1997 Washington Redskins Statistics

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-7-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Norv Turner (8-7-1)
Location: Washington, District of Columbia

1997 Washington Redskins Roster
1997 Washington Redskins Results

The Washington Redskins of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 8 wins and 7 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's East Division of the National Football Conference.

Washington racked up 327 points, while the defensive squad gave up 289. Gus Frerotte passed for 2,682 yards. Jamie Asher grabbed 49 passes, while Leslie Shepherd accumulated 562 receiving yards. Henry Ellard, Brian Mitchell and Michael Westbrook each were targeted regularly, too.

Terry Allen carried the ball for a team-best 724 yards for the Redskins, while Stephen Davis also contributed to the rushing attack.

Cris Dishman and Stanley Richard each picked off 4 opponent throws. Ken Harvey sacked quarterbacks 9.5 times.

Norv Turner coached the team.

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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Gus Frerotte	402	204	50.7	2682	6.7	17	4.2	12	3.0	52	23	146	73.8
Jeff Hostetler	144	79	54.9	899	6.2	5	3.5	10	6.9	69	10	52	56.5
Trent Green	1	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	39.6
Totals	547	283	51.7	3581	6.5	22	4.0	22	4.0	69	33	198

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Terry Allen	210	724	3.4	34	4
Stephen Davis	141	567	4.0	18	3
Brian Mitchell	23	107	4.7	26	1
Larry Bowie	28	100	3.6	18	2
Gus Frerotte	24	65	2.7	14	2
Jeff Hostetler	14	28	2.0	11	0
Leslie Shepherd	4	27	6.8	17	0
Marc Logan	4	5	1.2	4	0
Albert Connell	1	3	3.0	3	0
Matt Turk	1	0	0.0	0	0
Michael Westbrook	3	-11	-3.7	7	0
Totals	453	1615	3.6	34	12

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Jamie Asher	49	474	9.7	24	1
Brian Mitchell	36	438	12.2	69	1
Michael Westbrook	34	559	16.4	40	3
Larry Bowie	34	388	11.4	39	2
Henry Ellard	32	485	15.2	27	4
Leslie Shepherd	29	562	19.4	48	5
Terry Allen	20	172	8.6	38	1
Stephen Davis	18	134	7.4	19	0
Chris Thomas	11	93	8.5	17	0
Albert Connell	9	138	15.3	41	2
James Jenkins	4	43	10.8	20	3
Marc Logan	3	6	2.0	5	0
Alvin Harper	2	65	32.5	52	0
James Thrash	2	24	12.0	17	0
Totals	283	3581	12.7	69	22

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Scott Blanton	34	34	100.0	24	16	66.7	82
Chris Jacke	5	5	100.0				5
Totals	39	39	100.0	24	16	66.7	87

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Matt Turk	84	3788	45.1	62
Totals	84	3788	45.1	62

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Brian Mitchell	38	442	11.6	63	1
Totals	38	442	11.6	63	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Brian Mitchell	47	1094	23.3	97	1
Marc Logan	4	70	17.5	24	0
Stephen Davis	3	62	20.7	28	0
Jamie Asher	1	17	17.0	17	0
Larry Bowie	1	15	15.0	15	0
Marvcus Patton	1	10	10.0	10	0
Darrell Green	1	9	9.0	9	0
Greg Jones	1	6	6.0	6	0
Totals	59	1283	21.7	97	1

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Cris Dishman	4	47	11.8	29	1
Stanley Richard	4	28	7.0	23	0
Darryl Pounds	3	42	14.0	22	1
Marvcus Patton	2	5	2.5	5	0
Darrell Green	1	83	83.0	83	1
Marc Boutte	1	10	10.0	10	0
Jesse Campbell	1	7	7.0	7	0
Totals	16	222	13.9	83	3

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Ken Harvey	9.5
Marvcus Patton	4.5
Chris Mims	4.0
Greg Jones	3.5
Rich Owens	2.5
Jamal Duff	2.0
Marc Boutte	2.0
Darryl Pounds	2.0
Derek Smith	2.0
Cris Dishman	1.5
Kenard Lang	1.5
Chris Zorich	1.0
Totals	36.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Marvcus Patton	116.5	98	37	0	0	1	0	0	3
Stanley Richard	112	98	28	0	0	1	0	0	0
Jesse Campbell	95.5	88	15	0	0	2	-1	0	0
Derek Smith	73	59	28		0	2	5	0	0
Cris Dishman	60	56	8	0	0	1	0		2
Ken Harvey	63	55	16		0	0	0	0	3
Darrell Green	47.5	41	13	0
Marc Boutte	31	29	4	0	0	0	0	0	2
Darryl Pounds	29.5	29	1	0	0	3	18	1	1
Rich Owens	34	28	12		0	1	0	0	1
Kenard Lang	30.5	26	9		0	2	0	0	0
Chris Mims	19	16	6		0	0	0	0	1
Greg Jones	14	12	4		0	0	0	0	1
William Gaines	14	12	4
Jamal Duff	12.5	11	3		0	0	0	0	1
Keith Thibodeaux	11	11	0
Leomont Evans	12	10	4		0	1	0	0	0
Jamel Williams	11.5	10	3
Ryan Kuehl	10.5	9	3
Kelvin Kinney	9.5	7	5
Chris Zorich	4.5	4	1		0	0	0	0	1
Steve Emtman	4.5	4	1
Twan Russell	3	3	0
Patrise Alexander	2.5	2	1
Keith Rucker	2.5	1	3
Gus Frerotte					8	2	-16		0
Jamie Asher					0	2	0		0
Bob Dahl					0	1	0	0	0
Marc Logan					1	1	0	0	0
Scott Blanton					0	1	0		0
Larry Bowie					2	1	0		0
Terry Allen					2	1	0		0
Jeff Hostetler					3	1	0	0	0
Joe Patton					0	1	0	0	0
Stephen Davis					1	1	0		0
Brian Mitchell					3	0	0		0
Matt Turk					1	0	-16	0	0
Totals	823.5	719	209	0	21	26	-10	1	16

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Scott Blanton									16	34	0			82
Terry Allen	4	1							0	0	0			30
Leslie Shepherd	0	5							0	0	0			30
Larry Bowie	2	2		0					0	0	0			24
Henry Ellard		4							0	0	0			24
Brian Mitchell	1	1	1	1					0	0	0			24
Michael Westbrook	0	3							0	0	0			18
James Jenkins		3							0	0	0			18
Stephen Davis	3	0		0					0	0	0			18
Darryl Pounds						1	1		0	0	0			12
Albert Connell	0	2							0	0	0			12
Gus Frerotte	2								0	0	0			12
Jamie Asher		1		0					0	0	0			6
Cris Dishman						1			0	0	0			6
Darrell Green				0		1			0	0	0			6
Chris Jacke									0	5	0			5
Totals	12	22	1	1	0	3	1	0	16	39	0	0	0	327