1997 Pittsburgh Steelers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Bill Cowher (11-5)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1997 Pittsburgh Steelers StatisticsTeam Record: 11-5
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Conference Championship
Coach: Bill Cowher (11-5)
Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
1997 Pittsburgh Steelers Results
The Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 11 wins and 5 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the American Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Steelers scored 372 points, and the defensive unit conceded 307. Jerome Bettis piled up yardage, accumulating a 1,665 yards for Pittsburgh.
Kordell Stewart tossed for 3,020 yards. Yancey Thigpen paced the receiving corps, grabbing 79 passes for 1,398 yards.
The opportunistic defense pounced on 34 turnovers. Darren Perry and Donnell Woolford each intercepted 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Carnell Lake sacked opposing passers 6 times, helping propel the defense to an overall total of 48 sacks.
Bill Cowher coached the team. The 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers lost in the Conference Championship.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | Mike Adams | WR | March 25, 1974 | 5'11" | 185 | Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 40 | Myron Bell | SS | September 15, 1971 | 5'11" | 203 | Michigan St. | Toledo, OH USA | 16 | 8 |
| 36 | Jerome Bettis | RB | February 16, 1972 | 5'11" | 252 | Notre Dame | Detroit, MI USA | 15 | 15 |
| 89 | Will Blackwell | KR | July 9, 1975 | 6'0" | 190 | San Diego St. | Texarkana, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 84 | Kirk Botkin | TE | March 19, 1971 | 6'3" | 245 | Arkansas | Baytown, TX USA | 13 | 1 |
| 27 | J.B. Brown | DB | January 5, 1967 | 6'0" | 193 | Maryland | Washington, DC USA | 13 | 0 |
| 87 | Mark Bruener | TE | September 16, 1972 | 6'4" | 260 | Washington | Olympia, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 19 | Andre Coleman | WR | September 19, 1972 | 5'9" | 165 | Kansas St. | Charlotte, NC USA | 8 | 0 |
| 53 | Steve Conley | LB | January 18, 1972 | 6'5" | 235 | Arkansas | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 63 | Dermontti Dawson | C | June 17, 1965 | 6'2" | 288 | Kentucky | Lexington, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 51 | Carlos Emmons | LB | September 3, 1973 | 6'5" | 250 | Arkansas St. | Greenwood, MS USA | 5 | 0 |
| 41 | Lee Flowers | DB | January 14, 1973 | 6'0" | 213 | Georgia Tech | Columbia, SC USA | 10 | 0 |
| 29 | Randy Fuller | DB | June 2, 1970 | 5'10" | 180 | Tennessee St. | Griffin, GA USA | 12 | 3 |
| 98 | Oliver Gibson | DT-NT | March 15, 1972 | 6'2" | 304 | Notre Dame | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 92 | Jason Gildon | LOLB | July 31, 1972 | 6'4" | 255 | Oklahoma St. | Altus, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Nolan Harrison | LDE | January 25, 1969 | 6'5" | 280 | Indiana | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Courtney Hawkins | WR | December 12, 1969 | 5'9" | 183 | Michigan St. | Flint, MI USA | 15 | 3 |
| 76 | Kevin Henry | RDE | October 23, 1968 | 6'4" | 282 | Mississippi St. | Mound Bayou, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Corey Holliday | WR | January 31, 1971 | 6'2" | 208 | North Carolina | Richmond, VA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | Earl Holmes | RILB | April 28, 1973 | 6'2" | 242 | Florida A&M | Tallahassee, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | John Jackson | LT | January 4, 1965 | 6'6" | 297 | East. Kentucky | Camp Kwe, Okinawa | 16 | 16 |
| 81 | Charles Johnson | WR | January 3, 1972 | 6'0" | 200 | Colorado | San Bernardino, CA USA | 13 | 11 |
