1997 Denver Broncos Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 12-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 4-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Mike Shanahan (12-4)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1997 Denver Broncos StatisticsTeam Record: 12-4
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 4-0 Won Super Bowl
Coach: Mike Shanahan (12-4)
Location: Denver, Colorado
1997 Denver Broncos Results
The Denver Broncos of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 12 wins and 4 losses, finishing second in the NFL's West Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 4-0.
On offense, Denver scored 472 points, best in the league. At the same time, the solid defense conceded 287 points. Terrell Davis powered the ground game, running for a 1,750 yards for the Broncos.
John Elway directed the offense, passing for 3,635 yards. Shannon Sharpe paced the receiving corps, hauling in 72 passes, while Rod Smith accumulated 1,180 receiving yards.
Tyrone Braxton, Ray Crockett and Darrien Gordon each snatched 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Maa Tanuvasa, Neil Smith and Alfred Williams each sacked opposing passers 8.5 times.
Mike Shanahan coached the team. The 1997 Denver Broncos won the Super Bowl.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 57 | Allen Aldridge | MLB | May 30, 1972 | 6'1" | 254 | Houston | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 15 |
| 83 | Flipper Anderson | WR | March 7, 1965 | 6'0" | 175 | UCLA | Paulsboro, NJ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Steve Atwater | FS | October 28, 1966 | 6'3" | 218 | Arkansas | Chicago, IL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 3 | Scott Bentley | K | April 10, 1974 | 6'0" | 203 | Florida St. | Dallas, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Tyrone Braxton | SS | December 17, 1964 | 5'11" | 185 | North Dakota St. | Madison, WI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 6 | Bubby Brister | QB | August 15, 1962 | 6'3" | 205 | Tulane | Alexandria, LA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 70 | Jamie Brown | T | April 24, 1972 | 6'8" | 320 | Florida A&M | Miami, FL USA | 11 | 2 |
| 56 | Keith Burns | LB | May 16, 1972 | 6'2" | 235 | Oklahoma St. | Greeleyville, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 59 | Glenn Cadrez | LB | January 2, 1970 | 6'3" | 240 | Houston | El Centro, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 89 | Dwayne Carswell | TE | January 18, 1972 | 6'3" | 290 | Liberty | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 3 |
| 86 | Byron Chamberlain | TE | October 17, 1971 | 6'1" | 250 | Missouri | Honolulu, HI USA | 10 | 0 |
| 39 | Ray Crockett | LCB | January 5, 1967 | 5'10" | 185 | Baylor | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Terrell Davis | RB | October 28, 1972 | 5'11" | 206 | Long Beach St. | San Diego, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 63 | David Diaz-Infante | LG | March 31, 1964 | 6'3" | 291 | San Jose St. | San Jose, CA USA | 16 | 7 |
| 33 | Dedrick Dodge | DB | June 14, 1967 | 6'2" | 184 | Florida St. | Neptune, NJ USA | 16 | 1 |
| 1 | Jason Elam | K | March 8, 1970 | 5'11" | 200 | Hawaii | Fort Walton Beach, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 7 | John Elway | QB | June 28, 1960 | 6'3" | 215 | Stanford | Port Angeles, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | David Gamble | WR | June 14, 1971 | 6'1" | 190 | New Hampshire | Albany, NY USA | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Darrien Gordon | PR | November 14, 1970 | 5'11" | 184 | Stanford | Shawnee, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | Willie Green | WR | April 2, 1966 | 6'4" | 185 | Mississippi | Athens, GA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 29 | Howard Griffith | FB | November 17, 1967 | 6'0" | 230 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 15 | 13 |
| 75 | Brian Habib | RG | December 2, 1964 | 6'7" | 299 | Washington | Ellensburg, WA USA | 14 | 14 |
