1997 Oakland Raiders (NFL)

4th place American Football Conference Western Division 4-12-0 .250

Head Coach: Joe Bugel

Dave Adolph	Linebackers
Fred Biletnikoff	Wide Receivers
Willie Brown	Squad Development/Cornerbacks
Garrett Giemont	Strength and Conditioning
John Guy	Defensive Line
Bishop Harris	Running Backs
Bill Meyers	Tight Ends
Ray Perkins	Offensive Coordinator
Keith Rowen	Assistant Head Coach-Offense/Offensive Line
Steve Shafer	Safeties
Kevin Spencer	Quality Control-Defense
Rusty Tillman	Special Teams
Bill Urbanik	Defensive Line
Fred Whittingham	Defensive Coordinator

SCORES
Day	Date		Opponent	Score			Location	Venue	Attendance
Sun	8/3/1997	A	Dallas Cowboys	34-27	W		Irving, TX	Texas Stadium	61028
Fri	8/8/1997	H	Green Bay Packers	24-37	L		Oakland, CA	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	42956
Sat	8/16/1997	H	New Orleans Saints	18-16	W		Oakland, CA	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	36771
Fri	8/22/1997	A	Arizona Cardinals	13-15	L		Tempe, AZ	Sun Devil Stadium	30584
Sun	8/31/1997	A	Tennessee Oilers	21-24	L	OT	Memphis, TN	Liberty Bowl	30171
Mon	9/8/1997	H	Kansas City Chiefs	27-28	L		Oakland, CA	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	61523
Sun	9/14/1997	A	Atlanta Falcons	36-31	W		Atlanta, GA	Georgia Dome	47922
Sun	9/21/1997	A	New York Jets	22-23	L		East Rutherford, NJ	Giants Stadium	72586
Sun	9/28/1997	H	St. Louis Rams	35-17	W		Oakland, CA	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	42506
Sun	10/5/1997	H	San Diego Chargers	10-25	L		Oakland, CA	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	43648
Sun	10/19/1997	H	Denver Broncos	28-25	W		Oakland, CA	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	57006
Sun	10/26/1997	A	Seattle Seahawks	34-45	L		Seattle, WA	Kingdome	66264
Sun	11/2/1997	A	Carolina Panthers	14-38	L		Charlotte, NC	Ericsson Stadium	71064
Sun	11/9/1997	H	New Orleans Saints	10-13	L		Oakland, CA	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	40091
Sun	11/16/1997	A	San Diego Chargers	38-13	W		San Diego, CA	Qualcomm Stadium	65714
Mon	11/24/1997	A	Denver Broncos	3-31	L		Denver, CO	Mile High Stadium	75307
Sun	11/30/1997	H	Miami Dolphins	16-34	L		Oakland, CA	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	50569
Sun	12/7/1997	A	Kansas City Chiefs	0-30	L		Kansas City, MO	Arrowhead Stadium	76379
Sun	12/14/1997	H	Seattle Seahawks	21-22	L		Oakland, CA	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	40124
Sun	12/21/1997	H	Jacksonville Jaguars	9-20	L		Oakland, CA	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum	40032

Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.

