1997 Washington Redskins Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Norv Turner (8-7-1) | 8-7 | – | Finished 2nd in the NFL’s National Football Conference East Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Patrise Alexander | LB | October 23, 1972 | 6’1′ | 244 | La-Lafayette |
| Terry Allen | RB | February 21, 1968 | 5’10’ | 204 | Clemson |
| Jamie Asher | TE | October 31, 1972 | 6’3′ | 245 | Louisville |
| Darryl Ashmore | T | November 1, 1969 | 6’7′ | 310 | Northwestern |
| Brad Badger | G-T | January 11, 1975 | 6’4′ | 320 | Stanford |
| Scott Blanton | K | July 1, 1973 | 6’2′ | 221 | Oklahoma |
| Marc Boutte | DT | July 25, 1969 | 6’4′ | 307 | LSU |
| Larry Bowie | RB | March 21, 1973 | 6’0′ | 249 | Georgia |
| Jesse Campbell | DB | April 11, 1969 | 6’1′ | 211 | North Carolina St. |
| Albert Connell | WR | May 13, 1974 | 6’0′ | 179 | Texas A&M |
| Bob Dahl | G-T | January 15, 1968 | 6’5′ | 318 | Notre Dame |
| Stephen Davis | RB | March 1, 1974 | 6’0′ | 230 | Auburn |
| Cris Dishman | DB | August 13, 1965 | 6’0′ | 195 | Purdue |
| Jamal Duff | DE-DT | March 11, 1972 | 6’7′ | 276 | San Diego St. |
| Henry Ellard | WR | July 21, 1961 | 5’11’ | 180 | Fresno St. |
| Steve Emtman | DE-DT | April 16, 1970 | 6’4′ | 290 | Washington |
| Leomont Evans | DB | July 12, 1974 | 6’1′ | 202 | Clemson |
| Gus Frerotte | QB | July 31, 1971 | 6’3′ | 237 | Tulsa |
| David Frisch | TE | June 22, 1970 | 6’7′ | 260 | Iowa Central |
| William Gaines | DT | June 20, 1971 | 6’5′ | 310 | Florida |
| Darrell Green | DB | February 15, 1960 | 5’9′ | 184 | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| Trent Green | QB | July 9, 1970 | 6’3′ | 217 | Indiana |
| Alvin Harper | WR | July 6, 1968 | 6’3′ | 210 | Tennessee |
| Ken Harvey | LB | May 6, 1965 | 6’2′ | 237 | California |
| Jeff Hostetler | QB | April 22, 1961 | 6’3′ | 215 | Penn St. |
| Chris Jacke | K | March 12, 1966 | 6’0′ | 205 | Texas-El Paso |
| James Jenkins | TE | August 17, 1967 | 6’2′ | 243 | Rutgers |
| Tre’ Johnson | G-T | August 30, 1971 | 6’2′ | 328 | Temple |
| Greg Jones | LB | May 22, 1974 | 6’4′ | 238 | Colorado |
| Kelvin Kinney | DE | December 31, 1972 | 6’6′ | 264 | Virginia St. |
| Ryan Kuehl | DT | January 18, 1972 | 6’5′ | 280 | Virginia |
| Kenard Lang | DE-DT-LB | January 31, 1975 | 6’3′ | 280 | Miami (FL) |
| Marc Logan | RB | May 9, 1965 | 6’0′ | 217 | Kentucky |
| Chris Mims | DE-DT | September 29, 1970 | 6’5′ | 288 | Tennessee |
| Brian Mitchell | RB | August 18, 1968 | 5’11’ | 225 | La-Lafayette |
| Rich Owens | DE-DT | May 22, 1972 | 6’6′ | 285 | Lehigh |
| Joe Patton | T-G | January 15, 1972 | 6’5′ | 306 | Alabama A&M |
| Marvcus Patton | LB | May 1, 1967 | 6’2′ | 236 | UCLA |
| Darryl Pounds | DB | July 21, 1972 | 5’10’ | 185 | Nicholls St. |
| Shar Pourdanesh | T | July 19, 1970 | 6’6′ | 312 | Nevada-Reno |
| Cory Raymer | C | March 3, 1973 | 6’3′ | 300 | Wisconsin |
| Stanley Richard | DB | October 21, 1967 | 6’2′ | 198 | Texas |
| Keith Rucker | DT-NT | November 20, 1968 | 6’4′ | 332 | East. Michigan |
| Twan Russell | LB | April 25, 1974 | 6’1′ | 230 | Miami (FL) |
| Chris Sanders | WR | April 22, 1973 | 6’2′ | 217 | Texas A&M |
| Don Sasa | DT | September 16, 1972 | 6’3′ | 290 | Washington St. |
| Leslie Shepherd | WR | November 3, 1969 | 5’11’ | 186 | Temple |
| Ed Simmons | T-G | December 31, 1963 | 6’5′ | 315 | East. Washington |
| Derek Smith | LB | January 18, 1975 | 6’2′ | 245 | Arizona St. |
| Keith Thibodeaux | DB | May 16, 1974 | 5’11’ | 189 | NW State (LA) |
| Chris Thomas | WR | July 16, 1971 | 6’0′ | 185 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| James Thrash | WR | April 28, 1975 | 6’0′ | 200 | Missouri Southern |
| Dan Turk | C-G | June 25, 1962 | 6’4′ | 290 | Drake |
| Matt Turk | P | June 16, 1968 | 6’5′ | 243 | Wisc-Whitewater |
| Scott Turner | DB | February 26, 1972 | 5’10’ | 190 | Illinois |
| Jeff Uhlenhake | C | January 28, 1966 | 6’3′ | 285 | Ohio St. |
| Brian Walker | DB | May 31, 1972 | 6’1′ | 205 | Washington St. |
| Michael Westbrook | WR | July 7, 1972 | 6’3′ | 220 | Colorado |
| Jamel Williams | DB | December 22, 1973 | 5’11’ | 205 | Nebraska |
| Chris Zorich | DT | March 13, 1969 | 6’1′ | 278 | Notre Dame |