The 1997 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the franchise's 3rd season in the National Football League and the 3rd under head coachTom Coughlin. The team looked to reach the AFC Championship for the second straight year following a surprising run in 1996. The Jaguars improved upon their previous 9-7 record and won 11 games. They made the playoffs as a wild card team, playing the Denver Broncos on the road for the second straight year. This time they lost to the Broncos 42–17, bringing the Jaguars’ season to an end.
The team also made a couple of changes to the uniforms. They changed the numbers to new font style numbers and added black side panels to the uniforms. During the offseason, the team had changed the font style numbers on the jerseys to a skinnier style with a black drop shadow in the back of the numbers. During the team's 1997 preseason games there were several complaints that the announcers and the viewers had a hard time recognizing the numbers on the players, so the team decided to make the jersey numbers wider and removed the drop shadow numbers by the beginning of the regular season.
After upsetting the Broncos in the playoffs in the previous year, the Jaguars fell short in the re-match. John Elway lead the Broncos to a 42–17 win over the visiting Jaguars, throwing for 223 yards and a touchdown. Mark Brunell was 18 for 32 for 203 yards, but had no touchdowns on top of an interception. Similar to the year before when the Broncos could not stop Natrone Means and the Jaguars running game, the Jaguars struggled all game to contain the Broncos running attack. Terrell Davis carried 31 times for 184 yards and two touchdowns. Nonetheless, the game was close throughout, as the Broncos led by only 21-17 late in the 3rd. But the Broncos would score 21 unanswered points in the 4th quarter, ending the Jaguars season.
Awards and recordsedit
Mike Hollis, franchise record (tied), most field goals in one game, 5 field goals (November 30, 1997)[1]
Mike Hollis, franchise record, most field goals in one season (tied), 31 field goals[1]
Mike Hollis, franchise record, most points in one season, 134 points[1]
James Stewart, franchise record, most touchdowns in one game, 5 touchdowns (October 12, 1997)[1]
James Stewart, franchise record, most points in one game, 30 points (October 12, 1997)[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdeNFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, ISBN0-7611-2480-2, p. 52
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The 1997 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the franchise s 3rd season in the National Football League and the 3rd under head coach Tom Coughlin The team looked to reach the AFC Championship for the second straight year following a surprising run in 1996 The Jaguars improved upon their previous 9 7 record and won 11 games They made the playoffs as a wild card team playing the Denver Broncos on the road for the second straight year This time they lost to the Broncos 42 17 bringing the Jaguars season to an end 1997 Jacksonville Jaguars seasonHead coachTom CoughlinHome fieldAlltel StadiumResultsRecord11 5Division place2nd AFC CentralPlayoff finishLost Wild Card Playoffs at Broncos 17 42Pro BowlersT Tony BoselliQB Mark BrunellWR Jimmy SmithP Bryan BarkerK Mike HollisUniform 1996 Jaguars seasons 1998 The team also made a couple of changes to the uniforms They changed the numbers to new font style numbers and added black side panels to the uniforms During the offseason the team had changed the font style numbers on the jerseys to a skinnier style with a black drop shadow in the back of the numbers During the team s 1997 preseason games there were several complaints that the announcers and the viewers had a hard time recognizing the numbers on the players so the team decided to make the jersey numbers wider and removed the drop shadow numbers by the beginning of the regular season Contents 1 Offseason 1 1 Draft 2 Personnel 2 1 Staff 2 2 Roster 3 Regular season 3 1 Schedule 3 2 Standings 4 Postseason 4 1 Schedule 4 2 Game summaries 4 2 1 AFC Wild Card Playoffs vs 4 Denver Broncos 5 Awards and records 6 References 7 External linksOffseason editDraft edit Main article 1997 NFL Draft 1997 Jacksonville Jaguars draft Round Pick Player Position College Notes 1 21 Renaldo Wynn Defensive tackle Notre Dame 2 50 Mike Logan Cornerback West Virginia 3 79 James Hamilton Linebacker North Carolina 4 114 Seth Payne Defensive tackle Cornell 5 147 Damon Jones Tight end Southern Illinois 6 184 Daimon Shelton Running back Sacramento State 7 221 Jon Hesse Linebacker Nebraska Made roster Pro Football Hall of Fame Made at least one Pro Bowl during careerPersonnel editStaff edit 1997 Jacksonville Jaguars staff Front office Chairman president chief executive officer Wayne Weaver Senior vice president of football operations Michael Huyghue Director of college scouting Rick Reiprish Director of pro personnel Ron Hill Assistant director of pro personnel Fran Foley College scout Louis Clark College scout Gene Smith College scout Rick Mueller Head coaches Head coach Tom Coughlin Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator quarterbacks Chris Palmer Running backs Jerald Ingram Wide receivers Pete Carmichael Tight ends Fred Hoaglin Offensive line Mike Maser Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator Dick Jauron Defensive line John Pease Linebackers Steve Szabo Outside linebackers Lucious Selmon Defensive backs secondary Randy Edsall Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator