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1997 St. Louis Rams

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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 5th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 299 points (18.7/g), 23rd of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 359 points (22.4/g), 19th.
 Differential of -60 points (-3.8/g), 23rd.
 Expected W-L: 6.3-9.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 6th.

Coached by Dick Vermeil (5-11-0)

1997 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Tony Banks 24 1 16 252 for 487, 3,254 yards, 14 td, 13 int, & 47 rushes for 186 yards and 1 td

St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1996

RB Lawrence Phillips 22 1 9 183 rushes for 633 yards, 8 td, & 10 catches for 33 yards and 0 td

St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1996

RB Jerald Moore 23 1 5 104 rushes for 380 yards, 3 td, & 8 catches for 69 yards and 0 td

St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1996

FB Craig Heyward 31 9 12 34 rushes for 84 yards, 1 td, & 8 catches for 77 yards and 0 td

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1988

WR Isaac Bruce 25 3 12 56 catches for 815 yards, 5 td

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1994

WR Eddie Kennison 24 1 9 25 catches for 404 yards, 0 td, & 3 rushes for 13 yards and 0 td

St. Louis Rams / 1st / 18th pick / 1996

WR Torrance Small 27 5 7 32 catches for 488 yards, 1 td

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 138th pick / 1992

TE Ernie Conwell 25 1 16 38 catches for 404 yards, 4 td

St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 59th pick / 1996

LT Orlando Pace 22 Rook 9 1 fumble recovered

St. Louis Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1997

LT Fred Miller 24 1 7

St. Louis Rams / 5th / 141st pick / 1996

LG John Gerak 27 4 16

Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 57th pick / 1993

C Mike Gruttadauria 25 1 14
RG Zach Wiegert 25 2 15 4 fumbles recovered

St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 38th pick / 1995

RT Wayne Gandy 26 3 16

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 15th pick / 1994

 Defensive Starters
LDE Kevin Carter 24 2 16 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1995

LDT Bill E. Johnson 29 5 16 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 1992

RDT D'Marco Farr 26 3 16 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered
RDE Leslie O'Neal 33 11 14 10.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1986

LLB Mike Jones 28 6 15 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered
MLB Robert Jones 28 5 15 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 24th pick / 1992

RLB Roman Phifer 29 6 15 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1991

LCB Todd Lyght 28 6 16 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1991

RCB Ryan McNeil 27 4 16 0.0 sacks, 9 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1993

SS Toby Wright 27 3 11 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 49th pick / 1994

FS Keith Lyle 25 3 16 2.0 sacks, 8 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 71st pick / 1994

 Special Teams Starters
K Jeff Wilkins 25 3 0 25 of 37 field goals & 32 of 32 extra points
P Mike Horan 38 13 0 53 punts for a 42.9 average, 0 blocked

Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 235th pick / 1982

PR Eddie Kennison 24 1 9 34 punt returns for a 7.3 average and 0 td

St. Louis Rams / 1st / 18th pick / 1996

KR David Thompson 22 Rook 0 49 kick returns for a 22.7 average and 0 td

Roster

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Taje Allen 24 DB 14 1 185 5-10 Texas 11/6/1973 Rook

St. Louis Rams / 5th / 158th pick / 1997

Tony Banks 24 QB 16 16 230 6-4 Michigan State 4/5/1973 1

St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 42nd pick / 1996

Will Brice 23 P 6 0 227 6-4 Virginia 10/24/1974 Rook
Bern Brostek 31 C-G 1 1 300 6-3 Washington 9/11/1966 7

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 23rd pick / 1990

Isaac Bruce 25 WR 12 12 188 6-0 Memphis 11/10/1972 3

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1994

Kevin Carter 24 DE-DT 16 16 290 6-5 Florida 9/21/1973 2

St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1995

Charlie Clemons 25 LB 5 0 250 6-2 Georgia 7/4/1972 Rook
Ernie Conwell 25 TE 16 16 255 6-2 Washington 8/17/1972 1

St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 59th pick / 1996

Keith Crawford 27 WR-DB 15 2 188 6-2 Howard Payne 11/21/1970 4
Nate Dingle 26 LB 9 0 252 6-2 Cincinnati 7/23/1971 2
Troy Dumas 25 LB 2 0 242 6-3 Nebraska 9/30/1972 1

Kansas City Chiefs / 3rd / 97th pick / 1995

Ernest Dye 26 T-G 13 0 330 6-6 South Carolina 7/15/1971 4

Phoenix Cardinals / 1st / 18th pick / 1993

D'Marco Farr 26 DT 16 16 276 6-1 Washington 6/9/1971 3
Malcolm Floyd 25 WR 4 0 194 6-0 Fresno State 12/19/1972 3

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 101st pick / 1994

Wayne Gandy 26 T 16 16 308 6-4 Auburn 2/10/1971 3

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 15th pick / 1994

John Gerak 27 G-C 16 16 290 6-3 Penn State 1/6/1970 4

Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 57th pick / 1993

Mike Gruttadauria 25 C 14 14 280 6-3 Central Florida 12/6/1972 1
Britt Hager 31 LB 13 0 231 6-1 Texas 2/20/1966 8

