1997 Oakland Raiders Game-by-Game Results

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Joe Bugel (4-12)
Location: Oakland, California
1997 Oakland Raiders Statistics
1997 Oakland Raiders Roster

The Oakland Raiders of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference.

The Raiders chalked up 324 points, but the shaky defensive squad gave up 419. Jeff George directed the offense, passing for 3,917 yards. Tim Brown paced the receiving corps, hauling in 104 passes for 1,408 yards.

Napoleon Kaufman ran for a team-best 1,294 yards for Oakland.

James Trapp, Lorenzo Lynch, Eric Turner and Lionel Washington each picked off 2 opponent throws. Anthony Smith sacked quarterbacks 6.5 times.

Joe Bugel coached the team.

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Regular Season Points For: 324
Regular Season Points Against: 419

Date Game Res Home Road Record
August 31, 1997 Oakland Raiders 21 at Tennessee Oilers 24 L 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 OT
September 8, 1997 Kansas City Chiefs 28 at Oakland Raiders 27 L 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-2-0
September 14, 1997 Oakland Raiders 36 at Atlanta Falcons 31 W 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-2-0
September 21, 1997 Oakland Raiders 22 at New York Jets 23 L 0-1-0 1-2-0 1-3-0
September 28, 1997 St. Louis Rams 17 at Oakland Raiders 35 W 1-1-0 1-2-0 2-3-0
October 5, 1997 San Diego Chargers 25 at Oakland Raiders 10 L 1-2-0 1-2-0 2-4-0
October 19, 1997 Denver Broncos 25 at Oakland Raiders 28 W 2-2-0 1-2-0 3-4-0
October 26, 1997 Oakland Raiders 34 at Seattle Seahawks 45 L 2-2-0 1-3-0 3-5-0
November 2, 1997 Oakland Raiders 14 at Carolina Panthers 38 L 2-2-0 1-4-0 3-6-0
November 9, 1997 New Orleans Saints 13 at Oakland Raiders 10 L 2-3-0 1-4-0 3-7-0
November 16, 1997 Oakland Raiders 38 at San Diego Chargers 13 W 2-3-0 2-4-0 4-7-0
November 24, 1997 Oakland Raiders 3 at Denver Broncos 31 L 2-3-0 2-5-0 4-8-0
November 30, 1997 Miami Dolphins 34 at Oakland Raiders 16 L 2-4-0 2-5-0 4-9-0
December 7, 1997 Oakland Raiders 0 at Kansas City Chiefs 30 L 2-4-0 2-6-0 4-10-0
December 14, 1997 Seattle Seahawks 22 at Oakland Raiders 21 L 2-5-0 2-6-0 4-11-0
December 21, 1997 Jacksonville Jaguars 20 at Oakland Raiders 9 L 2-6-0 2-6-0 4-12-0


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