2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jon Gruden (7-9)
Location: Tampa, Florida
2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Jon Gruden (7-9)
Location: Tampa, Florida
2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Results
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League ended the 2003 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing third in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference.
Tampa Bay scored 301 points, while the solid defense surrendered 264. Brad Johnson directed the offense, throwing for 3,811 yards. Keenan McCardell led all receivers, catching 84 balls for 1,174 yards, while Michael Pittman provided receiving help as well.
Michael Pittman rushed for a team-high 751 yards for the Buccaneers, while Thomas Jones also buoyed the ground attack.
Dwight Smith picked off 5 opponent throws. Simeon Rice topped pass rushers with 15 quarterback sacks.
Jon Gruden coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Mike Alstott | RB | December 21, 1973 | 6'1" | 248 | Purdue | Joliet, IL USA | 4 | 3 |
| 20 | Ronde Barber | LCB | April 7, 1975 | 5'10" | 184 | Virginia | Roanoke, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Reggie Barlow | WR | January 22, 1972 | 6'0" | 190 | Alabama St. | Montgomery, AL USA | 11 | 0 |
| 30 | Darian Barnes | FB | February 29, 1980 | 6'2" | 250 | Rutgers | Toms River, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 66 | Ryan Benjamin | C | November 11, 1977 | 6'1" | 242 | South Florida | New Port Richey, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Derrick Brooks | RLB | April 18, 1973 | 6'0" | 235 | Florida St. | Pensacola, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 44 | Vinny Ciurciu | LB | May 2, 1980 | 6'0" | 235 | Clemson | Hackensack, NJ USA | 8 | 0 |
| 60 | Cosey Coleman | RG | October 27, 1978 | 6'4" | 322 | Tennessee | Clarkston, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 43 | Jameel Cook | FB | February 8, 1979 | 5'10" | 237 | Illinois | Miami, FL USA | 14 | 8 |
| 91 | Chartric Darby | DT | October 22, 1975 | 6'0" | 270 | South Carolina St. | North, SC USA | 16 | 1 |
| 85 | Ken Dilger | TE | February 2, 1971 | 6'5" | 250 | Illinois | Mariah Hill, IN USA | 15 | 15 |
| 88 | Rickey Dudley | TE | July 15, 1972 | 6'6" | 255 | Ohio St. | Henderson, TX USA | 7 | 2 |
| 21 | Scott Frost | DB | January 4, 1975 | 6'3" | 218 | Stanford | Wood River, NE USA | 4 | 0 |
| 34 | David Gibson | DB | November 5, 1977 | 6'1" | 210 | USC | Santa Ana, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 58 | Jack Golden | LB | January 28, 1977 | 6'1" | 240 | Oklahoma St. | Harvey, IL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Martin Gramatica | K | November 27, 1975 | 5'8" | 170 | Kansas St. | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 16 | 0 |
| 74 | Cornell Green | RT | August 25, 1976 | 6'6" | 315 | Central Florida | St. Petersburg, FL USA | 7 | 5 |
| 89 | Will Heller | TE | February 28, 1981 | 6'6" | 250 | Georgia Tech | Dunwoody, GA USA | 9 | 1 |
| 38 | John Howell | DB | April 28, 1978 | 5'11" | 210 | Colorado St. | North Platte, NE USA | 8 | 0 |
| 35 | Corey Ivy | DB | March 29, 1977 | 5'8" | 188 | Oklahoma | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 2 |
| 71 | Kerry Jenkins | LG | September 6, 1973 | 6'5" | 305 | LSU | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 16 | 11 |
| 14 | Brad Johnson | QB | September 13, 1968 | 6'5" | 226 | Florida St. | Marietta, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 19 | Keyshawn Johnson | WR | July 22, 1972 | 6'4" | 212 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 22 | Thomas Jones | RB | August 19, 1978 | 5'10" | 220 | Virginia | Big Stone Gap, VA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 83 | Joe Jurevicius | WR | December 23, 1974 | 6'5" | 230 | Penn St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 5 | 2 |
| 25 | Brian Kelly | LCB | January 14, 1976 | 5'11" | 193 | USC | Las Vegas, NV USA | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | Shaun King | QB | May 29, 1977 | 6'1" | 215 | Tulane | St. Petersburg, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | Charles Lee | WR | November 19, 1977 | 6'3" | 227 | Central Florida | Miami, FL USA | 8 | 5 |
