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The 1997 Oakland Raiders
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...

season was the club’s 38th season in the NFL. Led by Joe Bugel, the club finished with a 4–12 record. The Raiders missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	August 31, 1997	at Tennessee Oilers Tennessee Titans The Tennessee Titans are a professional American football team based in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Previously known as the Houston Oilers, the team began play in 1960 as a charter...	L 24–21	NBC 10:00am	30,171
2	September 8, 1997	Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...	L 28–27	ABC 6:00pm	61,523
3	September 14, 1997	at Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta, Georgia. They are a member of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 36–31	NBC 10:00am	47,922
4	September 21, 1997	at New York Jets New York Jets The New York Jets are a professional football team headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, representing the New York metropolitan area. The team is a member of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 23–22	NBC 10:00am	72,586
5	September 28, 1997	St. Louis Rams St. Louis Rams The St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the West Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Rams have won three NFL Championships .The Rams began playing in 1936 in Cleveland,...	W 35–17	FOX 1:15pm	42,506
6	October 5, 1997	San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 25–10	NBC 1:15pm	43,648
7	Bye
8	October 19, 1997	Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 28–25	NBC 1:15pm	57,006
9	October 26, 1997	at Seattle Seahawks Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...	L 45–34	NBC 1:15pm	66,264
10	November 2, 1997	at Carolina Panthers Carolina Panthers The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...	L 38–14	NBC 10:00am	71,064
11	November 9, 1997	New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints The New Orleans Saints are a professional American football team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference of the National Football League ....	L 13–10	FOX 1:15pm	40,091
12	November 16, 1997	at San Diego Chargers San Diego Chargers The San Diego Chargers are a professional American football team based in San Diego, California. they were members of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	W 38–13	NBC 1:15pm	65,714
13	November 24, 1997	at Denver Broncos Denver Broncos The Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently members of the West Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 31–3	ABC 6:00pm	75,307
14	November 30, 1997	Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 34–16	NBC 1:15pm	50,569
15	December 7, 1997	at Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs The Kansas City Chiefs are a professional American football team based in Kansas City, Missouri. They are a member of the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . Originally named the Dallas Texans, the club was founded by Lamar Hunt in 1960 as a...	L 30–0	NBC 10:00am	76,379
16	December 14, 1997	Seattle Seahawks Seattle Seahawks The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team...	L 22–21	NBC 1:15pm	40,124
17	December 21, 1997	Jacksonville Jaguars Jacksonville Jaguars The Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team based in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...	L 20–9	NBC 1:15pm	40,032

Standings

Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
AFC West AFC West The AFC West is a division of the National Football League's American Football Conference, currently comprising the Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs, and the Oakland Raiders.-History:...
Kansas City Chiefs 1997 Kansas City Chiefs season The 1997 Kansas City Chiefs were an above-average football team without any major flaws. The 1997 Chiefs are widely considered a major disappointment. The Chiefs finished with a 13–3 record and AFC West division champions...	13	3	0	.813	375	232
Denver Broncos 1997 Denver Broncos season The Denver Broncos finished the 1997 NFL season by winning Super Bowl XXXII. They went 12–4 during the regular season. The Broncos were the third team in NFL history to win a Super Bowl but not win the Division Title.- Season summary :...	12	4	0	.750	472	287
Seattle Seahawks 1997 Seattle Seahawks season The 1997 Seattle Seahawks season was the team's 22nd season with the National Football League. The team traded quarterback Rick Mirer and signed Minnesota Vikings/Houston Oilers quarterback Warren Moon to be John Frieze's backup...	8	8	0	.500	365	362
Oakland Raiders	4	12	0	.250	324	419
San Diego Chargers 1997 San Diego Chargers season The 1997 San Diego Chargers season began with the team trying to improve on their 8–8 record in 1996. It was Kevin Gilbride's first season as the teams head coach. The team's stadium, Qualcomm Stadium hosted Super Bowl XXXII at the end of the season.-Staff:...	4	12	0	.250	266	425

Roster


Quarterbacks Running Backs Wide Receivers Tight Ends		Offensive Linemen Defensive Linemen		Linebackers Defensive Backs Special Teams		Reserve Lists Currently vacant

Awards and records

Tim Brown, Single Game Record, 14 receptions, achieved on December 21
Napoleon Kaufman, Single Game Record, 227 rushing yards, achieved on October 19
Harvey Williams, Single Game Record, 4 touchdowns (tied club record), achieved on November 16
Napoleon Kaufman, Single Game Record, 24 points, (tied club record), achieved on November 16
Jeff George
Jeff George
Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" George is a former American football quarterback. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts with the first overall pick of the 1990 NFL Draft...

, Single Season Record, Most Passing Yards in One Season, 3,917
Tim Brown, Single Season Record, Most Receptions in One Season, 104
Tim Brown, Single Season Record, Most Receiving Yards in One Season, 1,408

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