Philadelphia Eagles / 3rd / 81st pick / 1989

Craig Heyward 31 RB 16 12 260 5-11 Pittsburgh 9/26/1966 9

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 24th pick / 1988

Mike Horan 38 P 10 0 192 5-11 Long Beach State 2/1/1959 13

Atlanta Falcons / 9th / 235th pick / 1982

Mitch Jacoby 24 TE 14 2 260 6-4 Northern Illinois 12/8/1973 Rook
Billy Jenkins 23 DB 16 2 205 5-10 Howard 7/8/1974 Rook
Bill E. Johnson 29 DT-DE 16 16 305 6-4 Michigan State 12/9/1968 5

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 65th pick / 1992

Mike Jones 28 LB 16 15 240 6-1 Missouri 4/15/1969 6
Robert Jones 28 LB 16 15 244 6-3 East Carolina 9/27/1969 5

Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 24th pick / 1992

Muadianvita Kazadi 24 LB 12 0 240 6-2 Tulsa 12/20/1973 Rook

St. Louis Rams / 6th / 179th pick / 1997

Eddie Kennison 24 WR 14 9 201 6-1 LSU 1/20/1973 1

St. Louis Rams / 1st / 18th pick / 1996

Aaron Laing 26 TE 15 4 260 6-3 Lamar,New Mexico State 7/19/1971 3

San Diego Chargers / 5th / 137th pick / 1994

Amp Lee 26 RB 16 1 200 5-11 Florida State 10/1/1971 5

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1992

Todd Lyght 28 DB 16 16 190 6-0 Notre Dame 2/9/1969 6

Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1991

Keith Lyle 25 DB 16 16 210 6-2 Virginia 4/17/1972 3

Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 71st pick / 1994

Gerald McBurrows 24 DB 8 3 208 5-11 Kansas 10/7/1973 2

St. Louis Rams / 7th / 214th pick / 1995

Dexter McCleon 24 DB 16 1 195 5-10 Clemson 10/9/1973 Rook

St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 40th pick / 1997

Ryan McNeil 27 DB 16 16 210 6-2 Miami (FL) 10/4/1970 4

Detroit Lions / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1993

Fred Miller 24 T-G 15 7 320 6-7 Baylor 2/6/1973 1

St. Louis Rams / 5th / 141st pick / 1996

Jerald Moore 23 RB 9 5 225 5-9 Oklahoma 11/20/1974 1

St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1996

Ronald Moore 27 RB 7 2 220 5-10 Pittsburg State 1/26/1970 4

Phoenix Cardinals / 4th / 87th pick / 1993

Leslie O'Neal 33 DE-LB 15 14 275 6-4 Oklahoma State 5/7/1964 11

San Diego Chargers / 1st / 8th pick / 1986

Orlando Pace 22 T 13 9 325 6-7 Ohio State 11/4/1975 Rook

St. Louis Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1997

Roman Phifer 29 LB 16 15 248 6-2 UCLA 3/5/1968 6

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1991

Lawrence Phillips 22 RB 10 9 212 6-0 Nebraska 5/12/1975 1

St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1996

Bryan Robinson 23 DT-DE 11 0 305 6-4 Fresno State 6/22/1974 Rook
Jeff Robinson 27 TE 16 0 264 6-4 Idaho 2/20/1970 4

Denver Broncos / 4th / 98th pick / 1993

Jermaine Ross 26 WR 4 0 192 6-0 Purdue 4/27/1971 3
Joe Rowe 24 DB 2 0 195 6-0 Virginia 12/8/1973 Rook
Mark Rypien 35 QB 5 0 231 6-4 Washington State 10/2/1962 9

Washington Redskins / 6th / 146th pick / 1986

Mike Scurlock 25 DB 5 0 200 5-10 Arizona 2/26/1972 2

St. Louis Rams / 5th / 140th pick / 1995

Torrance Small 27 WR 13 7 209 6-3 Alcorn State 9/4/1970 5

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 138th pick / 1992

Vernice Smith 32 G-T 10 2 300 6-3 Florida A&M 10/24/1965 7
Lorenzo Styles 23 LB 3 0 245 6-1 Ohio State 1/31/1974 2

Atlanta Falcons / 3rd / 77th pick / 1995

J.T. Thomas 26 WR 4 0 180 5-10 Arizona State 7/11/1971 2

St. Louis Rams / 7th / 240th pick / 1995

David Thompson 22 RB 11 0 196 5-8 Oklahoma State 1/13/1975 Rook
Ryan Tucker 22 T 7 0 325 6-6 TCU 6/12/1975 Rook

St. Louis Rams / 4th / 112th pick / 1997

Marquis Walker 25 DB 11 0 175 5-10 Southeast Missouri State 7/6/1972 1
Brett Wallerstedt 27 LB 2 0 240 6-1 Arizona State 11/24/1970 4

Phoenix Cardinals / 6th / 143rd pick / 1993

Zach Wiegert 25 G-T 15 15 309 6-5 Nebraska 8/16/1972 2

St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 38th pick / 1995

Jeff Wilkins 25 K 16 0 205 6-2 Youngstown State 4/19/1972 3
Jay Williams 26 DE 16 2 275 6-3 Wake Forest 10/13/1971 2
Toby Wright 27 DB 11 11 212 5-11 Nebraska 11/19/1970 3

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 49th pick / 1994

Jeff Zgonina 27 DT 15 0 285 6-2 Purdue 5/24/1970 4

Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 185th pick / 1993

Team Total 26.1 16 241.7 6-1.7 3.1