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1997 Arizona Cardinals (NFL)

5th place • National Football Conference • Eastern Division • 4-12-0 .250
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Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Vince Tobin
Joe GreeneDefensive Line
Dick JamiesonOffensive Coordinator
Larry MarmieDefensive Backs
Carl MauckOffensive Line
Dave McGinnisDefensive Coordinator
Glenn PiresLinebackers
Vic RappWide Receivers
Bob RoguckiStrength and Conditioning
Johnny RolandRunning Backs
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/2/1997ASeattle Seahawks6-34LSeattle, WAKingdome49445
Fri8/8/1997ASt. Louis Rams0-12LSt. Louis, MOTrans World Dome56799
Sun8/17/1997AChicago Bears10-22LChicago, ILSoldier Field22331
Fri8/22/1997HOakland Raiders15-13WTempe, AZSun Devil Stadium30584
Sun8/31/1997ACincinnati Bengals21-24LCincinnati, OHCinergy Field53644
Sun9/7/1997HDallas Cowboys25-22WOTTempe, AZSun Devil Stadium71578
Sun9/14/1997AWashington Redskins13-19LOTLandover, MDJack Kent Cooke Stadium78270
Sun9/28/1997ATampa Bay Buccaneers18-19LTampa, FLHoulihan's Stadium53804
Sun10/5/1997HMinnesota Vikings19-20LTempe, AZSun Devil Stadium45550
Sun10/12/1997HNew York Giants13-27LTempe, AZSun Devil Stadium38959
Sun10/19/1997APhiladelphia Eagles10-13LOTPhiladelphia, PAVeterans Stadium66860
Sun10/26/1997HTennessee Oilers14-41LTempe, AZSun Devil Stadium44030
Sun11/2/1997HPhiladelphia Eagles31-21WTempe, AZSun Devil Stadium39549
Sun11/9/1997ADallas Cowboys6-24LIrving, TXTexas Stadium64302
Sun11/16/1997ANew York Giants10-19LEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium68316
Sun11/23/1997ABaltimore Ravens16-13WBaltimore, MDMemorial Stadium53976
Sun11/30/1997HPittsburgh Steelers20-26LOTTempe, AZSun Devil Stadium66341
Sun12/7/1997HWashington Redskins28-38LTempe, AZSun Devil Stadium41537
Sun12/14/1997ANew Orleans Saints10-27LNew Orleans, LALouisiana Superdome45517
Sun12/21/1997HAtlanta Falcons29-26WTempe, AZSun Devil Stadium32003

