The 1997 season was the Oakland Raiders' 28th in the National Football League, their 38th overall, their 3rd since their return to Oakland, and their first under head coach Joe Bugel. They failed to improve upon their 7–9 from 1996 and finished with a 4–12 record, the worst finish for the Raiders since 1962; when they won only once in the final season before the arrival of Al Davis. The Raiders missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
Offseason
NFL draft Darrell Russell DT Adam Treu C Tim Kohn OT Chad Levitt RB Calvin Branch CB Grady Jackson DT
Staff / Coaches
Roster
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 31 at Tennessee Oilers L 21–24 0–1 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 30,171 2 Kansas City Chiefs L 27–28 0–2 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 61,523 3 September 14 at Atlanta Falcons W 36–31 1–2 Georgia Dome 47,922 4 September 21 at New York Jets L 22–23 1–3 Giants Stadium 72,586 5 September 28 St. Louis Rams W 35–17 2–3 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 42,506 6 October 5 San Diego Chargers L 10–25 2–4 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 43,648 7 Bye 8 October 19 Denver Broncos W 28–25 3–4 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 57,006 9 October 26 at Seattle Seahawks L 34–45 3–5 Kingdome 66,264 10 November 2 at Carolina Panthers L 14–38 3–6 Ericcson Stadium 71,064 11 November 9 New Orleans Saints L 10–13 3–7 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 40,091 12 November 16 at San Diego Chargers W 38–13 4–7 Qualcomm Stadium 65,714 13 at Denver Broncos L 3–31 4–8 Mile High Stadium 75,307 14 November 30 Miami Dolphins L 16–34 4–9 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 50,569 15 December 7 at Kansas City Chiefs L 0–30 4–10 Arrowhead Stadium 76,379 16 December 14 Seattle Seahawks L 21–22 4–11 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 40,124 17 December 21 Jacksonville Jaguars L 9–20 4–12 Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum 40,032 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 12
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Standings
Awards and records Tim Brown, single game record, 14 receptions, achieved on December 21 Napoleon Kaufman, single game record, 227 rushing yards, achieved on October 19 Harvey Williams, single game record, 4 touchdowns (tied club record), achieved on November 16 Napoleon Kaufman, single game record, 24 points, (tied club record), achieved on November 16 Jeff George, single season record, most passing yards in one season, 3,917 Tim Brown, single season record, most receptions in one season, 104 Tim Brown, single season record, most receiving yards in one season, 1,408
Milestones Tim Brown, 1st Raider to have 100 receptions in a season
References
Raiders on Pro Football Reference