1997 Philadelphia Eagles Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 6-9-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ray Rhodes (6-9-1)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1997 Philadelphia Eagles StatisticsTeam Record: 6-9-1
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ray Rhodes (6-9-1)
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1997 Philadelphia Eagles Results
The Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 6 wins and 9 losses and 1 ties, finishing third in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.
The Eagles racked up 317 points, but the defensive squad allowed 372. Bobby Hoying passed for 1,573 yards, and Ty Detmer spent time under center as well. Irving Fryar grabbed 86 passes for 1,316 yards.
Ricky Watters carried the ball for a team-leading 1,110 yards for Philadelphia.
Brian Dawkins and Troy Vincent each picked off 3 opponent throws. Rhett Hall sacked quarterbacks 8 times.
Ray Rhodes coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | Justin Armour | WR | January 1, 1973 | 6'4" | 210 | Stanford | Colorado Springs, CO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 62 | Ian Beckles | RG | July 20, 1967 | 6'1" | 300 | Indiana | Montreal, QC Canada | 9 | 8 |
| 18 | Chris Boniol | K | December 9, 1971 | 5'11" | 169 | Louisiana Tech | Alexandria, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 76 | Barrett Brooks | RT | May 5, 1972 | 6'5" | 325 | Kansas St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 14 |
| 35 | DeAuntae Brown | CB | April 28, 1974 | 5'11" | 195 | Central State (OH) | Detroit, MI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Lonny Calicchio | K | October 24, 1972 | 6'3" | 249 | Mississippi | Plantation, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Willie Clark | DB | January 6, 1972 | 5'10" | 186 | Notre Dame | New Haven, CT USA | 16 | 2 |
| 93 | Darion Conner | DE | September 28, 1967 | 6'2" | 250 | Jackson St. | Macon, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 73 | Jerry Crafts | RG | January 6, 1968 | 6'5" | 343 | Oklahoma | Tulsa, OK USA | 15 | 6 |
| 57 | James Darling | LLB | December 29, 1974 | 6'1" | 247 | Washington St. | Denver, CO USA | 16 | 6 |
| 20 | Brian Dawkins | FS | October 13, 1973 | 6'0" | 210 | Clemson | Jacksonville, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 95 | Richard Dent | DE | December 13, 1960 | 6'5" | 265 | Tennessee St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 14 | Ty Detmer | QB | October 30, 1967 | 6'0" | 189 | BYU | San Marcos, TX USA | 8 | 7 |
| 38 | Charles Dimry | RCB | January 31, 1966 | 6'0" | 176 | UNLV | San Diego, CA USA | 15 | 9 |
| 75 | Troy Drake | T | May 15, 1972 | 6'6" | 294 | Indiana | Rockford, IL USA | 9 | 2 |
| 87 | Jason Dunn | TE | November 15, 1973 | 6'6" | 276 | East. Kentucky | Harrodsburg, KY USA | 15 | 4 |
| 47 | Charles Emanuel | DB | June 3, 1973 | 6'0" | 196 | West Virginia | Stuart, FL USA | 5 | 1 |
| 61 | Steve Everitt | C | August 21, 1970 | 6'5" | 300 | Michigan | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 55 | Ray Farmer | LLB | July 1, 1974 | 6'3" | 225 | Duke | White Plains, NY USA | 14 | 5 |
| 54 | DeShawn Fogle | LB | April 1, 1975 | 6'1" | 220 | Kansas St. | Brooklyn, NY USA | 5 | 0 |
| 80 | Irving Fryar | WR | September 28, 1962 | 6'0" | 200 | Nebraska | Mount Holly, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Charlie Garner | RB | February 13, 1972 | 5'10" | 190 | Tennessee | Fairfax, VA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 28 | Mel Gray | RB | March 16, 1961 | 5'9" | 167 | Purdue | Williamsburg, VA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 97 | Rhett Hall | RDT | December 5, 1968 | 6'2" | 270 | California | San Jose, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 91 | Andy Harmon | DT | April 6, 1969 | 6'4" | 272 | Kent St. | Dayton, OH USA | 5 | 0 |
| 90 | Jon Harris | DE | June 9, 1974 | 6'7" | 300 | Virginia | Inwood, NY USA | 8 | 4 |
| 54 | Jeff Herrod | LB | July 29, 1966 | 6'0" | 249 | Mississippi | Birmingham, AL USA | 10 | 2 |
| 7 | Bobby Hoying | QB | September 20, 1972 | 6'3" | 221 | Ohio St. | St. Henry, OH USA | 7 | 6 |
