The 1997 season was the Baltimore Ravens’ second season in the National Football League (NFL) and second under coach Ted Marchibroda. While Baltimore failed to finish above 5th in the AFC Central, they improved from 4–12 in 1996 to 6–9–1. It would be the final season they finished at the bottom of their division for 10 years.
The Ravens updated their uniforms with a new style of numbers featuring a shadow in the back. White pants were introduced for use with home jerseys, while the black pants continued to be worn on the road.
This was the final NFL season played in Baltimore’s Memorial Stadium.
Offseason
NFL draft
Undrafted free agents + 1997 undrafted free agents of notePlayerPositionCollegeMike FlynnCenterMainePriest HolmesRunning backTexas
Personnel
Staff / Coaches
Roster
Preseason
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue 1 New York Giants L 20–21 0–1 Memorial Stadium 2 at New York Jets L 29–39 0–2 Giants Stadium 3 at Philadelphia Eagles L 13–24 0–3 Veterans Stadium 4 Buffalo Bills L 28–31 0–4 Memorial Stadium1997 Baltimore Ravens schedule and results
Regular season
Schedule Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Attendance 1 August 31 Jacksonville Jaguars L 27–28 0–1 Memorial Stadium 61,018 2 September 7 Cincinnati Bengals W 23–10 1–1 Memorial Stadium 52,968 3 September 14 at New York Giants W 24–23 2–1 Giants Stadium 69,768 4 September 21 at Tennessee Oilers W 36–10 3–1 Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium 17,737 5 September 28 at San Diego Chargers L 17–21 3–2 Qualcomm Stadium 54,094 6 October 5 Pittsburgh Steelers L 34–42 3–3 Memorial Stadium 64,421 7 Bye 8 October 19 Miami Dolphins L 13–24 3–4 Memorial Stadium 64,354 9 October 26 at Washington Redskins W 20–17 4–4 Jack Kent Cooke Stadium 75,067 10 November 2 at New York Jets L 16–19 (OT) 4–5 Giants Stadium 59,524 11 November 9 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 0–37 4–6 Three Rivers Stadium 56,669 12 November 16 Philadelphia Eagles T 10–10 4–6–1 Memorial Stadium 63,546 13 November 23 Arizona Cardinals L 13–16 4–7–1 Memorial Stadium 53,976 14 November 30 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 27–29 4–8–1 Jacksonville Municipal Stadium 63,712 15 December 7 Seattle Seahawks W 31–24 5–8–1 Memorial Stadium 54,395 16 December 14 Tennessee Oilers W 21–19 6–8–1 Memorial Stadium 60,558 17 December 21 at Cincinnati Bengals L 14–16 6–9–1 Cinergy Field 50,917 Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Standings
NFL 2001 Record and Fact Book, Workman Publishing Co, New York, NY, , p. 291
References
External links 1997 Baltimore Ravens at Pro-Football-Reference.com 1997 Baltimore Ravens at jt-sw.com