The 1997 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise's 65th season in the National Football League. The team failed to improve on their previous output of 10–6, going only 6–9–1 and failing to reach the playoffs for the first time in three seasons. This was the season where the team was sponsored by the “Starters” brand. Lowlights of the 1997 campaign include a disheartening one-point loss at Dallas in Week 3, where starter Ty Detmer led the Birds on a potential game-winning drive late in regulation, only to see holder Tommy Hutton botch the hold on what would have been the deciding field goal from ex-Cowboys kicker Chris Boniol. In Week 7, the Eagles lost their first-ever game against the three-season-old Jacksonville Jaguars, and on November 10, in a Monday Night Football 24–12 home loss against San Francisco, a fan was spotted firing a flare gun in the upper deck. Six days later, at Memorial Stadium, the Eagles and Ravens engaged in a 10–10 tie. This was Eagles' first tie since 1986 against the Cardinals.
One bright spot during the year came on the Sunday after Thanksgiving, when rookie Bobby Hoying stepped in under center and threw for a career-high 313 yards and four touchdowns in a 44–42 win against the Cincinnati Bengals.
The 1997 campaign was notable in that it ended a 13-year radio partnership between broadcasters Merrill Reese and former Eagle Stan Walters on 94 WIP. Mike Quick became the color commentator the following season.
The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick. It is possible the Eagles' pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with. Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away.
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The 1997 Philadelphia Eagles season was the franchise s 65th season in the National Football League The team failed to improve on their previous output of 10 6 going only 6 9 1 and failing to reach the playoffs for the first time in three seasons This was the season where the team was sponsored by the Starters brand Lowlights of the 1997 campaign include a disheartening one point loss at Dallas in Week 3 where starter Ty Detmer led the Birds on a potential game winning drive late in regulation only to see holder Tommy Hutton botch the hold on what would have been the deciding field goal from ex Cowboys kicker Chris Boniol In Week 7 the Eagles lost their first ever game against the three season old Jacksonville Jaguars and on November 10 in a Monday Night Football 24 12 home loss against San Francisco a fan was spotted firing a flare gun in the upper deck Six days later at Memorial Stadium the Eagles and Ravens engaged in a 10 10 tie This was Eagles first tie since 1986 against the Cardinals 1997 Philadelphia Eagles seasonOwnerJeffrey LurieHead coachRay RhodesHome fieldVeterans StadiumResultsRecord6 9 1Division place3rd NFC EastPlayoff finishDid not qualifyPro BowlersWR Irving Fryar 1996 Eagles seasons 1998 One bright spot during the year came on the Sunday after Thanksgiving when rookie Bobby Hoying stepped in under center and threw for a career high 313 yards and four touchdowns in a 44 42 win against the Cincinnati Bengals The 1997 campaign was notable in that it ended a 13 year radio partnership between broadcasters Merrill Reese and former Eagle Stan Walters on 94 WIP Mike Quick became the color commentator the following season Contents 1 Offseason 1 1 NFL draft 2 Staff 3 Roster 4 Regular season 4 1 Schedule 4 2 Standings 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksOffseason EditNFL draft Edit The table shows the Eagles selections and what picks they had that were traded away and the team that ended up with that pick It is possible the Eagles pick ended up with this team via another team that the Eagles made a trade with Not shown are acquired picks that the Eagles traded away Pro Bowler note 1 Hall of FamerROUND PICK PLAYER POSITION COLLEGE1 25 Jon Harris Defensive End Virginia2 57 James Darling Linebacker Washington State3 71 Duce Staley Running Back South Carolina4 119 Damien Robinson Free Safety Iowa5 152 N D Kalu Defensive End Rice5 155 Luther Broughton Tight