1997 Oakland Raiders Statistics

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 Roster
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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Jeff George	521	290	55.7	3917	7.5	29	5.6	9	1.7	76	58	430	91.2
David Klingler	7	4	57.1	27	3.9	0	0.0	1	14.3	8	0	0	26.2
Napoleon Kaufman	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	529	294	55.6	3944	7.5	29	5.5	10	1.9	76	58	430

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Napoleon Kaufman	272	1294	4.8	83	6
Tim Hall	23	120	5.2	15	0
Harvey Williams	18	70	3.9	13	3
Jeff George	17	44	2.6	12	0
Derrick Fenner	7	24	3.4	7	0
Tim Brown	5	19	3.8	12	0
Joe Aska	12	10	0.8	4	0
Jerone Davison	2	4	2.0	5	0
Chad Levitt	2	3	1.5	2	0
David Klingler	1	0	0.0	0	0
Leo Araguz	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	360	1588	4.4	83	9

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Tim Brown	104	1408	13.5	59	5
Rickey Dudley	48	787	16.4	76	7
James Jett	46	804	17.5	56	12
Napoleon Kaufman	40	403	10.1	70	2
Harvey Williams	16	147	9.2	32	2
Derrick Fenner	14	92	6.6	13	0
Kenny Shedd	10	115	11.5	19	0
Olanda Truitt	7	91	13.0	19	1
Desmond Howard	4	30	7.5	9	0
Jerone Davison	2	34	17.0	25	0
Chad Levitt	2	24	12.0	22	0
Tim Hall	1	9	9.0	9	0
Totals	294	3944	13.4	76	29

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Cole Ford	35	33	94.3	22	13	59.1	72
Totals	35	33	94.3	22	13	59.1	72

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Leo Araguz	93	4189	45.0	63
Totals	93	4189	45.0	63

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Desmond Howard	27	210	7.8	32	0
Totals	27	210	7.8	32	0

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Desmond Howard	61	1318	21.6	45
Tim Hall	9	182	20.2	34
Olanda Truitt	2	51	25.5	30
Joe Aska	2	46	23.0	26
Kenny Shedd	2	38	19.0	23
Greg Biekert	1	16	16.0	16
Rob Holmberg	1	15	15.0	15
Mike Morton	1	14	14.0	14
Chad Levitt	1	12	12.0	12
Tim Brown	1	7	7.0	7
Totals	81	1699	21.0	45

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Eric Turner	2	45	22.5	29	0
Lionel Washington	2	44	22.0	44	1
James Trapp	2	24	12.0	25	0
Lorenzo Lynch	2	6	3.0	6	0
Terry McDaniel	1	17	17.0	17	0
Dan Land	1	13	13.0	13	0
Totals	10	149	14.9	44	1

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Anthony Smith	6.5
Russell Maryland	4.5
Chester McGlockton	4.5
Lance Johnstone	3.5
Darrell Russell	3.5
Greg Biekert	2.5
Rob Fredrickson	2.0
Albert Lewis	2.0
Aundray Bruce	1.0
Lorenzo Lynch	1.0
Totals	31.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Eric Turner	98.5	89	19	0	1	3	65	1	1
James Trapp	92.5	82	21	0	0	2	0	0	0
Greg Biekert	86	73	26
Rob Fredrickson	67.5	60	15
Russell Maryland	67.5	56	23		0	0	0	0	1
Chester McGlockton	59	54	10		0	1	0	0	1
Albert Lewis	58.5	54	9		0	0	0	0	2
Mike Morton	63.5	52	23		0	1	0	0	0
Terry McDaniel	47	44	6	0	1	0	0	0	0
Perry Carter	41	39	4
Darrell Russell	39.5	35	9		0	0	0	0	1
Anthony Smith	38	33	10		0	1	0		2
Lorenzo Lynch	31	27	8	0
Lionel Washington	25.5	25	1	0
Lance Johnstone	25.5	20	11		0	1	2	0	2
James Folston	21.5	19	5		0	1	0	0	1
Aundray Bruce	8.5	8	1
Kevin Johnson	9	7	4
Dan Land	6.5	6	1	0
Rob Holmberg	5.5	5	1		0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Anderson	5	4	2
Grady Jackson	5	4	2
Larry Brown	3.5	3	1
Calvin Branch	1	1	0
Jeff George					7	3	-14	0	0
Kenny Shedd					0	2	25	1	0
Desmond Howard					2	2	0	0	0
James Jett					2	1	0		0
Napoleon Kaufman					7	1	0		0
David Klingler					1	1	-5	0	0
Leo Araguz					1	1	-21	0	0
Olanda Truitt					1	0	0		0
Tim Brown					1	0	0		0
Derrick Fenner					1	0	0	0	0
Totals	906	800	212	0	25	22	52	2	11

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
James Jett		12							0	0	0			72
Cole Ford									13	33	0			72
Napoleon Kaufman	6	2							0	0	0			48
Rickey Dudley		7							0	0	0			42
Harvey Williams	3	2							0	0	0	1		32
Tim Brown	0	5		0					0	0	0	1		32
Olanda Truitt		1		0					0	0	0			6
Lionel Washington						1			0	0	0			6
Kenny Shedd		0		0			1		0	0	0			6
Eric Turner						0	1		0	0	0			6
Anthony Smith									0	0	0		1	2
Totals	9	29	0	0	0	1	2	0	13	33	0	2	1	324