| 4 | Tom Hutton | P | July 8, 1972 | 6'1" | 193 | Tennessee | Memphis, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 74 | Ed Jasper | DT | January 18, 1973 | 6'2" | 293 | Texas A&M | Tyler, TX USA | 10 | 1 |
| 79 | Greg Jefferson | LDE | August 31, 1971 | 6'3" | 280 | Central Florida | Orlando, FL USA | 12 | 11 |
| 88 | Jimmie Johnson | TE | October 6, 1966 | 6'2" | 252 | Howard | Augusta, GA USA | 16 | 11 |
| 82 | Chris Jones | WR | August 7, 1971 | 6'3" | 209 | Miami (FL) | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 4 | 1 |
| 98 | Jimmie Jones | DE-DT | January 9, 1966 | 6'4" | 285 | Miami (FL) | Lakeland, FL USA | 14 | 0 |
| 53 | N.D. Kalu | DE | August 3, 1975 | 6'3" | 265 | Rice | Baltimore, MD USA | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Randy Kinder | CB | April 4, 1975 | 6'1" | 213 | Notre Dame | Washington, DC USA | 6 | 0 |
| 89 | Chad Lewis | TE | October 5, 1971 | 6'6" | 252 | BYU | Fort Dix, NJ USA | 16 | 3 |
| 59 | Mike Mamula | RDE | August 14, 1973 | 6'4" | 252 | Boston Col. | Lackawanna, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 71 | Jermane Mayberry | LT | August 29, 1973 | 6'4" | 325 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Floresville, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Tim McTyer | CB | December 14, 1975 | 5'11" | 181 | BYU | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 65 | Bubba Miller | C | January 24, 1973 | 6'1" | 305 | Tennessee | Nashville, TN USA | 13 | 3 |
| 72 | Joe Panos | LG | January 24, 1971 | 6'3" | 300 | Wisc-Whitewater | Brookfield, WI USA | 13 | 13 |
| 9 | Rodney Peete | QB | March 16, 1966 | 6'0" | 230 | USC | Mesa, AZ USA | 5 | 3 |
| 81 | Mark Seay | PR | April 11, 1967 | 6'0" | 175 | Long Beach St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 12 | 2 |
| 56 | Darrin Smith | LLB | April 15, 1970 | 6'1" | 236 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 7 | 7 |
| 84 | Freddie Solomon | WR | August 15, 1972 | 5'10" | 180 | South Carolina St. | Gainesville, FL USA | 15 | 5 |
| 22 | Duce Staley | KR | February 27, 1975 | 5'11" | 242 | South Carolina | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 45 | Matt Stevens | S | June 14, 1973 | 6'0" | 205 | Appalachian St. | Chapel Hill, NC USA | 11 | 0 |
| 21 | Bobby Taylor | RCB | December 28, 1973 | 6'3" | 216 | Notre Dame | Houston, TX USA | 6 | 5 |
| 78 | Hollis Thomas | LDT | January 10, 1974 | 6'0" | 306 | Northern Illinois | Abilene, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | William Thomas | RLB | August 13, 1968 | 6'2" | 223 | Texas A&M | Amarillo, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 83 | Michael Timpson | WR | June 6, 1967 | 5'10" | 178 | Penn St. | Baxley, GA USA | 15 | 10 |
| 34 | Kevin Turner | FB | June 12, 1969 | 6'1" | 231 | Alabama | Prattville, AL USA | 16 | 10 |
| 68 | Morris Unutoa | C | March 10, 1971 | 6'1" | 284 | BYU | Torrance, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 23 | Troy Vincent | LCB | June 8, 1971 | 6'1" | 200 | Wisconsin | Trenton, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 96 | Al Wallace | DE | March 25, 1974 | 6'5" | 275 | Maryland | Delray Beach, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Tim Watson | S | August 13, 1970 | 6'2" | 214 | Howard | Fort Valley, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Ricky Watters | RB | April 7, 1969 | 6'1" | 217 | Notre Dame | Harrisburg, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | James Willis | MLB | September 2, 1972 | 6'2" | 237 | Auburn | Huntsville, AL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 31 | Derrick Witherspoon | RB | February 14, 1971 | 5'10" | 196 | Clemson | Sumter, SC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 85 | Antwuan Wyatt | RB | July 18, 1975 | 5'10" | 193 | Bethune-Cookman | Daytona Beach, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Mike Zandofsky | G | November 30, 1965 | 6'2" | 300 | Washington | Corvallis, OR USA | 5 | 2 |
| 36 | Mike Zordich | SS | October 12, 1963 | 6'1" | 207 | Penn St. | Youngstown, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