ROSTER
No	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	Age	College	GP	GS
33	Eddie Anderson	FS	6-1	205	34	Fort Valley State	11	1
2	Leo Araguz	P	5-11	190	27	Stephen F. Austin State	16	0
35	Joe Aska	RB	5-11	240	25	Cisco JC; Coffeyville CC; Central Oklahoma	7	0
54	Greg Biekert	MLB	6-2	247	28	Colorado	16	16
27	Calvin Branch	CB	5-11	197	23	Iowa State; Colorado State	6	0
24	Larry Brown	CB	5-11	184	28	Los Angeles Southwest JC; Texas Christian	4	0
81	Tim Brown	WR	6-0	195	31	Notre Dame	16	16
99	Aundray Bruce	RDE	6-5	265	31	Auburn	10	3
20	Perry Carter	RCB-LCB	6-0	190	26	Southern Mississippi	16	7
68	Rick Cunningham	OT	6-7	315	30	Oregon State; Sacramento CC; Texas A&M	7	0
48	Jerone Davison	RB	6-1	225	27	Solano CC; Arizona State	8	1
83	Rickey Dudley	TE	6-6	252	25	Ohio State	16	16
34	Derrick Fenner	RB	6-3	236	30	North Carolina; Gardner-Webb	9	7
55	James Folston	ROLB-LOLB	6-2	240	26	Louisiana-Monroe	16	7
5	Cole Ford	K	6-2	195	25	Southern California	16	0
53	Rob Fredrickson	LOLB	6-4	240	26	Michigan State	16	13
3	Jeff George	QB	6-4	215	30	Purdue; Illinois	16	16
45	Tim Hall	RB	5-11	220	23	Kemper Military JC; Robert Morris	16	0
77	Pat Harlow	LOT	6-6	295	28	Southern California	16	16
57	Rob Holmberg	LB	6-3	234	26	Navy; Penn State	16	0
71	Lester Holmes	ROG	6-5	322	28	Jackson State	15	15
80	Desmond Howard	WR	5-10	184	27	Michigan	15	0
90	Grady Jackson	DT	6-2	332	24	Hinds CC; Knoxville	5	0
82	James Jett	WR	5-10	167	27	West Virginia	16	16
98	Kevin Johnson	DT	6-1	305	27	Los Angeles Harbor JC; Texas Southern	15	0
51	Lance Johnstone	RDE	6-4	251	24	Temple	14	6
26	Napoleon Kaufman	RB	5-9	184	24	Washington	16	16
72	Lincoln Kennedy	ROT	6-6	334	26	Washington	16	16
12	David Klingler	QB	6-2	210	28	Houston	1	0
25	Dan Land	S	6-0	192	32	Albany State	16	0
31	Chad Levitt	RB	6-1	231	22	Cornell	10	2
29	Albert Lewis	RCB	6-2	200	37	Grambling State	14	11
43	Lorenzo Lynch	S	5-11	210	34	Chabot JC; Sacramento State	15	0
67	Russell Maryland	LDT	6-1	295	28	Miami (Florida)	16	16
36	Terry McDaniel	LCB	5-10	178	32	Tennessee	13	12
91	Chester McGlockton	RDT	6-4	329	28	Clemson	16	16
87	John Henry Mills	LB	6-0	231	28	Wake Forest	16	0
50	Mike Morton	ROLB	6-4	236	25	North Carolina	11	11
63	Barret Robbins	C-ROG	6-3	317	24	Texas Christian	16	16
89	Bob Rosenstiel	TE	6-3	240	23	Shasta JC; Sequoias JC; Eastern Illinois	4	0
96	Darrell Russell	LDE	6-5	322	21	Southern California	16	10
84	Kenny Shedd	WR	5-10	169	26	Northern Iowa	16	0
94	Anthony Smith	RDE-LDE	6-3	270	30	Alabama; Arizona	13	13
93	Greg Townsend	DE	6-3	262	36	Long Beach CC; Texas Christian	4	0
37	James Trapp	SS	6-0	190	28	Clemson	16	16
62	Adam Treu	C	6-5	300	23	Nebraska	16	0
88	Olanda Truitt	WR	6-0	190	26	Pittsburgh; Mississippi State	14	0
42	Eric Turner	FS	6-1	211	29	UCLA	16	15
59	Aaron Wallace	LB	6-3	245	30	Texas A&M	5	0
23	Lionel Washington	CB	6-0	185	37	Tulane	9	3
66	Curtis Whitley	C	6-1	292	28	Clemson; Chowan JC; Clemson	15	1
22	Harvey Williams	RB-TE	6-2	225	30	Louisiana State	14	6
76	Steve Wisniewski	LOG	6-4	295	30	Penn State	16	16

DRAFT LIST
Round	Overall	Player	Pos	College
1	2	Darrell Russell	DT	Southern California
3	72	Adam Treu	G	Nebraska
3	85	Tim Kohn	G	Iowa State
4	123	Chad Levitt	RB	Cornell
6	172	Calvin Branch	RB	Colorado State
6	193	Grady Jackson	DE	Knoxville

