1997 Arizona Cardinals season

1997 Arizona Cardinals season
Head coach	Vince Tobin
Owner	Bill Bidwill
Home field	Sun Devil Stadium
Results
Record	4–12
Division place	5th NFC East
Playoff finish	did not qualify

The 1997 Arizona Cardinals season was the 78th season the franchise was in the National Football League and 10th in Arizona. The team was unable to match their previous output of 7–9, instead winning only four games. The Cardinals failed to qualify to the playoffs for the fifteenth consecutive season.

Personnel

Staff

1997 Arizona Cardinals staff
	Front office President – Bill Bidwill Vice President – Larry Wilson Vice President and General Counsel – Michael Bidwill Vice President of Player Personnel – Bob Ferguson Assistant to the President – Rod Graves Head coaches Head Coach – Vince Tobin Offensive coaches Offensive Coordinator – Dick Jamieson Running Backs – Johnny Roland Wide Receivers – Vic Rapp Tight Ends/Quality Control – Geep Chryst Offensive Line – Carl Mauck			Defensive coaches Defensive Coordinator – Dave McGinnis Defensive Line – Joe Greene Linebackers – Glenn Pires Defensive Backs – Larry Marmie Special teams coaches Special Teams – Al Everest Strength and conditioning Strength and Conditioning – Bob Rogucki

Regular season

Schedule

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Attendance
1	August 31, 1997	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 24–21	50,298
2	September 7, 1997	Dallas Cowboys	W 25–22	71,578
3	September 14, 1997	at Washington Redskins	L 19–13	78,270
4	Bye
5	September 28, 1997	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	L 19–18	53,804
6	October 5, 1997	Minnesota Vikings	L 20–19	45,550
7	October 12, 1997	New York Giants	L 27–13	38,959
8	October 19, 1997	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 13–10	66,860
9	October 26, 1997	Tennessee Oilers	L 41–14	44,030
10	November 2, 1997	Philadelphia Eagles	W 31–21	39,549
11	November 9, 1997	at Dallas Cowboys	L 24–6	64,302
12	November 16, 1997	at New York Giants	L 10–19	68,316
13	November 23, 1997	at Baltimore Ravens	W 16–13	53,976
14	November 30, 1997	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 26–20	66,341
15	December 7, 1997	Washington Redskins	L 38–28	41,537
16	December 14, 1997	at New Orleans Saints	L 27–10	45,517
17	December 21, 1997	Atlanta Falcons	W 29–26	32,003

Standings

NFC East
	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
(3) New York Giants	10	5	1	.656	307	265	W3
Washington Redskins	8	7	1	.531	327	289	W1
Philadelphia Eagles	6	9	1	.406	317	372	L3
Dallas Cowboys	6	10	0	.375	304	314	L5
Arizona Cardinals	4	12	0	.250	283	379	W1