1997 Baltimore Ravens season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 Baltimore Ravens 1997 6–9–1 5th AFC Central Art Modell Ted Marchibroda Marvin Lewis Memorial Stadium Did not qualify LT Jonathan OgdenLB Ray Lewis Ravens seasons 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 NFL draft 1997 NFL draft 1997 Baltimore Ravens 1 4 Peter Boulware Linebacker Florida State yes yes 2 34 Jamie Sharper Linebacker Virginia yes 2 58 Kim Herring Safety Penn State yes 3 64 Jay Graham Running back Tennessee yes 4 118 Tyrus McCloud Linebacker Louisville yes 5 134 Jeff Mitchell Center Florida yes 6 167 Steve Lee Running back Indiana 6 194 Cornell Brown Linebacker Virginia Tech yes 7 205 Chris Ward Defensive end Kentucky yes 7 234 Wally Richardson Quarterback Penn State yes 7 236 Ralph Staten Safety Alabama yes 7 238 Leland Taylor Defensive tackle Louisville yes no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rav/1997_draft.htm 1997 Baltimore Ravens draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 30, 2014 Undrafted free agents + 1997 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeMike FlynnCenterMainePriest HolmesRunning backTexas Personnel Staff / Coaches 1997 Baltimore Ravens Owner and president – Art Modell Vice-president of player personnel – Ozzie Newsome Director of college scouting – Phil Savage Director of pro personnel – James Harris Head coach – Ted Marchibroda Assistant head coach/offensive line – Kirk Ferentz Quarterbacks – Don Strock Running backs – Al Lavan Wide receivers – Richard Mann Tight ends – Ken Whisenhunt Offensive assistant – John Settle Offensive quality control – Lester Erb Defensive coordinator – Marvin Lewis Defensive line – Jacob Burney Linebackers – Maxie Baughan Secondary – Alvin Reynolds Defensive assistant/quality control – Jim Schwartz Special teams – Scott O'Brien Head athletic trainer – Bill Tessendorf Strength and conditioning – Jerry Simmons Roster 1997 Baltimore Ravens 14 Wally Richardson y 12 Vinny Testaverde 10 Eric Zeier 21 Earnest Byner 40 Kenyon Cotton y FB 34 Jay Graham y 33 Priest Holmes y 33 Bam Morris FB 44 Tony Vinson American football FB 82 Derrick Alexander wide receiver 81 Michael Jackson wide receiver 84 Jermaine Lewis American football, born 1974 83 James Roe American football 80 Ryan Yarborough 86 Eric Green tight end 88 Brian Kinchen LS 89 A. 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Ofodile 76 Alex Bernstein American football y G 69 Jeff Blackshear G 77 Orlando Brown American football, born 1970 T 65 Ben Cavil G 72 Mike Flynn American football y G 71 Spencer Folau T 67 Quentin Neujahr C 75 Jonathan Ogden T 63 Wally Williams American football C 90 Rob Burnett American football DE 94 Mike Frederick DE 97 James Jones defensive lineman DT 99 Michael McCrary DE 98 Tony Siragusa DT 95 Chris Ward defensive end y DE 93 Keith Washington American football DE 79 Larry Webster DT 58 Peter Boulware y OLB 51 Cornell Brown y OLB 52 Ray Lewis MLB 54 Tyrus McCloud y MLB 53 Tyrell Peters y OLB 55 Jamie Sharper y OLB 24 Donny Brady CB 30 Eugene Daniel CB 20 Kim Herring y FS 25 DeRon Jenkins CB 31 Rondell Jones FS 38 Antonio Langham CB 29 Lamar Lyons S 27 Stevon Moore SS 41 Ralph Staten y SS 37 Bennie Thompson American football SS 36 John Williams defensive back, born 1974 y CB  9 Greg Montgomery P  3 Matt Stover K 16 Eddie Britton WR IR 85 Ray Ethridge WR IR 62 Leo Goeas G IR 64 Sale Isaia G IR 60 Jeff Mitchell y C IR 87 Nate Singleton WR IR 92 Leland Taylor American football y DT IR 53 active, 7 inactive, 3 practice squad 13 Donald Richard y WR -- Dwaine Robinson y DT 74 Robert Walker defensive line DT https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rav/1997_roster.htm 1997 Baltimore Ravens starters and roster Pro-Football-Reference.com October 30, 2014 Preseason Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 August 2, 1997 New York Giants L 20–21 0–1 Memorial Stadium 2 August 8, 1997 at New York Jets L 29–39 0–2 Giants Stadium 3 August 16, 1997 at Philadelphia Eagles L 13–24 0–3 Veterans Stadium 4 August 22, 1997 Buffalo Bills L 28–31 0–4 Memorial Stadium1997 Baltimore Ravens schedule and results Regular season Schedule 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 NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, 0-7611-2480-2, p. 291 References External links 1997 Baltimore Ravens at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1997 Baltimore Ravens at jt-sw.com Baltimore Ravens Category:Baltimore Ravens seasons Baltimore Ravens Category:1990s in Baltimore