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1997 Philadelphia Eagles
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Record: 6-9-1, Finished 3rd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 317 points (19.8/g), 19th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 372 points (23.2/g), 24th.
Differential of -55 points (-3.4/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 6.5-9.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 24th.
Simple Rating System: Total -3.0, Offense: -0.7, Defense: -2.3, SoS: 0.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Ray Rhodes
Offensive Coordinator: Jon Gruden
Defensive Coordinator: Emmitt Thomas
Training Camp: Lehigh University (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Ty Detmer | 30 | 4 | 7 | 134 for 244, 1,567 yards, 7 td, 6 int, & 14 rushes for 46 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 230th pick / 1992 |
| RB | Ricky Watters | 28 | 5 | 16 | 285 rushes for 1,110 yards, 7 td, & 48 catches for 440 yards and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1991 |
| FB | Kevin Turner | 28 | 5 | 10 | 18 rushes for 96 yards, 0 td, & 48 catches for 443 yards and 3 td | New England Patriots / 3rd / 71st pick / 1992 |
| WR | Irving Fryar* | 35 | 13 | 16 | 86 catches for 1,316 yards, 6 td | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 |
| WR | Michael Timpson | 30 | 8 | 10 | 42 catches for 484 yards, 2 td | New England Patriots / 4th / 100th pick / 1989 |
| TE | Jimmie Johnson | 31 | 8 | 11 | 14 catches for 177 yards, 1 td | Washington Redskins / 12th / 316th pick / 1989 |
| LT | Jermane Mayberry | 24 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 25th pick / 1996 |
| LG | Joe Panos | 26 | 3 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 77th pick / 1994 |
| C | Steve Everitt | 27 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1993 |
| RG | Ian Beckles | 30 | 7 | 8 | 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 114th pick / 1990 |
| RT | Barrett Brooks | 25 | 2 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 58th pick / 1995 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Greg Jefferson | 26 | 2 | 11 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1995 |
| LDT | Hollis Thomas | 23 | 1 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDT | Rhett Hall | 29 | 6 | 15 | 8.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 147th pick / 1991 |
| RDE | Mike Mamula | 24 | 2 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 7th pick / 1995 |
| LLB | Darrin Smith | 27 | 4 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 54th pick / 1993 |
| MLB | James Willis | 25 | 4 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 119th pick / 1993 |
| RLB | William Thomas | 29 | 6 | 14 | 5.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 104th pick / 1991 |
| LCB | Troy Vincent | 26 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 7th pick / 1992 |
| RCB | Charles Dimry | 31 | 9 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 110th pick / 1988 |
| SS | Mike Zordich | 34 | 10 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 235th pick / 1986 |
| FS | Brian Dawkins | 24 | 1 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 61st pick / 1996 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Chris Boniol | 26 | 3 | 0 | 22 of 31 field goals & 33 of 33 extra points | |
| P | Tom Hutton | 25 | 2 | 0 | 87 punts for a 42.1 average, 1 blocked | |
| PR | Mark Seay | 30 | 4 | 2 | 16 punt returns for a 10.8 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Duce Staley | 22 | Rook | 0 | 47 kick returns for a 24.2 average and 0 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 71st pick / 1997 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86 | Justin Armour | 24 | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Stanford | 1/1/1973 | 2 | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 113th pick / 1995 | |
| 62 | Ian Beckles | 30 | RG | 9 | 8 | 300 | 6-1 | Indiana | 7/20/1967 | 7 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 114th pick / 1990 |
| 18 | Chris Boniol | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 169 | 5-11 | Louisiana Tech | 12/9/1971 | 3 | 0 | |
| 76 | Barrett Brooks | 25 | RT | 16 | 14 | 325 | 6-5 | Kansas St. | 5/5/1972 | 2 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 58th pick / 1995 |
| 35 | DeAuntae Brown | 23 | 1 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Central State (OH) | 4/28/1974 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 7th / 227th pick / 1997 | |
