1997 Arizona Cardinals season

1997 Arizona Cardinals season
1997 Arizona Cardinals season
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Head coach	Vince Tobin
Home field	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	5th NFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	WR Rob Moore; CB Aeneas Williams
	← 1996; Cardinals seasons; 1998 →;

The 1997 Arizona Cardinals season was the franchise's 99th season, 78th season in the National Football League and the 10th in Arizona. The team was unable to match their previous output of 7–9, instead winning only four games.^[1] The Cardinals failed to qualify to the playoffs for the fifteenth consecutive season.

In week 2, the Cardinals ended a 13-game losing streak to the Dallas Cowboys.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1997 Arizona Cardinals draft
1	9	Tom Knight	Cornerback	Iowa
2	42	Jake Plummer *	Quarterback	Arizona State
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

1997 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player	Position	College
Michael Comer	Linebacker	UTEP

Personnel

Staff

**1997 Arizona Cardinals staff**
	Front office President – Bill Bidwill Vice president – Larry Wilson Vice president and general counsel – Michael Bidwill Vice president of player personnel – Bob Ferguson Assistant to the president – Rod Graves Head coaches Head coach – Vince Tobin Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Dick Jamieson Running backs – Johnny Roland Wide receivers – Vic Rapp Tight ends/quality control – Geep Chryst Offensive line – Carl Mauck			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Dave McGinnis Defensive line – Joe Greene Linebackers – Glenn Pires Defensive backs – Larry Marmie Special teams coaches Special teams – Al Everest Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Bob Rogucki

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Roster

**1997 Arizona Cardinals roster**
Quarterbacks (QB) 15 Stoney Case 11 Kent Graham 16 Jake Plummer Running backs (RB) 37 Larry Centers FB 32 LeShon Johnson 30 Leeland McElroy 20 Ronald Moore 45 Cedric Smith FB Wide receivers (WR) 89 Fred Brock 83 Anthony Edwards 85 Rob Moore 81 Frank Sanders 82 Kevin Williams Tight ends (TE) 80 Pat Carter 84 Chris Gedney 87 Johnny McWilliams		Offensive linemen (OL) 75 Lomas Brown T 72 Jerome Daniels G/T 62 Mike Devlin C 64 James Dexter T 67 Chris Dishman G 54 Aaron Graham C 71 Thomas Guynes T 73 Matt Joyce G 60 Anthony Redmon G 74 Rob Selby G Defensive linemen (DL) 63 Michael Bankston DE 90 Mark Campbell DT 96 Brad Ottis DE 97 Simeon Rice DE 93 Mark Smith DT 91 Rashod Swinger DT 94 Bernard Wilson DT		Linebackers (LB) 52 Mike Caldwell OLB 58 Eric Hill MLB 56 Terry Irving OLB 51 Lyron Cobbins MLB 50 Tony McCombs OLB 57 Ronald McKinnon 95 Jamir Miller OLB Defensive backs (DB) 46 Brent Alexander FS 28 Tommy Bennett SS 43 Matt Darby SS 38 Kenny Harris SS 29 Ty Howard CB 22 Tom Knight CB 42 Kwamie Lassiter FS 44 J. J. McCleskey CB 35 Aeneas Williams CB Special teams 10 Jeff Feagles P 6 Joe Nedney K 86 Trey Junkin LS				Practice squad 31 Rod Brown FB 12 Chad Carpenter WR 69 Allen DeGraffenreid T 52 active, 6 inactive, 3 practice squad Reserve 76 Jerry Drake DT (IR) 66 Eric Jonassen G/T (IR) 24 Dell McGee CB (IR) 31 Derrick Moore RB (IR) 98 Eric Swann DT (IR) 68 Joe Wolf T (IR) Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Attendance
1	August 31	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 21–24	0–1	Cinergy Field	50,298
2	September 7	Dallas Cowboys	W 25–22 (OT)	1–1	Sun Devil Stadium	71,578
3	September 14	at Washington Redskins	L 13–19	1–2	Jack Kent Cooke Stadium	78,270
4	Bye
5	September 28	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 18–19	1–3	Tampa Stadium	53,804
6	October 5	Minnesota Vikings	L 19–20	1–4	Sun Devil Stadium	45,550
7	October 12	New York Giants	L 13–27	1–5	Sun Devil Stadium	38,959
8	October 19	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 10–13	1–6	Veterans Stadium	66,860
9	October 26	Tennessee Oilers	L 14–41	1–7	Sun Devil Stadium	44,030
10	November 2	Philadelphia Eagles	W 31–21	2–7	Sun Devil Stadium	39,549
11	November 9	at Dallas Cowboys	L 6–24	2–8	Texas Stadium	64,302
12	November 16	at New York Giants	L 10–19	2–9	Giants Stadium	68,316
13	November 23	at Baltimore Ravens	W 16–13	3–9	Memorial Stadium	53,976
14	November 30	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 20–26	3–10	Sun Devil Stadium	66,341
15	December 7	Washington Redskins	L 28–38	3–11	Sun Devil Stadium	41,537
16	December 14	at New Orleans Saints	L 10–27	3–12	Louisiana Superdome	45,517
17	December 21	Atlanta Falcons	W 29–26	4–12	Sun Devil Stadium	32,003
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

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

References

^ 1997 Arizona Cardinals
^ "Team official promoted to vice president-player personnel". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. February 4, 1997. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

[1] 1997 Arizona Cardinals

[2] "Team official promoted to vice president-player personnel". APNewsArchive.com. Associated Press. February 4, 1997. Retrieved December 28, 2013.

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v t e Arizona Cardinals
Founded in 1898 Played in Chicago (1920–1959), St. Louis (1960–1987), and formerly the Phoenix Cardinals (1988–1993) Based in Glendale, Arizona Headquartered in Tempe, Arizona
Franchise	History in Chicago in St. Louis Seasons Head coaches All-time roster (A–Kin, Kir–Z) Quarterbacks First-round draft picks
Stadiums	Normal Park Comiskey Park Wrigley Field Forbes Field Soldier Field Busch Stadium Busch Memorial Stadium Mountain America Stadium State Farm Stadium
Culture	Chris O'Brien Charles Bidwill Bill Bidwill Red Sea Big Red (mascot) Jerry Maguire
Lore	1925 Chicago Cardinals–Milwaukee Badgers scandal 1925 NFL Championship controversy Card-Pitt Million Dollar Backfield Chicago Cardinals–Toronto Argonauts exhibition game Fútbol Americano "They are who we thought they were!" Hail Murray
Rivalries	Chicago Bears Kansas City Chiefs (former) Los Angeles Rams San Francisco 49ers Seattle Seahawks
Division championships (7)	1947 1948 1974 1975 2008 2009 2015
Conference championships (1)	2008
League championships (2)	1925 1947
Retired numbers	8 40 77 88 99
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: West Division
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