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1997 Tennessee Oilers season

释义

Offseason
NFL Draft
Personnel
Staff Roster
Schedule
Preseason Regular season Schedule Standings
References
External links

{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2013}}{{Infobox NFL season
| team = Tennessee Oilers
| logo =
| year = 1997
| record = 8–8
| division_place = 3rd AFC Central
| coach = Jeff Fisher
| general_manager = Floyd Reese
| owner = Bud Adams
| stadium = Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
| playoffs = did not qualify
| previous = 1996 (Houston)
|uniform =
| shortnavlink = Oilers seasons
}}

The 1997 Tennessee Oilers season was their 38th season overall and their 28th in the National Football League (The NFL). The Oilers finished the season with 8 wins and 8 losses, and did not qualify for the playoffs. The head coach was Jeff Fisher, and the team played their home games at the Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis. The 1997 season was the first season that the team was known as the Tennessee Oilers, following their move from Houston. In their first game in their new city, they defeated the Oakland Raiders 24-21. However, after the win, the Oilers would struggle, as they lost their next 4 games and could not recover.

Offseason

NFL Draft

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| year = 1997
| teamname = Tennessee Oilers
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 1
| pick = 18
| player = Kenny Holmes
| position = Defensive end
| college = Miami (FL)
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 2
| pick = 46
| player = Joey Kent
| position = Wide receiver
| college = Tennessee
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 3
| pick = 75
| player = Denard Walker
| position = Defensive back
| college = LSU
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 3
| pick = 81
| player = Scott Sanderson
| position = Offensive tackle
| college = Washington State
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 4
| pick = 98
| player = Derrick Mason
| position = Wide receiver
| college = Michigan State
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
| probowl = yes
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 4
| pick = 107
| player = Pratt Lyons
| position = Defensive end
| college = Troy
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 5
| pick = 143
| player = George McCullough
| position = Defensive back
| college = Baylor
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 6
| pick = 181
| player = Dennis Stallings
| position = Linebacker
| college = Illinois
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}{{NFL team draft entry
| round = 7
| pick = 216
| player = Armon Williams
| position = Defensive back
| college = Arizona
| notes =
| maderoster = yes
}}{{NFL team draft end
| hof = no
}}^[1]

Personnel

Staff

{{NFL final staff
| year = 1997
| team = Tennessee Oilers
| front_office =

Owner/Chairman of the Board/President – Bud Adams
Executive Vice President/General Manager – Floyd Reese
Director of Player Personnel – Rich Snead
Director of College Scouting – Glenn Cumbee
Director of Regional Scouting – Mike Holovak

| head_coach =

Head Coach – Jeff Fisher

| offensive =

Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks – Les Steckel
Running Backs – Sherman Smith
Wide Receivers – Alan Lowry
Offensive Line/Tight Ends – George Henshaw
Offensive Line – Mike Munchak
Offensive Assistant/Quality Control – Bart Andrus

| defensive =

Defensive Coordinator – Gregg Williams
Defensive Line – Rex Norris
Linebackers – O'Neill Gilbert
Defensive Backs – Greg Brown
Defensive Assistant/Quality Control – Jerry Gray

| special_teams =

Special Teams – Russ Purnell

| strength =

Strength and Conditioning – Steve Watterson

}}

Roster

{{NFL season roster
| year = 1997
| team = Tennessee Oilers
| quarterbacks ={{NFLplayer|17|Dave Krieg}}{{NFLplayer| 9|Steve McNair}}{{NFLplayer|16|James Ritchey}}
| running_backs ={{NFLplayer|22|Mike Archie}}{{NFLplayer|27|Eddie George}}{{NFLplayer|35|Spencer George|link=no|rookie=y}}{{NFLplayer|33|Ronnie Harmon}}{{NFLplayer|20|Rodney Thomas}}
| wide_receivers ={{NFLplayer|83|Isaac Byrd|rookie=y}}{{NFLplayer|86|Willie Davis|d=wide receiver}}{{NFLplayer|83|Malcolm Floyd}}{{NFLplayer|86|Joey Kent|rookie=y}}{{NFLplayer|82|Derrick Mason|rookie=y|KR}}{{NFLplayer|85|Derek Russell}}{{NFLplayer|81|Chris Sanders|d=wide receiver}}
| tight_ends ={{NFLplayer|88|Roderick Lewis}}{{NFLplayer|87|James McKeehan|link=no}}{{NFLplayer|80|Michael Roan|HB}}{{NFLplayer|89|Frank Wycheck|HB}}
| offensive_linemen ={{NFLplayer|77|Kevin Donnalley|G}}{{NFLplayer|72|Brad Hopkins|T}}{{NFLplayer|66|Jason Layman|G/T}}{{NFLplayer|74|Bruce Matthews|d=American football|G}}{{NFLplayer|64|Erik Norgard|G/C}}{{NFLplayer|69|Jon Runyan|T}}{{NFLplayer|73|Scott Sanderson|d=American football|rookie=y|T}}{{NFLplayer|53|Mark Stepnoski|C}}
| defensive_linemen ={{NFLplayer|78|Anthony Cook|d=American football|DE}}{{NFLplayer|91|Josh Evans|d=defensive lineman|DT}}{{NFLplayer|92|Henry Ford|d=defensive lineman|DT}}{{NFLplayer|93|Mike Halapin|link=no|DT}}{{NFLplayer|99|Kenny Holmes|rookie=y|DE}}{{NFLplayer|98|Pratt Lyons|rookie=y|DE}}{{NFLplayer|97|Bryant Mix|DT}}{{NFLplayer|90|James Roberson|DE}}{{NFLplayer|96|Gary Walker|d=defensive end|DT}}
| linebackers ={{NFLplayer|58|Joe Bowden|OLB}}{{NFLplayer|51|Lemanski Hall|OLB}}{{NFLplayer|57|Lenoy Jones|OLB}}{{NFLplayer|50|Terry Killens|OLB}}{{NFLplayer|56|Lonnie Marts|OLB}}{{NFLplayer|59|Dennis Stallings|link=no|rookie=y|MLB}}{{NFLplayer|52|Barron Wortham|MLB}}
| defensive_backs ={{NFLplayer|22|Tomur Barnes|CB}}{{NFLplayer|23|Blaine Bishop|SS}}{{NFLplayer|30|Anthony Dorsett|CB}}{{NFLplayer|24|Steve Jackson|d=defensive back|CB}}{{NFLplayer|38|Roger Jones|d=American football|CB}}{{NFLplayer|29|Darryll Lewis|CB}}{{NFLplayer|28|George McCullough|rookie=y|CB}}{{NFLplayer|31|Marcus Robertson|FS}}{{NFLplayer|37|Rafael Robinson|FS}}{{NFLplayer|26|Rayna Stewart|FS/SS}}{{NFLplayer|25|Denard Walker|rookie=y|CB}}{{NFLplayer|42|Armon Williams|link=no|rookie=y|SS}}
| special_teams ={{NFLplayer| 3|Al Del Greco|K}}{{NFLplayer|21|Mel Gray|d=return specialist|PR}}{{NFLplayer| 7|Reggie Roby|P}}
}}^[2]

