1997 Baltimore Ravens season

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1997 Baltimore Ravens season
OwnerArt Modell
Head coachTed Marchibroda
Defensive coordinatorMarvin Lewis
Home fieldMemorial Stadium
Results
Record6–9–1
Division place5th AFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersT Jonathan Ogden
LB Ray Lewis

The 1997 season was the Baltimore Ravens’ second season in the National Football League (NFL) and second under coach Ted Marchibroda. While Baltimore failed to finish above 5th in the AFC Central, they improved from 4–12 in 1996 to 6–9–1. It would be the final season they finished at the bottom of their division for 10 years.

The Ravens updated their uniforms with a new style of numbers featuring a shadow in the back. White pants were introduced for use with home jerseys, while the black pants continued to be worn on the road.

This was the final NFL season played in Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium.

Offseason[edit]

NFL draft[edit]

1997 Baltimore Ravens draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 4 Peter Boulware *  Linebacker Florida State
2 34 Jamie Sharper  Linebacker Virginia
2 58 Kim Herring  Safety Penn State
3 64 Jay Graham  Running back Tennessee
4 118 Tyrus McCloud  Linebacker Louisville
5 134 Jeff Mitchell  Center Florida
6 167 Steve Lee  Running back Indiana
6 194 Cornell Brown  Linebacker Virginia Tech
7 205 Chris Ward  Defensive end Kentucky
7 234 Wally Richardson  Quarterback Penn State
7 236 Ralph Staten  Defensive back Alabama
7 238 Leland Taylor  Defensive tackle Louisville
      Made roster    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

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Undrafted free agents[edit]

1997 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player Position College
Mike Flynn Center Maine
Priest Holmes Running back Texas

Staff[edit]

1997 Baltimore Ravens staff

Front office

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head athletic trainer – Bill Tessendorf
  • Strength and conditioning – Jerry Simmons

Roster[edit]

1997 Baltimore Ravens roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad

53 active, 7 inactive, 3 practice squad


Rookies in italics

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Preseason[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue
1 August 2 New York Giants L 20–21 0–1 Memorial Stadium
2 August 8 at New York Jets L 29–39 0–2 Giants Stadium
3 August 16 at Philadelphia Eagles L 13–24 0–3 Veterans Stadium
4 August 22 Buffalo Bills L 28–31 0–4 Memorial Stadium
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Regular season[edit]

Schedule[edit]

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance
1 August 31 Jacksonville Jaguars L 27–28 0–1 Memorial Stadium 61,018
2 September 7 Cincinnati Bengals W 23–10 1–1 Memorial Stadium 52,968
3 September 14 at New York Giants W 24–23 2–1 Giants Stadium 69,768
4 September 21 at Tennessee Oilers W 36–10 3–1 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 17,737
5 September 28 at San Diego Chargers L 17–21 3–2 Qualcomm Stadium 54,094
6 October 5 Pittsburgh Steelers L 34–42 3–3 Memorial Stadium 64,421
7 Bye
8 October 19 Miami Dolphins L 13–24 3–4 Memorial Stadium 64,354
9 October 26 at Washington Redskins W 20–17 4–4 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 75,067
10 November 2 at New York Jets L 16–19 (OT) 4–5 Giants Stadium 59,524
11 November 9 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–37 4–6 Three Rivers Stadium 56,669
12 November 16 Philadelphia Eagles T 10–10 (OT) 4–6–1 Memorial Stadium 63,546
13 November 23 Arizona Cardinals L 13–16 4–7–1 Memorial Stadium 53,976
14 November 30 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 27–29 4–8–1 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium 63,712
15 December 7 Seattle Seahawks W 31–24 5–8–1 Memorial Stadium 54,395
16 December 14 Tennessee Oilers W 21–19 6–8–1 Memorial Stadium 60,558
17 December 21 at Cincinnati Bengals L 14–16 6–9–1 Cinergy Field 50,917

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings[edit]

AFC Central
W L T PCT PF PA STK
(2) Pittsburgh Steelers 11 5 0 .688 372 307 L1
(5) Jacksonville Jaguars 11 5 0 .688 394 318 W2
Tennessee Oilers 8 8 0 .500 333 310 W1
Cincinnati Bengals 7 9 0 .438 355 405 W3
Baltimore Ravens 6 9 1 .406 326 345 L1

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "1997 Baltimore Ravens draftees". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  2. ^ "1997 Baltimore Ravens starters and roster". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  3. ^ 1997 Baltimore Ravens schedule and results
  4. ^ NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York,NY, ISBN 0-7611-2480-2, p. 291