA161
9Chris MohrPMay 11, 19666'5"215AlabamaAtlanta, GA USA160
98Sean MoranLILBJune 5, 19736'4"275Colorado St.Denver, CO USA167
80Eric MouldsKRJuly 17, 19736'2"210Mississippi St.Lucedale, MS USA168
74Jamie NailsGJune 3, 19776'6"335Florida A&MBaxley, GA USA20
99Gabe NorthernLBJune 8, 19746'2"240LSUBaton Rouge, LA USA161
60Jerry OstroskiRTJuly 12, 19706'3"320TulsaCollegeville, PA USA1616
95Bryce PaupLOLBFebruary 29, 19686'5"247Northern IowaJefferson, IA USA1616
58Marlo PerryLBAugust 25, 19726'4"250Jackson St.Forest, MS USA130
94Mark PikeDE-LBDecember 27, 19636'4"272Georgia TechElizabethtown, KY USA150
91Shawn PriceDE-DTMarch 28, 19706'4"290PacificVan Nuys, CA USA100
83Andre ReedWRJanuary 29, 19646'2"190Kutztown PennsylvaniaAllentown, PA USA1515
81Jerry ReeseWRMarch 18, 19735'11"190San Jose St.Berkeley, CA USA50
85Jay RiemersmaTEMay 17, 19736'5"255MichiganEvansville, IN USA168
59Sam RogersROLBMay 30, 19706'3"245ColoradoPontiac, MI USA1515
24Kurt SchulzFSDecember 12, 19686'1"208East. WashingtonWenatchee, WA USA1514
40Eric SmedleyDBJuly 23, 19735'11"199IndianaCharleston, WV USA131
23Antowain SmithRBMarch 14, 19726'2"232HoustonMillbrook, AL USA160
78Bruce SmithRDEJune 18, 19636'4"262Virginia TechNorfolk, VA USA1616
28Thomas SmithRCBDecember 5, 19705'11"188North CarolinaGates, NC USA1616
54Chris SpielmanLILBOctober 11, 19656'0"247Ohio St.Canton, OH USA88
69Marcus SpriggsT-GMay 30, 19746'3"310HoustonHattiesburg, MS USA20
89Steve TaskerWRApril 10, 19625'9"185NorthwesternSmith Center, KS USA140
34Thurman ThomasRBMay 16, 19665'10"200Oklahoma St.Houston, TX USA1616
33Tim TindaleFBApril 15, 19715'10"220West. OntarioLondon, ON Canada70
10Alex Van PeltQBMay 1, 19706'1"220PittsburghPittsburgh, PA USA63
92Ted WashingtonNTApril 13, 19686'5"365LouisvilleTampa, FL USA1616
75Marcellus WileyDENovember 30, 19746'4"275ColumbiaCompton, CA USA160
93Pat WilliamsDTOctober 24, 19726'3"315NE State (OK)Monroe, LA USA10
61Dusty ZeiglerCSeptember 27, 19736'5"298Notre DameSavannah, GA USA1313



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