The 1997 Oakland Raiders season was the club’s 38th season in the NFL. Led by Joe Bugel , the club finished with a 4–12 record. The Raiders missed the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.
Offseason Edit
NFL Draft Edit
Regular season Edit
Week
Date
Opponent
Result
Score
Record
Attendance
1
August 31
at Tennessee
L
24–21
0-1
30,171
2
September 8
Kansas City
L
28–27
0-2
61,523
3
September 14
at Atlanta
W
36–31
1-2
47,922
4
September 21
at NY Jets
L
23–22
1-3
72,586
5
September 28
St. Louis
W
35–17
2-3
42,506
6
October 5
San Diego
L
25–10
2-4
43,648
7
Bye week
8
October 19
Denver
W
28–25
3-4
57,006
9
October 26
at Seattle
L
45–34
3-5
66,264
10
November 2
at Carolina
L
38–14
3-6
71,064
11
November 9
New Orleans
L
13–10
3-7
40,091
12
November 16
at San Diego
W
38–13
4-7
65,714
13
November 24
at Denver
L
31–3
4-8
75,307
14
November 30
Miami
L
34–16
4-9
50,569
15
December 7
at Kansas City
L
30–0
4-10
76,379
16
December 14
Seattle
L
22–21
4-11
40,124
17
December 21
Jacksonville
L
20–9
4-12
40,032
Standings Edit
Awards and records Edit
Tim Brown , Single Game Record, 14 receptions, achieved on December 21
Napoleon Kaufman , Single Game Record, 227 rushing yards, achieved on October 19
Harvey Williams , Single Game Record, 4 touchdowns (tied club record), achieved on November 16
Napoleon Kaufman, Single Game Record, 24 points, (tied club record), achieved on November 16
Jeff George , Single Season Record, Most Passing Yards in One Season, 3,917
Tim Brown, Single Season Record, Most Receptions in One Season, 104
Tim Brown, Single Season Record, Most Receiving Yards in One Season, 1,408
Milestones Edit
Tim Brown, 1st Raider to have 100 receptions in a season
References Edit
Raiders on Pro Football Reference