1997 Tennessee Oilers Game Log

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Record: 8-8-0, 3rd in AFC Central Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: Jeff Fisher (8-8-0)

Points For: 333 (20.8/g) 14th of 30

Points Against: 310 (19.4/g) 12th of 30

Expected W-L: 8.7-7.3

SRS: 1.66 (11th of 30), SOS: .22

Offensive Coordinator: Les Steckel

Defensive Coordinator: Gregg Williams

Other Notable Asst.: Jerry Gray (Defensive Quality Control), George Henshaw (Offensive Line/TE), Mike Munchak (Offensive Line) and Sherman Smith (Running Backs)

Stadium: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium

Founder/Owner/Chairman/President/CEO: Bud Adams

General Manager/Executive VP: Floyd Reese

Offensive Scheme: Balanced

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Preseason Odds: Super Bowl +2500; O/U: 7.5

Training Camp: Tennessee State (Nashville, Tennessee)

Game Logs

Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting		Downs
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	3DConv	3DAtt	4DConv	4DAtt	ToP
1	Sun	August 31	boxscore	W	OT		Oakland Raiders	24	21	13	25	164	1	1	3	18	7.3	5.9	52.0	69.4	42	255	6.1	1	3	3	1	1	5	170	6	15	0	0	41:26
2	Sun	September 7	boxscore	L	OT	@	Miami Dolphins	13	16	7	14	109	0	1	0	0	7.8	7.8	50.0	46.4	40	185	4.6	1	2	3	1	1	6	258	4	13	0	0	29:16
4	Sun	September 21	boxscore	L			Baltimore Ravens	10	36	22	35	188	1	1	3	26	6.1	4.9	62.9	74.5	18	97	5.4	0	1	2	1	1	3	129	7	13	0	0	28:45
5	Sun	September 28	boxscore	L		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	24	37	22	43	226	2	2	7	40	6.2	4.5	51.2	62.7	15	58	3.9	0	3	4	1	1	4	164	4	13	1	1	27:53
6	Sun	October 5	boxscore	L		@	Seattle Seahawks	13	16	12	28	97	1	2	1	4	3.6	3.3	42.9	34.4	35	156	4.5	0	2	2	1	1	5	205	4	13	1	1	32:48
7	Sun	October 12	boxscore	W			Cincinnati Bengals	30	7	16	30	193	3	0	1	6	6.6	6.2	53.3	106.7	41	198	4.8	0	3	4	3	3	3	162	6	13	1	1	37:12
8	Sun	October 19	boxscore	W			Washington Redskins	28	14	13	21	185	0	0	2	7	9.1	8.0	61.9	90.4	46	204	4.4	4	0	0	4	4	5	175	7	14	1	1	35:22
9	Sun	October 26	boxscore	W		@	Arizona Cardinals	41	14	10	19	135	2	0	2	13	7.8	6.4	52.6	110.6	35	148	4.2	2	2	2	5	5	6	222	3	11	0	0	28:55
10	Sun	November 2	boxscore	L			Jacksonville Jaguars	24	30	13	22	195	0	1	2	16	9.6	8.1	59.1	69.3	27	107	4.0	2	1	3	3	3	3	150	4	11	0	1	26:36
11	Sun	November 9	boxscore	W			New York Giants	10	6	13	23	173	0	1	1	10	8.0	7.2	56.5	62.4	40	153	3.8	1	1	2	1	1	5	205	7	14	0	0	35:44
12	Sun	November 16	boxscore	L		@	Jacksonville Jaguars	9	17	9	23	184	1	2	0	0	8.0	8.0	39.1	46.3	33	136	4.1	0	1	2	0	0	6	252	3	12	0	1	27:07
13	Sun	November 23	boxscore	W			Buffalo Bills	31	14	15	24	159	1	0	2	8	7.0	6.1	62.5	95.7	42	163	3.9	2	1	1	4	4	5	200	10	17	1	1	38:35
14	Thu	November 27	boxscore	W		@	Dallas Cowboys	27	14	9	17	81	1	0	0	0	4.8	4.8	52.9	85.7	49	164	3.3	1	2	2	3	3	5	225	9	18	1	2	36:02
15	Thu	December 4	boxscore	L		@	Cincinnati Bengals	14	41	14	25	131	2	0	3	15	5.8	4.7	56.0	97.2	12	44	3.7	0	0	0	2	2	6	258	2	9	1	1	19:21
16	Sun	December 14	boxscore	L		@	Baltimore Ravens	19	21	22	45	200	0	1	3	19	4.9	4.2	48.9	52.1	37	190	5.1	2	2	2	1	1	3	153	9	19	2	4	37:35
17	Sun	December 21	boxscore	W			Pittsburgh Steelers	16	6	10	26	85	0	1	2	17	3.9	3.0	38.5	31.7	29	156	5.4	1	3	3	1	1	4	152	7	14	0	0	25:22

