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1997 Arizona Cardinals

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Record: 4-12-0, Finished 5th in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 283 points (17.7/g), 25th of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 379 points (23.7/g), 25th.
 Differential of -96 points (-6.0/g), 27th.
 Expected W-L: 5.3-10.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -22 (-1.4/g), 29th.

Simple Rating System: Total -6.4, Offense: -2.6, Defense: -3.8, SoS: -0.4, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Vince Tobin

 Defensive Coordinator: Dave McGinnis

Training Camp: Northern Arizona University (Flagstaff, Arizona)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1997 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 9 ARI Tom Knight DB 6 1997 2003 0 0 3 17 73 Iowa
2 42 ARI Jake Plummer QB 10 1997 2006 0 1 10 77 143 2484 4350 29253 161 161 428 1853 17 2 4 0 Arizona St.
3 84 ARI Ty Howard DB 4 1997 2000 0 0 0 3 37 Ohio St.
4 106 ARI Chris Dishman G 8 1997 2004 0 0 4 18 98 Nebraska
5 139 ARI Chad Carpenter WR 0 0 0 Washington St.
6 175 ARI Rod Brown RB 0 0 0 North Carolina St.
6 188 ARI Tony McCombs LB 2 1997 1998 0 0 1 6 26 East. Kentucky
7 212 ARI Mark Smith DT 6 1997 2002 0 0 2 18 67 Auburn