Schedule

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record
1	August 2, 1997	New Orleans Saints	L 12–21	0-1
2	August 9, 1997	Washington Redskins	L 12-18	0-2
3	August 16, 1997	San Diego Chargers	L 7–21	0-3
4	August 22, 1997	at Dallas Cowboys	L 10–34	0–4

Regular season

The Oilers' new stadium would not be ready until 1999, however, and the largest stadium in Nashville at the time, Vanderbilt Stadium on the campus of Vanderbilt University, seated only 41,000. At first, Bud Adams rejected Vanderbilt Stadium even as a temporary facility and announced that the renamed Tennessee Oilers would play the next two seasons at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis. The team would be based in Nashville, commuting to Memphis only for games—in effect, consigning the Oilers to 32 road games for the next two years. Even though this arrangement was acceptable to the NFL and the Oilers at the time, few people in either Memphis or Nashville were pleased by it. Memphis had made numerous attempts to get an NFL team (including the Memphis Hound Dogs and the Memphis Grizzlies court case), and many people in the area wanted nothing to do with a team that would be lost in only two years—especially to longtime rival Nashville. Conversely, Nashvillians showed little inclination to drive over 200 miles (300 km) to see "their" team. As a result, attendance at the Liberty Bowl was disastrous: on at least two occasions, fewer than 18,000 fans came to the stadium to see the Oilers, a number smaller than the attendance figures the team was getting in Houston after they had announced the move, and smaller than the fan bases the USFL's Memphis Showboats and XFL's Memphis Maniax would draw to the same stadium. If not for the attendance of fans supporting the Oilers' opponents, attendance would likely have even been smaller than it was for the CFL's Memphis Mad Dogs. Even in weeks when the Oilers drew over 30,000 fans (which only happened twice), many of the attendees were fans of the opposing team, padding the attendance totals.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Location	Attendance
1	August 31, 1997	Oakland Raiders	W 24–21	1–0	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	30,171
2	September 7, 1997	at Miami Dolphins	L 16–13	1–1	Pro Player Stadium	64,439
3	Bye
4	September 21, 1997	Baltimore Ravens	L 36–10	1–2	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	17,737
5	September 28, 1997	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 37–24	1–3	Three Rivers Stadium	57,507
6	October 5, 1997	at Seattle Seahawks	L 16–13	1–4	Kingdome	49,897
7	October 12, 1997	Cincinnati Bengals	W 30–7	2–4	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	17,071
8	October 19, 1997	Washington Redskins	W 28–14	3–4	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	31,042
9	October 26, 1997	at Arizona Cardinals	W 41–14	4–4	Sun Devil Stadium	44,030
10	November 2, 1997	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 30–24	4–5	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	27,208
11	November 9, 1997	New York Giants	W 10–6	5–5	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	26,744
12	November 16, 1997	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 17–9	5–6	Alltel Stadium	70,070
13	November 23, 1997	Buffalo Bills	W 31–14	6–6	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	23,571
14	November 27, 1997	at Dallas Cowboys	W 27–14	7–6	Texas Stadium	63,421
15	December 4, 1997	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 41–14	7–7	Cinergy Field	49,086
16	December 14, 1997	at Baltimore Ravens	L 21–19	7–8	Memorial Stadium	60,558
17	December 21, 1997	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 16–6	8–8	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium	50,677

Standings

References

1. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1997_draft.htm |title=1997 Tennessee Oilers draftees |work=Pro-Football-Reference.com |accessdate=January 11, 2014 }}
2. ^{{cite web |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1997_roster.htm |title=1997 Tennessee Oilers starters, roster, and players |work=Pro-Football-Reference.com |accessdate=October 28, 2014 }}

External links

[https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/oti/1997.htm 1997 Tennessee Oilers] at Pro-Football-Reference.com

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