1997 Oakland Raiders Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Joe Bugel (4-12)
Location: Oakland, California
1997 Oakland Raiders Statistics
1997 Oakland Raiders Results

The Oakland Raiders of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

The Raiders chalked up 324 points, but the shaky defensive squad gave up 419. Jeff George directed the offense, passing for 3,917 yards. Tim Brown paced the receiving corps, hauling in 104 passes for 1,408 yards.

Napoleon Kaufman ran for a team-best 1,294 yards for Oakland.

James Trapp, Lorenzo Lynch, Eric Turner and Lionel Washington each picked off 2 opponent throws. Anthony Smith sacked quarterbacks 6.5 times.

Joe Bugel coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
33Eddie AndersonDBJuly 22, 19636'1"210Fort Valley St.Warner Robins, GA USA111
2Leo AraguzPJanuary 18, 19705'11"190S.F. AustinPharr, TX USA160
35Joe AskaRBJuly 14, 19725'11"236Central OklahomaSt. Croix, Virgin Islands70
54Greg BiekertMLBMarch 14, 19696'2"253ColoradoIowa City, IA USA1616
27Calvin BranchDBMay 8, 19745'11"195Iowa St.Lexington, KY USA60
24Larry BrownDBNovember 30, 19695'11"186TCUMiami, FL USA40
81Tim BrownWRJuly 22, 19666'0"195Notre DameDallas, TX USA1616
99Aundray BruceLBApril 30, 19666'5"265AuburnMontgomery, AL USA103
20Perry CarterRCBAugust 5, 19716'0"194Southern MissMcComb, MS USA167
68Rick CunninghamTJanuary 4, 19676'7"311Oregon St.Los Angeles, CA USA70
48Jerone DavisonRBSeptember 16, 19706'1"235Arizona St.Picayune, MS USA81
83Rickey DudleyTEJuly 15, 19726'6"255Ohio St.Henderson, TX USA1616
34Derrick FennerFBApril 6, 19675'11"240Gardner-WebbWashington, DC USA97
55James FolstonRLBAugust 14, 19716'3"236La-MonroeCocoa, FL USA167
5Cole FordKDecember 31, 19726'2"210USCTucson, AZ USA160
53Rob FredricksonLLBMay 13, 19716'4"240Michigan St.St. Joseph, MO USA1614
3Jeff GeorgeQBDecember 8, 19676'4"218PurdueIndianapolis, IN USA1616
45Tim HallRBFebruary 17, 19745'11"218Robert MorrisKansas City, MO USA160
77Pat HarlowLTMarch 16, 19696'6"295USCNorco, CA USA1616
57Rob HolmbergLBMay 6, 19716'3"230NavyMcKeesport, PA USA160
71Lester HolmesRGSeptember 27, 19696'4"315Jackson St.Tylertown, MS USA1515
80Desmond HowardKRMay 15, 19705'10"185MichiganCleveland, OH USA150
90Grady JacksonDTJanuary 21, 19736'2"345KnoxvilleGreensboro, AL USA50
82James JettWRDecember 28, 19705'10"165West VirginiaCharles Town, WV USA1616
98Kevin JohnsonDTOctober 30, 19706'1"305Texas SouthernLos Angeles, CA USA150
51Lance JohnstoneLDEJune 11, 19736'4"250TemplePhiladelphia, PA USA146
26Napoleon KaufmanRBJune 7, 19735'9"185WashingtonKansas City, MO USA1616
72Lincoln KennedyRTFebruary 12, 19716'6"335WashingtonYork, PA USA1616
7David KlinglerQBFebruary 17, 19696'3"210HoustonHouston, TX USA10
25Dan LandDB-RBJuly 3, 19656'0"195Albany State (GA)Donalsonville, GA USA160
31Chad LevittRBNovember 21, 19756'1"231CornellMelrose Park, PA USA102
29Albert LewisRCBOctober 6, 19606'2"196Grambling St.Mansfield, LA USA1411
43Lorenzo LynchDBApril 6, 19635'11"200Sacramento St.Oakland, CA USA150
67Russell MarylandLDTMarch 22, 19696'1"300Miami (FL)Chicago, IL USA1616
36Terry McDanielLCBFebruary 8, 19655'10"180TennesseeSaginaw, MI USA1312
91Chester McGlocktonRDTSeptember 16, 19696'3"334ClemsonWhiteville, NC USA1616
87John MillsLBOctober 31, 19696'0"226Wake ForestJacksonville, FL USA160
50Mike MortonRLBMarch 28, 19726'4"325North CarolinaKannapolis, NC USA1111
63Barret RobbinsCAugust 26, 19736'3"320TCUHouston, TX USA1616
89Bob RosenstielTEFebruary 7, 19746'3"240East. IllinoisPrineville, OR USA40
96Darrell RussellLDEMay 27, 19766'5"325USCPensacola, FL USA1610
84Kenny SheddWRFebruary 14, 19715'10"168Northern IowaDavenport, IA USA160
94Anthony SmithRDEJune 28, 19676'3"265AlabamaElizabeth City, NC USA1313
93Greg TownsendDE-LB-DT-NTNovember 3, 19616'3"264TCULos Angeles, CA USA40
37James TrappSSDecember 28, 19696'0"195ClemsonGreenville, SC USA1616
62Adam TreuCJune 24, 19746'5"300NebraskaLincoln, NE USA160
88Olanda TruittWRJanuary 4, 19716'0"187PittsburghBessemer, AL USA140
42Eric TurnerFSSeptember 20, 19686'1"208UCLAVentura, CA USA1615
59Aaron WallaceLBApril 17, 19676'3"240Texas A&MParis, TX USA50
23Lionel WashingtonDBOctober 21, 19606'0"185TulaneNew Orleans, LA USA93
66Curtis WhitleyCMay 10, 19696'1"295ChowanLowgrounds, NC USA151
22Harvey WilliamsFBApril 22, 19676'2"226LSUHempstead, TX USA146
76Steve WisniewskiLGApril 7, 19676'4"305Penn St.Rutland, VT USA1616



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