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1997 New York Jets (NFL)

3rd place American Football Conference Eastern Division 9-7-0 .563
1997 NFLPrevious SeasonNext SeasonRoster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: Bill Parcells
Bill BelichickAssistant Head Coach/Secondary
Maurice CarthonRunning Backs
Romeo CrennelDefensive Line
Ron ErhardtSpecial Assistant-Quarterbacks
Al GrohLinebackers
Todd HaleyOffensive Assistant-Quality Control
Pat HodgsonTight Ends
John LottStrength and Conditioning
Eric ManginiDefensive Assistant-Quality Control
Bill MuirOffensive Line
Mike SweatmanSpecial Teams
Charlie WeisWide Receivers
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/2/1997HPhiladelphia Eagles31-17WEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium25600
Fri8/8/1997HBaltimore Ravens39-29WEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium23067
Sat8/16/1997ANew York Giants27-17WEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium57432
Fri8/22/1997ATampa Bay Buccaneers15-9WOTOrlando, FLFlorida Citrus Bowl Stadium21342
Sun8/31/1997ASeattle Seahawks41-3WSeattle, WAKingdome53893
Sun9/7/1997HBuffalo Bills22-28LEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium72988
Sun9/14/1997ANew England Patriots24-27LOTFoxborough, MAFoxboro Stadium60072
Sun9/21/1997HOakland Raiders23-22WEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium72586
Sun9/28/1997ACincinnati Bengals31-14WCincinnati, OHCinergy Field57209
Sun10/5/1997AIndianapolis Colts16-12WIndianapolis, INRCA Dome48295
Sun10/12/1997HMiami Dolphins20-31LEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium75601
Sun10/19/1997HNew England Patriots24-19WEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium71061
Sun11/2/1997HBaltimore Ravens19-16WOTEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium59524
Sun11/9/1997AMiami Dolphins17-24LMiami-Dade County, FLPro Player Stadium73809
Sun11/16/1997AChicago Bears23-15WChicago, ILSoldier Field45642
Sun11/23/1997HMinnesota Vikings23-21WEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium70131
Sun11/30/1997ABuffalo Bills10-20LOrchard Park, NYRich Stadium47776
Sun12/7/1997HIndianapolis Colts14-22LEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium61168
Sun12/14/1997HTampa Bay Buccaneers31-0WEast Rutherford, NJGiants Stadium60122
Sun12/21/1997ADetroit Lions10-13LPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome77624

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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ROSTER
NoPlayerPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
20Richie AndersonFB6-223026Penn State163
36Ray AustinCB5-1120423Tennessee160
84Fred BaxterTE6-326526Auburn169
88Kyle BradyTE6-627625Penn State1614
44Corwin BrownS6-120327Michigan160
85John BurkeTE6-324926Virginia Tech71
63Lamont BurnsLOG6-430023East Carolina43
53Chad CascaddenLB6-124025Wisconsin150
80Wayne ChrebetWR5-1018724Hofstra161
7Chuck ClementsQB6-321424Houston10
42Marcus ColemanFS6-220923Texas Tech162
64J.R. ConradC6-330023Oklahoma121
78Terry DayDE6-428023Holmes CC; Mississippi State10
98Ronnie DixonNT-LDT6-331026Cincinnati53
99Hugh DouglasRDE6-228026Central State (Ohio)1515
62Roger DuffyC6-330030Penn State1515
76John ElliottLOT6-730632Michigan1313
58James FarriorROLB6-224322Virginia1615
72Jason FergusonNT6-330623Itawamba CC; Georgia131
51Matt FinkesLB6-325522Ohio State80
4Glenn FoleyQB6-221727Boston College62
31Aaron GlennLCB5-918525Navarro JC; Texas A&M1616
54Dwayne GordonLILB6-124028New Hampshire168
81Jeff GrahamWR6-220628Ohio State1616
21Victor GreenSS5-1120928Copiah-Lincoln CC; Akron1616
77Jay HagoodOT6-430624Virginia Tech20
9John HallK-P6-322923Wisconsin160
92Bobby HamiltonDE6-528226Southern Mississippi160
11Brian HansenP6-421937Sioux Falls150
30Chris HayesS6-020425Washington State160
26Jerome HendersonFS5-1019628Clemson1614
65John HudsonC6-227129Auburn160
71Kerry JenkinsLOT6-530624Louisiana State; Troy22
19Keyshawn JohnsonWR6-421225West Los Angeles JC; Southern California1616
32Leon JohnsonRB6-021923North Carolina161
52Pepper JohnsonLILB-MLB6-325033Ohio State88
55Marvin JonesRILB-RLB6-224925Florida State1616
57Mo LewisLOLB-LLB6-325828Georgia1616
93Ernie LoganNT-RDT-RDE6-329029East Carolina1514
18Ray LucasQB6-321625Rutgers50
95Rick LyleLDE6-528826Missouri1616
75Siupeli MalamalaROT6-530528Washington105
24Ray MickensCB5-818124Texas A&M160
29Adrian MurrellRB5-1121227West Virginia1615
22Lorenzo NealFB5-1124727Fresno State163
14Neil O'DonnellQB6-322831Maryland1514
70Matt O'DwyerROG6-530625Northwestern1616
66Lonnie PaleleiLOG-LOT6-331027Purdue; Nevada-Las Vegas1514
69Bill RobertsOG6-528535Ohio State120
45Otis SmithRCB5-1119632Southern University; Taft JC; Missouri1616
27Jerald SowellFB6-024223Tulane90
94Rick TerryNT6-430223North Carolina140
86Alex Van DykeWR6-020523Sacramento CC; Nevada-Reno50
89Dedric WardWR5-918523Northern Iowa111