| 17 | Lonny Calicchio | 25 | 2 | 0 | 249 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 10/24/1972 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 25 | Willie Clark | 25 | db | 16 | 2 | 186 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 1/6/1972 | 3 | 3 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1994 |
| 93 | Darion Conner | 30 | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Jackson St. | 9/28/1967 | 7 | 1 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 27th pick / 1990 | |
| 73 | Jerry Crafts | 29 | rg | 15 | 6 | 343 | 6-5 | Oklahoma,Louisville | 1/6/1968 | 5 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 11th / 292nd pick / 1991 |
| 57 | James Darling | 23 | llb | 16 | 6 | 247 | 6-1 | Washington St. | 12/29/1974 | Rook | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 57th pick / 1997 |
| 20 | Brian Dawkins | 24 | FS | 15 | 15 | 210 | 6-0 | Clemson | 10/13/1973 | 1 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 61st pick / 1996 |
| 95 | Richard Dent | 37 | 15 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Tennessee St. | 12/13/1960 | 14 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 8th / 203rd pick / 1983 | |
| 14 | Ty Detmer | 30 | QB | 8 | 7 | 189 | 6-0 | BYU | 10/30/1967 | 4 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 9th / 230th pick / 1992 |
| 38 | Charles Dimry | 31 | RCB | 15 | 9 | 176 | 6-0 | UNLV | 1/31/1966 | 9 | 5 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 110th pick / 1988 |
| 75 | Troy Drake | 25 | t | 9 | 2 | 294 | 6-6 | Indiana | 5/15/1972 | 2 | 1 | |
| 87 | Jason Dunn | 24 | te | 15 | 4 | 276 | 6-6 | East. Kentucky | 11/15/1973 | 1 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 54th pick / 1996 |
| 47 | Charles Emanuel | 24 | db | 5 | 1 | 196 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 6/3/1973 | Rook | 1 | |
| 61 | Steve Everitt | 27 | C | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-5 | Michigan | 8/21/1970 | 4 | 6 | Cleveland Browns / 1st / 14th pick / 1993 |
| 55 | Ray Farmer | 23 | llb | 14 | 5 | 225 | 6-3 | Duke | 7/1/1974 | 1 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 121st pick / 1996 |
| 54 | DeShawn Fogle | 22 | 5 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Kansas St. | 4/1/1975 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 80 | Irving Fryar* | 35 | WR | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 9/28/1962 | 13 | 10 | New England Patriots / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 |
| 30 | Charlie Garner | 25 | rb | 16 | 2 | 190 | 5-10 | Tennessee | 2/13/1972 | 3 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1994 |
| 28 | Mel J. Gray | 36 | 3 | 0 | 167 | 5-9 | Purdue | 3/16/1961 | 11 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1984 Supp | |
| 97 | Rhett Hall | 29 | RDT | 15 | 15 | 270 | 6-2 | California | 12/5/1968 | 6 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 147th pick / 1991 |
| 91 | Andy Harmon | 28 | 5 | 0 | 272 | 6-4 | Kent St. | 4/6/1969 | 6 | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 156th pick / 1991 | |
| 90 | Jon Harris | 23 | de | 8 | 4 | 300 | 6-7 | Virginia | 6/9/1974 | Rook | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 25th pick / 1997 |
| 54 | Jeff Herrod | 31 | lb | 10 | 2 | 249 | 6-0 | Mississippi | 7/29/1966 | 9 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 9th / 243rd pick / 1988 |
| 7 | Bobby Hoying | 25 | qb | 7 | 6 | 221 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 9/20/1972 | 1 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 85th pick / 1996 |
| 4 | Tom Hutton | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 193 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 7/8/1972 | 2 | 0 | |
| 74 | Ed Jasper | 24 | dt | 10 | 1 | 293 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 1/18/1973 | Rook | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 198th pick / 1997 |
| 79 | Greg Jefferson | 26 | LDE | 12 | 11 | 280 | 6-3 | Central Florida | 8/31/1971 | 2 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1995 |
| 88 | Jimmie Johnson | 31 | TE | 16 | 11 | 252 | 6-2 | Howard | 10/6/1966 | 8 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 316th pick / 1989 |
| 82 | Chris T. Jones | 26 | wr | 4 | 1 | 209 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 8/7/1971 | 2 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 78th pick / 1995 |
| 98 | Jimmie Jones | 31 | 14 | 0 | 285 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 1/9/1966 | 7 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 64th pick / 1990 | |
