1997 Denver Broncos Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Mike Shanahan (12-4) | 12-4 | 4-0 | Finished 2nd in the NFL’s American Football Conference West Division | Won Super Bowl |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Allen Aldridge | LB | May 30, 1972 | 6’1′ | 254 | Houston |
| Flipper Anderson | WR | March 7, 1965 | 6’0′ | 175 | UCLA |
| Steve Atwater | DB | October 28, 1966 | 6’3′ | 218 | Arkansas |
| Scott Bentley | K | April 10, 1974 | 6’0′ | 203 | Florida St. |
| Tyrone Braxton | DB | December 17, 1964 | 5’11’ | 185 | North Dakota St. |
| Bubby Brister | QB | August 15, 1962 | 6’3′ | 205 | Tulane |
| Jamie Brown | T | April 24, 1972 | 6’8′ | 320 | Florida A&M |
| Keith Burns | LB | May 16, 1972 | 6’2′ | 235 | Oklahoma St. |
| Glenn Cadrez | LB | January 2, 1970 | 6’3′ | 240 | Houston |
| Dwayne Carswell | TE | January 18, 1972 | 6’3′ | 290 | Liberty |
| Byron Chamberlain | TE | October 17, 1971 | 6’1′ | 250 | Missouri |
| Ray Crockett | DB | January 5, 1967 | 5’10’ | 185 | Baylor |
| Terrell Davis | RB | October 28, 1972 | 5’11’ | 206 | Long Beach St. |
| David Diaz-Infante | G-C | March 31, 1964 | 6’3′ | 291 | San Jose St. |
| Dedrick Dodge | DB | June 14, 1967 | 6’2′ | 184 | Florida St. |
| Jason Elam | K | March 8, 1970 | 5’11’ | 200 | Hawaii |
| John Elway | QB | June 28, 1960 | 6’3′ | 215 | Stanford |
| David Gamble | WR | June 14, 1971 | 6’1′ | 190 | New Hampshire |
| Darrien Gordon | DB | November 14, 1970 | 5’11’ | 184 | Stanford |
| Willie Green | WR | April 2, 1966 | 6’4′ | 185 | Mississippi |
| Howard Griffith | RB | November 17, 1967 | 6’0′ | 230 | Illinois |
| Brian Habib | G-T | December 2, 1964 | 6’7′ | 299 | Washington |
| Harald Hasselbach | DE-DT | September 22, 1967 | 6’6′ | 281 | Washington |
| Vaughn Hebron | RB | October 7, 1970 | 5’8′ | 195 | Virginia Tech |
| Randy Hilliard | DB | February 6, 1967 | 5’11’ | 165 | NW State (LA) |
| Patrick Jeffers | WR | February 2, 1973 | 6’3′ | 217 | Virginia |
| Darrius Johnson | DB | May 18, 1973 | 5’9′ | 185 | Oklahoma |
| Tony Jones | T-G | May 24, 1966 | 6’5′ | 290 | West. Carolina |
| Ernest Jones | DT-DE | April 1, 1971 | 6’2′ | 263 | Oregon |
| Jeff Lewis | QB | April 17, 1973 | 6’2′ | 211 | Northern Arizona |
| Mike Lodish | NT-DT-DE | August 11, 1967 | 6’3′ | 275 | UCLA |
| Derek Loville | RB | July 4, 1968 | 5’10’ | 203 | Oregon |
| Anthony Lynn | RB | December 21, 1968 | 6’3′ | 230 | Texas Tech |
| Ed McCaffrey | WR | August 17, 1968 | 6’5′ | 215 | Stanford |
| Tim McKyer | DB | September 5, 1963 | 6’0′ | 174 | Texas-Arlington |
| John Mobley | LB | October 10, 1973 | 6’1′ | 236 | Kutztown Pennsylvania |
| Tom Nalen | C | May 13, 1971 | 6’3′ | 286 | Boston Col. |
| Dan Neil | G | October 21, 1973 | 6’2′ | 285 | Texas |
| Michael Perry | DT-DE | August 27, 1965 | 6’1′ | 285 | Clemson |
| Trevor Pryce | DT-DE | August 3, 1975 | 6’5′ | 295 | Michigan |
| David Richie | NT,DE | September 26, 1973 | 6’4′ | 280 | Washington |
| Bill Romanowski | LB | April 2, 1966 | 6’4′ | 245 | Boston Col. |
| Tom Rouen | P | June 9, 1968 | 6’3′ | 225 | Colorado St. |
| Steve Russ | LB | September 16, 1972 | 6’4′ | 245 | Air Force |
| Mark Schlereth | G-C | January 25, 1966 | 6’3′ | 282 | Idaho |
| Shannon Sharpe | TE | June 26, 1968 | 6’2′ | 228 | Savannah St. |
| Detron Smith | RB | February 25, 1974 | 5’10’ | 229 | Texas A&M |
| Neil Smith | DE | April 10, 1966 | 6’4′ | 270 | Nebraska |
| Rod Smith | WR | May 15, 1970 | 6’0′ | 200 | Missouri Southern |
| Harry Swayne | T-DE | February 2, 1965 | 6’5′ | 290 | Rutgers |
| Maa Tanuvasa | DE-DT | November 6, 1970 | 6’2′ | 270 | Hawaii |
| Keith Traylor | DT-NT | September 3, 1969 | 6’2′ | 340 | Oklahoma |
| Tony Veland | DB | March 11, 1973 | 6’1′ | 209 | Nebraska |
| Alfred Williams | DE-LB | November 6, 1968 | 6’6′ | 260 | Colorado |
| Gary Zimmerman | T | December 13, 1961 | 6’6′ | 294 | Oregon |