2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jon Gruden (9-7)
Location: Tampa, Florida
2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jon Gruden (9-7)
Location: Tampa, Florida
2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Results
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League ended the 2008 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing third in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference.
Tampa Bay scored 361 points, while the defense surrendered 323. Jeff Garcia passed for 2,712 yards. Antonio Bryant led pass catchers, catching 83 balls for 1,248 yards.
Warrick Dunn rushed for a team-high 786 yards for the Buccaneers.
The ball-hawking defense manufactured 30 turnovers. Ronde Barber and Aqib Talib each snatched 4 opponent throws. Gaines Adams sacked opposing passers 6.5 times.
Jon Gruden coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | Gaines Adams | RDE | June 8, 1983 | 6'5" | 258 | Clemson | Greenwood, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Will Allen | DB | June 17, 1982 | 6'1" | 202 | Ohio St. | Dayton, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 35 | B.J. Askew | FB | August 19, 1980 | 6'3" | 233 | Michigan | Colerain, OH USA | 10 | 4 |
| 20 | Ronde Barber | RCB | April 7, 1975 | 5'10" | 184 | Virginia | Roanoke, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 29 | Michael Bennett | RB | August 13, 1978 | 5'9" | 211 | Wisconsin | Milwaukee, WI USA | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Josh Bidwell | P | March 13, 1976 | 6'3" | 220 | Oregon | Roseburg, OR USA | 16 | 0 |
| 58 | Quincy Black | LB | February 28, 1984 | 6'2" | 226 | New Mexico | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Derrick Brooks | RLB | April 18, 1973 | 6'0" | 235 | Florida St. | Pensacola, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Antonio Bryant | WR | March 9, 1981 | 6'1" | 192 | Pittsburgh | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 3 | Matt Bryant | K | May 29, 1975 | 5'9" | 200 | Baylor | Bridge City, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 31 | Phillip Buchanon | LCB | September 19, 1980 | 5'10" | 185 | Miami (FL) | Fort Myers, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 93 | Kevin Carter | LDE | September 21, 1973 | 6'5" | 290 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Brian Clark | WR | December 26, 1983 | 6'2" | 204 | North Carolina St. | Tampa, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 80 | Michael Clayton | WR | October 13, 1982 | 6'4" | 197 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 15 | 9 |
| 33 | Jameel Cook | FB | February 8, 1979 | 5'10" | 237 | Illinois | Miami, FL USA | 10 | 1 |
| 69 | Anthony Davis | T | March 27, 1980 | 6'4" | 322 | Virginia Tech | Paterson, NJ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Warrick Dunn | RB | January 5, 1975 | 5'9" | 180 | Florida St. | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 15 | 6 |
| 48 | Andrew Economos | C | June 24, 1982 | 6'1" | 250 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 52 | Jeff Faine | C | April 6, 1981 | 6'3" | 303 | Notre Dame | Milwaukie, OR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Joey Galloway | WR | November 20, 1971 | 5'11" | 197 | Ohio St. | Bellaire, OH USA | 9 | 4 |
| 7 | Jeff Garcia | QB | February 24, 1970 | 6'1" | 195 | San Jose St. | Gilroy, CA USA | 12 | 11 |
| 88 | John Gilmore | TE | September 21, 1979 | 6'4" | 260 | Penn St. | Marquette, MI USA | 16 | 10 |
| 34 | Earnest Graham | RB | January 15, 1980 | 5'9" | 215 | Florida | Naples, FL USA | 10 | 10 |
| 8 | Brian Griese | QB | March 18, 1975 | 6'3" | 215 | Michigan | Miami, FL USA | 5 | 5 |
| 32 | Marcus Hamilton | DB | February 17, 1984 | 5'11" | 188 | Virginia | Fairfax, VA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Jovan Haye | RDT | June 21, 1982 | 6'2" | 284 | Vanderbilt | Mandeville, Jamaica | 15 | 14 |
