Английская Википедия:1997 Dallas Cowboys season

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The 1997 Dallas Cowboys season was the franchise's 38th season in the National Football League (NFL) and was the fourth and final season under head coach Barry Switzer. Before the season considered among the favorites to represent the NFC in Super Bowl XXXII—which would have been their fourth such appearance in the 1990s—the team took a significant step backwards.

The Cowboys not only failed to improve on their 10–6 record from 1996, they finished with a losing record for the first time since 1990 and failed to qualify for the playoffs. A series of countless off-the-field incidents, lack of discipline, and rumors of infighting between quarterback Troy Aikman and head coach Barry Switzer plagued the team throughout the year.

Switzer resigned at the end of the season, bringing his coaching career to an end. Chan Gailey would be his successor.

Regular season

Though the season began well with an impressive win against the Pittsburgh Steelers and a 3–1 start, the Cowboys would soon see a sharp decline that included five consecutive losses to close out the year. A series of countless off-the-field incidents, lack of discipline, and rumors of infighting between quarterback Troy Aikman and head coach Barry Switzer plagued the team throughout the year. In a season filled with injuries and controversy, which also saw a tearful Michael Irvin promising change following a tough loss to the New York Giants in the final regular season game, Switzer would later resign after the season. Notable additions to the team were linebacker Dexter Coakley.

Schedule

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1	August 31	at Pittsburgh Steelers	W 37–7	1–0	Three Rivers Stadium	Recap
2	September 7	at Arizona Cardinals	L 22–25 Шаблон:Small	1–1	Sun Devil Stadium	Recap
3	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	Philadelphia Eagles	W 21–20	2–1	Texas Stadium	Recap
4	Bye
5	September 28	Chicago Bears	W 27–3	3–1	Texas Stadium	Recap
6	October 5	at New York Giants	L 17–20	3–2	Giants Stadium	Recap
7	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	at Washington Redskins	L 16–21	3–3	Jack Kent Cooke Stadium	Recap
8	October 19	Jacksonville Jaguars	W 26–22	4–3	Texas Stadium	Recap
9	October 26	at Philadelphia Eagles	L 12–13	4–4	Veterans Stadium	Recap
10	November 2	at San Francisco 49ers	L 10–17	4–5	Candlestick Park	Recap
11	November 9	Arizona Cardinals	W 24–6	5–5	Texas Stadium	Recap
12	November 16	Washington Redskins	W 17–14	6–5	Texas Stadium	Recap
13	November 23	at Green Bay Packers	L 17–45	6–6	Lambeau Field	Recap
14	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	Tennessee Oilers	L 14–27	6–7	Texas Stadium	Recap
15	Шаблон:Dow tooltip	Carolina Panthers	L 13–23	6–8	Texas Stadium	Recap
16	December 14	at Cincinnati Bengals	L 24–31	6–9	Cinergy Field	Recap
17	December 21	New York Giants	L 7–20	6–10	Texas Stadium	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1

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• Michael Irvin 7 Rec, 153 Yds

Awards and records

• Troy Aikman, Walter Payton Man of the Year Award

Publications

The Football Encyclopedia Шаблон:ISBN
Total Football Шаблон:ISBN
Cowboys Have Always Been My Heroes Шаблон:ISBN

External links

• Шаблон:Cite web
• Pro Football Hall of Fame
• Dallas Cowboys Official Site

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