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

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Schedule Notes
8/17/1997Chicago BearsPostponed from 8/16
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Brent Alexander46FS5-1119826Tennessee State1615
Michael Bankston63LDE6-528527Sam Houston State1616
Tommy Bennett28SS6-221424UCLA137
Kevin Bouie33RB6-123026Garden City CC; Mississippi State50
Fred Brock89WR5-1118123Southern Mississippi20
Lomas Brown75LOT6-428434Florida1414
Kevin Butler3K6-019835Georgia60
Mike Caldwell52LB6-223626Middle Tennessee State160
Mark Campbell90DT6-129025Florida50
Pat Carter80TE6-325731Florida State1610
Stoney Case15QB6-320525New Mexico31
Larry Centers37FB6-022529Stephen F. Austin State1514
Lyron Cobbins51LB6-025023Notre Dame60
Matt Darby43SS6-119929UCLA117
Mike Devlin62C6-232128Iowa1513
James Dexter64ROT6-731924South Carolina109
Chris Dishman67OG6-334023Nebraska80
Anthony Edwards83WR5-919331New Mexico Highlands161
Jeff Feagles10P6-120531Scottsdale CC; Miami (Florida)160
Chris Gedney84TE6-525127Syracuse163
Aaron Graham54C-LOG6-429724Nebraska164
Kent Graham11QB6-524229Notre Dame; Ohio State86
Thomas Guynes71OT6-533023Michigan40
Kenny Harris38S6-120322North Carolina State110
Eric Hill58MLB6-226031Louisiana State1110
Ty Howard29RCB5-918524Ohio State152
Terry Irving56RLB-MLB6-223626McNeese State166
LeShon Johnson32RB6-021026Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Northern Illinois140
Matt Joyce73LOG6-730525Richmond96
Trey Junkin86C6-224936Louisiana Tech160
Tommy Knight22RCB6-019623Iowa1514
Kwamie Lassiter42FS6-020428Butler CC; Kansas161
J.J. McCleskey44CB-S5-818327Tennessee130
Tony McCombs50LB6-224623Eastern Kentucky120
Leeland McElroy30RB5-921223Texas A&M148
Ronald McKinnon57RLB-MLB6-024624North Alabama1616
Johnny McWilliams87TE6-427025Southern California167
Jamir Miller95LLB6-526624UCLA1616
Kevin Miniefield21CB5-918027Arizona State30
Rob Moore85WR6-320429Syracuse1616
Ron Moore20RB5-1022027Pittsburg State62
Joe Nedney6K6-522324San Jose State100
Brad Ottis96LDT-NT6-528825Wayne State (Nebraska)164
Tito Paul27CB6-019825Ohio State10
Jake Plummer16QB6-220523Arizona State109
Anthony Redmon60ROG6-530826Auburn1616
Simeon Rice97RDE6-526723Illinois1616
Frank Sanders81WR6-120524Auburn1616
Rob Selby74LOG6-328830Auburn109
Cedric Smith45RB-FB5-1125029Florida163
Mark Smith93RDT-LDT6-429823Navarro JC; Hinds CC; Auburn164
Eric Swann98LDT6-531427Wake Technical JC1313
Rashod Swinger91DT6-229623Rutgers10
Aeneas Williams35LCB5-1120029Southern University1616
Kevin Williams82WR5-919526Miami (Florida)160
Bernard Wilson94RDT6-331827Tennessee State1614
Joe Wolf68ROT-LOT6-629631Boston College159
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
19Tommy KnightDBIowa
242Jake PlummerQBArizona State
384Ty HowardDBOhio State
4106Chris DishmanGNebraska
5139Chad CarpenterWRWashington State
6175Rod BrownRBNorth Carolina State
6188Tony McCombsLBEastern Kentucky
7212Mark SmithDEAuburn
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thOTPTS
Team Totals446785843283
Opponents Totals631018311715379
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals29:02295791863085/242 35.1%11/22 50.0%93775
Opponents Totals30:582981121671976/222 34.2%6/11 54.5%113981
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTX2X2AFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Joe Nedney01919100.000111764.7052
Rob Moore8001100050
Kevin Butler091090.00081266.7033
Frank Sanders4001100026
Chris Gedney4000000024
Jake Plummer2001100014
Larry Centers2000000012
Kent Graham2000000012
Leeland McElroy2000000012
Aeneas Williams2000000012
Tommy Bennett100000006
Pat Carter100000006
Stoney Case100000006
Cedric Smith100000006
Kevin Williams100000006
Bernard Wilson100000006
Team Totals32282996.633192965.50283
Opponents Totals42353794.613303585.70379
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Joe Nedney111764.70451/13/34/43/70/2
Kevin Butler81266.70490/04/42/42/40/0
Team Totals192965.50491/17/76/85/110/2
Opponents Totals303585.71/19/912/137/91/3
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTDFDG20+G40+FUM
Leeland McElroy1354243.118222003
Larry Centers1012762.714118001
Jake Plummer392165.531215101
Ron Moore571753.11607000
LeShon Johnson23813.51103000
Kevin Bouie11262.4602000
Kent Graham13231.81027000
Chris Gedney11515.01501000
Stoney Case781.1312000
Frank Sanders155.0500000
Cedric Smith451.3211000
Ronald McKinnon133.0301000
Eric Swann100.0000001
Jeff Feagles000L00001
Kevin Williams1-2-2.0-200000
Team Totals39512553.231979107
Opponents Totals52421804.24413112826
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPFDG20+G40+RTG
Jake Plummer29615753.012422037.414.070t155.1155.152291191210128773.1
Kent Graham25013052.011514085.610.84741.652.01611512936815365.9
Stoney Case552952.7243165.710.93000.023.61089227163054.8
Frank Sanders11100.002626.026.02600.000.00026110118.8
Team Totals60231752.726339536.612.570t193.2223.7784953458186471068.6
Opponents Totals49127956.819734617.012.469234.7153.1342153246167481081.7
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTDFDG20+G40+FUM
Rob Moore97158416.347t8682650
Frank Sanders75101713.670t4501353
Larry Centers544097.629120100
Chris Gedney2326111.337t412301
Kevin Williams2027313.731t115100
Anthony Edwards2020310.23309200
Johnny McWilliams77510.71505000
Pat Carter7446.31514000
Leeland McElroy7324.61701000
LeShon Johnson341.3700000
Cedric Smith22010.01801000
Fred Brock12929.02901100
Jake Plummer122.0200000
Team Totals317395312.570t1918647104
Opponents Totals279346112.4692316748103
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Aeneas Williams69515.842t2
Ronald McKinnon34013.3170
Bernard Wilson16666.066t1
J.J. McCleskey11515.0150
Kwamie Lassiter11010.0100
Mike Caldwell155.050
Tommy Bennett100.000
Simeon Rice100.000
Team Totals1523115.466t3
Opponents Totals2228913.1412
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20OBDNRYDSNYDSNET
Jeff Feagles91402844.3621102486441338736.8
Team Totals92402843.8621102486441338736.8
Opponents Totals94413043.96621626461334935.6
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTDG20+G40+FUM
Kevin Williams401546211.6500513
Anthony Edwards11-1-1.0-10000
Team Totals411646111.2500513
Opponents Totals402744111.063t1
KICKOFFSNOYDSAVGOBTBRETRETYTDOSAOSR
Joe Nedney40269567.401722538120
Kevin Butler25151560.62220407011
Team Totals65421064.821942945131
Opponents Totals7016960
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTDG20+G40+FUM
Kevin Williams590145824.76304050
Kevin Bouie6013622.7270600
Cedric Smith305016.7210100
Chris Gedney202613.0160000
LeShon Johnson002626L0100
Team Totals700169624.26304850
Opponents Totals42094522.5421
SACKSNOYDS
Eric Swann7.5
Mark Smith6.0
Jamir Miller5.5
Simeon Rice5.0
Kwamie Lassiter3.0
Michael Bankston2.0
Mike Caldwell2.0
Ty Howard1.0
J.J. McCleskey1.0
Ronald McKinnon1.0
Team Totals34.0215.0
Opponents Totals78.0495.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Stoney Case300000
Larry Centers100000
Matt Darby0002200
Mike Devlin0010100
Anthony Edwards0010100
Jeff Feagles110100
Chris Gedney100000
Aaron Graham0010100
Kent Graham500000
Terry Irving0001100
Leeland McElroy300000
Jake Plummer6101-10
Frank Sanders300000
Cedric Smith0001100
Eric Swann101100
Kevin Williams310100
Joe Wolf0010100
Team Totals27207512-10
Opponents Totals1651020301
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