Larry Pasquale Assistant special teams Joe Baker Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning Jerry Palmieri Assistant strength and conditioning Jeff Hurd Roster edit 1997 Jacksonville Jaguars final roster Quarterbacks 8 Mark Brunell 11 Rob Johnson 16 Steve Matthews Running backs 49 Ty Hallock FB 23 Randy Jordan 20 Natrone Means 31 Daimon Shelton FB 33 James Stewart Wide receivers 84 Reggie Barlow PR 80 Willie Jackson KR 87 Keenan McCardell 81 Will Moore 82 Jimmy Smith Tight ends 86 Derek Brown 85 Rich Griffith LS 88 Damon Jones 83 Pete Mitchell Offensive linemen 71 Tony Boselli T 62 Ben Coleman G T 73 Brian DeMarco G 78 Todd Fordham T 68 Mark Nori G 67 Jeff Novak G 72 Leon Searcy T 76 Rich Tylski G 79 Dave Widell C LS Defensive linemen 90 Tony Brackens DE 56 Jeff Lageman DE 91 Seth Payne DT 96 Clyde Simmons DE 99 Joel Smeenge DE 98 Jabbar Threats DE 93 Esera Tuaolo DT 95 Jose White DT 97 Renaldo Wynn DT Linebackers 52 Brant Boyer OLB MLB 54 James Hamilton OLB 51 Kevin Hardy OLB 57 Jeff Kopp OLB 50 Eddie Robinson OLB 58 Bryan Schwartz MLB Defensive backs 25 Curtis Anderson CB 21 Aaron Beasley CB 45 Travis Davis SS 26 Kevin Devine CB 27 Deon Figures CB 28 Dana Hall SS 37 Chris Hudson FS 32 Mike Logan FS 29 Ricky Parker S 41 Dave Thomas CB Special teams 4 Bryan Barker P 1 Mike Hollis K Reserve lists 63 Michael Cheever C IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 92 Don Davey DT IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 64 John Jurkovic DT IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 55 Tom McManus MLB IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 39 Chris Parker RB IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp 94 Kelvin Pritchett DT IRTooltip Injured reserve nbsp Practice squad 75 Harold Gragg DE 59 Tyrone Hines LB 35 Malcolm Thomas RB 65 Craig Warren T Rookies in italics 53 active 6 inactive 4 practice squadRegular season editSchedule edit Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 31 1997 at Baltimore Ravens W 28 27 1 0 Memorial Stadium 61 018 2 September 7 1997 New York Giants W 40 13 2 0 Alltel Stadium 70 581 3 Bye 4 September 22 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers W 30 21 3 0 Alltel Stadium 73 016 5 September 28 1997 at Washington Redskins L 12 24 3 1 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 74 421 6 October 5 1997 Cincinnati Bengals W 21 13 4 1 Alltel Stadium 67 128 7 October 12 1997 Philadelphia Eagles W 38 21 5 1 Alltel Stadium 69 150 8 October 19 1997 at Dallas Cowboys L 22 26 5 2 Texas Stadium 64 464 9 October 26 1997 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 17 23 OT 5 3 Three Rivers Stadium 57 011 10 November 2 1997 at Tennessee Oilers W 30 24 6 3 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 27 208 11 November 9 1997 Kansas City Chiefs W 24 10 7 3 Alltel Stadium 70 444 12 November 16 1997 Tennessee Oilers W 17 9 8 3 Alltel Stadium 70 070 13 November 23 1997 at Cincinnati Bengals L 26 31 8 4 Cinergy Field 55 158 14 November 30 1997 Baltimore Ravens W 29 27 9 4 Alltel Stadium 63 712 15 December 7 1997 New England Patriots L 20 26 9 5 Alltel Stadium 73 446 16 December 14 1997 at Buffalo Bills W 20 14 10 5 Rich Stadium 41 231 17 December 21 1997 at Oakland Raiders W 20 9 11 5 Oakland Coliseum 40 032 Note Intra division opponents are in bold text Standings edit AFC Central viewtalkedit 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 L1Postseason editMain article 1997 98 NFL playoffs Schedule edit Round Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance Wild Card December 27 1997 at Denver Broncos 4 L 17 42 0 1 Mile High Stadium 74 481 Game summaries edit AFC Wild Card Playoffs vs 4 Denver Broncos edit AFC Wild Card Playoffs 5 Jacksonville Jaguars at 4 Denver Broncos Game summary Period 1 2 34TotalJaguars 0 7 10017Broncos 14 7 02142 at Mile High Stadium Denver Colorado Date December 27 1997Game time 2 00 p m MSTGame attendance 74 481 After upsetting the Broncos in the playoffs in the previous year the Jaguars fell short in the re match John Elway lead the Broncos to a 42 17 win over the visiting Jaguars throwing for 223 yards and a touchdown Mark Brunell was 18 for 32 for 203 yards but had no touchdowns on top of an interception Similar to the year before when the Broncos could not stop Natrone Means and the Jaguars running game the Jaguars struggled all game to contain the Broncos running attack Terrell Davis carried 31 times for 184 yards and two touchdowns Nonetheless the game was close throughout as the Broncos led by only 21 17 late in the 3rd But the Broncos would score 21 unanswered points in the 4th quarter ending the Jaguars season Awards and records editMike Hollis franchise record tied most field goals in one game 5 field goals November 30 1997 1 Mike Hollis franchise record most field goals in one season tied 31 field goals 1 Mike Hollis franchise record most points in one season 134 points 1 James Stewart franchise record most touchdowns in one game 5 touchdowns October 12 1997 1 James Stewart franchise record most points in one game 30 points October 12 1997 1 References edit a b c d e NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book Workman Publishing Co New York ISBN 0 7611 2480 2 p 52External links editJaguars on Pro Football Reference Jaguars Schedule on jt sw com nbsp This article relating to an American football season is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 Jacksonville Jaguars season amp oldid 1210846369, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