End Furman6 190 Antwuan Wyatt Wide Receiver Bethune Cookman6 198 Ed Jasper Defensive Tackle Texas A amp M7 207 Koy Detmer Quarterback Colorado7 225 Byron Capers Defensive Back Florida State7 227 Deauntae Brown Defensive Back Central State OH Staff Edit1997 Philadelphia Eagles staff Front office Owner Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey Lurie Executive Vice President Joe Banner Director of Football Operations Dick DanielsHead coaches Head Coach Ray RhodesOffensive coaches Offensive Coordinator Jon Gruden Quarterbacks Sean Payton Running Backs Ted Williams Wide Receivers Gerald Carr Tight Ends Juan Castillo Offensive Line Bill Callahan Quality Control David Shaw Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator Emmitt Thomas Defensive Line Mike Trgovac Linebackers Joe Vitt Defensive Backs Danny Smith Defensive Assistant Chuck Knox Jr Special teams coaches Special Teams Joe WesselStrength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning Mike Wolf Assistant Strength and Conditioning Tom Kanavy Volunteer Strength and Conditioning Kevin TolbertRoster Edit1997 Philadelphia Eagles roster Quarterbacks 14 Ty Detmer 7 Bobby Hoying 9 Rodney PeeteRunning backs 30 Charlie Garner 28 Mel Gray PR 22 Duce Staley KR 34 Kevin Turner FB 32 Ricky WattersWide receivers 86 Russell Copeland 80 Irving Fryar 82 Chris T Jones 84 Freddie Solomon PR 83 Michael TimpsonTight ends 87 Jason Dunn 88 Jimmie Johnson 89 Chad Lewis Offensive linemen 62 Ian Beckles G 76 Barrett Brooks T 73 Jerry Crafts G 75 Troy Drake T 61 Steve Everitt C Sean Love G 71 Jermane Mayberry T 65 Bubba Miller C G 68 Morris Unutoa C 72 Joe Panos GDefensive linemen 95 Richard Dent DE 97 Rhett Hall DT 90 Jon Harris DE 74 Ed Jasper DT 79 Greg Jefferson DE 98 Jimmie Jones DT 53 N D Kalu DE 59 Mike Mamula DE 78 Hollis Thomas DT 96 Al Wallace DE Linebackers 93 Darion Conner OLB 57 James Darling 55 Ray Farmer OLB 58 DeShawn Fogle OLB 54 Jeff Herrod MLB 51 William Thomas OLB 50 James Willis MLBDefensive backs 25 Willie Clark CB 20 Brian Dawkins FS 38 Charles Dimry CB 43 Randy Kinder CB 24 Tim McTyer CB 45 Matt Stevens SS 23 Troy Vincent CB 36 Mike Zordich SSSpecial teams 18 Chris Boniol K 4 Tom Hutton P Reserve lists 77 Richard Cooper T IR 10 Koy Detmer QB IR 47 Charles Emanuel S IR 46 Fred Ford CB IR 48 Andre President TE IR 56 Darrin Smith LB IR 21 Bobby Taylor CB IR 29 Corey Walker RB IR 85 Antwuan Wyatt WR IR Practice squad Patrick Augafa C Anthony Rice CBRookies in italicsRegular season EditSchedule Edit Week Date Opponent Result Record Attendance1 August 31 1997 at New York Giants L 31 17 0 1 77 3442 September 7 1997 Green Bay Packers W 10 9 1 1 66 8033 September 15 1997 at Dallas Cowboys L 21 20 1 2 63 9424 Bye5 September 28 1997 at Minnesota Vikings L 28 19 1 3 55 1496 October 5 1997 Washington Redskins W 24 10 2 3 67 0087 October 12 1997 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 38 21 2 4 69 1508 October 19 1997 Arizona Cardinals W 13 10 OT 3 4 66 8609 October 26 1997 Dallas Cowboys W 13 12 4 4 67 10610 November 2 1997 at Arizona Cardinals L 31 21 4 5 39 54911 November 10 1997 San Francisco 49ers L 24 12 4 6 67 13312 November 16 1997 at Baltimore Ravens T 10 10 OT 4 6 1 63 54613 November 23 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers W 23 20 5 6 1 67 16614 November 30 1997 Cincinnati Bengals W 44 42 6 6 1 66 62315 December 7 1997 New York Giants L 31 21 6 7 1 67 08416 December 14 1997 at Atlanta Falcons L 20 17 6 8 1 42 86617 December 21 1997 at Washington Redskins L 35 32 6 9 1 75 939Note Intra division opponents are in bold text Standings Edit NFC Eastviewtalkedit W L T PCT PF PA STK 3 New York Giants 10 5 1 656 307 265 W3Washington Redskins 8 7 1 531 327 289 W1Philadelphia Eagles 6 9 1 406 317 372 L3Dallas Cowboys 6 10 0 375 304 314 L5Arizona Cardinals 4 12 0 250 283 379 W1Notes Edit Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career References EditExternal links Edit1997 Philadelphia Eagles at Pro Football Reference com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 Philadelphia Eagles season amp oldid 1128254954, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
