1997 San Francisco 49ers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 13-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Steve Mariucci (13-3)
Location: San Francisco, California
1997 San Francisco 49ers StatisticsTeam Record: 13-3
Finishing 1st in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Steve Mariucci (13-3)
Location: San Francisco, California
1997 San Francisco 49ers Results
The San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 13 wins and 3 losses, finishing first in the NFL's West Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The 49ers kept the scoreboard humming with 375 points, while the miserly defensive unit yielded 265. Steve Young threw for 3,029 yards. Terrell Owens grabbed 60 passes for 936 yards. J.J. Stokes provided receiving help, too.
Garrison Hearst carried the ball for a team-leading 1,019 yards for San Francisco.
The ball-hawking defense led the way with 41 turnovers. Merton Hanks picked off 6 opponent throws. Dana Stubblefield topped pass rushers with 15 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 54 sacks.
Steve Mariucci coached the team. The 1997 San Francisco 49ers lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gary Anderson | K | July 16, 1959 | 5'11" | 193 | Syracuse | Parys, South Africa | 16 | 0 |
| 92 | Roy Barker | LDE | February 14, 1969 | 6'5" | 287 | North Carolina | New York, NY USA | 13 | 12 |
| 11 | Jeff Brohm | QB | April 24, 1971 | 6'1" | 205 | Louisville | Louisville, KY USA | 5 | 0 |
| 31 | Zack Bronson | DB | January 28, 1974 | 6'1" | 204 | McNeese St. | Jasper, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 65 | Ray Brown | LG | December 12, 1962 | 6'5" | 318 | Memphis | Marion, AR USA | 15 | 15 |
| 90 | Junior Bryant | DT | January 16, 1971 | 6'4" | 278 | Notre Dame | Omaha, NE USA | 16 | 3 |
| 28 | Curtis Buckley | DB-WR | September 25, 1970 | 6'0" | 186 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Oakdale, CA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 85 | Greg Clark | TE | April 7, 1972 | 6'4" | 251 | Stanford | Bountiful, UT USA | 15 | 4 |
| 67 | Chris Dalman | C | March 15, 1970 | 6'3" | 287 | Stanford | Salinas, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 63 | Derrick Deese | LT | May 17, 1970 | 6'3" | 289 | USC | Culver City, CA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 56 | Chris Doleman | RDE | October 16, 1961 | 6'5" | 289 | Pittsburgh | Indianapolis, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Tyronne Drakeford | DB | June 21, 1971 | 5'11" | 185 | Virginia Tech | Camden, SC USA | 16 | 2 |
| 14 | Jim Druckenmiller | QB | September 19, 1972 | 6'4" | 241 | Virginia Tech | Allentown, PA USA | 4 | 1 |
| 44 | Marc Edwards | FB | November 17, 1974 | 6'0" | 249 | Notre Dame | Cincinnati, OH USA | 15 | 1 |
| 86 | Chad Fann | TE | June 7, 1970 | 6'3" | 252 | Mississippi | Jacksonville, FL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 40 | William Floyd | FB | February 17, 1972 | 6'1" | 242 | Florida St. | St. Petersburg, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 66 | Kevin Gogan | RG | November 2, 1964 | 6'7" | 317 | Washington | Pacifica, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 91 | Kevin Greene | LB | July 31, 1962 | 6'3" | 247 | Auburn | New York, NY USA | 14 | 4 |
| 36 | Merton Hanks | FS | March 12, 1968 | 6'2" | 185 | Iowa | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Tim Hanshaw | G | April 27, 1970 | 6'5" | 300 | BYU | Spokane, WA USA | 13 | 3 |
| 88 | Mark Harris | WR | April 28, 1970 | 6'4" | 201 | Southern Utah | Clovis, NM USA | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | Garrison Hearst | RB | January 4, 1971 | 5'11" | 215 | Georgia | Lincolnton, GA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 84 | Brent Jones | TE | February 12, 1963 | 6'4" | 230 | Santa Clara | San Jose, CA USA | 13 | 12 |
