1997 Indianapolis Colts Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 3-13
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Lindy Infante (3-13)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
1997 Indianapolis Colts StatisticsTeam Record: 3-13
Finishing 5th in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Lindy Infante (3-13)
Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
1997 Indianapolis Colts Results
The Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 3 wins and 13 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Colts scored 313 points, but the defense allowed 401. Jim Harbaugh tossed for 2,060 yards, and Paul Justin took a significant amount of snaps, too. Marvin Harrison topped pass catchers, grabbing 73 passes for 866 yards, while Sean Dawkins contributed to the receiving game also.
Marshall Faulk carried the ball for a team-leading 1,054 yards for Indianapolis.
Quentin Coryatt, Jason Belser and Carlton Gray each snatched 2 opponent throws. Dan Footman led the defensive unit with 10.5 quarterback sacks.
Lindy Infante coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | Elijah Alexander | LLB | August 2, 1970 | 6'2" | 233 | Kansas St. | Fort Worth, TX USA | 13 | 11 |
| 80 | Aaron Bailey | KR | October 24, 1971 | 5'10" | 185 | Louisville | Ann Arbor, MI USA | 13 | 4 |
| 83 | Bradford Banta | TE-C | December 14, 1970 | 6'6" | 253 | USC | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 29 | Jason Belser | FS | May 28, 1970 | 5'9" | 188 | Oklahoma | Kansas City, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Tony Bennett | RDE | July 1, 1967 | 6'2" | 250 | Mississippi | Alligator, MS USA | 6 | 6 |
| 57 | Bertrand Berry | DE | August 15, 1975 | 6'3" | 275 | Notre Dame | Humble, TX USA | 10 | 1 |
| 25 | Robert Blackmon | SS | May 12, 1967 | 6'0" | 208 | Baylor | Bay City, TX USA | 14 | 14 |
| 14 | Cary Blanchard | K | November 5, 1968 | 6'1" | 227 | Oklahoma St. | Fort Worth, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 53 | Sammie Burroughs | LB | June 21, 1973 | 6'0" | 227 | Portland St. | Pomona, CA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 66 | Eugene Chung | G-T | June 14, 1969 | 6'4" | 301 | Virginia Tech | Prince George Co., MD USA | 10 | 0 |
| 27 | Rico Clark | DB | June 6, 1974 | 5'10" | 181 | Louisville | Atlanta, GA USA | 4 | 2 |
| 55 | Quentin Coryatt | RLB | August 1, 1970 | 6'3" | 250 | Texas A&M | St. Croix, Virgin Islands | 15 | 15 |
| 32 | Zack Crockett | FB | December 2, 1972 | 6'2" | 240 | Florida St. | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 16 | 11 |
| 87 | Sean Dawkins | WR | February 3, 1971 | 6'4" | 215 | California | Red Bank, NJ USA | 14 | 12 |
| 85 | Ken Dilger | TE | February 2, 1971 | 6'5" | 250 | Illinois | Mariah Hill, IN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 15 | Chris Doering | WR | May 19, 1973 | 6'4" | 202 | Florida | Gainesville, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Marshall Faulk | RB | February 26, 1973 | 5'10" | 211 | San Diego St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 99 | Albert Fontenot | LDE | September 17, 1970 | 6'4" | 287 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 98 | Dan Footman | RDE | January 13, 1969 | 6'5" | 290 | Florida St. | Tampa, FL USA | 16 | 10 |
| 17 | Chris Gardocki | P | February 7, 1970 | 6'1" | 192 | Clemson | Stone Mountain, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 78 | Tarik Glenn | RG | May 25, 1976 | 6'5" | 332 | California | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Steve Grant | MLB | December 23, 1969 | 6'0" | 240 | West Virginia | Miami, FL USA | 9 | 9 |
| 26 | Carlton Gray | LCB | June 26, 1971 | 6'0" | 198 | UCLA | Cincinnati, OH USA | 15 | 13 |
