1997 Jacksonville Jaguars season

1997 Jacksonville Jaguars season
Head coach	Tom Coughlin
Home field	ALLTEL Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	2nd AFC Central
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card (Broncos) 42-17
Uniform

The 1997 Jacksonville Jaguars season was the team's third year in the National Football League.

The team also made a couple of changes to the uniforms. They change the numbers to new font style numbers and added black side panels to the uniforms

Offseason

NFL Draft

Main article: 1997 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College
1	21	Renaldo Wynn	Defensive tackle	Notre Dame
2	50	Mike Logan	Cornerback	West Virginia
3	79	James Hamilton	Linebacker	North Carolina
4	114	Seth Payne	Defensive tackle	Cornell University
5	147	Damon Jones	Tight end	Southern Illinois
6	184	Daimon Shelton	Running back	Sacramento State
7	221	Jon Hesse	Linebacker	Nebraska

Personnel

Staff

1997 Jacksonville Jaguars staff
	Front office Chairman/President/Chief Executive Officer – Wayne Weaver Senior Vice President of Football Operations – Michael Huyghue Director of College Scouting – Rick Reiprish Director of Pro Personnel – Ron Hill Assistant Director of Pro Personnel – Fran Foley College Scout – Louis Clark College Scout – Rick Mueller Head coaches Head Coach – Tom Coughlin Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Chris Palmer Running Backs – Jerald Ingram Wide Receivers – Pete Carmichael Tight Ends – Fred Hoaglin Offensive Line – Mike Maser			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Dick Jauron Defensive Line – John Pease Inside Linebackers – Steve Szabo Outside Linebackers – Lucious Selmon Secondary – Randy Edsall Special teams coaches Special Teams Coordinator – Larry Pasquale Assistant Special Teams – Joe Baker Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Jerry Palmieri Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Jeff Hurd

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	TV Time	Attendance
1	August 31, 1997	at Baltimore Ravens	W 28–27	NBC 4:15pm	61,018
2	September 7, 1997	New York Giants	W 40–13	FOX 4:15pm	70,581
3	Bye
4	September 22, 1997	Pittsburgh Steelers	W 30–21	ABC 9:00pm	73,016
5	September 28, 1997	at Washington Redskins	L 24–12	NBC 1:00pm	74,421
6	October 5, 1997	Cincinnati Bengals	W 21–13	NBC 1:00pm	67,128
7	October 12, 1997	Philadelphia Eagles	W 38–21	FOX 1:00pm	69,150
8	October 19, 1997	at Dallas Cowboys	L 26–22	NBC 1:00pm	64,464
9	October 26, 1997	at Pittsburgh Steelers	L 23–17 (OT)	NBC 4:15pm	57,011
10	November 2, 1997	at Tennessee Oilers	W 30–24	NBC 4:15pm	27,208
11	November 9, 1997	Kansas City Chiefs	W 24–10	NBC 1:00pm	70,444
12	November 16, 1997	Tennessee Oilers	W 17–9	NBC 1:00pm	70,070
13	November 23, 1997	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 31–26	NBC 1:00pm	55,158
14	November 30, 1997	Baltimore Ravens	W 29–27	NBC 1:00pm	63,712
15	December 7, 1997	New England Patriots	L 26–20	NBC 1:00pm	73,446
16	December 14, 1997	at Buffalo Bills	W 20–14	NBC 1:00pm	41,231
17	December 21, 1997	at Oakland Raiders	W 20–9	NBC 4:15pm	40,032

Standings

AFC Central
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(2) Pittsburgh Steelers	11	5	0	.688	372	307	L1
(5) Jacksonville Jaguars	11	5	0	.688	394	318	W2
Tennessee Oilers	8	8	0	.500	333	310	W1
Cincinnati Bengals	7	9	0	.438	355	405	W3
Baltimore Ravens	6	9	1	.406	326	345	L1

Playoffs

Round	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
Wildcard	December 27, 1997	at Denver Broncos	L 42–17	74,481

AFC Wild Card Game vs Denver Broncos

AFC Wild Card game: Jacksonville Jaguars at Denver Broncos – Game summary

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	7	10	0	17
Broncos	14	7	0	21	42

at Mile High Stadium, Denver, CO

• Date: December 27, 1997
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST

After upsetting the Broncos in the playoffs in the previous year, this time the Broncos made sure there was no upset. John Elway leads the Broncos to a 42-17 win over the visiting Jaguars, as he throws 223 yards and a touchdown. Mark Brunell was 18 for 32 for 203 yards, but had no touchdowns on top of an interception. Like the year before when the Broncos couldn't stop Natrone Means and the Jaguars running game, the Jaguars would struggle all game to contain the Broncos running game. Terrell Davis would carry 31 times for 184 yards and 2 touchdowns. The game was close throughout, as the Broncos only led 21-17 late in the 3rd. But the Broncos would score 21 unanswered points in the 4th quarter, ending the Jaguars season.

Awards and records

• Mike Hollis, franchise record (tied), most field goals in one game, 5 field goals (November 30, 1997)
• Mike Hollis, franchise record (tied), most field goals in one season, 31 field goals (November 30, 1997)
• Mike Hollis, franchise record, most field goals in one season (tied), 31 field goals
• Mike Hollis, franchise record, most points in one season, 134 points
• James Stewart, franchise record, most touchdowns in one game, 5 touchdowns (October 12, 1997)
• James Stewart, franchise record, most points in one game, 30 points (October 12, 1997)

External links

• Jaguars on Pro Football Reference
• Jaguars Schedule on jt-sw.com