| 53 | N.D. Kalu | 22 | 3 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Rice | 8/3/1975 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 152nd pick / 1997 | |
| 43 | Randy Kinder | 22 | 6 | 0 | 213 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 4/4/1975 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 89 | Chad Lewis | 26 | te | 16 | 3 | 252 | 6-6 | BYU | 10/5/1971 | Rook | 2 | |
| 59 | Mike Mamula | 24 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 252 | 6-4 | Boston Col. | 8/14/1973 | 2 | 7 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 7th pick / 1995 |
| 71 | Jermane Mayberry | 24 | LT | 16 | 16 | 325 | 6-4 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/29/1973 | 1 | 6 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 25th pick / 1996 |
| 24 | Tim McTyer | 22 | 10 | 0 | 181 | 5-11 | BYU | 12/14/1975 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 65 | Bubba Miller | 24 | c | 13 | 3 | 305 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 1/24/1973 | Rook | 2 | |
| 72 | Joe Panos | 26 | LG | 13 | 13 | 300 | 6-3 | Wisc-Whitewater,Wisconsin | 1/24/1971 | 3 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 77th pick / 1994 |
| 9 | Rodney Peete | 31 | qb | 5 | 3 | 230 | 6-0 | USC | 3/16/1966 | 8 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 141st pick / 1989 |
| 81 | Mark Seay | 30 | PR | 12 | 2 | 175 | 6-0 | Long Beach St. | 4/11/1967 | 4 | 1 | |
| 56 | Darrin Smith | 27 | LLB | 7 | 7 | 236 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 4/15/1970 | 4 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 54th pick / 1993 |
| 84 | Freddie Solomon | 25 | wr | 15 | 5 | 180 | 5-10 | South Carolina St. | 8/15/1972 | 1 | 3 | |
| 22 | Duce Staley | 22 | KR | 16 | 0 | 242 | 5-11 | South Carolina | 2/27/1975 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 71st pick / 1997 |
| 45 | Matt Stevens | 24 | 11 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Appalachian St. | 6/14/1973 | 1 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 87th pick / 1996 | |
| 21 | Bobby Taylor | 24 | rcb | 6 | 5 | 216 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 12/28/1973 | 2 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 50th pick / 1995 |
| 78 | Hollis Thomas | 23 | LDT | 16 | 16 | 306 | 6-0 | Northern Illinois | 1/10/1974 | 1 | 8 | |
| 51 | William Thomas | 29 | RLB | 14 | 14 | 223 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 8/13/1968 | 6 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 104th pick / 1991 |
| 83 | Michael Timpson | 30 | WR | 15 | 10 | 178 | 5-10 | Penn St. | 6/6/1967 | 8 | 4 | New England Patriots / 4th / 100th pick / 1989 |
| 34 | Kevin Turner | 28 | FB | 16 | 10 | 231 | 6-1 | Alabama | 6/12/1969 | 5 | 6 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 71st pick / 1992 |
| 68 | Morris Unutoa | 26 | 16 | 0 | 284 | 6-1 | BYU | 3/10/1971 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 23 | Troy Vincent | 26 | LCB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 6/8/1971 | 5 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 7th pick / 1992 |
| 96 | Al Wallace | 23 | 1 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Maryland | 3/25/1974 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 33 | Tim Watson | 27 | 3 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Howard | 8/13/1970 | 4 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 156th pick / 1993 | |
| 32 | Ricky Watters | 28 | RB | 16 | 16 | 217 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 4/7/1969 | 5 | 10 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1991 |
| 50 | James Willis | 25 | MLB | 15 | 15 | 237 | 6-2 | Auburn | 9/2/1972 | 4 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 119th pick / 1993 |
| 31 | Derrick Witherspoon | 26 | 3 | 0 | 196 | 5-10 | Clemson | 2/14/1971 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 85 | Antwuan Wyatt | 22 | 1 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | Bethune-Cookman | 7/18/1975 | Rook | 0 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 190th pick / 1997 | |
| 66 | Mike Zandofsky | 32 | g | 5 | 2 | 300 | 6-2 | Washington | 11/30/1965 | 8 | 1 | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 67th pick / 1989 |
| 36 | Mike Zordich | 34 | SS | 16 | 16 | 207 | 6-1 | Penn St. | 10/12/1963 | 10 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 9th / 235th pick / 1986 |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 16 | 238.8 | 6-1.6 | 3.5 |
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