| 30 | Derwin Gray | DB | April 9, 1971 | 5'11" | 198 | BYU | San Antonio, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 33 | Clif Groce | RB | July 30, 1972 | 5'11" | 245 | Texas A&M | College Station, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Jim Harbaugh | QB | December 23, 1963 | 6'3" | 215 | Michigan | Toledo, OH USA | 12 | 11 |
| 88 | Marvin Harrison | WR | August 25, 1972 | 6'0" | 175 | Syracuse | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 44 | Chris Hetherington | FB | November 27, 1972 | 6'3" | 245 | Yale | North Branford, CT USA | 16 | 0 |
| 13 | Kelly Holcomb | QB | July 9, 1973 | 6'2" | 212 | Middle Tenn. St. | Fayetteville, TN USA | 5 | 1 |
| 18 | Nate Jacquet | WR | September 2, 1975 | 6'0" | 185 | San Diego St. | Duarte, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 62 | Ellis Johnson | RDT | October 30, 1973 | 6'2" | 288 | Florida | Wildwood, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 11 | Paul Justin | QB | May 19, 1968 | 6'4" | 211 | Arizona St. | Schaumburg, IL USA | 8 | 4 |
| 58 | Jay Leeuwenburg | C | June 18, 1969 | 6'3" | 294 | Colorado | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 79 | Tony Mandarich | RT | September 23, 1966 | 6'5" | 311 | Michigan St. | Oakville, ON Canada | 16 | 16 |
| 90 | Steve Martin | DT-NT | May 31, 1974 | 6'4" | 320 | Missouri | St. Paul, MN USA | 12 | 0 |
| 67 | Jason Mathews | T | February 9, 1971 | 6'5" | 285 | BYU | Orange, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 23 | Dedric Mathis | DB | September 26, 1973 | 5'10" | 188 | Houston | Cuero, TX USA | 13 | 4 |
| 61 | Tony McCoy | LDT | June 10, 1969 | 6'1" | 289 | Florida | Orlando, FL USA | 16 | 11 |
| 39 | Emmanuel McDaniel | DB | July 27, 1972 | 5'9" | 180 | East Carolina | Griffin, GA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 40 | Ray McElroy | DB | July 31, 1972 | 5'11" | 196 | East. Illinois | Bellwood, IL USA | 16 | 4 |
| 10 | Kaipo McGuire | WR | January 16, 1974 | 5'10" | 182 | BYU | Honolulu, HI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 73 | Adam Meadows | LT | January 25, 1974 | 6'5" | 290 | Georgia | Powder Springs, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Monty Montgomery | DB | December 8, 1973 | 5'11" | 197 | Houston | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 3 |
| 52 | Steve Morrison | LLB | December 28, 1971 | 6'3" | 246 | Michigan | Birmingham, MI USA | 16 | 9 |
| 20 | Leon Neal | RB | September 11, 1972 | 5'9" | 185 | Washington | St. Paul, MN USA | 1 | 0 |
| 81 | Marcus Pollard | TE | February 8, 1972 | 6'3" | 247 | Bradley | Valley, AL USA | 16 | 6 |
| 35 | Roosevelt Potts | RB | January 8, 1971 | 6'0" | 250 | La-Monroe | Rayville, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 92 | Carl Powell | DE | January 4, 1974 | 6'2" | 285 | Louisville | Detroit, MI USA | 11 | 0 |
| 97 | Kendel Shello | DE | November 24, 1973 | 6'3" | 301 | Southern | New Iberia, IA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 84 | Scott Slutzker | TE | December 20, 1972 | 6'4" | 250 | Iowa | Hasbrouck Heights, NJ USA | 12 | 2 |
| 86 | Brian Stablein | PR | April 14, 1970 | 6'1" | 193 | Ohio St. | Erie, PA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 49 | David Tate | DB | November 22, 1964 | 6'1" | 197 | Colorado | Denver, CO USA | 8 | 2 |
| 71 | Kipp Vickers | T-G | August 27, 1969 | 6'2" | 300 | Miami (FL) | Holiday, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 51 | Scott Von der Ahe | LB | October 12, 1975 | 5'11" | 242 | Iowa | Lancaster, CA USA | 9 | 2 |
| 21 | Lamont Warren | RB | January 4, 1973 | 5'11" | 202 | Colorado | Indianapolis, IN USA | 13 | 0 |
| 36 | Damon Watts | RCB | April 8, 1972 | 5'10" | 180 | Indiana | Indianapolis, IN USA | 8 | 6 |
| 72 | Derek West | T | March 28, 1972 | 6'8" | 309 | Colorado | Denver, CO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | Bernard Whittington | LDT | August 20, 1971 | 6'5" | 290 | Indiana | St. Louis, MO USA | 15 | 6 |
| 64 | Doug Widell | LG | September 23, 1966 | 6'4" | 289 | Boston Col. | Hartford, CT USA | 16 | 16 |
