1997 Detroit Lions Roster

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1997 Detroit Lions Team Info

LeagueCoachRecordPostseason RecordDivision StandingEnd of Season
National Football League (NFL)Bobby Ross (9-7)9-70-1Finished 3rd in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central DivisionLost Wild Card

Roster

PlayerPos.Birth DateHeightWeightCollege
Kevin AbramsDBFebruary 28, 19745’8′175Syracuse
Robert BaileyDBSeptember 3, 19685’9′176Miami (FL)
Matt BlundinQBMarch 7, 19696’3′233Virginia
Shane BonhamDTOctober 18, 19706’2′272Air Force
Stephen BoydLBAugust 22, 19726’0′247Boston Col.
Tommie BoydWRDecember 21, 19716’0′195Toledo
Reggie BrownLBSeptember 28, 19746’2′241Texas A&M
Mark CarrierDBApril 28, 19686’1′192USC
Pete ChryplewiczTEApril 27, 19746’5′253Notre Dame
Harry ColonDBFebruary 14, 19696’0′203Missouri
Mike ComptonG-CSeptember 18, 19706’6′310West Virginia
Luther EllissDT-DEMarch 22, 19736’5′318Utah
Kevin GloverC-GJune 17, 19636’2′278Maryland
Ben HanksLBJuly 31, 19716’2′223Florida
Jason HansonKJune 17, 19705’11’182Washington St.
Jeff HartingsC-GSeptember 7, 19726’3′301Penn St.
Hessley HempsteadGJanuary 29, 19726’1′295Kansas
Kevin HickmanTEAugust 20, 19716’4′258Navy
George JamisonLBSeptember 30, 19626’1′232Cincinnati
Greg JeffriesDBOctober 16, 19715’9′195Virginia
John JettPNovember 11, 19686’0′197East Carolina
Richard JordanLBDecember 1, 19746’1′252Missouri Southern
Travis KirschkeDT-DESeptember 6, 19746’3′298UCLA
Scott KowalkowskiLBAugust 23, 19686’2′220Notre Dame
Antonio LondonLBApril 14, 19716’2′238Alabama
Van MaloneDBJuly 1, 19705’11’189Texas
Kez McCorveyWRJanuary 23, 19726’0′184Florida St.
Pete MetzelaarsTEMay 24, 19606’7′254Wabash
Glyn MilburnRB-WRFebruary 19, 19715’8′177Oklahoma
Scott MitchellQBJanuary 2, 19686’6′240Utah
Herman MooreWROctober 20, 19696’4′210Virginia
Johnnie MortonWROctober 7, 19716’0′190USC
Robert PorcherDE-DTJuly 30, 19696’3′266South Carolina St.
Daryl PorterDBJanuary 16, 19745’9′188Boston Col.
Tony RamirezTJanuary 26, 19736’6′296Northern Colorado
Corey RaymondDBJuly 28, 19695’11’185LSU
Frank ReichQBDecember 4, 19616’4′210Maryland
Ron RiceDBNovember 9, 19726’1′216East. Michigan
Ron RiversRBNovember 13, 19715’8′205Fresno St.
Ray RobertsTJune 3, 19696’6′315Virginia
Juan RoqueT,OLJanuary 6, 19746’8′333Arizona St.
Matt RussellLBJuly 5, 19736’2′245Colorado
Barry SandersRBJuly 16, 19685’8′203Oklahoma St.
Cory SchlesingerFBJune 23, 19726’0′247Nebraska
Tracy ScrogginsDE-LBSeptember 11, 19696’3′273Tulsa
Tony SempleGDecember 20, 19706’5′286Memphis
David SloanTEJune 8, 19726’6′260New Mexico
Marc SpindlerDE-NT-DTNovember 28, 19696’5′290Pittsburgh
Ryan StewartDBSeptember 30, 19736’1′207Georgia Tech
Eric StoczTEMay 25, 19746’4′258Westminster (PA)
Larry TharpeTNovember 19, 19706’4′300Tennessee St.
Tommy VardellRBFebruary 20, 19696’2′234Stanford
Kerwin WaldroupDEAugust 1, 19746’3′260Michigan
Mike WellsDTJanuary 16, 19716’3′310Iowa
Bryant WestbrookDBDecember 19, 19746’0′199Texas