1997_Washington_Redskins_season

1997 Washington Redskins season
1997 Washington Redskins season
Head coach	Norv Turner
Home field	Jack Kent Cooke Stadium
Results
Record	8–7–1
Division place	2nd NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	← 1996; Redskins seasons; 1998 →;

1997 Washington Redskins season

NFL team season

The 1997 Washington Redskins season was the franchise's 66th season in the National Football League (NFL) and their 62nd in Washington, D.C. The team failed to improve on their 9–7 record from 1996 and finished 8–7–1, knocking them out of playoff contention for the fifth straight year. This was the Redskins' first season playing in their new stadium, Jack Kent Cooke Stadium, that would be later called FedExField. In an infamous game with the New York Giants on November 23, 1997, The Redskins missed the potential game-winning 54-yard field goal when Scott Blanton shanked the ball wide right, it what would have been a 37-yard field goal. However, Michael Westbrook was called for unsportsmanlike conduct and crazy sequences lead the Redskins to their first tie since 1971.

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"1997 Washington Redskins Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 28, 2014.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1997 Washington Redskins draft
1	17	Kenard Lang	Defensive end	Miami (FL)
2	51	Greg Jones	Linebacker	Colorado
3	80	Derek Smith	Linebacker	Arizona State
4	115	Albert Connell	Wide receiver	Texas A&M
5	132	Jamel Williams	Safety	Nebraska
5	140	Keith Thibodeaux	Cornerback	Northwestern State
5	148	Twan Russell	Linebacker	Miami (FL)
5	162	Brad Badger	Guard	Stanford
Made roster


	Quarterbacks 10 Trent Green 15 Jeff Hostetler 11 Jamie Martin Running backs 21 Terry Allen 47 Larry Bowie 48 Stephen Davis 20 Marc Logan 30 Brian Mitchell KR/PR Wide receivers 83 Albert Connell 85 Henry Ellard 89 Chris Thomas 87 James Thrash 82 Michael Westbrook Tight ends 84 Jamie Asher 80 David Frisch 88 James Jenkins		Offensive linemen 73 Darryl Ashmore T 74 Brad Badger G 75 Bob Dahl G 68 Joe Patton G/T 67 Shar Pourdanesh T 52 Cory Raymer C 76 Ed Simmons T 63 Keith Sims G 55 Jeff Uhlenhake C Defensive linemen 93 Marc Boutte DT 92 Jamal Duff DE 79 Steve Emtman DE 95 William Gaines DT 97 Kelvin Kinney DE 99 Ryan Kuehl DT 90 Kenard Lang DE 91 Chris Mims DT 96 Rich Owens DE 78 Chris Zorich DT		Linebackers 58 Patrise Alexander MLB 57 Ken Harvey OLB 54 Greg Jones OLB 53 Marvcus Patton MLB 98 Twan Russell OLB 50 Derek Smith OLB Defensive backs 37 Jesse Campbell SS 26 Cris Dishman CB 35 Leomont Evans FS 28 Darrell Green CB 31 Darryl Pounds CB/S 24 Stanley Richard FS 32 Keith Thibodeaux CB 22 Jamel Williams SS Special teams 16 Scott Blanton K 13 Chris Jacke K 66 Dan Turk LS 1 Matt Turk P		Reserve lists 12 Gus Frerotte QB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 14 Karl Hankton WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 77 Tre' Johnson G (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 86 Leslie Shepherd WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 29 Scott Turner CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 61 Malcolm Hamilton LB 69 Jeff Miller T 66 Ozell Powell T 46 Chris Sanders TE 53 active, 5 inactive, 4 practice squad Rookies in italics

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	August 31, 1997	at Carolina Panthers	W 24–10	1–0	72,633
2	September 7, 1997	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 14–13	1–1	58,059
3	September 14, 1997	Arizona Cardinals	W 19–13	2–1	78,270
4	Bye
5	September 28, 1997	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 24–12	3–1	74,421
6	October 5, 1997	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 24–10	3–2	67,008
7	October 13, 1997	Dallas Cowboys	W 21–16	4–2	76,159
8	October 19, 1997	at Tennessee Oilers	L 28–14	4–3	31,042
9	October 26, 1997	Baltimore Ravens	L 20–17	4–4	75,067
10	November 2, 1997	at Chicago Bears	W 31–8	5–4	53,032
11	November 9, 1997	Detroit Lions	W 30–7	6–4	75,162
12	November 16, 1997	at Dallas Cowboys	L 17–14	6–5	64,559
13	November 23, 1997	New York Giants	T 7–7	6–5–1	75,703
14	November 30, 1997	St. Louis Rams	L 23–20	6–6–1	74,772
15	December 7, 1997	at Arizona Cardinals	W 38–28	7–6–1	41,537
16	December 13, 1997	at New York Giants	L 30–10	7–7–1	77,571
17	December 21, 1997	Philadelphia Eagles	W 35–32	8–7–1	75,939

NFC East
view talk edit	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

1997_Washington_Redskins_season

1997 Washington Redskins season

Offseason

NFL draft

Personnel

Staff

Roster

Regular season

Schedule

Standings

References

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