1997 Dallas Cowboys Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Barry Switzer (6-10)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1997 Dallas Cowboys StatisticsTeam Record: 6-10
Finishing 4th in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Barry Switzer (6-10)
Location: Dallas, Texas
1997 Dallas Cowboys Results
The Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 6 wins and 10 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
The Cowboys chalked up 304 points, and the defense surrendered 314. Troy Aikman led the charge, passing for 3,283 yards. Michael Irvin paced all receivers, hauling in 75 passes for 1,180 yards.
Emmitt Smith ran for a team-best 1,074 yards for Dallas.
Deion Sanders and Omar Stoutmire each picked off 2 opponent throws. Shante Carver sacked quarterbacks 6 times.
Barry Switzer coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | Troy Aikman | QB | November 21, 1966 | 6'4" | 219 | Oklahoma | West Covina, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | Larry Allen | RG | November 27, 1971 | 6'3" | 325 | Butte JC (CA) | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 96 | Antonio Anderson | RDT | June 4, 1973 | 6'6" | 311 | Syracuse | Brooklyn, NY USA | 16 | 5 |
| 40 | Bill Bates | S | June 6, 1961 | 6'1" | 204 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 91 | Darren Benson | DT | August 25, 1974 | 6'7" | 308 | Trinity Valley CC (TX) | Memphis, TN USA | 6 | 0 |
| 86 | Eric Bjornson | TE | December 15, 1971 | 6'4" | 236 | Washington | San Francisco, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 98 | Shante Carver | RDE | February 12, 1971 | 6'5" | 250 | Arizona St. | Stockton, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Tony Casillas | LDT | October 26, 1963 | 6'3" | 278 | Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK USA | 15 | 14 |
| 52 | Dexter Coakley | RLB | October 20, 1972 | 5'10" | 236 | Appalachian St. | Charleston, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 3 | Richie Cunningham | K | August 18, 1970 | 5'10" | 167 | La-Lafayette | Houma, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 35 | Wendell Davis | CB | June 27, 1973 | 5'10" | 201 | Oklahoma | Wichita, KS USA | 15 | 0 |
| 87 | Billy Davis | WR | July 6, 1972 | 6'1" | 205 | Pittsburgh | El Paso, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 63 | John Flannery | G | January 13, 1969 | 6'4" | 303 | Syracuse | Pottsville, PA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 81 | Scott Galbraith | TE | January 7, 1967 | 6'2" | 258 | USC | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 17 | Jason Garrett | QB | March 28, 1966 | 6'2" | 200 | Princeton | Abington, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Randall Godfrey | LLB | April 6, 1973 | 6'2" | 245 | Georgia | Valdosta, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | Toby Gowin | P | March 30, 1975 | 5'10" | 167 | North Texas | Jacksonville, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Darryl Hardy | LB | November 22, 1968 | 6'2" | 230 | Tennessee | Cincinnati, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 69 | George Hegamin | LT | February 14, 1973 | 6'7" | 331 | North Carolina St. | Camden, NJ USA | 13 | 9 |
| 70 | Dale Hellestrae | OG | July 11, 1962 | 6'5" | 282 | SMU | Phoenix, AZ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | Nate Hemsley | LB | May 15, 1974 | 6'0" | 228 | Syracuse | Willingboro, NJ USA | 2 | 0 |
| 95 | Chad Hennings | RDT | October 20, 1965 | 6'6" | 287 | Air Force | Elberon, IA USA | 11 | 10 |
| 66 | Tony Hutson | G | March 13, 1974 | 6'3" | 315 | NE State (OK) | Houston, TX USA | 5 | 1 |
| 88 | Michael Irvin | WR | March 5, 1966 | 6'2" | 207 | Miami (FL) | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 48 | Daryl Johnston | FB | February 10, 1966 | 6'2" | 238 | Syracuse | Youngstown, NY USA | 6 | 6 |
| 89 | David LaFleur | TE | January 29, 1974 | 6'7" | 272 | LSU | Lake Charles, LA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 78 | Leon Lett | DT | October 12, 1968 | 6'6" | 290 | Emporia St. | Mobile, AL USA | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Brock Marion | FS | June 11, 1970 | 5'11" | 200 | Nevada-Reno | Bakersfield, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 23 | Kevin Mathis | DB | April 29, 1974 | 5'9" | 185 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Gainesville, TX USA | 16 | 3 |
| 99 | Hurvin McCormack | DT-DE | April 6, 1972 | 6'5" | 281 | Indiana | Brooklyn, NY USA | 13 | 0 |
| 83 | Anthony Miller | WR | April 15, 1965 | 5'11" | 190 | San Diego St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 27 | Singor Mobley | S | October 12, 1972 | 5'11" | 195 | Washington St. | Tacoma, WA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 61 | Nate Newton | LG | December 20, 1961 | 6'3" | 318 | Florida A&M | Orlando, FL USA | 13 | 13 |
| 97 | Kavika Pittman | DE | October 9, 1974 | 6'6" | 273 | McNeese St. | Frankfurt, Germany | 15 | 0 |
| 21 | Deion Sanders | PR | August 9, 1967 | 6'1" | 195 | Florida St. | Fort Myers, FL USA | 13 | 12 |
| 77 | Steve Scifres | OG | January 22, 1972 | 6'3" | 300 | Wyoming | Colorado Springs, CO USA | 6 | 0 |
| 50 | Clay Shiver | C | December 7, 1972 | 6'2" | 283 | Florida St. | Tifton, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 22 | Emmitt Smith | RB | May 15, 1969 | 5'9" | 210 | Florida | Pensacola, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Kevin Smith | LCB | April 7, 1970 | 5'11" | 183 | Texas A&M | Orange, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 57 | Vinson Smith | LB | July 3, 1965 | 6'2" | 243 | East Carolina | Statesville, NC USA | 14 | 3 |
| 24 | Omar Stoutmire | DB | July 9, 1974 | 5'11" | 205 | Fresno St. | Pensacola, FL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 55 | Fred Strickland | MLB | August 15, 1966 | 6'2" | 246 | Purdue | Buffalo, NY USA | 15 | 14 |
| 45 | Nicky Sualua | RB | April 16, 1975 | 5'11" | 260 | Ohio St. | Santa Ana, CA USA | 10 | 1 |
| 51 | Broderick Thomas | DE | February 20, 1967 | 6'4" | 250 | Nebraska | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 92 | Tony Tolbert | LDE | December 29, 1967 | 6'6" | 268 | Texas-El Paso | Tuskegee, AL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 71 | Mark Tuinei | LT | March 31, 1960 | 6'5" | 302 | UCLA | Nanakuli, HI USA | 6 | 6 |
| 34 | Herschel Walker | FB | March 3, 1962 | 6'1" | 225 | Georgia | Wrightsville, GA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 30 | Kenny Wheaton | CB-S | March 8, 1975 | 5'10" | 195 | Oregon | Phoenix, AZ USA | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Charlie Williams | S | February 2, 1972 | 6'0" | 204 | Bowling Green | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 79 | Erik Williams | RT | September 7, 1968 | 6'6" | 324 | Central State (OH) | Philadelphia, PA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 20 | Sherman Williams | RB | August 13, 1973 | 5'8" | 198 | Alabama | Mobile, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 80 | Stepfret Williams | WR | June 14, 1973 | 6'0" | 170 | La-Monroe | Minden, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 18 | Wade Wilson | QB | February 1, 1959 | 6'3" | 210 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Greenville, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 28 | Darren Woodson | SS | April 25, 1969 | 6'1" | 219 | Arizona St. | Phoenix, AZ USA | 14 | 14 |