| 9 | Norm Johnson | K | May 31, 1960 | 6'2" | 202 | UCLA | Inglewood, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 43 | George Jones | RB | December 31, 1973 | 5'9" | 204 | San Diego St. | Greenville, SC USA | 16 | 1 |
| 54 | Donta Jones | LB | August 27, 1972 | 6'2" | 235 | Nebraska | Washington, DC USA | 16 | 4 |
| 99 | Levon Kirkland | LILB | February 17, 1969 | 6'1" | 270 | Clemson | Lamar, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 37 | Carnell Lake | RCB | July 15, 1967 | 6'1" | 210 | UCLA | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Tim Lester | FB | June 15, 1968 | 5'10" | 233 | East. Kentucky | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 13 |
| 95 | Greg Lloyd | ROLB | May 26, 1965 | 6'2" | 228 | Fort Valley St. | Miami, FL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 85 | Mitch Lyons | TE | May 13, 1970 | 6'5" | 265 | Michigan St. | Grand Rapids, MI USA | 10 | 3 |
| 97 | Rod Manuel | DE | October 8, 1974 | 6'5" | 290 | Oklahoma | Fort Worth, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Curtis Marsh | WR | November 24, 1970 | 6'2" | 201 | Utah | Simi Valley, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Fred McAfee | RB | June 20, 1968 | 5'10" | 193 | Mississippi Col. | Philadelphia, MS USA | 14 | 0 |
| 4 | Josh Miller | P | July 14, 1970 | 6'4" | 225 | Arizona | Queens, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 62 | Tom Myslinski | RG | December 7, 1968 | 6'3" | 283 | Tennessee | Rome, NY USA | 16 | 7 |
| 24 | Chris Oldham | DB | October 26, 1968 | 5'9" | 200 | Oregon | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Jerry Olsavsky | LB | March 29, 1967 | 6'1" | 221 | Pittsburgh | Youngstown, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 39 | Darren Perry | FS | December 29, 1968 | 5'11" | 196 | Penn St. | Chesapeake, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 11 | Mike Quinn | QB | April 15, 1974 | 6'4" | 216 | S.F. Austin | Las Vegas, NV USA | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Orpheus Roye | DT-DE | January 21, 1973 | 6'4" | 320 | Florida St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 46 | Troy Sadowski | TE | December 8, 1965 | 6'5" | 255 | Georgia | Atlanta, GA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 30 | Chad Scott | RCB | September 6, 1974 | 6'1" | 205 | Towson St. | Capitol Heights, MD USA | 13 | 9 |
| 68 | Brenden Stai | RG | March 30, 1972 | 6'4" | 312 | Nebraska | Phoenix, AZ USA | 11 | 9 |
| 93 | Joel Steed | NT | February 17, 1969 | 6'2" | 300 | Colorado | Frankfurt, Germany | 16 | 16 |
| 67 | Jamain Stephens | T | January 9, 1974 | 6'6" | 336 | North Carolina A&T | Lumberton, NC USA | 7 | 1 |
| 10 | Kordell Stewart | QB | October 16, 1972 | 6'1" | 218 | Colorado | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | Justin Strzelczyk | RT | August 18, 1968 | 6'6" | 301 | Maine | Seneca, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 66 | Jim Sweeney | C | August 8, 1962 | 6'4" | 297 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 82 | Yancey Thigpen | WR | August 15, 1969 | 6'1" | 208 | Winston-Salem St. | Tarboro, NC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 18 | Mike Tomczak | QB | October 23, 1962 | 6'1" | 202 | Ohio St. | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 96 | Mike Vrabel | LB | August 14, 1975 | 6'4" | 261 | Ohio St. | Akron, OH USA | 15 | 0 |
| 79 | Paul Wiggins | T | August 17, 1973 | 6'3" | 305 | Oregon | Portland, OR USA | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Jon Witman | RB | June 1, 1972 | 6'2" | 240 | Penn St. | Wrightsville, PA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 77 | Will Wolford | LG | May 18, 1964 | 6'5" | 294 | Vanderbilt | Louisville, KY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 21 | Donnell Woolford | LCB | January 6, 1966 | 5'9" | 192 | Clemson | Baltimore, MD USA | 15 | 12 |
