1997 Cincinnati Bengals season

NFL team season December 2013 March 2026 Cincinnati Bengals 1997 7–9 4th AFC Central Bruce Coslet Cinergy Field Did not qualify None Bengals seasons The 1997 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 30th season in professional football and its 28th in the National Football League. After winning the first game of the season, the Bengals lost their next seven games to effectively end any playoff hopes. The struggles cost Jeff Blake his starting quarterback job, as former Bengal starting quarterback Boomer Esiason, who was reacquired in the off-season, came back in to lead the Bengals. With Esiason back under center the Bengals started to win as he connected on 13 touchdown passes, while giving up two interceptions. The Bengals won six of their final eight games, to finish with a 7–9 record. Just as the Bengals were ready to give Esiason the job full-time, he got a lucrative offer from ABC-TV to do games on Monday Night Football. Since he would earn more money on ABC he decided to retire.http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/cincy/bengals.html Season summary and statistics Sports E Cylclopedia April 10, 2012 May 27, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20080527121139/http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com/nfl/cincy/bengals.html dead Running back Corey Dillon set a rookie rushing record (since broken) for most yards in a game. On December 4, 1997, Dillon rushed for 246 yards in a game against the Tennessee Oilers.NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book Workman Publishing Co New York 0-7611-2480-2 438 For the season, the Bengals sported new uniforms and a new logo, which would remain until 2003. The new tiger head logo remains in use today. The team's 31–26 win over the Jaguars, who went 11–5, on November 23, was their only win against a team with a winning record from 1997 to 1999. They went 1–6 against teams with a winning record. Offseason NFL draft 1997 NFL draft 1997 Cincinnati Bengals 1 14 Reinard Wilson Linebacker Florida State yes 2 43 Corey Dillon Running back Washington yes yes 3 76 Rod Payne Center Michigan yes 4 111 Tremain Mack Defensive back Miami (FL) yes yes 5 144 Andre Purvis Defensive tackle North Carolina yes 6 176 Canute Curtis Linebacker West Virginia yes 7 217 William Carr Defensive tackle Michigan no https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/cin/1997_draft.htm 1997 Cincinnati Bengals Draftees Pro-Football-Reference.com January 28, 2014 Personnel Staff 1997 Cincinnati Bengals President – Mike Brown Head coach – Bruce Coslet Assistant head coach/defensive Coordinator – Dick LeBeau Offensive coordinator – Ken Anderson Running backs – Jim Anderson Tight ends – Bob Wylie Offensive line – Paul Alexander Offensive Staff Assistant – John Garrett Defensive line – Tim Krumrie Linebackers – Mark Duffner Defensive backs – Ray Horton Defensive Staff Assistant – Louie Cioffi Special teams – Al Roberts Strength and conditioning – Kim Wood Roster 1997 Cincinnati Bengals  8 Jeff Blake  7 Boomer Esiason 15 Eric Kresser y 21 Eric Bieniemy KR 32 Ki-Jana Carter 28 Corey Dillon y 45 Ty Douthard y 44 Brian Milne FB 80 David Dunn American football KR 85 James Hundon 84 Mike Jenkins wide receiver, born 1974 y 86 Darnay Scott 89 Marco Battaglia 88 Steve Bush y 82 Tony McGee tight end 71 Willie Anderson offensive tackle T 66 Ken Blackman G 74 Rich Braham G 65 Darrick Brilz C 75 Anthony Brown offensive lineman G/T 72 Scott Brumfield G 68 Joel Davis offensive lineman G* 62 Brock Gutierrez C 60 Rod Jones offensive lineman T 64 Rod Payne y C 77 Kevin Sargent American football T 96 Brentson Buckner NT 92 John Copeland DE 94 Jevon Langford DE 67 Kimo von Oelhoffen NT 97 Andre Purvis y DE 93 Mike Thompson American football NT 99 Dan Wilkinson DE 55 Andre Collins