1997 New York Jets Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Bill Parcells (9-7) | 9-7 | – | Finished 2nd in the NFL’s American Football Conference East Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Richie Anderson | FB | September 13, 1971 | 6’2′ | 230 | Penn St. |
| Raymond Austin | DB | December 21, 1974 | 5’11’ | 190 | Tennessee |
| Fred Baxter | TE | June 14, 1971 | 6’3′ | 268 | Auburn |
| Kyle Brady | TE | January 14, 1972 | 6’6′ | 278 | Penn St. |
| Corwin Brown | DB | April 25, 1970 | 6’1′ | 200 | Michigan |
| John Burke | TE-WR | September 7, 1971 | 6’3′ | 248 | Virginia Tech |
| Lamont Burns | G | March 16, 1974 | 6’4′ | 300 | East Carolina |
| Chad Cascadden | LB | May 14, 1972 | 6’1′ | 235 | Wisconsin |
| Wayne Chrebet | WR | August 14, 1973 | 5’10’ | 188 | Hofstra |
| Chuck Clements | QB | September 29, 1973 | 6’3′ | 214 | Houston |
| Marcus Coleman | DB | May 24, 1974 | 6’2′ | 210 | Texas Tech |
| J.R. Conrad | G | February 2, 1974 | 6’4′ | 300 | Oklahoma |
| Terry Day | DE | September 18, 1974 | 6’4′ | 290 | Mississippi St. |
| Ronnie Dixon | DT-NT | May 10, 1971 | 6’3′ | 301 | Cincinnati |
| Hugh Douglas | DE | August 23, 1971 | 6’2′ | 281 | Central State (OH) |
| Roger Duffy | G-C | July 16, 1967 | 6’3′ | 300 | Penn St. |
| Jumbo Elliott | T | April 1, 1965 | 6’7′ | 308 | Michigan |
| James Farrior | LB | January 6, 1975 | 6’2′ | 242 | Virginia |
| Jason Ferguson | DT-NT | November 28, 1974 | 6’3′ | 305 | Georgia |
| Matt Finkes | DE,LB | February 12, 1975 | 6’3′ | 272 | Ohio St. |
| Glenn Foley | QB | October 10, 1970 | 6’2′ | 210 | Boston Col. |
| Aaron Glenn | DB | July 16, 1972 | 5’9′ | 185 | Texas A&M |
| Dwayne Gordon | LB | November 2, 1969 | 6’1′ | 240 | New Hampshire |
| Jeff Graham | WR | February 14, 1969 | 6’2′ | 200 | Ohio St. |
| Victor Green | DB | December 8, 1969 | 5’11’ | 210 | Akron |
| Jay Hagood | T | August 9, 1973 | 6’4′ | 306 | Virginia Tech |
| John Hall | K | March 17, 1974 | 6’3′ | 240 | Wisconsin |
| Bobby Hamilton | DE-DT | July 1, 1971 | 6’5′ | 280 | Southern Miss |
| Brian Hansen | P | October 26, 1960 | 6’4′ | 215 | Sioux Falls |
| Chris Hayes | DB | May 7, 1972 | 6’0′ | 206 | Washington St. |
| Jerome Henderson | DB | August 8, 1969 | 5’10’ | 193 | Clemson |
| John Hudson | G-C | January 29, 1968 | 6’2′ | 270 | Auburn |
| Kerry Jenkins | G | September 6, 1973 | 6’5′ | 305 | LSU |
| Keyshawn Johnson | WR | July 22, 1972 | 6’4′ | 212 | USC |
| Pepper Johnson | LB | July 29, 1964 | 6’3′ | 250 | Ohio St. |
| Leon Johnson | RB | July 13, 1974 | 6’0′ | 222 | North Carolina |
| Marvin Jones | LB | June 28, 1972 | 6’2′ | 244 | Florida St. |
| Mo Lewis | LB | October 21, 1969 | 6’3′ | 258 | Georgia |
| Ernie Logan | NT-DE-DT | May 18, 1968 | 6’3′ | 290 | East Carolina |
| Ray Lucas | QB | August 6, 1972 | 6’3′ | 214 | Rutgers |
| Rick Lyle | DE | February 26, 1971 | 6’5′ | 285 | Missouri |
| Siupeli Malamala | T-G | January 15, 1969 | 6’5′ | 310 | Washington |
| Ray Mickens | DB | January 4, 1973 | 5’8′ | 180 | Texas A&M |
| Adrian Murrell | RB | October 16, 1970 | 5’11’ | 211 | West Virginia |
| Lorenzo Neal | FB | December 27, 1970 | 5’11’ | 255 | Fresno St. |
| Neil O’Donnell | QB | July 3, 1966 | 6’3′ | 228 | Maryland |
| Matt O’Dwyer | G | September 1, 1972 | 6’5′ | 305 | Northwestern |
| Lonnie Palelei | G-T | October 15, 1970 | 6’3′ | 310 | Purdue |
| William Roberts | G-T | August 5, 1962 | 6’5′ | 291 | Ohio St. |
| Otis Smith | DB | October 22, 1965 | 5’11’ | 198 | Southern |
| Jerald Sowell | FB | January 21, 1974 | 6’0′ | 237 | Tulane |
| Rick Terry | DT | April 5, 1974 | 6’4′ | 302 | North Carolina |
| Alex Van Dyke | WR | July 24, 1974 | 6’0′ | 205 | Nevada-Reno |
| Dedric Ward | WR | September 29, 1974 | 5’9′ | 187 | Northern Iowa |
| Casey Wiegmann | C | July 20, 1973 | 6’2′ | 285 | Iowa |
| David Williams | T | June 21, 1966 | 6’5′ | 294 | Florida |
| Chris Wing | LB | May 28, 1971 | 6’2′ | 235 | Boise St. |