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1997 New Orleans Saints season
Head coachMike Ditka
Home fieldLouisiana Superdome
Results
Record6–10
Division place4th NFC West
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersT Willie Roaf

The 1997 New Orleans Saints season was the franchise’s 31st season in the National Football League, and 24th at the Louisiana Superdome. The team improved upon its 1996 record of 3–13, winning six games, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fifth consecutive season.

This was the Saints’ first season with Mike Ditka as head coach. New Orleans hired the former Chicago Bears head coach after Ditka had spent the previous four seasons as a studio analyst for NBC Sports.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1997 NFL Draft
1997 New Orleans Saints draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 10 Chris Naeole  Guard Colorado
2 33 Rob Kelly  Defensive back Ohio State
2 39 Jared Tomich  Defensive end Nebraska
3 62 Troy Davis  Running back Iowa State
4 99 Danny Wuerffel  Quarterback Florida
4 116 Keith Poole  Wide receiver Arizona State
6 165 Nicky Savoie  Tight end LSU
      Made roster  

[1]

Personnel

Staff

1997 New Orleans Saints staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning


[2]

Roster

1997 New Orleans Saints roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB) {{{defensive_back}}}

Special teams

Practice squad

Reserve


Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance
1 August 31 at St. Louis Rams L 38–24 0—1 64,575
2 September 7 San Diego Chargers L 20–6 0—2 65,760
3 September 14 at San Francisco 49ers L 33–7 0—3 61,838
4 September 21 Detroit Lions W 35–17 1—3 50,016
5 September 28 at New York Giants L 14–9 1—4 68,891
6 October 5 at Chicago Bears W 20–17 2—4 58,865
7 October 12 Atlanta Falcons L 23–17 2—5 65,619
8 October 19 Carolina Panthers L 13–0 2—6 50,963
9 October 26 San Francisco 49ers L 23–0 2—7 60,443
10 Bye
11 November 9 at Oakland Raiders W 13–10 3—7 40,091
12 November 16 Seattle Seahawks W 20–17 4—7 50,493
13 November 23 at Atlanta Falcons L 20–3 4—8 48,620
14 November 30 at Carolina Panthers W 16–13 5—8 57,957
15 December 7 St. Louis Rams L 34–27 5—9 54,803
16 December 14 Arizona Cardinals W 27–10 6—9 45,517
17 December 21 at Kansas City Chiefs L 25–13 6—10 66,772
Note: Division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

NFC West
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(1) San Francisco 49ers 13 3 0 .813 375 265 L1
Carolina Panthers 7 9 0 .438 265 314 L2
Atlanta Falcons 7 9 0 .438 320 361 L1
New Orleans Saints 6 10 0 .375 237 327 L1
St. Louis Rams 5 11 0 .313 299 359 W1

References

  1. ^ "1997 New Orleans Saints Draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved January 3, 2014.
  2. ^ "All-Time Roster". NewOrleansSaints.com. Archived from the original on 2012-06-18. Retrieved June 23, 2012.
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