1997 Baltimore Ravens season

1997 Baltimore Ravens season
Head Coach	Ted Marchibroda
Home Field	Memorial Stadium
Results
Record	6–9–1
Place	5th AFC Central
Playoff Finish	did not qualify
Timeline
Previous season	Next season
1996	1998

The 1997 Baltimore Ravens season was the team's second year in the National Football League. While the Ravens failed to finished above 5th in AFC Central they improved from 4–12–0 in 1996 to 6–9–1.

Offseason

NFL Draft

Round	Player	Position	School/Club Team
1	Peter Boulware	Linebacker	Florida State
2	Jamie Sharper	Linebacker	Virginia
2	Kim Herring	Free Safety	Penn State
3	Jay Graham	Running back	Tennessee
4	Tyrus McCloud	Linebacker	Louisville
5	Jeff Mitchell	Offensive Lineman	Florida
6	Steve Lee	Running back	Indiana
6	Cornell Brown	Defensive end	Virginia Tech
7	Chris Ward	Defensive end	Kentucky
7	Wally Richardson	Quarterback	Penn State
7	Ralph Staten	Linebacker	Alabama
7	Leland Taylor	Defensive tackle	Louisville

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Attendance
1	August 31, 1997	Jacksonville Jaguars	L 28–27	0–1–0	61,018
2	September 7, 1997	Cincinnati Bengals	W 23–10	1–1–0	52,968
3	September 14, 1997	at New York Giants	W 24–23	2–1–0	69,768
4	September 21, 1997	at Tennessee Oilers	W 36–10	3–1–0	17,737
5	September 28, 1997	at San Diego Chargers	L 21–17	3–2–0	54,094
6	October 5, 1997	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 42–34	3–3–0	64,421
7	Bye
8	October 19, 1997	Miami Dolphins	L 24–13	3–4–0	64,354
9	October 26, 1997	at Washington Redskins	W 20–17	4–4–0	75,067
10	November 2, 1997	at New York Jets	L 19–16 (OT)	4–5–0	59,524
11	November 9, 1997	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 37–0	4–6–0	56,669
12	November 16, 1997	Philadelphia Eagles	T 10–10 (OT)	4–6–1	63,546
13	November 23, 1997	Arizona Cardinals	L 16–13	4–7–1	53,976
14	November 30, 1997	at Jacksonville Jaguars	L 29–27	4–8–1	63,712
15	December 7, 1997	Seattle Seahawks	W 31–24	5–8–1	54,395
16	December 14, 1997	Tennessee Oilers	W 21–19	6–8–1	60,558
17	December 21, 1997	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 16–14	6–9–1	50,917

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Pittsburgh Steelers	11	5	0	.688	372	307
Jacksonville Jaguars	11	5	0	.688	394	318
Tennessee Oilers	8	8	0	.500	333	310
Cincinnati Bengals	7	9	0	.438	355	405
Baltimore Ravens	6	9	1	.406	326	345

Roster

1997 Baltimore Ravens roster
Quarterbacks 10 Eric Zeier Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen		Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams

Staff

1997 Baltimore Ravens staff
Front Office Owner – Art Modell Head Coaches Head Coach – Ted Marchibroda Assistant Head Coach/Offense – Kirk Ferentz Offensive Coaches Quarterbacks – Don Strock Running Backs – Al Lavan Wide Receivers – Richard Mann Tight Ends – Ken Whisenhunt Quality Control/Offense – Lester Erb			Defensive Coaches Defensive Coordinator – Marvin Lewis Defensive Line – Jacob Burney Linebackers – Maxie Baughan Defensive Backs – Alvin Reynolds Quality Control/Defense – Jim Schwartz Special Teams Coaches Special Teams – Scott O'Brien Quality Control/Special Teams – John Settle Strength and Conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Simmons