Opponent Game Logs

Opponent Game Logs Table
								Score		Passing											Rushing				Scoring				Punting		Downs
Week	Day	Date			OT		Opp	Tm	Opp	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Sk	Yds	Y/A	NY/A	Cmp%	Rate	Att	Yds	Y/A	TD	FGM	FGA	XPM	XPA	Pnt	Yds	3DConv	3DAtt	4DConv	4DAtt	ToP
1	Sun	August 31	boxscore	W	OT		Oakland Raiders	24	21	21	38	287	3	0	3	11	7.8	7.0	55.3	105.9	17	45	2.6	0	0	1	3	3	6	151	3	12	1	1	25:31
2	Sun	September 7	boxscore	L	OT	@	Miami Dolphins	13	16	24	43	300	0	0	3	24	7.5	6.5	55.8	77.7	25	54	2.2	1	3	4	1	1	3	41	3	12	0	2	32:59
4	Sun	September 21	boxscore	L			Baltimore Ravens	10	36	23	37	309	3	0	1	9	8.6	8.1	62.2	115.7	28	89	3.2	0	5	6	3	3	2	144	4	11	0	0	31:15
5	Sun	September 28	boxscore	L		@	Pittsburgh Steelers	24	37	18	26	262	1	0	1	8	10.4	9.7	69.2	114.6	40	137	3.4	2	3	4	4	4	2	156	9	16	0	1	32:07
6	Sun	October 5	boxscore	L		@	Seattle Seahawks	13	16	27	40	238	0	0	2	22	6.5	5.7	67.5	83.1	19	167	8.8	2	1	1	1	1	5	95	6	13	0	0	27:12
7	Sun	October 12	boxscore	W			Cincinnati Bengals	30	7	18	34	137	0	0	5	32	5.0	3.5	52.9	63.0	18	65	3.6	1	0	0	1	1	7	240	5	14	1	2	22:37
8	Sun	October 19	boxscore	W			Washington Redskins	28	14	16	31	220	2	3	1	8	7.4	6.9	51.6	56.6	18	92	5.1	0	0	1	2	2	3	46	5	9	0	0	24:38
9	Sun	October 26	boxscore	W		@	Arizona Cardinals	41	14	21	40	157	2	4	6	38	4.9	3.4	52.5	39.3	24	106	4.4	0	0	0	2	2	4	80	4	12	1	3	31:05
10	Sun	November 2	boxscore	L			Jacksonville Jaguars	24	30	17	31	155	1	1	3	14	5.5	4.6	54.8	65.9	31	135	4.4	1	3	3	3	3	4	83	6	16	1	2	33:24
11	Sun	November 9	boxscore	W			New York Giants	10	6	15	28	111	0	1	3	22	4.8	3.6	53.6	48.4	20	107	5.4	0	2	2	0	0	8	230	2	12	1	1	24:16
12	Sun	November 16	boxscore	L		@	Jacksonville Jaguars	9	17	22	30	249	1	0	2	18	8.9	7.8	73.3	108.9	36	103	2.9	1	1	1	2	2	5	112	8	15	1	1	32:53
13	Sun	November 23	boxscore	W			Buffalo Bills	31	14	25	40	286	2	1	0	0	7.2	7.2	62.5	90.2	14	4	0.3	0	0	1	2	2	5	105	1	12	2	4	21:25
14	Thu	November 27	boxscore	W		@	Dallas Cowboys	27	14	27	42	340	2	3	2	16	8.5	7.7	64.3	75.5	13	46	3.5	0	0	0	2	2	4	75	3	10	0	1	23:58
15	Thu	December 4	boxscore	L		@	Cincinnati Bengals	14	41	20	28	239	1	0	1	6	8.8	8.2	71.4	109.1	54	276	5.1	4	2	2	5	5	1	23	10	15	0	1	40:39
16	Sun	December 14	boxscore	L		@	Baltimore Ravens	19	21	13	28	192	3	0	2	12	7.3	6.4	46.4	105.1	21	54	2.6	0	0	2	3	3	6	173	4	13	1	1	22:25
17	Sun	December 21	boxscore	W			Pittsburgh Steelers	16	6	14	27	176	0	1	0	0	6.5	6.5	51.9	57.0	36	93	2.6	0	2	2	0	0	4	64	7	13	0	0	34:38

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