| 54 | Geno Hayes | LB | August 10, 1987 | 6'2" | 220 | Florida St. | Greenville, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 57 | Adam Hayward | LB | June 23, 1984 | 6'0" | 235 | Portland St. | Westminster, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 19 | Ike Hilliard | WR | April 5, 1976 | 5'11" | 210 | Florida | Patterson, LA USA | 16 | 2 |
| 95 | Chris Hovan | LDT | May 12, 1978 | 6'2" | 296 | Boston Col. | Rocky River, OH USA | 15 | 15 |
| 10 | Dexter Jackson | WR | August 5, 1986 | 5'10" | 180 | Appalachian St. | Dunwoody, GA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 36 | Tanard Jackson | FS | July 21, 1985 | 6'0" | 200 | Syracuse | Silver Springs, MD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 75 | Davin Joseph | RG | November 22, 1983 | 6'2" | 305 | Oklahoma | Hallandale, FL USA | 12 | 12 |
| 59 | Cato June | LLB | November 18, 1979 | 6'0" | 227 | Michigan | Riverside, CA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 77 | James Lee | T-G | August 17, 1985 | 6'4" | 300 | South Carolina St. | Belle Glade, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Elbert Mack | WR | July 14, 1986 | 6'1" | 201 | Troy | Wichita, KS USA | 15 | 0 |
| 79 | Sean Mahan | G-C | May 28, 1980 | 6'3" | 301 | Notre Dame | Tulsa, OK USA | 15 | 0 |
| 12 | Luke McCown | QB | July 12, 1981 | 6'3" | 208 | Louisiana Tech | Jacksonville, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 50 | Matt McCoy | LB | October 14, 1982 | 6'0" | 234 | San Diego St. | Orange County, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 30 | Donte Nicholson | DB | December 18, 1981 | 6'1" | 216 | Oklahoma | Los Angeles, CA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 70 | Donald Penn | LT | April 27, 1983 | 6'5" | 305 | Utah St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 96 | Greg Peterson | DE | January 21, 1984 | 6'5" | 286 | North Carolina Central | Kenansville, NC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Jermaine Phillips | SS | March 27, 1979 | 6'1" | 214 | Georgia | Roswell, GA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 21 | Sabby Piscitelli | SS | August 24, 1983 | 6'3" | 222 | Oregon St. | Boca Raton, FL USA | 15 | 5 |
| 51 | Barrett Ruud | MLB | May 20, 1983 | 6'1" | 242 | Nebraska | Lincoln, NE USA | 16 | 16 |
| 78 | Arron Sears | LG | October 25, 1984 | 6'3" | 319 | Tennessee | Russellville, AL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 98 | Ryan Sims | DT | May 4, 1980 | 6'4" | 315 | North Carolina | Spartanburg, SC USA | 15 | 2 |
| 22 | Clifton Smith | KR | July 4, 1985 | 5'8" | 190 | Fresno St. | Fresno, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 81 | Alex Smith | TE | May 22, 1982 | 6'4" | 258 | Stanford | Denver, CO USA | 14 | 12 |
| 86 | Jerramy Stevens | TE | November 13, 1979 | 6'7" | 260 | Washington | Boise, ID USA | 14 | 3 |
| 44 | Byron Storer | RB | May 1, 1984 | 6'1" | 219 | California | Modesto, CA USA | 6 | 3 |
| 85 | Maurice Stovall | WR | February 21, 1985 | 6'4" | 215 | Notre Dame | Philadelphia, PA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Aqib Talib | DB | February 13, 1986 | 6'2" | 202 | Kansas | Cleveland, OH USA | 15 | 2 |
| 83 | Ben Troupe | TE | September 1, 1982 | 6'4" | 262 | Florida | Swainsboro, GA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 65 | Jeremy Trueblood | RT | May 10, 1983 | 6'8" | 315 | Boston Col. | Indianapolis, IN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 91 | Stylez White | DE | July 25, 1979 | 6'3" | 268 | Minnesota | Newark, NJ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 97 | Jimmy Wilkerson | DE | January 4, 1981 | 6'2" | 280 | Oklahoma | Omaha, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 24 | Cadillac Williams | RB | April 21, 1982 | 5'11" | 217 | Auburn | Gadsden, AL USA | 6 | 1 |
| 76 | Jeremy Zuttah | RG | June 1, 1986 | 6'4" | 303 | Rutgers | Edison, NJ USA | 12 | 5 |
