1997 Pittsburgh Steelers season (original) (raw)

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The 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 65th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League. This season was considered a transitional year due to many key free agent losses in the offseason, as well as the first season of Kordell Stewart starting at quarterback. The Steelers finished with an 11–5 record, their fourth consecutive AFC Central top seed, and their sixth straight playoff appearance. In doing so, Steelers head coach Bill Cowher tied Hall of Fame coach Paul Brown with most consecutive playoff appearances to start a head coaching career in the NFL—a record Cowher still co-owns with Brown, as the Steelers missed the playoffs the following year. The Steelers had 572 rushing attempts in 1997, the most in the 1990s. Their 2,479 total rushing yards were the third-most of the decade by any team. The Steelers went into the season introducing a new font style numbers on jerseys matching the ones they wear on the helmets and the Steelers logo patch on uniform. The Steelers would host the AFC Championship Game for the third time in four years; however, they would ultimately lose to the eventual Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos. That game was the last playoff appearance for the Steelers during the 1990s and they did not return to the postseason until 2001. (en)

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* Defensive coordinator – Jim Haslett * Defensive line – John Mitchell * Linebackers – Mike Archer * Defensive backs – Tim Lewis (en)

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* President – Daniel M. Rooney * Vice president – John R. McGinley * Vice president – Arthur J. Rooney, Jr. * Vice president and general counsel – Arthur J. Rooney II * Administration advisor – Chuck Noll * Director of business – Mark Hart * Business coordinator – Dan Ferens * Accounts coordinator – Jim Ellenberger * Office/ticket manager – Geraldine Glenn * Marketing coordinator – Mark Fuhrman * Merchandising manager – Tim Carey * Assistant marketing manager – Lynne Molyneaux * Media relations coordinator – Rob Boulware * Assistant/community relations – Ron Miller *Football operations * Director of football operations – Tom Donahoe *Personnel staff * College personnel coordinator – Tom Modrak * Pro personnel coordinator – Charles Bailey * College scout – Bob Lane * College scout – Max McCartney * College scout – Phil Kreidler *BLESTO College Scout – Mark Gorscak (en)

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* Head coach – Bill Cowher (en)

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* Offensive coordinator – Chan Gailey * Running backs – Dick Hoak * Wide receivers – David Culley * Tight ends – Mike Mularkey * Offensive line – Kent Stephenson (en)

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Lost AFC Championship 21–24 (en)
Won Divisional Playoffs 7–6 (en)

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C Dermontti Dawson (en)
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Steelers seasons (en)

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* Special teams – Ron Zook * Administrative assistant – Lou Spanos (en)

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* Conditioning coordinator – Chet Fuhrman *Medical staff * Ophthalmologist – Dr. Randy Beatty * Physician, orthopedic – Dr. James P. Bradley * Neurological surgery consultant – Dr. Joseph Maroon *Physician, M.D. – Dr. Richard Rydze * Physician, consultant – Dr. Abraham J. Twerski *Physician, M.D. – Dr. Anthony P. Yates *Training staff * Head trainer – John Norwig * Assistant trainer – Rick Burkholder * Equipment manager – Rodgers Freyvogel * Field manager – Rich Baker * Field/equipment assistant – Paul Gallagher * Equipment consultant – Tony Parisi * Video coordinator – Bob McCartney * Video assistant – Pat Dolan * Player development coordinator – Anthony Griggs * Photographers – Mike Fabus, Bill Amatucci,Michael Drazdzinski (en)

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The 1997 Pittsburgh Steelers season was the franchise's 65th season as a professional sports franchise and as a member of the National Football League. This season was considered a transitional year due to many key free agent losses in the offseason, as well as the first season of Kordell Stewart starting at quarterback. The Steelers had 572 rushing attempts in 1997, the most in the 1990s. Their 2,479 total rushing yards were the third-most of the decade by any team. (en)

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1997 Pittsburgh Steelers season (en)

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