1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster: 6-10

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers went 6-10 in the 1996 NFL regular season, 4th of 5 in the NFC Central.

Team stats and league rank

1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers team stats
Points15.828th of 29
Passing Yards170.429th of 30
Passing Touchdowns0.828th of 30
Interceptions Thrown1.320th of 30
Rushing Yards99.322nd of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.524th of 30
Sacks2.215th of 30
Tackles43.717th of 30
Touchdowns1.329th of 29
Total Yards283.328th of 30
Points Allowed18.38th of 30
3rd Down Conversion %39.613th of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 29 clubs that season.

1996 Buccaneers roster: passing

1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers passing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CMP: Passes that reached the intended receiver.ATT: Attempts — passes thrown, kicks tried or returns taken.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.RTG: Passer rating on the NFL's 0-158.3 scale, built from completion rate, yards, touchdowns and interceptions.
Trent DilferQB162674822,859121964.8
Casey WeldonQB359760144.0
Scott MilanovichQB12390070.1

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1996 Buccaneers roster: rushing

1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers rushing
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.CAR: Times the player ran with the ball.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Errict RhettRB91765393.13
Mike AlstottFB16963773.93
Reggie BrooksRB111123683.32
Trent DilferQB16321243.90
Jerry EllisonRB16351063.00
John LynchDB1614040.00
Tommy BarnhardtP1622713.50
Leroy ThompsonRB514251.80
Casey WeldonQB32-1-0.50
Karl WilliamsWR161-3-3.00
Courtney HawkinsWR161-13-13.00

What the columns mean: CAR

1996 Buccaneers roster: receiving

1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiving
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.REC: Passes caught.TGTS: Passes thrown the player's way, caught or not.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.
Mike AlstottFB166505578.63
Courtney HawkinsWR1646054411.81
Robb ThomasWR1233042712.92
Jackie HarrisTE1330034911.61
Alvin HarperWR1219028915.21
Karl WilliamsWR1622024611.20
Dave MooreTE162702378.83
Jerry EllisonRB1618020811.60
Leroy ThompsonRB550367.20
Marvin MarshallWR5202713.50
Reggie BrooksRB1130134.30
Errict RhettRB940112.81

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1996 Buccaneers roster: defense

1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense
GP: Games the player appeared in, however briefly.TOT: Tackles made, solo and assisted together.SOLO: Tackles made without help.SACK: Quarterbacks tackled behind the line of scrimmage. A shared sack counts as a half.INT: Interceptions — thrown away by a quarterback, taken by a defender.PD: Passes defensed — throws broken up before they were caught.FF: Fumbles forced by knocking the ball loose.
Derrick BrooksLB16132910.01111
Hardy NickersonLB16117733.0262
John LynchDB16100711.0392
Melvin JohnsonDB1679600.0231
Martin MayhewCB1675591.0162
Lonnie MartsLB1671507.0023
Donnie AbrahamCB1660500.05120
Warren SappDT1551419.0001
Chidi AhanotuDE1347375.5010
Brad CulpepperDT1342281.5020
Charles DimryCB1636240.0290
Marcus JonesDE1625171.0010
Regan UpshawDE1625204.0011
Tony BouieDB161590.0002
Tyoka JacksonDE131080.0001
Charles MincyFS2850.0111
Eric CurryDE12882.0011
Jeff GoochLB15730.0001
Tyrone LegetteDB15640.0000
Demetrius DuBoseLB14530.0001
Herman SmithDE5420.0000
Todd ScottDB2430.0010
LaCurtis JonesLB10200.0000
Kenneth GantS16200.0000
Jerry EllisonRB16200.0000
Jason ManieckiDT5110.0001
Willy TateTE13100.0000
Karl WilliamsWR16110.0000
Steve WhiteDE4110.0000

What the columns mean: TOT · SOLO · SACK · INT · PD · FF

Results

  1. Sep 1, 1996vs GBL 3-34
  2. Sep 8, 1996@ DETL 6-21
  3. Sep 15, 1996@ DENL 23-27
  4. Sep 22, 1996vs SEAL 13-17
  5. Sep 29, 1996vs DETL 0-27
  6. Oct 13, 1996vs MINW 24-13
  7. Oct 20, 1996@ ARIL 9-13
  8. Oct 27, 1996@ GBL 7-13
  9. Nov 3, 1996@ CHIL 10-13
  10. Nov 10, 1996vs LVW 20-17
  11. Nov 17, 1996@ LACW 25-17
  12. Nov 24, 1996vs NOW 13-7
  13. Dec 1, 1996@ CARL 0-24
  14. Dec 8, 1996vs WSHW 24-10
  15. Dec 15, 1996@ MINL 10-21
  16. Dec 22, 1996vs CHIW 34-19

Regular season. Player lines are the season lines ESPN files under this club; a player traded during the season may appear under his last club only. Age is the player’s age on December 31 of the season.