1997 Oakland Raiders Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Joe Bugel (4-12) | 4-12 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s American Football Conference West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Eddie Anderson | DB | July 22, 1963 | 6’1′ | 210 | Fort Valley St. |
| Leo Araguz | P | January 18, 1970 | 5’11’ | 190 | S.F. Austin |
| Joe Aska | RB | July 14, 1972 | 5’11’ | 236 | Central Oklahoma |
| Greg Biekert | LB | March 14, 1969 | 6’2′ | 253 | Colorado |
| Calvin Branch | DB | May 8, 1974 | 5’11’ | 195 | Iowa St. |
| Larry Brown | DB | November 30, 1969 | 5’11’ | 186 | TCU |
| Tim Brown | WR | July 22, 1966 | 6’0′ | 195 | Notre Dame |
| Aundray Bruce | LB-TE-DE | April 30, 1966 | 6’5′ | 265 | Auburn |
| Perry Carter | DB | August 5, 1971 | 6’0′ | 194 | Southern Miss |
| Rick Cunningham | T | January 4, 1967 | 6’7′ | 311 | Oregon St. |
| Jerone Davison | RB | September 16, 1970 | 6’1′ | 235 | Arizona St. |
| Rickey Dudley | TE | July 15, 1972 | 6’6′ | 255 | Ohio St. |
| Derrick Fenner | RB | April 6, 1967 | 5’11’ | 240 | Gardner-Webb |
| James Folston | LB | August 14, 1971 | 6’3′ | 236 | La-Monroe |
| Cole Ford | K | December 31, 1972 | 6’2′ | 210 | USC |
| Rob Fredrickson | LB | May 13, 1971 | 6’4′ | 240 | Michigan St. |
| Jeff George | QB | December 8, 1967 | 6’4′ | 218 | Purdue |
| Tim Hall | RB | February 17, 1974 | 5’11’ | 218 | Robert Morris |
| Pat Harlow | T | March 16, 1969 | 6’6′ | 295 | USC |
| Rob Holmberg | LB | May 6, 1971 | 6’3′ | 230 | Navy |
| Lester Holmes | G | September 27, 1969 | 6’4′ | 315 | Jackson St. |
| Desmond Howard | WR | May 15, 1970 | 5’10’ | 185 | Michigan |
| Grady Jackson | DT | January 21, 1973 | 6’2′ | 345 | Knoxville |
| James Jett | WR | December 28, 1970 | 5’10’ | 165 | West Virginia |
| Kevin Johnson | DT | October 30, 1970 | 6’1′ | 305 | Texas Southern |
| Lance Johnstone | DE | June 11, 1973 | 6’4′ | 250 | Temple |
| Napoleon Kaufman | RB | June 7, 1973 | 5’9′ | 185 | Washington |
| Lincoln Kennedy | T-G | February 12, 1971 | 6’6′ | 335 | Washington |
| David Klingler | QB | February 17, 1969 | 6’3′ | 210 | Houston |
| Dan Land | DB-RB | July 3, 1965 | 6’0′ | 195 | Albany State (GA) |
| Chad Levitt | RB | November 21, 1975 | 6’1′ | 231 | Cornell |
| Albert Lewis | DB | October 6, 1960 | 6’2′ | 196 | Grambling St. |
| Lorenzo Lynch | DB | April 6, 1963 | 5’11’ | 200 | Sacramento St. |
| Russell Maryland | DT | March 22, 1969 | 6’1′ | 300 | Miami (FL) |
| Terry McDaniel | DB | February 8, 1965 | 5’10’ | 180 | Tennessee |
| Chester McGlockton | DT-DE | September 16, 1969 | 6’3′ | 334 | Clemson |
| John Mills | LB | October 31, 1969 | 6’0′ | 226 | Wake Forest |
| Mike Morton | LB | March 28, 1972 | 6’4′ | 325 | North Carolina |
| Barret Robbins | C | August 26, 1973 | 6’3′ | 320 | TCU |
| Bob Rosenstiel | TE | February 7, 1974 | 6’3′ | 240 | East. Illinois |
| Darrell Russell | DT-DE | May 27, 1976 | 6’5′ | 325 | USC |
| Kenny Shedd | WR | February 14, 1971 | 5’10’ | 168 | Northern Iowa |
| Anthony Smith | DE | June 28, 1967 | 6’3′ | 265 | Alabama |
| Greg Townsend | DE-LB-DT-NT | November 3, 1961 | 6’3′ | 264 | TCU |
| James Trapp | DB-WR | December 28, 1969 | 6’0′ | 195 | Clemson |
| Adam Treu | C | June 24, 1974 | 6’5′ | 300 | Nebraska |
| Olanda Truitt | WR | January 4, 1971 | 6’0′ | 187 | Pittsburgh |
| Eric Turner | DB | September 20, 1968 | 6’1′ | 208 | UCLA |
| Aaron Wallace | LB | April 17, 1967 | 6’3′ | 240 | Texas A&M |
| Lionel Washington | DB | October 21, 1960 | 6’0′ | 185 | Tulane |
| Curtis Whitley | C | May 10, 1969 | 6’1′ | 295 | Chowan |
| Harvey Williams | RB | April 22, 1967 | 6’2′ | 226 | LSU |
| Steve Wisniewski | G | April 7, 1967 | 6’4′ | 305 | Penn St. |