1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster: 10-6

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers went 10-6 in the 1997 NFL regular season, 2nd of 5 in the NFC Central. They made the playoffs.

Team stats and league rank

1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers team stats
Points19.919th of 30
Passing Yards152.630th of 30
Passing Touchdowns1.312th of 30
Interceptions Thrown0.89th of 30
Rushing Yards120.911th of 30
Rushing Touchdowns0.99th of 30
Sacks2.810th of 30
Tackles46.112th of 30
Touchdowns2.414th of 30
Total Yards285.829th of 30
Points Allowed16.42nd of 30
3rd Down Conversion %38.713th of 30

Counts are per game; percentages and ratings as they stand. Ranked among the 30 clubs that season.

1997 Buccaneers roster: passing

1997 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 DilferQB162173862,555211182.8
Steve WalshQB12617580121.2
Tommy BarnhardtP6112500118.8

What the columns mean: CMP · INT · RTG

1997 Buccaneers roster: rushing

1997 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.
Warrick DunnRB162249784.44
Mike AlstottFB151766653.87
Trent DilferQB1633993.01
Errict RhettRB1131963.13
Reidel AnthonyWR1658416.80
Jerry EllisonRB162105.00
Karl WilliamsWR16155.00
Patrick HapeTE14111.00
Steve WalshQB126-4-0.70

What the columns mean: CAR

1997 Buccaneers roster: receiving

1997 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.
Karl WilliamsWR1633048614.74
Warrick DunnRB1639046211.83
Reidel AnthonyWR1635044812.84
Horace CopelandWR1333043113.11
Dave MooreTE1619021711.44
Jackie HarrisTE1219019710.41
Mike AlstottFB152301787.73
Robb ThomasWR161301299.90
John DavisTE8303511.70
Tony BouieDB16102525.00
Patrick HapeTE1440225.51
Jerry EllisonRB161088.00

What the columns mean: REC · TGTS

1997 Buccaneers roster: defense

1997 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.
Hardy NickersonLB161451031.0062
Derrick BrooksLB161441011.52121
John LynchDB16110740.0221
Anthony ParkerCB1580571.01120
Brad CulpepperDT1659438.5000
Warren SappDT15584710.5022
Donnie AbrahamCB1655440.05180
Melvin JohnsonDB1654410.0140
Chidi AhanotuDE16473710.0030
Charles MincyFS1644340.0160
Rufus PorterLB1132260.5020
Tyrone LegetteDB1631260.0141
Jeff GoochLB1429170.0021
Regan UpshawDE1528237.5021
Floyd YoungCB1218150.0040
Shelton QuarlesLB161010.0000
Steve WhiteDE15860.0000
Tyoka JacksonDE12752.5001
Tony BouieDB16750.0000
Ronde BarberFS1440.0000
Marcus JonesDE7320.0010
Jason ManieckiDT10221.0000
Dave MooreTE16200.0001
Greg BellisariLB14210.0000
Jerry EllisonRB16200.0000
Steve WalshQB12100.0000
Eric CurryDE6110.0000
John DavisTE8100.0000

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

Results

  1. Aug 31, 1997vs SFW 13-6
  2. Sep 7, 1997@ DETW 24-17
  3. Sep 14, 1997@ MINW 28-14
  4. Sep 21, 1997vs MIAW 31-21
  5. Sep 28, 1997vs ARIW 19-18
  6. Oct 5, 1997@ GBL 16-21
  7. Oct 12, 1997vs DETL 9-27
  8. Oct 26, 1997vs MINL 6-10
  9. Nov 2, 1997@ INDW 31-28
  10. Nov 9, 1997@ ATLW 31-10
  11. Nov 16, 1997vs NEW 27-7
  12. Nov 23, 1997@ CHIL 7-13
  13. Nov 30, 1997@ NYGW 20-8
  14. Dec 7, 1997vs GBL 6-17
  15. Dec 14, 1997@ NYJL 0-31
  16. Dec 21, 1997vs CHIW 31-15
  17. Dec 28, 1997vs DETW 20-10playoffs
  18. Jan 4, 1998@ GBL 7-21playoffs

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.