1997 San Diego Chargers Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Kevin Gilbride (4-12) | 4-12 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s American Football Conference West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Darren Bennett | P | January 9, 1965 | 6’5′ | 235 | none |
| Tony Berti | T | June 21, 1972 | 6’6′ | 300 | Colorado |
| David Binn | C | February 6, 1972 | 6’3′ | 245 | California |
| Ben Bordelon | T | April 9, 1974 | 6’5′ | 301 | LSU |
| Paul Bradford | DB | April 20, 1974 | 5’9′ | 185 | Portland St. |
| Dorian Brew | DB | July 19, 1974 | 5’10’ | 182 | Kansas |
| Gary Brown | RB | July 1, 1969 | 5’11’ | 230 | Penn St. |
| James Burgess | LB | March 31, 1974 | 6’0′ | 230 | Miami (FL) |
| Lewis Bush | LB | December 2, 1969 | 6’2′ | 245 | Washington St. |
| Kenny Bynum | RB | May 29, 1974 | 5’11’ | 191 | South Carolina St. |
| John Carney | K | April 20, 1964 | 5’11’ | 180 | Notre Dame |
| Robert Chancey | RB | September 7, 1972 | 6’0′ | 250 | none |
| Joe Cocozzo | G | August 7, 1970 | 6’4′ | 300 | Michigan |
| Marco Coleman | DE-LB | December 18, 1969 | 6’3′ | 286 | Georgia Tech |
| Aaron Craver | RB | December 18, 1968 | 6’0′ | 218 | Fresno St. |
| Ray Crittenden | WR | March 1, 1970 | 6’1′ | 192 | Virginia Tech |
| Greg Davis | K | October 29, 1965 | 6’0′ | 202 | The Citadel |
| Isaac Davis | G | April 8, 1972 | 6’3′ | 320 | Arkansas |
| Mike Dumas | DB | March 18, 1969 | 6’0′ | 198 | Indiana |
| Greg Engel | C | January 18, 1971 | 6’3′ | 285 | Illinois |
| Jim Everett | QB | January 3, 1963 | 6’5′ | 212 | Purdue |
| Terrell Fletcher | RB | September 14, 1973 | 5’8′ | 196 | Wisconsin |
| William Fuller | DE | March 8, 1962 | 6’3′ | 271 | North Carolina |
| Carwell Gardner | FB | November 27, 1966 | 6’2′ | 240 | Kentucky |
| Kurt Gouveia | LB | September 14, 1964 | 6’1′ | 233 | BYU |
| Michael Hamilton | LB | December 3, 1973 | 6’2′ | 245 | North Carolina A&T |
| Norman Hand | DT | September 4, 1972 | 6’3′ | 310 | Mississippi |
| Dwayne Harper | DB | March 29, 1966 | 5’11’ | 175 | South Carolina St. |
| Rodney Harrison | DB | December 15, 1972 | 6’1′ | 220 | West. Illinois |
| Frank Hartley | TE | December 15, 1967 | 6’2′ | 268 | Illinois |
| Dave Hendrix | DB | May 29, 1972 | 6’1′ | 213 | Georgia Tech |
| Bobby Houston | LB | October 26, 1967 | 6’2′ | 242 | North Carolina St. |
| Stan Humphries | QB | April 14, 1965 | 6’2′ | 223 | LSU |
| Greg Jackson | DB | August 20, 1966 | 6’1′ | 217 | LSU |
| Toran James | LB | March 8, 1974 | 6’3′ | 240 | North Carolina A&T |
| Raylee Johnson | DE | June 1, 1970 | 6’3′ | 272 | Arkansas |
| Charlie Jones | WR | December 1, 1972 | 5’8′ | 175 | Fresno St. |
| Freddie Jones | TE | September 16, 1974 | 6’4′ | 260 | North Carolina |
| Shawn Lee | DT-NT-DE | October 24, 1966 | 6’2′ | 300 | North Alabama |
| Tony Martin | WR | September 5, 1965 | 6’0′ | 181 | Bishop |
| Raleigh McKenzie | G-C-T | February 8, 1963 | 6’2′ | 290 | Tennessee |
| Eric Metcalf | RB-WR | January 23, 1968 | 5’10’ | 188 | Texas |
| Jim Mills | G-T | March 30, 1973 | 6’4′ | 290 | Idaho |
| Shannon Mitchell | TE | March 28, 1972 | 6’2′ | 245 | Georgia |
| Mike Mohring | DT | March 22, 1974 | 6’5′ | 295 | Pittsburgh |
| Mark Montreuil | DB | December 29, 1971 | 6’2′ | 200 | Concordia (QB) |
| Vaughn Parker | T | June 5, 1971 | 6’3′ | 300 | UCLA |
| John Parrella | DT | November 22, 1969 | 6’3′ | 300 | Nebraska |
| Erric Pegram | RB | January 7, 1969 | 5’10’ | 195 | North Texas |
| Todd Philcox | QB | September 25, 1966 | 6’4′ | 218 | Syracuse |
| Marcus Price | T | March 3, 1972 | 6’4′ | 310 | LSU |
| Alfred Pupunu | TE | October 17, 1969 | 6’2′ | 260 | Weber St. |
| Latario Rachal | WR | January 31, 1973 | 5’11’ | 183 | Fresno St. |
| Brian Roche | TE | May 5, 1973 | 6’4′ | 255 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| Patrick Sapp | LB | May 11, 1973 | 6’4′ | 258 | Clemson |
| Junior Seau | LB | January 19, 1969 | 6’3′ | 250 | USC |
| Terrance Shaw | DB | November 11, 1973 | 6’0′ | 200 | S.F. Austin |
| Troy Sienkiewicz | G-T | May 27, 1972 | 6’5′ | 313 | New Mexico St. |
| Bryan Still | WR | June 3, 1974 | 5’11’ | 174 | Virginia Tech |
| Michael Swift | DB | February 28, 1974 | 5’10’ | 165 | Austin Peay St. |
| Van Van Tuinei | DE | February 16, 1971 | 6’4′ | 290 | Arizona |
| Craig Whelihan | QB | April 15, 1971 | 6’5′ | 220 | Oregon St. |
| Gerome Williams | DB | July 9, 1973 | 6’2′ | 210 | Houston |