1997 Cincinnati Bengals Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Bruce Coslet (7-9)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1997 Cincinnati Bengals StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Bruce Coslet (7-9)
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
1997 Cincinnati Bengals Results
The Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference.
The Bengals chalked up 355 points, but the leaky defense yielded 405. Jeff Blake passed for 2,125 yards, and Boomer Esiason spent time under center also. Darnay Scott grabbed 54 passes for 797 yards. Carl Pickens contributed to the receiving game, too.
Corey Dillon carried the ball for a team-best 1,129 yards for Cincinnati.
Corey Sawyer picked off 4 opponent throws. Gerald Dixon sacked quarterbacks 8.5 times.
Bruce Coslet coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Ashley Ambrose | LCB | September 17, 1970 | 5'11" | 190 | Miss. Valley St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 71 | Willie Anderson | RT | July 11, 1975 | 6'5" | 340 | Auburn | Whistler, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Marco Battaglia | TE | January 25, 1973 | 6'3" | 250 | Rutgers | Howard Beach, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Eric Bieniemy | KR | August 15, 1969 | 5'7" | 207 | Colorado | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 66 | Ken Blackman | RG | November 8, 1972 | 6'6" | 320 | Illinois | Brunswick, GA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 8 | Jeff Blake | QB | December 4, 1970 | 6'1" | 223 | East Carolina | Daytona Beach, FL USA | 11 | 11 |
| 74 | Rich Braham | LG | November 6, 1970 | 6'4" | 305 | West Virginia | Morgantown, WV USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Darrick Brilz | C | February 14, 1964 | 6'3" | 287 | Oregon St. | Alexandria, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Anthony Brown | OT-OG | November 6, 1972 | 6'5" | 315 | Utah | Okinawa, Japan | 6 | 0 |
| 72 | Scott Brumfield | G | August 19, 1970 | 6'8" | 321 | BYU | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 15 | 3 |
| 96 | Brentson Buckner | NT | September 30, 1971 | 6'2" | 305 | Clemson | Columbus, GA USA | 14 | 5 |
| 88 | Steve Bush | TE | July 4, 1974 | 6'3" | 280 | Arizona St. | Paradise Valley, AZ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 32 | Ki-Jana Carter | RB | September 12, 1973 | 5'10" | 222 | Penn St. | Westerville, OH USA | 15 | 10 |
| 55 | Andre Collins | LB | May 4, 1968 | 6'1" | 237 | Penn St. | Riverside, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 92 | John Copeland | LDE | September 20, 1970 | 6'3" | 285 | Alabama | Lanett, AL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 98 | Canute Curtis | LB | August 4, 1974 | 6'2" | 250 | West Virginia | Amityville, NY USA | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Corey Dillon | RB | October 24, 1974 | 6'1" | 225 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 51 | Gerald Dixon | ROLB | June 20, 1969 | 6'3" | 250 | South Carolina | Charlotte, NC USA | 15 | 12 |
| 45 | Ty Douthard | RB | May 27, 1973 | 6'1" | 215 | Illinois | Cincinnati, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | David Dunn | WR | June 10, 1972 | 6'3" | 215 | Fresno St. | San Diego, CA USA | 14 | 5 |
| 7 | Boomer Esiason | QB | April 17, 1961 | 6'5" | 224 | Maryland | West Islip, NY USA | 7 | 5 |
| 50 | James Francis | LOLB | August 4, 1968 | 6'5" | 253 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Cory Gilliard | S | October 10, 1974 | 6'0" | 210 | Ball St. | Bronx, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Scottie Graham | FB | March 28, 1969 | 5'9" | 217 | Ohio St. | Long Beach, NY USA | 5 | 0 |
| 91 | Billy Granville | LB | March 11, 1974 | 6'3" | 252 | Duke | Trenton, NJ USA | 12 | 4 |
