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{{Infobox NFL season
| team = Arizona Cardinals
| year = 1997
| record = 4–12
| division_place = 5th [[NFC East]]
| coach = [[Vince Tobin]]
| stadium = [[Sun Devil Stadium]]
| playoffs = ''did not qualify''
}}

The '''[[1997 NFL season|1997]] [[Arizona Cardinals]] season''' was the 78th season the franchise was in the [[National Football League]] and 10th in [[Arizona]]. The team was unable to match their [[1996 Arizona Cardinals season|previous output]] of 7-9, instead winning only four games.<ref>[http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/1997.htm 1997 Arizona Cardinals]</ref> The Cardinals failed to qualify to the playoffs for the fifteenth consecutive season.

==Offseason==
===NFL Draft===
{{Empty section|date=February 2011}}

==Personnel==
===Staff===
{| class="toccolours" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! colspan="7" style="{{NFLPrimaryColor|Arizona Cardinals}}; {{NFLSecondaryColor|Arizona Cardinals}}; border: 2px solid black; text-align: center;"|'''1997 Arizona Cardinals staff'''
|-
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" |'''Head Coaches'''
*Head Coach – [[Vince Tobin]]

'''Offensive Coaches'''
*Offensive Coordinator – [[Dick Jamieson]]
*Running Backs – [[Johnny Roland]]
*Wide Receivers – [[Vic Rapp]]
*Tight Ends/Quality Control – [[Geep Chryst]]
*Offensive Line – [[Carl Mauck]]
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|valign="top"|
| style="font-size: 95%;" valign="top" |
'''Defensive Coaches'''
*Defensive Coordinator – [[Dave McGinnis]]
*Defensive Line – [[Joe Greene (American football)|Joe Greene]]
*Linebackers – [[Glenn Pires]]
*Defensive Backs – [[Larry Marmie]]

'''Special Teams Coaches'''
*Special Teams – Al Everest

'''Strength and Conditioning'''
*Strength and Conditioning – Bob Rogucki
|}

<ref>{{cite book |title=2009 Arizona Cardinals Media Guide |pages=355–356 |url=http://www.azcardinals.com/news-and-events/media-guide.html |accessdate=2010-03-08}}</ref>

==Regular season==
===Schedule===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Week
! Date
! Opponent
! Result
! Attendance
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 1
| August 31, 1997
| at [[Cincinnati Bengals]]
| L 24-21
| <center>50,298</center>
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 2
| September 7, 1997
| [[Dallas Cowboys]]
| W 25-22
| <center>71,578</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 3
| September 14, 1997
| at [[Washington Redskins]]
| L 19-13
| <center>78,270</center>
|-
| 4
| colspan=4 align="center" | ''Bye''
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 5
| September 28, 1997
| at [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]]
| L 19-18
| <center>53,804</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 6
| October 5, 1997
| [[Minnesota Vikings]]
| L 20-19
| <center>45,550</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 7
| October 12, 1997
| [[New York Giants]]
| L 27-13
| <center>38,959</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 8
| October 19, 1997
| at [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| L 13-10
| <center>66,860</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 9
| October 26, 1997
| [[Tennessee Titans|Tennessee Oilers]]
| L 41-14
| <center>44,030</center>
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 10
| November 2, 1997
| [[Philadelphia Eagles]]
| W 31-21
| <center>39,549</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 11
| November 9, 1997
| at [[Dallas Cowboys]]
| L 24-6
| <center>64,302</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 12
| November 16, 1997
| at [[New York Giants]]
| L 10-19
| <center>68,316</center>
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 13
| November 23, 1997
| at [[Baltimore Ravens]]
| W 16-13
| <center>53,976</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 14
| November 30, 1997
| [[Pittsburgh Steelers]]
| L 26-20
| <center>66,341</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 15
| December 7, 1997
| [[Washington Redskins]]
| L 38-28
| <center>41,537</center>
|-style="background: #ffdddd;"
| 16
| December 14, 1997
| at [[New Orleans Saints]]
| L 27-10
| <center>45,517</center>
|-style="background: #ddffdd;"
| 17
| December 21, 1997
| [[Atlanta Falcons]]
| W 29-26
| <center>32,003</center>
|}

===Standings===
{{1997 NFC East standings}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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