1997 NFL OPENING-DAY ROSTERS/NUMERICALLY BY COLLEGE

Notre Dame had the most players on 1997 NFL opening-day rosters with 44 and was followed by Miami with 37; Penn State with 36; and Ohio State and Tennessee with 35 each.

The total number of colleges on 1997 NFL opening-day rosters was 247 among 1,587 players.

Notre Dame

44

   

Miami

37

   

Penn State

36

   

Ohio State

35

Tennessee

35

   

Colorado

32

Florida State

32

   

Southern California

31

   

Texas A&M

29

   

North Carolina

28

   

Michigan

27

Washington

27

   

Nebraska

26

   

Florida

24

   

Arizona State

23

Pittsburgh

23

   

Auburn

22

Stanford

22

   

Alabama

21

UCLA

21

Virginia

21

   

California

20

Clemson

20

Georgia

20

   

Wisconsin

19

   

Louisiana State

18

   

Arizona

17

Michigan State

17

   

Fresno State

16

Texas

16

West Virginia

16

   

Boston College

15

Louisville

15

Syracuse

15

Washington State

15

   

Virginia Tech

14

   

Houston

13

Illinois

13

Indiana

13

Iowa

13

Oklahoma

13

Oregon

13

   

Kentucky

12

Maryland

12

San Diego State

12

South Carolina

12

   

Brigham Young

11

Kansas State

11

Mississippi

11

N.E. Louisiana

11

North Carolina State

11

   

Kansas

10

Mississippi State

10

Purdue

10

   

Arkansas

9

East Carolina

9

Idaho

9

Memphis

9

   

Baylor

8

Florida A&M

8

   

Georgia Tech

7

Northwestern

7

Oklahoma State

7

S.W. Louisiana

7

Tulsa

7

Wake Forest

7

   

Cincinnati

6

Colorado State

6

Louisiana Tech

6

Missouri

6

South Carolina State

6

Temple

6

Tennessee State

6

Texas A&M-Kingsville

6

Texas Tech

6

Tulane

6

Utah

6

   

Eastern Kentucky

5

Grambling

5

Hawaii

5

Iowa State

5

Jackson State

5

Nevada-Las Vegas

5

Oregon State

5

Portland State

5

Southern Mississippi

5

Southern U.

5

Stephen F. Austin

5

Texas Christian

5

Western Carolina

5

Western Illinois

5

   

Alabama State

4

Alcorn State

4

Ball State

4

Central State, O.

4

Duke

4

Howard

4

Kent State

4

Marshall

4

Middle Tennessee

4

Minnesota

4

Nevada-Reno

4

New Mexico

4

North Carolina A&T

4

Northern Arizona

4

Northern Iowa

4

Pacific

4

Rice

4

Rutgers

4

San Jose State

4

Texas Southern

4

Texas-El Paso

4

Toledo

4

Utah State

4

Vanderbilt

4

   

Appalachian State

3

Arkansas State

3

Central Florida

3

Eastern Washington

3

Fort Valley State

3

Liberty

3

Mc Neese State

3

Montana

3

No College

3

North Alabama

3

North Texas

3

Northern Illinois

3

Tenn.-Chattanooga

3

Texas A&M-Commerce

3

William & Mary

3

Wyoming

3

   

Air Force

2

Akron

2

Alabama A&M

2

Albany State, Ga.

2

Augustana, S.D.

2

Cal State-Sacramento

2

Central Arkansas

2

Central Michigan

2

Central State, Okla.

2

Citadel

2

Colgate

2

Cornell

2

Delaware

2

Eastern Illinois

2

Eastern Michigan

2

Eastern New Mexico

2

Illinois State

2

Indiana State

2

Kutztown, Pa.

2

Mississippi Valley

2

Missouri Southern

2

Murray State

2

N.W. Louisiana

2

Navy

2

New Mexico State

2

North Dakota State

2

Northern Colorado

2

Pittsburg, Kan.

2

Santa Clara

2

South Dakota State

2

Southern Methodist

2

Towson State

2

Troy State

2

Virginia State

2

Wayne State, Neb.

2

West Chester, Pa.

2

   

Ala.-Birmingham

1

Austin Peay

1

Bethune-Cookman

1

Boise State

1

Bowling Green

1

Bradley

1

Buffalo, N.Y.

1

Cal State-Long Beach

1

Carson-Newman

1

Central Washington

1

Chadron, Neb.

1

Cheyney State

1

Clark Atlanta

1

Columbia

1

Concordia, Que.

1

Connecticut

1

East Tennessee State

1

Elizabeth City State

1

Emporia State

1

Ferrum, Va.

1

Fort Hays, Kan.

1

Furman

1

Gardner-Webb

1

Graceland

1

Grand Valley State

1

Hofstra

1

Howard Payne

1

Indiana, Pa.

1

Itawamba JC

1

Jacksonville State

1

James Madison

1

Kentucky State

1

Knoxville

1

La Crosse, Wis.

1

Lane

1

Langston, Okla.

1

Lehigh

1

Livingstone

1

Long Beach CC

1

Maine

1

Mesa, Colo.

1

Milton, Wis.

1

Mississippi College

1

Mississippi Delta CC

1

Montana State

1

Montclair State

1

N. Carolina Central

1

N.E. Missouri

1

N.E. Oklahoma

1

New Hampshire

1

New Mexico Highlands

1

Nicholls State

1

Norfolk State

1

Ohio Wesleyan

1

Oregon Tech

1

Panhandle State

1

Pasadena CC

1

Princeton

1

Richmond

1

Robert Morris

1

S.E. Missouri

1

S.W. Texas State

1

Sam Houston State

1

Savannah State

1

Sioux Falls, S.D.

1

Sonoma State

1

Southern Connecticut

1

Southern Illinois

1

Tennessee-Martin

1

Texas-Arlington

1

Trinity Valley CC

1

Valdosta State

1

Wabash

1

Weber State

1

Western Michigan

1

Western Ontario

1

Westminster, Pa.

1

Whitewater, Wis.

1

Winston-Salem

1

Yale

1

Youngstown

1

247 Colleges

1,587