60Casey WiegmannC6-228624Iowa30
73David WilliamsROT6-529531Florida1211
56Chris WingLB6-224026Boise State20
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
18James FarriorLBVirginia
231Rick TerryDTNorth Carolina
388Dedric WardWRNorthern Iowa
4102Terry DayDEMississippi State
4104Leon JohnsonRBNorth Carolina
5131Lamont BurnsGEast Carolina
5145Ray AustinDBTennessee
6164Tim ScharfLBNorthwestern
6191Chuck ClementsQBHouston
7202Steve RosgaDBColorado
7229Jason FergusonDTGeorgia
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thOT
Team Totals9111674643
Opponents Totals4097471000
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals29:42291971732191/238 38.2%12/21 57.1%83678
Opponents Totals30:183011031772172/228 31.6%8/21 38.1%99832
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTX2X2AFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
John Hall03636100.000284168.30120
Adrian Murrell7000100042
Keyshawn Johnson5000000030
Leon Johnson4000000024
Fred Baxter3000000018
Wayne Chrebet3000000018
Otis Smith3000000018
Kyle Brady2000000012
Jeff Graham2000000012
Alex Van Dyke2000000012
Richie Anderson100010006
Aaron Glenn100000006
Mo Lewis100000006
Ray Mickens100000006
Lorenzo Neal100000006
Neil O'Donnell100000006
Dedric Ward100000006
Team Totals383636100.002284168.30348
Opponents Totals33272896.425182766.72287
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
John Hall284168.31551/110/1111/172/64/6
Team Totals284168.31551/110/1111/172/64/6
Opponents Totals182766.70/07/85/96/90/1
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTDFDG20+G40+FUM
Adrian Murrell30010863.643t761414
Leon Johnson481583.320213101
Richie Anderson21703.31904001
Ray Lucas6559.21705000
Neil O'Donnell32361.11918001
Jerald Sowell7355.01003000
Lorenzo Neal10282.8802000
Dedric Ward22512.52101100
Chuck Clements2-3-1.5-100000
Glenn Foley3-5-1.7-100000
Team Totals43114853.443t1097617
Opponents Totals47018994.05391038212
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPFDG20+G40+RTG
Neil O'Donnell46025956.319427966.110.870173.771.545289250713332280.3
Glenn Foley975657.7407057.312.635t33.111.03246813711086.5
Brian Hansen11100.002626.026.02600.000.00026110118.8
Ray Lucas4375.00287.09.31900.0125.0002820054.2
Leon Johnson200.0100.000.0150.00000000.0
Team Totals56431956.623535556.311.170203.5101.848313324217344279.9
Opponents Totals55830454.523636636.612.067234.1183.2292423421177461075.1
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTDFDG20+G40+FUM
Keyshawn Johnson7096313.8395501500
Wayne Chrebet5879913.8703341110
Jeff Graham4254212.947t226610
Fred Baxter2727610.237314300
Adrian Murrell271063.92304100
Richie Anderson261505.81916001
Kyle Brady2223810.824212201
Dedric Ward1821211.833110401
Leon Johnson161428.92009100
Lorenzo Neal8405.01413000
Alex Van Dyke35317.718t23000
Corwin Brown12626.02601100
Jerald Sowell188.0801000
Team Totals319355511.170201734423
Opponents Totals304366312.0672317746102
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Otis Smith615826.351t3
Ray Mickens420.520
Victor Green38929.7390
Jerome Henderson14545.0450
Mo Lewis14343.043t1
Marcus Coleman12424.0240
Pepper Johnson11313.0130
Aaron Glenn155.050
Team Totals1837921.151t4
Opponents Totals1010010.0230
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20OBDNRYDSNYDSNET
Brian Hansen71306843.258152018429253935.3
John Hall314448.057000003011438.0
Team Totals75321242.858152018459265335.4
Opponents Totals92386242.0742917674300832.7
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTDG20+G40+FUM
Leon Johnson51661912.166t1734
Dedric Ward82556.9120000
Team Totals59867411.466t1734
Opponents Totals47134599.8470
KICKOFFSNOYDSAVGOBTBRETRETYTDOSAOSR
John Hall85566366.6029541134020
Team Totals85566366.6029541134020
Opponents Totals5412360
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTDG20+G40+FUM
Aaron Glenn28074126.596t12231
Leon Johnson12031926.6101t1710
Alex Van Dyke6013823.0300400
Lorenzo Neal202211.0220100
Dedric Ward20105.0110000
Wayne Chrebet1055.050000
Jason Ferguson1011.010000
Fred Baxter1000.000001
Bobby Hamilton1000.000000
Team Totals540123622.9101t23442
Opponents Totals540113421.0630
SACKSNOYDS
Mo Lewis8.0
Hugh Douglas4.0
Marvin Jones3.0
Rick Lyle3.0
Victor Green2.0
Bobby Hamilton1.0
Ray Mickens1.0
Jason Ferguson4.5
James Farrior1.5
Rick Terry1.0
Team Totals29.0242.0
Opponents Totals48.0313.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Richie Anderson210100
Fred Baxter100000
Kyle Brady100000
Chad Cascadden0001100
Marcus Coleman0001100
Roger Duffy2101-220
Glenn Foley100000
Aaron Glenn100000
Jeff Graham0010100
Leon Johnson550500
Marvin Jones0001100
Mo Lewis00011260
Rick Lyle0001120
Adrian Murrell420200
Neil O'Donnell9202-10
Lonnie Palelei0010100
Otis Smith00022400
Dedric Ward100000
Team Totals271413720450
Opponents Totals2772012321
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