| 47 | John Lynch | SS | September 25, 1971 | 6'2" | 220 | Stanford | Hinsdale, IL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 78 | Sean Mahan | G-C | May 28, 1980 | 6'3" | 301 | Notre Dame | Tulsa, OK USA | 9 | 0 |
| 37 | Cecil Martin | FB | July 8, 1975 | 6'0" | 235 | Wisconsin | Chicago, IL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Keenan McCardell | WR | January 6, 1970 | 6'1" | 191 | UNLV | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 92 | Anthony McFarland | LDT | December 18, 1977 | 6'0" | 300 | LSU | Winnsboro, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Ryan Nece | LLB | February 24, 1979 | 6'3" | 224 | UCLA | San Bernardino, CA USA | 15 | 10 |
| 72 | Roman Oben | LT | October 9, 1972 | 6'4" | 305 | Louisville | , Cameroon | 15 | 13 |
| 23 | Jermaine Phillips | FS | March 27, 1979 | 6'1" | 214 | Georgia | Roswell, GA USA | 14 | 8 |
| 61 | Cleveland Pinkney | DT | September 14, 1977 | 6'1" | 300 | South Carolina | Sumter, SC USA | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Michael Pittman | RB | August 14, 1975 | 6'0" | 218 | Fresno St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 21 | Hank Poteat | DB | August 30, 1977 | 5'9" | 192 | Pittsburgh | Philadelphia, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Shelton Quarles | MLB | September 11, 1971 | 6'1" | 225 | Vanderbilt | Nashville, TN USA | 11 | 11 |
| 97 | Simeon Rice | RDE | February 24, 1974 | 6'5" | 268 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Travaris Robinson | DB | September 1, 1981 | 5'10" | 193 | Auburn | Miami, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 57 | Dwayne Rudd | LB | February 3, 1976 | 6'2" | 235 | Alabama | Batesville, MS USA | 16 | 2 |
| 99 | Warren Sapp | RDT | December 19, 1972 | 6'2" | 303 | Miami (FL) | Orlando, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 3 | Edell Shepherd | WR | May 18, 1980 | 6'1" | 175 | San Jose St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 98 | Corey Smith | DE | October 2, 1979 | 6'2" | 250 | North Carolina St. | Richmond, VA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Dwight Smith | FS | August 13, 1978 | 5'10" | 201 | Akron | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 59 | Justin Smith | LB | June 5, 1979 | 6'0" | 218 | Indiana | Indianapolis, IN USA | 2 | 0 |
| 94 | Greg Spires | LDE | August 12, 1974 | 6'1" | 265 | Florida St. | Marianna, FL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 27 | Aaron Stecker | KR | November 13, 1975 | 5'10" | 213 | Wisconsin | Green Bay, WI USA | 16 | 1 |
| 9 | Tom Tupa | P | February 6, 1966 | 6'4" | 225 | Ohio St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 76 | John Wade | C | January 25, 1975 | 6'5" | 299 | Marshall | Harrisonburg, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 67 | Kenyatta Walker | RT | February 1, 1979 | 6'5" | 302 | Florida | Meridian, MS USA | 14 | 14 |
| 31 | Tim Wansley | RCB | November 7, 1979 | 5'8" | 186 | Georgia | Buford, GA USA | 12 | 6 |
| 95 | Ron Warner | DE | September 26, 1975 | 6'3" | 270 | Kansas | Independence, KS USA | 4 | 0 |
| 52 | Nate Webster | MLB | November 29, 1977 | 6'0" | 230 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 5 |
| 29 | Ronyell Whitaker | DB | March 19, 1979 | 5'9" | 196 | Virginia Tech | Norfolk, VA USA | 4 | 1 |
| 90 | Dewayne White | DE | October 19, 1979 | 6'2" | 273 | Louisville | Marbury, AL USA | 12 | 1 |
| 65 | Jason Whittle | LG | March 7, 1975 | 6'4" | 305 | SW Missouri St. | Springfield, MO USA | 16 | 5 |
| 41 | Daniel Wilcox | TE | March 23, 1977 | 6'1" | 245 | Appalachian St. | Atlanta, GA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 86 | Karl Williams | PR | April 10, 1971 | 5'11" | 177 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Albion, MI USA | 13 | 0 |
| 81 | Roland Williams | TE | April 27, 1975 | 6'5" | 265 | Syracuse | Rochester, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 96 | Ellis Wyms | DE | April 12, 1979 | 6'3" | 279 | Mississippi St. | Indianola, MS USA | 13 | 0 |
| 80 | Todd Yoder | TE | March 18, 1978 | 6'4" | 250 | Vanderbilt | New Palestine, IN USA | 16 | 1 |