| 96 | Harald Hasselbach | DE | September 22, 1967 | 6'6" | 281 | Washington | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 16 | 3 |
| 22 | Vaughn Hebron | KR | October 7, 1970 | 5'8" | 195 | Virginia Tech | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 1 |
| 21 | Randy Hilliard | DB | February 6, 1967 | 5'11" | 165 | NW State (LA) | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 0 |
| 81 | Patrick Jeffers | WR | February 2, 1973 | 6'3" | 217 | Virginia | Fort Campbell, KY USA | 10 | 0 |
| 25 | Darrius Johnson | DB | May 18, 1973 | 5'9" | 185 | Oklahoma | Terrell, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 77 | Tony Jones | LT | May 24, 1966 | 6'5" | 290 | West. Carolina | Royston, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Ernest Jones | DT-DE | April 1, 1971 | 6'2" | 263 | Oregon | Utica, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Jeff Lewis | QB | April 17, 1973 | 6'2" | 211 | Northern Arizona | Columbus, OH USA | 3 | 0 |
| 97 | Mike Lodish | NT-DT-DE | August 11, 1967 | 6'3" | 275 | UCLA | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 0 |
| 31 | Derek Loville | RB | July 4, 1968 | 5'10" | 203 | Oregon | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 37 | Anthony Lynn | RB | December 21, 1968 | 6'3" | 230 | Texas Tech | McKinney, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 87 | Ed McCaffrey | WR | August 17, 1968 | 6'5" | 215 | Stanford | Waynesboro, PA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 26 | Tim McKyer | DB | September 5, 1963 | 6'0" | 174 | Texas-Arlington | Orlando, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 51 | John Mobley | RLB | October 10, 1973 | 6'1" | 236 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | Chester, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 66 | Tom Nalen | C | May 13, 1971 | 6'3" | 286 | Boston Col. | Foxboro, MA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 62 | Dan Neil | G | October 21, 1973 | 6'2" | 285 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 95 | Michael Perry | RDT | August 27, 1965 | 6'1" | 285 | Clemson | Aiken, SC USA | 9 | 9 |
| 93 | Trevor Pryce | DT | August 3, 1975 | 6'5" | 295 | Michigan | Brooklyn, NY USA | 8 | 3 |
| 99 | David Richie | NT,DE | September 26, 1973 | 6'4" | 280 | Washington | Orange, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Bill Romanowski | LLB | April 2, 1966 | 6'4" | 245 | Boston Col. | Vernon, CT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 16 | Tom Rouen | P | June 9, 1968 | 6'3" | 225 | Colorado St. | Hinsdale, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | Steve Russ | LB | September 16, 1972 | 6'4" | 245 | Air Force | Stetsonville, WI USA | 14 | 0 |
| 69 | Mark Schlereth | LG | January 25, 1966 | 6'3" | 282 | Idaho | Anchorage, AK USA | 11 | 11 |
| 84 | Shannon Sharpe | TE | June 26, 1968 | 6'2" | 228 | Savannah St. | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 42 | Detron Smith | RB | February 25, 1974 | 5'10" | 229 | Texas A&M | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 90 | Neil Smith | LDE | April 10, 1966 | 6'4" | 270 | Nebraska | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 80 | Rod Smith | WR | May 15, 1970 | 6'0" | 200 | Missouri Southern | Texarkana, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Harry Swayne | T-DE | February 2, 1965 | 6'5" | 290 | Rutgers | Philadelphia, PA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 98 | Maa Tanuvasa | RDT | November 6, 1970 | 6'2" | 270 | Hawaii | Nu'uli, American Samoa | 15 | 5 |
| 94 | Keith Traylor | LDT | September 3, 1969 | 6'2" | 340 | Oklahoma | Malvern, AR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | Tony Veland | DB | March 11, 1973 | 6'1" | 209 | Nebraska | Omaha, NE USA | 12 | 0 |
| 91 | Alfred Williams | RDE | November 6, 1968 | 6'6" | 260 | Colorado | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Gary Zimmerman | LT | December 13, 1961 | 6'6" | 294 | Oregon | Fullerton, CA USA | 14 | 14 |