OLB 98 Canute Curtis y OLB 51 Gerald Dixon OLB 50 James Francis American football OLB 91 Billy Granville y ILB 56 Ricardo McDonald ILB 58 Steve Tovar ILB 57 Reinard Wilson y OLB 33 Ashley Ambrose CB 30 Cory Gilliard y FS 34 Tremain Mack y SS 31 Greg Myers American football FS/PR 26 Bo Orlando FS 27 Tito Paul CB 23 Corey Sawyer CB 35 Sam Shade SS 22 Jimmy Spencer American football CB 42 Lawrence Wright American football y SS 11 Lee Johnson punter P  9 Doug Pelfrey K 59 Greg Truitt LS 41 Scottie Graham RB IR 81 Carl Pickens WR IR 79 Ramondo Stallings DE IR 52 Tim Terry y LB IR 53 Tom Tumulty LB IR 53 active, 5 inactive, 1 practice squad, 1 exemption -- Bill Kushner punter P Regular season Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Venue Attendance Record 1 August 31 Arizona Cardinals W 24–21 Cinergy Field 53,644 1–0 2 September 7 at Baltimore Ravens L 23–10 Memorial Stadium 52,968 1–1 3 Bye 4 September 21 at Denver Broncos L 38–20 Mile High Stadium 73,871 1–2 5 September 28 New York Jets L 31–14 Cinergy Field 57,209 1–3 6 October 5 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 21–13 Alltel Stadium 67,128 1–4 7 October 12 at Tennessee Oilers L 30–7 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 17,071 1–5 8 October 19 Pittsburgh Steelers L 26–10 Cinergy Field 60,020 1–6 9 October 26 at New York Giants L 29–27 Giants Stadium 72,584 1–7 10 November 2 San Diego Chargers W 38–31 Cinergy Field 53,754 2–7 11 November 9 at Indianapolis Colts W 28–13 RCA Dome 58,473 3–7 12 November 16 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 20–3 Three Rivers Stadium 55,226 3–8 13 November 23 Jacksonville Jaguars W 31–26 Cinergy Field 55,158 4–8 14 November 30 at Philadelphia Eagles L 44–42 Veterans Stadium 66,623 4–9 15 December 4, 1997 Tennessee Oilers W 41–14 Cinergy Field 49,086 5–9 16 December 14 Dallas Cowboys W 31–24 Cinergy Field 60,043 6–9 17 December 21 Baltimore Ravens W 16–14 Cinergy Field 50,917 7–9 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Standings Team leaders Passing Player Att Comp Yds TD INT Rating Jeff Blake 317 184 2125 8 7 77.6 Boomer Esiason 186 118 1478 13 2 106.9 Rushing Player Att Yds YPC Long TD Corey Dillon 233 1129 4.8 66 10 Receiving Player Rec Yds Avg Long TD Darnay Scott 54 797 14.8 77 5 Tony McGee 34 414 12.2 37 6 Defense Player Tackles Sacks INTs FF FR Sam Shade 96 4.0 1 1 1 Gerald Dixon 50 8.5 0 1 0 Corey Sawyer 31 0.0 4 0 0 Kicking and punting Player FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Points Doug Pelfrey 16 12 75.0% 43 41 95.3% 77 Player Punts Yards Long Blkd Avg. Lee Johnson 81 3471 66 0 42.9 Special teams Player KR KRYards KRAvg KRLong KRTD PR PRYards PRAvg PRLong PRTD Eric Bieniemy 34 789 23.2 102 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 Greg Myers 0 0 0.0 0 0 26 201 7.7 18 0 Awards and records Corey Dillon, Franchise Record (since broken), Most Rushing Yards in One Game, 246 yards vs. Tennessee Oilers (achieved on December 4, 1997) Corey Dillon, Rookie Record (since broken), Most Rushing Yards in One Game, 246 yards vs. Tennessee Oilers (achieved on December 4, 1997) Corey Dillon, Franchise Record (tied), Most Points in One Game, 24 Points vs. Tennessee Oilers (achieved on December 4, 1997)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book Workman Publishing Co 37 Corey Dillon, Franchise Record (tied), Most Touchdowns in One Game, 4 TD's vs. Tennessee Oilers (achieved on December 4, 1997) Milestones Corey Dillon, 1st 1000 yard rushing season (1,129 rushing yards)NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book Workman Publishing Co 436 References External links http://www.bengals.com/team/history/bengalshistory1997.html 1997 Cincinnati Bengals at Pro-Football-Reference.com Cincinnati Bengals Category:Cincinnati Bengals seasons Cincin Category:Long stubs with short prose