1997 Arizona Cardinals season

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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

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.

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
Linebacker UTEP

Personnel[]

Staff[]

1997 Arizona Cardinals staff
Front office
  • President – Bill Bidwill
  • Vice President – Larry Wilson
  • Vice President and General Counsel – Michael Bidwill
  • Vice President of Player Personnel – Bob Ferguson
  • Assistant to the President – Rod Graves

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

  • 37 Larry Centers FB
  • 32 LeShon Johnson
  • 30 Leeland McElroy
  • 45 Cedric Smith FB

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

  • 69 OL


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 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
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 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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