| 62 | Brock Gutierrez | OG | September 25, 1973 | 6'3" | 304 | Central Michigan | Charlotte, MI USA | 5 | 0 |
| 85 | James Hundon | WR | April 9, 1971 | 6'1" | 180 | Portland St. | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 84 | Mike Jenkins | WR | August 25, 1974 | 6'4" | 200 | Hampton | Portsmouth, VA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Lee Johnson | P | November 27, 1961 | 6'2" | 200 | BYU | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 60 | Rod Jones | LT | January 11, 1974 | 6'4" | 325 | Kansas | Detroit, MI USA | 13 | 8 |
| 94 | Jevon Langford | RDE | February 16, 1974 | 6'3" | 290 | Oklahoma St. | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 30 | Anthone Lott | CB | July 22, 1974 | 5'9" | 194 | Florida | Gainesville, FL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 34 | Tremain Mack | DB | November 21, 1974 | 6'0" | 193 | Miami (FL) | Tyler, TX USA | 4 | 4 |
| 56 | Ricardo McDonald | RILB | November 8, 1969 | 6'2" | 248 | Pittsburgh | Kingston, Jamaica | 13 | 12 |
| 82 | Tony McGee | TE | April 21, 1971 | 6'3" | 247 | Michigan | Terre Haute, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 44 | Brian Milne | FB | January 7, 1973 | 6'3" | 255 | Penn St. | Waterford, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | Greg Myers | FS | September 30, 1972 | 6'1" | 202 | Colorado St. | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 14 |
| 26 | Bo Orlando | DB | April 3, 1966 | 5'10" | 180 | West Virginia | Berwick, PA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 27 | Tito Paul | RCB | December 7, 1972 | 6'0" | 195 | Ohio St. | Kissimmee, FL USA | 14 | 5 |
| 9 | Doug Pelfrey | K | September 25, 1970 | 5'11" | 185 | Kentucky | Fort Thomas, KY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 81 | Carl Pickens | WR | March 23, 1970 | 6'2" | 206 | Tennessee | Murphy, NC USA | 12 | 12 |
| 97 | Andre Purvis | DT | July 14, 1973 | 6'4" | 310 | North Carolina | Jacksonville, NC USA | 7 | 1 |
| 77 | Kevin Sargent | LT | March 31, 1969 | 6'6" | 289 | East. Washington | Bremerton, WA USA | 10 | 8 |
| 23 | Corey Sawyer | DB | October 4, 1971 | 5'11" | 177 | Florida St. | Key West, FL USA | 15 | 2 |
| 86 | Darnay Scott | WR | July 7, 1972 | 6'1" | 200 | San Diego St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 15 |
| 35 | Sam Shade | SS | June 14, 1973 | 6'0" | 205 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 12 |
| 22 | Jimmy Spencer | RCB | March 29, 1969 | 5'9" | 188 | Florida | Manning, SC USA | 16 | 9 |
| 79 | Ramondo Stallings | DE | November 21, 1971 | 6'7" | 286 | San Diego St. | Winston-Salem, NC USA | 6 | 0 |
| 52 | Tim Terry | LB | July 26, 1974 | 6'3" | 235 | Temple | Hempstead, NY USA | 5 | 0 |
| 58 | Steve Tovar | LILB | April 25, 1970 | 6'3" | 246 | Ohio St. | Elyria, OH USA | 14 | 5 |
| 59 | Greg Truitt | C | December 8, 1965 | 6'0" | 235 | Penn St. | Sarasota, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 53 | Tom Tumulty | LILB | February 11, 1973 | 6'3" | 247 | Pittsburgh | Penn Hills, PA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 17 | Gunnard Twyner | WR | July 14, 1973 | 5'10" | 165 | West. Illinois | Bettendorf, IA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 67 | Kimo von Oelhoffen | NT | January 30, 1971 | 6'4" | 300 | Hawaii | Kaunakakai, HI USA | 13 | 13 |
| 63 | Joe Walter | OT | June 18, 1963 | 6'7" | 292 | Texas Tech | Dallas, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 99 | Dan Wilkinson | RDE | March 13, 1973 | 6'4" | 335 | Ohio St. | Dayton, OH USA | 15 | 15 |
| 57 | Reinard Wilson | LB | December 17, 1973 | 6'2" | 270 | Florida St. | Gainesville, FL USA | 16 | 3 |
| 42 | Lawrence Wright | S | September 6, 1973 | 6'2" | 209 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
