1997 Jacksonville Jaguars Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Wild Card
Coach: Tom Coughlin (11-5)
Location: Jacksonville, Florida
1997 Jacksonville Jaguars Statistics
1997 Jacksonville Jaguars Results

The Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.

The Jaguars piled up points with 394 points, and the defense conceded 318. Mark Brunell directed the offense, throwing for 3,281 yards. Keenan McCardell paced the receiving corps, catching 85 passes, while Jimmy Smith accumulated 1,324 receiving yards.

Natrone Means rushed for a team-best 823 yards for Jacksonville.

Deon Figures picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Clyde Simmons sacked quarterbacks 8.5 times, topping a defense credited with 47 sacks.

Tom Coughlin coached the team. The 1997 Jacksonville Jaguars lost in the Wild Card.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
25Curtis AndersonDBSeptember 29, 19736'0"193PittsburghLynchburg, VA USA90
4Bryan BarkerPJune 28, 19646'1"202Santa ClaraJacksonville Beach, FL USA160
84Reggie BarlowPRJanuary 22, 19726'0"190Alabama St.Montgomery, AL USA160
21Aaron BeasleyLCBJuly 7, 19736'0"205West VirginiaPottstown, PA USA97
71Tony BoselliLTApril 17, 19726'7"324USCModesto, CA USA1212
52Brant BoyerLBJune 27, 19716'1"240ArizonaOgden, UT USA162
90Tony BrackensDEDecember 26, 19746'4"267TexasFairfield, TX USA153
22Bucky BrooksDBJanuary 22, 19716'0"192North CarolinaRaleigh, NC USA30
86Derek BrownTEMarch 31, 19706'6"259Notre DameFairfax, VA USA138
8Mark BrunellQBSeptember 17, 19706'1"217WashingtonLos Angeles, CA USA1414
63Michael CheeverCJune 24, 19736'4"293Georgia TechNewnan, GA USA64
62Ben ColemanLGMay 18, 19716'5"330Wake ForestSouth Hill, VA USA1616
92Don DaveyRDTApril 8, 19686'4"273WisconsinScottsville, NY USA1010
45Travis DavisSSJanuary 10, 19736'0"203Notre DameWilmington, CA USA1616
73Brian DeMarcoRGApril 9, 19726'7"323Michigan St.Berea, OH USA145
26Kevin DevineDBDecember 11, 19745'9"179CaliforniaJackson, MS USA120
27Deon FiguresRCBJanuary 20, 19706'0"200ColoradoBellflower, CA USA1612
78Todd FordhamTOctober 9, 19736'5"320Florida St.Atlanta, GA USA10
85Rich GriffithTEJuly 31, 19696'5"262ArizonaBatesville, AR USA161
28Dana HallDBJuly 8, 19696'3"208WashingtonBellflower, CA USA160
49Ty HallockFBApril 30, 19716'2"252Michigan St.Grand Rapids, MI USA158
54James HamiltonLBApril 17, 19746'5"243North CarolinaHartford, CT USA90
51Kevin HardyLLBJuly 24, 19736'4"259IllinoisEvansville, IN USA1311
1Mike HollisKMay 22, 19725'7"179IdahoKellogg, ID USA160
37Chris HudsonFSOctober 6, 19715'10"199ColoradoHouston, TX USA1616
80Willie JacksonKRAugust 16, 19716'1"212FloridaGainesville, FL USA161
11Rob JohnsonQBMarch 18, 19736'4"204USCNewport Beach, CA USA51
88Damon JonesTESeptember 18, 19746'5"270MichiganEvanston, IL USA113
23Randy JordanRBJune 6, 19705'10"207North CarolinaHenderson, NC USA70
64John JurkovicDTAugust 18, 19676'2"301East. IllinoisFriedrichshafen, Germany33
57Jeff KoppLBJuly 8, 19716'3"244USCDanville, CA USA163
56Jeff LagemanLDEJuly 18, 19676'6"266VirginiaFairfax, VA USA1616
32Mike LoganDBSeptember 15, 19746'0"212West VirginiaPittsburgh, PA USA110
16Steve MatthewsQBOctober 13, 19706'3"222TennesseeTullahoma, TN USA21
87Keenan McCardellWRJanuary 6, 19706'1"191UNLVHouston, TX USA1616
20Natrone MeansRBApril 26, 19725'10"245North CarolinaHarrisburg, NC USA1411
83Pete MitchellTEOctober 9, 19716'2"243Boston Col.Royal Oak, MI USA1612
81Will MooreWRFebruary 21, 19706'1"184Texas SouthernDallas, TX USA110
67Jeff NovakGJuly 27, 19676'6"297Texas St.Arlington Heights, IL USA72
39Chris ParkerRBDecember 31, 19725'11"213MarshallLynchburg, VA USA10
29Ricky ParkerDBDecember 4, 19746'0"194San Diego St.Burlington, VT USA120
91Seth PayneRDTFebruary 12, 19756'4"303CornellClifton Springs, NY USA125
94Kelvin PritchettLDTOctober 24, 19696'3"322MississippiAtlanta, GA USA85
50Eddie RobinsonRLBApril 13, 19706'1"240Alabama St.New Orleans, LA USA1613
58Bryan SchwartzMLBDecember 5, 19716'4"253Augustana (SD)St. Lawrence, SD USA1616
72Leon SearcyRTDecember 21, 19696'4"313Miami (FL)Washington, DC USA1616
31Daimon SheltonFBSeptember 15, 19726'0"262Sacramento St.Duarte, CA USA130
96Clyde SimmonsRDEAugust 4, 19646'5"292West. CarolinaLanes, SC USA1613
99Joel SmeengeDE-LBApril 1, 19686'6"262West. MichiganHolland, MI USA160
82Jimmy SmithWRFebruary 9, 19696'1"213Jackson St.Detroit, MI USA1616
33James StewartRBDecember 27, 19716'1"224TennesseeMorristown, TN USA165
41Dave ThomasLCBAugust 25, 19686'3"213TennesseeMiami, FL USA1615
98Jabbar ThreatsDEApril 26, 19756'5"268Michigan St.Springfield, OH USA20
93Esera TuaoloNTJuly 11, 19686'2"277Oregon St.Honolulu, HI USA61
76Rich TylskiRGFebruary 27, 19716'4"305Utah St.San Diego, CA USA1313
95Jose WhiteDTMarch 2, 19736'3"290HowardWashington, SC USA30
79Dave WidellCMay 14, 19656'7"303Boston Col.Hartford, CT USA1612
97Renaldo WynnLDTSeptember 3, 19746'3"292Notre DameChicago, IL USA168



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