1997 Arizona Cardinals season

The 1997 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 99th season, 78th season in the National Football League and the 10th in Arizona. The team was unable to match their previous output of 7–9, instead winning only four games.[1] The Cardinals failed to qualify to the playoffs for the fifteenth consecutive season.

1997 Arizona Cardinals season
OwnerBill Bidwill
Head coachVince Tobin
Home fieldSun Devil Stadium
Results
Record4–12
Division place5th NFC East
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersWR Rob Moore
CB Aeneas Williams

In week 2, the Cardinals ended a 13-game losing streak to the Dallas Cowboys.

Offseason

NFL Draft
Main article: 1997 NFL Draft
1997 Arizona Cardinals draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 9 Tom Knight  Cornerback Iowa
2 42 Jake Plummer *  Quarterback Arizona State
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents
1997 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Michael Comer Linebacker UTEP

Personnel

Staff
1997 Arizona Cardinals staff
Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special teams – Al Everest

Strength and conditioning

  • Strength and conditioning – Bob Rogucki

[2]

Roster
1997 Arizona Cardinals final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

 Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

 Reserve lists
  • 76 Jerry Drake DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 66 Eric Jonassen G/T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 24 Dell McGee CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 31 Derrick Moore RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 98 Eric Swann DT (IRTooltip Injured reserve)
  • 68 Joe Wolf T (IRTooltip Injured reserve)


Practice squad

  • 31 Rod Brown FB
  • 12 Chad Carpenter WR
  • 69 Allen DeGraffenreid T

52 active, 6 inactive, 3 practice squad
Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 August 31 at Cincinnati Bengals L 21–24 0–1 Cinergy Field 50,298
2 September 7 Dallas Cowboys W 25–22 (OT) 1–1 Sun Devil Stadium 71,578
3 September 14 at Washington Redskins L 13–19 1–2 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 78,270
4 Bye
5 September 28 at Tampa Bay Buccaneers L 18–19 1–3 Tampa Stadium 53,804
6 October 5 Minnesota Vikings L 19–20 1–4 Sun Devil Stadium 45,550
7 October 12 New York Giants L 13–27 1–5 Sun Devil Stadium 38,959
8 October 19 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10–13 1–6 Veterans Stadium 66,860
9 October 26 Tennessee Oilers L 14–41 1–7 Sun Devil Stadium 44,030
10 November 2 Philadelphia Eagles W 31–21 2–7 Sun Devil Stadium 39,549
11 November 9 at Dallas Cowboys L 6–24 2–8 Texas Stadium 64,302
12 November 16 at New York Giants L 10–19 2–9 Giants Stadium 68,316
13 November 23 at Baltimore Ravens W 16–13 3–9 Memorial Stadium 53,976
14 November 30 Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–26 3–10 Sun Devil Stadium 66,341
15 December 7 Washington Redskins L 28–38 3–11 Sun Devil Stadium 41,537
16 December 14 at New Orleans Saints L 10–27 3–12 Louisiana Superdome 45,517
17 December 21 Atlanta Falcons W 29–26 4–12 Sun Devil Stadium 32,003
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings
NFC East
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(3) New York Giants 10 5 1 .656 307 265 W3
Washington Redskins 8 7 1 .531 327 289 W1
Philadelphia Eagles 6 9 1 .406 317 372 L3
Dallas Cowboys 6 10 0 .375 304 314 L5
Arizona Cardinals 4 12 0 .250 283 379 W1

References
  1. 1997 Arizona Cardinals
  2. "Team official promoted to vice president-player personnel". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. February 4, 1997. Retrieved December 28, 2013.
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