SCORING BY QUARTERS	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	OT
Team Totals	69	100	113	42	0
Opponents Totals	87	123	102	104	3

TEAM STATS	TOP	1ST DOWNS	FDR	FDP	FDX	3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY	4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY	PEN	PENY
Team Totals	26:24	263	74	170	19	65/204 31.9%	5/18 27.8%	117	976
Opponents Totals	33:36	345	121	199	25	92/236 39.0%	7/14 50.0%	117	977

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	PCT	X2	X2A	FG	FGA	PCT	SAF	PTS
Cole Ford	0	33	35	94.3	0	0	13	22	59.1	0	72
James Jett	12	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	72
Napoleon Kaufman	8	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	48
Rickey Dudley	7	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	42
Tim Brown	5	0	0		1	1	0	0		0	32
Harvey Williams	5	0	0		1	1	0	0		0	32
Kenny Shedd	1	0	0		0	1	0	0		0	6
Olanda Truitt	1	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	6
Eric Turner	1	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	6
Lionel Washington	1	0	0		0	0	0	0		0	6
Anthony Smith	0	0	0		0	0	0	0		1	2
Leo Araguz	0	0	0		0	2	0	0		0	0
Jeff George	0	0	0		0	1	0	0		0	0
Team Totals	41	33	35	94.3	2	6	13	22	59.1	1	324
Opponents Totals	44	37	37	100.0	2	7	38	43	88.4	0	419

FIELD GOALS	MADE	ATT	PCT	1-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+
Cole Ford	13	22	59.1	0/0	3/5	4/6	5/10	1/1
Team Totals	13	22	59.1	0/0	3/5	4/6	5/10	1/1
Opponents Totals	38	43	88.4	1/1	13/14	11/12	11/14	2/2

RUSHING	ATT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	G20+	G40+	FUM
Napoleon Kaufman	272	1294	4.8	83t	6	54	11	8	6
Tim Hall	23	120	5.2	15	0	8	0	0	0
Harvey Williams	18	70	3.9	13	3	6	0	0	3
Jeff George	17	44	2.6	12	0	3	0	0	2
Derrick Fenner	7	24	3.4	7	0	1	0	0	1
Tim Brown	5	19	3.8	12	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Aska	12	10	0.8	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jerone Davison	2	4	2.0	5	0	0	0	0	0
Chad Levitt	2	3	1.5	2	0	0	0	0	0
Leo Araguz	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1
David Klingler	1	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team Totals	360	1588	4.4	83t	9	74	11	8	11
Opponents Totals	525	2246	4.3	77	19	121	12	3	12

PASSING	ATT	COM	PCT	INC	YDS	Y/ATT	Y/COM	LG	TD	TD%	INT	INT%	TS	YL	NYP	FD	G20+	G40+	RTG
Jeff George	521	290	55.7	222	3917	7.5	13.5	76	29	5.6	9	1.7	58	430	3487	167	59	10	91.2
Napoleon Kaufman	1	0	0.0	1	0	0.0			0	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	39.6
David Klingler	7	4	57.1	2	27	3.9	6.8	8	0	0.0	1	14.3	0	0	27	3	0	0	26.2
Team Totals	529	294	55.6	225	3944	7.5	13.4	76	29	5.5	10	1.9	58	430	3514	170	59	10	89.9
Opponents Totals	552	324	58.7	218	4109	7.4	12.7	76	21	3.8	10	1.8	31	239	3870	199	56	11	87.1

