1997 Dallas Cowboys Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Barry Switzer (6-10)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1997 Dallas Cowboys Statistics
1997 Dallas Cowboys Results

The Dallas Cowboys 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 National Football Conference.

Dallas chalked up 304 points, while the defense surrendered 314. Troy Aikman led the charge, passing for 3,283 yards. Michael Irvin paced all receivers, hauling in 75 passes for 1,180 yards.

Emmitt Smith ran for a team-best 1,074 yards for the Cowboys.

Omar Stoutmire and Deion Sanders each picked off 2 opponent throws. Shante Carver sacked quarterbacks 6 times.

Barry Switzer coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
8Troy AikmanQBNovember 21, 19666'4"219OklahomaWest Covina, CA USA1616
73Larry AllenRGNovember 27, 19716'3"325Butte JC (CA)Los Angeles, CA USA1616
96Antonio AndersonRDTJune 4, 19736'6"311SyracuseBrooklyn, NY USA165
40Bill BatesDBJune 6, 19616'1"204TennesseeKnoxville, TN USA160
91Darren BensonDTAugust 25, 19746'7"308Trinity Valley CC (TX)Memphis, TN USA60
86Eric BjornsonTEDecember 15, 19716'4"236WashingtonSan Francisco, CA USA1414
98Shante CarverRDEFebruary 12, 19716'5"250Arizona St.Stockton, CA USA1616
75Tony CasillasLDTOctober 26, 19636'3"278OklahomaTulsa, OK USA1514
52Dexter CoakleyRLBOctober 20, 19725'10"236Appalachian St.Charleston, SC USA1616
3Richie CunninghamKAugust 18, 19705'10"167La-LafayetteHouma, LA USA160
35Wendell DavisDBJune 27, 19735'10"201OklahomaWichita, KS USA150
87Billy DavisWRJuly 6, 19726'1"205PittsburghEl Paso, TX USA160
63John FlanneryGJanuary 13, 19696'4"303SyracusePottsville, PA USA164
81Scott GalbraithTEJanuary 7, 19676'2"258USCSacramento, CA USA160
17Jason GarrettQBMarch 28, 19666'2"200PrincetonAbington, PA USA10
56Randall GodfreyLLBApril 6, 19736'2"245GeorgiaValdosta, GA USA1616
4Toby GowinPMarch 30, 19755'10"167North TexasJacksonville, TX USA160
54Darryl HardyLBNovember 22, 19686'2"230TennesseeCincinnati, OH USA120
69George HegaminLTFebruary 14, 19736'7"331North Carolina St.Camden, NJ USA139
70Dale HellestraeT-G-CJuly 11, 19626'5"282SMUPhoenix, AZ USA160
58Nate HemsleyLBMay 15, 19746'0"228SyracuseWillingboro, NJ USA20
95Chad HenningsRDTOctober 20, 19656'6"287Air ForceElberon, IA USA1110
66Tony HutsonGMarch 13, 19746'3"315NE State (OK)Houston, TX USA51
88Michael IrvinWRMarch 5, 19666'2"207Miami (FL)Fort Lauderdale, FL USA1616
48Daryl JohnstonFBFebruary 10, 19666'2"238SyracuseYoungstown, NY USA66
89David LaFleurTEJanuary 29, 19746'7"272LSULake Charles, LA USA165
78Leon LettDTOctober 12, 19686'6"290Emporia St.Mobile, AL USA33
31Brock MarionFSJune 11, 19705'11"200Nevada-RenoBakersfield, CA USA1616
23Kevin MathisDBApril 29, 19745'9"185Texas A&M-CommerceGainesville, TX USA163
99Hurvin McCormackDTApril 6, 19726'5"281IndianaBrooklyn, NY USA130
83Anthony MillerWRApril 15, 19655'11"190San Diego St.Los Angeles, CA USA1616
27Singor MobleyDBOctober 12, 19725'11"195Washington St.Tacoma, WA USA120
61Nate NewtonLGDecember 20, 19616'3"318Florida A&MOrlando, FL USA1313
97Kavika PittmanDEOctober 9, 19746'6"273McNeese St.Frankfurt, Germany150
21Deion SandersPRAugust 9, 19676'1"195Florida St.Fort Myers, FL USA1312
77Steve ScifresG,OTJanuary 22, 19726'3"300WyomingColorado Springs, CO USA60
50Clay ShiverCDecember 7, 19726'2"283Florida St.Tifton, GA USA1616
22Emmitt SmithRBMay 15, 19695'9"210FloridaPensacola, FL USA1616
26Kevin SmithLCBApril 7, 19705'11"183Texas A&MOrange, TX USA1616
57Vinson SmithLBJuly 3, 19656'2"243East CarolinaStatesville, NC USA143
24Omar StoutmireDBJuly 9, 19745'11"205Fresno St.Pensacola, FL USA162
55Fred StricklandMLBAugust 15, 19666'2"246PurdueBuffalo, NY USA1514
45Nicky SualuaRBApril 16, 19755'11"260Ohio St.Santa Ana, CA USA101
51Broderick ThomasLB-DEFebruary 20, 19676'4"250NebraskaHouston, TX USA160
92Tony TolbertLDEDecember 29, 19676'6"268Texas-El PasoTuskegee, AL USA1616
71Mark TuineiLTMarch 31, 19606'5"302UCLANanakuli, HI USA66
34Herschel WalkerFBMarch 3, 19626'1"225GeorgiaWrightsville, GA USA166
30Kenny WheatonDBMarch 8, 19755'10"195OregonPhoenix, AZ USA20
42Charlie WilliamsDBFebruary 2, 19726'0"204Bowling GreenDetroit, MI USA160
79Erik WilliamsRTSeptember 7, 19686'6"324Central State (OH)Philadelphia, PA USA1515
20Sherman WilliamsRBAugust 13, 19735'8"198AlabamaMobile, AL USA160
80Stepfret WilliamsWRJune 14, 19736'0"170La-MonroeMinden, LA USA160
18Wade WilsonQBFebruary 1, 19596'3"210Texas A&M-CommerceGreenville, TX USA70
28Darren WoodsonSSApril 25, 19696'1"219Arizona St.Phoenix, AZ USA1414



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