| 41 | Terry Kirby | RB | January 20, 1970 | 6'1" | 221 | Virginia | Hampton, VA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 57 | Randy Kirk | LB | December 27, 1964 | 6'2" | 232 | San Diego St. | San Jose, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 32 | Chuck Levy | KR | January 7, 1972 | 6'0" | 200 | Arizona | Torrance, CA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 25 | Brett Maxie | DB | January 13, 1962 | 6'2" | 194 | Texas Southern | Dallas, TX USA | 2 | 1 |
| 46 | Tim McDonald | SS | January 6, 1965 | 6'2" | 215 | USC | Fresno, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 69 | Rod Milstead | G | November 10, 1969 | 6'2" | 290 | Delaware St. | Washington, DC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 55 | Kevin Mitchell | LB | January 1, 1971 | 6'1" | 258 | Syracuse | Harrisburg, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 51 | Ken Norton | RLB | September 29, 1966 | 6'2" | 254 | UCLA | Lincoln, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Terrell Owens | WR | December 7, 1973 | 6'3" | 226 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Alexander City, AL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 50 | Gary Plummer | MLB | January 26, 1960 | 6'2" | 244 | California | Fremont, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Frank Pollack | T-G | November 5, 1967 | 6'5" | 285 | Northern Arizona | Camp Springs, MD USA | 16 | 0 |
| 23 | Marquez Pope | RCB | October 29, 1970 | 5'11" | 193 | Fresno St. | Nashville, TN USA | 5 | 5 |
| 96 | Daryl Price | DE | October 23, 1972 | 6'3" | 274 | Colorado | Galveston, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 71 | Albert Reese | DT | April 29, 1973 | 6'6" | 275 | Grambling St. | Mobile, AL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 80 | Jerry Rice | WR | October 13, 1962 | 6'2" | 200 | Miss. Valley St. | Crawford, MS USA | 2 | 1 |
| 60 | Joe Rudolph | G | July 21, 1972 | 6'1" | 285 | Wisconsin | Belle Vernon, PA USA | 6 | 1 |
| 30 | Mike Salmon | DB | December 27, 1970 | 6'1" | 210 | USC | Long Beach, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | Jesse Sapolu | C | March 10, 1961 | 6'4" | 271 | Hawaii | Laie, Western Samoa | 12 | 3 |
| 52 | Jim Schwantz | LB | January 23, 1970 | 6'2" | 240 | Purdue | Arlington Heights, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 76 | Kirk Scrafford | RT | March 16, 1967 | 6'6" | 270 | Montana | Billings, MT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 29 | Frankie Smith | DB | October 8, 1968 | 5'9" | 186 | Baylor | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 83 | J.J. Stokes | WR | October 6, 1972 | 6'4" | 218 | UCLA | San Diego, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 94 | Dana Stubblefield | RDT | November 14, 1970 | 6'2" | 300 | Kansas | Cleves, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Tommy Thompson | P | April 27, 1972 | 5'10" | 192 | Oregon | Lompoc, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 89 | Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | PR | July 24, 1973 | 6'2" | 198 | California | Lagos, Nigeria | 14 | 0 |
| 38 | Darnell Walker | RCB | January 17, 1970 | 5'8" | 168 | Oklahoma | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 11 |
| 95 | Marvin Washington | DE | October 22, 1965 | 6'6" | 285 | Texas-El Paso | Denver, CO USA | 10 | 1 |
| 53 | James Williams | LB | October 10, 1968 | 6'0" | 246 | Mississippi St. | Natchez, MS USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Lee Woodall | LLB | October 31, 1969 | 6'1" | 224 | West Chester | Carlisle, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Rod Woodson | LCB | March 10, 1965 | 5'11" | 205 | Purdue | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 97 | Bryant Young | LDT | January 27, 1972 | 6'3" | 291 | Notre Dame | Chicago Heights, IL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 8 | Steve Young | QB | October 11, 1961 | 6'2" | 215 | BYU | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 15 | 15 |