RECEIVING	REC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	FD	G20+	G40+	FUM
Tim Brown	104	1408	13.5	59t	5	65	20	1	1
Rickey Dudley	48	787	16.4	76	7	35	16	2	0
James Jett	46	804	17.5	56t	12	35	13	5	2
Napoleon Kaufman	40	403	10.1	70t	2	13	6	1	1
Harvey Williams	16	147	9.2	32t	2	7	2	0	0
Derrick Fenner	14	92	6.6	13	0	3	0	0	0
Kenny Shedd	10	115	11.5	19	0	7	0	0	0
Olanda Truitt	7	91	13.0	19t	1	3	0	0	0
Desmond Howard	4	30	7.5	9	0	0	0	0	0
Jerone Davison	2	34	17.0	25	0	1	1	0	0
Chad Levitt	2	24	12.0	22	0	1	1	0	0
Tim Hall	1	9	9.0	9	0	0	0	0	0
Team Totals	294	3944	13.4	76	29	170	59	10	4
Opponents Totals	324	4109	12.7	76	21	199	56	11	6

INTERCEPTIONS	INT	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
Eric Turner	2	45	22.5	29	0
Lionel Washington	2	44	22.0	44t	1
James Trapp	2	24	12.0	25	0
Lorenzo Lynch	2	6	3.0	6	0
Terry McDaniel	1	17	17.0	17	0
Dan Land	1	13	13.0	13	0
Team Totals	10	149	14.9	44t	1
Opponents Totals	10	192	19.2	55t	2

PUNTING	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TB	I20	OB	DN	RYDS	NYDS	NET
Leo Araguz	93	4189	45.0	63	6	28	1	8	431	3638	39.1
Team Totals	93	4189	45.0	63	6	28	1	8	431	3638	39.1
Opponents Totals	77	3035	39.4	65	4	27			210	2745	35.6

PUNT RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	G20+	FUM
Desmond Howard	27	20	210	7.8	31	4	1
Team Totals	27	20	210	7.8	31	4	1
Opponents Totals	52	26	431	8.3	32

KICKOFFS	NO	YDS	AVG	OB	TB	RET	RETY	OSA	OSR
Cole Ford	68	4605	67.7	1	19	48	1124	0	0
Team Totals	68	4605	67.7	1	19	48	1124	0	0
Opponents Totals						81	1699

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	G20+	G40+	FUM
Desmond Howard	61	1318	21.6	45	33	3	1
Tim Hall	9	182	20.2	34	4	0	0
Olanda Truitt	2	51	25.5	30	2	0	1
Joe Aska	2	46	23.0	26	2	0	0
Kenny Shedd	2	38	19.0	23	1	0	0
Greg Biekert	1	16	16.0	16	0	0	0
Rob Holmberg	1	15	15.0	15	0	0	0
Mike Morton	1	14	14.0	14	0	0	0
Chad Levitt	1	12	12.0	12	0	0	0
Tim Brown	1	7	7.0	7	0	0	0
Team Totals	81	1699	21.0	45	42	3	2
Opponents Totals	48	1124	23.4	42

SACKS	NO	YDS
Anthony Smith	6.5
Russell Maryland	4.5
Chester McGlockton	4.5
Lance Johnstone	3.5
Darrell Russell	3.5
Greg Biekert	2.5
Rob Fredrickson	2.0
Albert Lewis	2.0
Aundray Bruce	1.0
Lorenzo Lynch	1.0
Team Totals	31.0	239.0
Opponents Totals	58.0	430.0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
Leo Araguz	1		1	0	1	-21	0
Tim Brown	1		0	0	0	0	0
Derrick Fenner	1		0	0	0	0	0
James Folston	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Jeff George	7		3	0	3	-14	0
Rob Holmberg	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Desmond Howard	2		2	0	2	0	0
James Jett	2		1	0	1	0	0
Lance Johnstone	0	0	0	1	1	2	0
Napoleon Kaufman	7		1	0	1	0	0
David Klingler	1		1	0	1	-5	0
Terry McDaniel	1		0	0	0	0	0
Chester McGlockton	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Mike Morton	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Kenny Shedd	0	0	0	2	2	25	1
Anthony Smith	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
James Trapp	0	0	1	1	2	0	0
Olanda Truitt	1		0	0	0	0	0
Eric Turner	1		0	3	3	65	1
Team Totals	25	15	10	12	22	52	2
Opponents Totals	26	12	12	14	26		1