1997 St. Louis Rams season

NFL team season August 2023 March 2026 St. Louis Rams 1997 5–11 5th NFC West Dick Vermeil Jerry Rhome Bud Carson Dick Vermeil Georgia Frontiere Trans World Dome Did not qualify 200px DE Kevin Carter Rams seasons The 1997 St. Louis Rams season was the team's 60th year with the National Football League (NFL) and the third season in St. Louis. Still struggling to find answers, the Rams looked to improve on their 6–10 record from 1996 and make the playoffs for the first time since 1989, when the team was still based in Anaheim. The Rams started out the season mediocre, splitting their first four games. However, after beating the New York Giants at home, things began to unravel, as the Rams lost their next eight games before winning three of their last four to end the season 5–11. This was Dick Vermeil’s first season as head coach of the Rams. Despite the losing record, Vermeil had brought the Rams back to competitiveness. Of their 5–11 record, five of those losses were only by a touchdown or less. Offseason NFL draft 1997 NFL draft 1997 St. Louis Rams 1 1 Orlando Pace Offensive tackle Ohio State yes yes yes 2 40 Dexter McCleon Cornerback Clemson yes no 4 112 Ryan Tucker Offensive tackle TCU yes https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/ram/1997_draft.htm 1997 St. Louis Rams draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com October 3, 2014 Roster 1997 St. Louis Rams 12 Tony Banks American football  9 Will Furrer 11 Mark Rypien 33 Derrick Harris American football 34 Craig Heyward FB 31 Amp Lee 44 Jerald Moore 28 David Thompson American football y 80 Isaac Bruce 81 Keith Crawford 88 Eddie Kennison 16 Donald Sellers y 83 Torrance Small 87 J. T. Thomas wide receiver 84 Ernie Conwell 89 Mitch Jacoby y 86 Aaron Laing 77 Ethan Brooks T 65 Ernest Dye T 70 Wayne Gandy T 66 John Gerak G 60 Mike Gruttadauria C 73 Fred Miller American football, born 1973 T 76 Orlando Pace y T 62 Vernice Smith C 50 Ryan Tucker y C 72 Zach Wiegert G 93 Kevin Carter American football DE 75 D'Marco Farr DT 79 Bill Johnson defensive tackle DT 98 Chris Maumalanga DT 91 Leslie O'Neal DE 92 Bryan Robinson American football, born 1974 y DT 94 Jeff Robinson American football DE 96 Jay Williams American football DE 54 Troy Dumas OLB 57 Britt Hager MLB 52 Mike Jones linebacker OLB 55 Robert Jones linebacker MLB 59 Muadianvita Kazadi y OLB 58 Roman Phifer OLB 53 Brett Wallerstedt MLB 20 Taje Allen y CB 22 Billy Jenkins American football y SS 41 Todd Lyght CB 35 Keith Lyle FS 24 Dexter McCleon y CB 47 Ryan McNeil American football CB 42 Joe Rowe American football y CB 37 Mike Scurlock FS 32 Toby Wright American football SS  2 Mike Horan American football P 14 Jeff Wilkins K 56 Charlie Clemons y LB IR 82 Malcolm Floyd WR IR 23 Gerald McBurrows S IR -- Billy Milner T IR 51 Lorenzo Styles LB IR 90 Jeff Zgonina DT IR 53 active, 6 inactive, 4 practice squad 15 Donnell Baker WR 95 Shannon Brown American football DT 26 June Henley y RB -- David Kempfert y C Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 31 New Orleans Saints W 38–24 1–0 Trans World Dome 64,575 2 September 7 San Francisco 49ers L 12–15 1–1 Trans World Dome 64,630 3 September 14 at Denver Broncos L 14–35 1–2 Mile High Stadium 74,338 4 September 21 New York Giants W 13–3 2–2 Trans World Dome 64,642 5 September 28 at Oakland Raiders L 17–35 2–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 42,506 6 Bye 7 October 12 at San Francisco 49ers L 10–30 2–4 3Com Park 63,825 8 October 19 Seattle Seahawks L 9–17 2–5 Trans World Dome 64,819 9 October 26 Kansas City Chiefs L 20–28 2–6 Trans World Dome 64,864 10 November 2 at Atlanta Falcons L 31–34 2–7 Georgia Dome 36,583 11 November 9 at Green Bay Packers L 7–17 2–8 Lambeau Field 60,093 12 November 16 Atlanta Falcons L 21–27 2–9 Trans World Dome 64,299 13 November 23 Carolina Panthers L 10–16 2–10 Trans World Dome 64,609 14 November 30 at Washington Redskins W 23–20 3–10 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 74,772 15 December 7 at New Orleans Saints W 34–27 4–10 Louisiana Superdome 54,803 16 December 14 Chicago Bears L 10–13 4–11 Trans World Dome 66,030 17 December 20 at Carolina Panthers W 30–18 5–11 Ericcson Stadium 58,101 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings References External links 1997 St. Louis Rams Rams at Pro-Football-Reference.com St. Louis Rams Category:St. Louis Rams seasons St Lou