1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 10-6
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Tony Dungy (10-6)
Location: Tampa, Florida

1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Statistics
1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Results

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League ended the 1997 season with a record of 10 wins and 6 losses, finishing second in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.

Tampa Bay ran up 299 points, while the rigid defensive squad surrendered 263. Warrick Dunn rushed for a team-high 978 yards for the Buccaneers.

Trent Dilfer passed for 2,555 yards. Warrick Dunn caught 39 balls, while Karl Williams contributed 486 receiving yards. Reidel Anthony and Horace Copeland were targeted regularly also.

Donnie Abraham intercepted 5 opponent throws. Warren Sapp topped pass rushers with 10.5 quarterback sacks, part of an overall team total of 44 sacks.

Tony Dungy coached the team. The 1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost in the Division Playoff.

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#	Player	Pos.	Birth Date	Height	Weight	College	Hometown	GP	GS
21	Donnie Abraham	LCB	October 8, 1973	5'10"	190	East Tennessee St.	Orangeburg, SC USA	16	16
72	Chidi Ahanotu	LDE	October 11, 1970	6'2"	283	California	Modesto, CA USA	16	15
40	Mike Alstott	FB	December 21, 1973	6'1"	248	Purdue	Joliet, IL USA	15	15
85	Reidel Anthony	KR	October 20, 1976	5'11"	178	Florida	Pahokee, FL USA	16	12
20	Ronde Barber	DB	April 7, 1975	5'10"	184	Virginia	Roanoke, VA USA	1	0
6	Tommy Barnhardt	P	June 11, 1963	6'2"	228	East Carolina	Salisbury, NC USA	6	0
52	Greg Bellisari	LB	June 21, 1975	6'0"	236	Ohio St.	Boca Raton, FL USA	14	0
23	Tony Bouie	DB	August 7, 1972	5'10"	188	Arizona	New Orleans, LA USA	16	1
55	Derrick Brooks	RLB	April 18, 1973	6'0"	235	Florida St.	Pensacola, FL USA	16	16
88	Horace Copeland	WR	January 2, 1971	6'3"	200	Miami (FL)	Orlando, FL USA	13	11
77	Brad Culpepper	LDT	May 8, 1969	6'1"	275	Florida	Tallahassee, FL USA	16	16
75	Eric Curry	DE	February 3, 1970	6'5"	270	Alabama	Thomasville, GA USA	6	1
87	John Davis	TE	May 14, 1973	6'4"	257	Emporia St.	Jasper, TX USA	8	2
64	Jorge Diaz	RG	November 15, 1973	6'4"	308	Texas A&M-Kingsville	New York, NY USA	16	16
12	Trent Dilfer	QB	March 13, 1972	6'4"	225	Fresno St.	Santa Cruz, CA USA	16	16
28	Warrick Dunn	RB	January 5, 1975	5'9"	180	Florida St.	Baton Rouge, LA USA	16	10
37	Jerry Ellison	RB	December 20, 1971	5'10"	204	Tenn-Chattanooga	Augusta, GA USA	16	0
29	Kenneth Gant	DB	April 18, 1967	5'11"	195	Albany State (GA)	Bartow, FL USA	9	0
50	Jeff Gooch	LLB	October 31, 1974	5'11"	226	Austin Peay St.	Nashville, TN USA	14	5
74	Paul Gruber	LT	February 24, 1965	6'5"	292	Wisconsin	Madison, WI USA	16	16
82	Patrick Hape	TE	June 6, 1974	6'4"	262	Alabama	Killen, AL USA	14	3
80	Jackie Harris	TE	January 4, 1968	6'4"	244	La-Monroe	Pine Bluff, AR USA	12	11
19	Brice Hunter	WR	April 21, 1974	6'2"	206	Georgia	Coconut Creek, FL USA	3	0
5	Michael Husted	K	June 16, 1970	6'0"	190	Virginia	El Paso, TX USA	16	0
97	Tyoka Jackson	DE-DT	November 22, 1971	6'2"	280	Penn St.	Washington, DC USA	12	0
25	Melvin Johnson	FS	April 15, 1972	6'0"	198	Kentucky	Cincinnati, OH USA	16	7
78	Marcus Jones	DE	August 15, 1973	6'6"	286	North Carolina	Jacksonville, NC USA	7	1
48	Andrew Jordan	TE	June 21, 1972	6'6"	260	West. Carolina	Charlotte, NC USA	2	0
7	Sean Landeta	P	January 6, 1962	6'0"	215	Towson St.	Baltimore, MD USA	10	0
45	Tyrone Legette	DB	February 15, 1970	5'9"	179	Nebraska	Marion, SC USA	16	1
47	John Lynch	SS	September 25, 1971	6'2"	220	Stanford	Hinsdale, IL USA	16	16
90	Jason Maniecki	DT	August 15, 1972	6'4"	291	Wisconsin	Rabka, Poland	10	0
61	Tony Mayberry	C	December 8, 1967	6'4"	293	Wake Forest	Wurzburg, Germany	16	16
73	Frank Middleton	G	October 25, 1974	6'4"	330	Arizona	Beaumont, TX USA	15	2
22	Charles Mincy	FS	December 16, 1969	6'0"	195	Washington	Los Angeles, CA USA	16	9
83	Dave Moore	TE	November 11, 1969	6'2"	250	Pittsburgh	Morristown, NJ USA	16	7
56	Hardy Nickerson	MLB	September 1, 1965	6'2"	230	California	Compton, CA USA	16	16
70	Jason Odom	RT	March 31, 1974	6'5"	307	Florida	Winter Haven, FL USA	16	16
27	Anthony Parker	RCB	February 11, 1966	5'10"	181	Arizona St.	Sylacauga, AL USA	15	14
69	Pete Pierson	T	February 4, 1971	6'5"	314	Washington	Portland, OR USA	15	0
59	Rufus Porter	LLB	May 18, 1965	6'1"	228	Southern	Amite, LA USA	11	10
60	Jim Pyne	LG	November 23, 1971	6'2"	290	Virginia Tech	Milford, MA USA	15	14
53	Shelton Quarles	LB	September 11, 1971	6'1"	225	Vanderbilt	Nashville, TN USA	16	0
32	Errict Rhett	RB	December 11, 1970	5'11"	210	Florida	Pembroke Pines, FL USA	11	0
26	Reggie Rusk	DB	October 19, 1972	5'10"	190	Kentucky	Galveston, TX USA	4	0
99	Warren Sapp	RDT	December 19, 1972	6'2"	303	Miami (FL)	Orlando, FL USA	15	15
51	Alshermond Singleton	LB	August 7, 1975	6'2"	250	Temple	Newark, NJ USA	12	0
84	Robb Thomas	WR	March 29, 1966	5'11"	175	Oregon St.	Portland, OR USA	16	1
91	Regan Upshaw	RDE	August 12, 1975	6'4"	265	California	Berrien Springs, MI USA	15	15
4	Steve Walsh	QB	December 1, 1966	6'3"	207	Miami (FL)	St. Paul, MN USA	12	0
94	Steve White	DE	October 25, 1973	6'2"	270	Tennessee	Memphis, TN USA	15	1
86	Karl Williams	PR	April 10, 1971	5'11"	177	Texas A&M-Kingsville	Albion, MI USA	16	7
71	Jerry Wunsch	T-G	January 21, 1974	6'6"	339	Wisconsin	Eau Claire, WI USA	16	0
31	Floyd Young	DB	November 23, 1975	6'0"	179	Texas A&M-Kingsville	New Orleans, LA USA	12	1