1997 Minnesota Vikings Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Dennis Green (9-7)
Location: Bloomington, Minnesota
1997 Minnesota Vikings Statistics
1997 Minnesota Vikings Results

The Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Minnesota chalked up 354 points, while the defensive squad gave up 359. Brad Johnson threw for 3,036 yards. Cris Carter paced the receiving corps, snagging 89 passes, while Jake Reed accumulated 1,138 receiving yards.

Robert Smith carried the ball for a team-best 1,266 yards for the Vikings.

Dewayne Washington seized 4 opponent throws. John Randle topped the defensive unit with 15.5 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 44 sacks.

Dennis Green coached the team. The 1997 Minnesota Vikings lost in the Division Playoff.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
90Derrick AlexanderRDENovember 13, 19736'4"277Florida St.Jacksonville, FL USA1414
96Jerry BallLDTDecember 15, 19646'1"330SMUBeaumont, TX USA126
56Pete BercichLBDecember 23, 19716'1"240Notre DameJoliet, IL USA160
17Mitch BergerPJune 24, 19726'4"220ColoradoKamloops, BC Canada140
84Tony BlandWRDecember 12, 19726'3"213Florida A&MSt. Petersburg, FL USA20
74Orlando BoboGFebruary 9, 19746'3"320La-MonroeWest Point, MS USA50
50Jeff BradyMLBNovember 9, 19686'1"235KentuckyCincinnati, OH USA1514
43Greg BriggsDBOctober 19, 19686'3"214Ark-Pine BluffMeadville, MS USA140
31Duane ButlerDBNovember 29, 19736'1"211East. MichiganTrotwood, OH USA30
80Cris CarterWRNovember 25, 19656'3"202Ohio St.Troy, OH USA1616
62Jeff ChristyCFebruary 3, 19696'3"284PittsburghNatrona Heights, PA USA1212
92Duane ClemonsDEMay 23, 19746'5"275CaliforniaRiverside, CA USA133
99Stalin ColinetDTJuly 17, 19746'6"281Boston Col.New York, NY USA102
7Randall CunninghamQBMarch 27, 19636'4"212UNLVSanta Barbara, CA USA63
69LeShun DanielsGMay 30, 19746'1"304Ohio St.Warren, OH USA10
5Greg DavisKOctober 29, 19656'0"202The CitadelAtlanta, GA USA40
85Greg DeLongTEApril 3, 19736'4"250North CarolinaOrefield, PA USA163
76Scott DillRGApril 5, 19666'5"294MemphisBirmingham, AL USA135
71David DixonRGJanuary 5, 19696'5"343Arizona St.Papakura, New Zealand1313
59Dixon EdwardsRLBMarch 25, 19686'1"230Michigan St.Cincinnati, OH USA1616
29Charles EvansFBApril 16, 19676'1"240Clark (GA)Augusta, GA USA1613
72Jason FiskLDTSeptember 4, 19726'3"295StanfordDavis, CA USA1610
27Corey FullerLCBMay 1, 19715'10"220Florida St.Tallahassee, FL USA1616
55Ron GeorgeLBMarch 20, 19706'2"243Air ForceHeidelberg, Germany160
82Andrew GloverTEAugust 12, 19676'6"250Grambling St.New Orleans, LA USA1311
87Hunter GoodwinTEOctober 10, 19726'5"268Texas A&M-KingsvilleBellville, TX USA165
23Torrian GrayDBMarch 18, 19746'0"200Virginia TechBartow, FL USA163
32Robert GreenRBSeptember 10, 19705'8"212William & MaryWashington, DC USA31
24Robert GriffithSSNovember 30, 19705'11"197San Diego St.Lanham, MD USA1616
89Matthew HatchetteWRMay 1, 19746'3"200MercyhurstCleveland, OH USA160
44Leroy HoardRBMay 15, 19685'11"225MichiganNew Orleans, LA USA121
14Brad JohnsonQBSeptember 13, 19686'5"226Florida St.Marietta, GA USA1313
89Andrew JordanTEJune 21, 19726'6"260West. CarolinaCharlotte, NC USA20
61Everett LindsayTSeptember 18, 19706'4"305MississippiBurlington, IA USA163
58Ed McDanielLLBFebruary 23, 19695'11"230ClemsonBatesburg, SC USA1616
64Randall McDanielLGDecember 19, 19646'3"276Arizona St.Phoenix, AZ USA1616
68Mike MorrisC-GFebruary 22, 19616'5"276Truman St.Centerville, IA USA160
33Harold MorrowFBFebruary 24, 19735'11"232AuburnMaplesville, AL USA160
3Eddie MurrayKAugust 29, 19565'10"177TulaneHalifax, NS Canada120
22David PalmerKRNovember 19, 19725'8"173AlabamaBirmingham, AL USA160
40Anthony PriorDBMarch 27, 19705'11"185Washington St.Lowell, MA USA120
93John RandleRDTDecember 12, 19676'1"290Texas A&M-KingsvilleHearne, TX USA1616
86Jake ReedWRSeptember 28, 19676'3"216Grambling St.Covington, GA USA1616
57Dwayne RuddLBFebruary 3, 19766'2"235AlabamaBatesville, MS USA162
78Bob SappGSeptember 22, 19736'4"319WashingtonColorado Springs, CO USA10
95Fernando SmithLDEAugust 2, 19716'6"287Jackson St.Flint, MI USA1211
26Robert SmithRBMarch 4, 19726'2"212Ohio St.Euclid, OH USA1414
73Todd SteussieLTDecember 1, 19706'6"320CaliforniaCanoga Park, CA USA1616
77Korey StringerRTMay 8, 19746'4"350Ohio St.Warren, OH USA1515
83Robert TateDBOctober 19, 19735'10"188CincinnatiHarrisburg, PA USA40
42Orlando ThomasFSOctober 21, 19726'1"222La-LafayetteCrowley, LA USA1513
81Chris WalshWRDecember 12, 19686'1"194StanfordCleveland, OH USA140
20Dewayne WashingtonRCBDecember 27, 19725'11"195North Carolina St.Durham, NC USA1616
37Leonard WheelerDBJanuary 15, 19696'0"192MississippiToccoa, GA USA150
94Tony WilliamsDTJuly 9, 19756'2"296MemphisGermantown, TN USA62
21Moe WilliamsRBJuly 26, 19746'1"205KentuckyColumbus, GA USA140



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