1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Statistics

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 Roster
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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Passing:

Player	Att	Comp	Comp %	Yds	Yds/Att	TDs	TD %	Ints	Int %	Long	Sacked	Yds Lost	Rating
Trent Dilfer	386	217	56.2	2555	6.6	21	5.4	11	2.8	59	32	196	82.8
Steve Walsh	17	6	35.3	58	3.4	0	0.0	1	5.9	38	0	0	21.2
Tommy Barnhardt	1	1	100.0	25	25.0	0	0.0	0	0.0	25	0	0	118.8
Totals	404	224	55.4	2638	6.5	21	5.2	12	3.0	59	32	196

Rushing:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Warrick Dunn	224	978	4.4	76	4
Mike Alstott	176	665	3.8	47	7
Trent Dilfer	33	99	3.0	17	1
Errict Rhett	31	96	3.1	21	3
Reidel Anthony	5	84	16.8	26	0
Jerry Ellison	2	10	5.0	5	0
Karl Williams	1	5	5.0	5	0
Patrick Hape	1	1	1.0	1	0
Steve Walsh	6	-4	-0.7	0	0
Totals	479	1934	4.0	76	15

Receiving:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Warrick Dunn	39	462	11.8	59	3
Reidel Anthony	35	448	12.8	38	4
Karl Williams	33	486	14.7	55	4
Horace Copeland	33	431	13.1	49	1
Mike Alstott	23	178	7.7	26	3
Dave Moore	19	217	11.4	28	4
Jackie Harris	19	197	10.4	39	1
Robb Thomas	13	129	9.9	21	0
Patrick Hape	4	22	5.5	13	1
John Davis	3	35	11.7	16	0
Tony Bouie	1	25	25.0	25	0
Jerry Ellison	1	8	8.0	8	0
Andrew Jordan	1	0	0.0	0	0
Totals	224	2638	11.8	59	21

Kicking:

Player	X/CA	X/CM	X/CP %	FGA	FGM	FG %	Pts.
Michael Husted	35	32	91.4	17	13	76.5	71
Totals	35	32	91.4	17	13	76.5	71

Punting:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Sean Landeta	54	2274	42.1	74
Tommy Barnhardt	29	1304	45.0	61
Totals	83	3578	43.1	74

Punt Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long	TDs
Karl Williams	46	597	13.0	63	1
Warrick Dunn	5	48	9.6	25	0
Totals	51	645	12.6	63	1

Kick Returns:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Reidel Anthony	25	592	23.7	51
Karl Williams	15	277	18.5	28
Warrick Dunn	6	129	21.5	30
Jerry Ellison	2	61	30.5	49
Errict Rhett	1	16	16.0	16
Mike Alstott	1	0	0.0	0
Steve White	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	51	1075	21.1	51

Interceptions:

Player	No.	Yds	Avg.	Long
Donnie Abraham	5	16	3.2	16
John Lynch	2	28	14.0	28
Derrick Brooks	2	13	6.5	13
Melvin Johnson	1	19	19.0	19
Charles Mincy	1	14	14.0	14
Anthony Parker	1	5	5.0	5
Tyrone Legette	1	0	0.0	0
Totals	13	95	7.3	28

Sacks:

Player	No.	Yds
Warren Sapp	10.5
Chidi Ahanotu	10.0
Brad Culpepper	8.5
Regan Upshaw	7.5
Tyoka Jackson	2.5
Derrick Brooks	1.5
Hardy Nickerson	1.0
Jason Maniecki	1.0
Anthony Parker	1.0
Rufus Porter	0.5
Totals	44.0	0

Defense and Fumbles:

Player	Tackle	Solo	Ast	Brup	Fum	FRec	FYds	FTD	FF
Hardy Nickerson	126	105	42		0	2	0	0	2
Derrick Brooks	123.5	102	43	0	1	1	0	0	1
John Lynch	92	75	34	0	0	2	0	0	1
Anthony Parker	68.5	57	23	0	1	0	0	0	0
Warren Sapp	52.5	47	11		0	1	23	0	3
Donnie Abraham	49	44	10	0	0	1	2	0	0
Brad Culpepper	51	43	16
Melvin Johnson	46	41	10	0
Chidi Ahanotu	43	38	10		0	2	0	0	0
Charles Mincy	39	34	10	0	0	1	0	0	0
Tyrone Legette	29	27	4	0	0	0	0	0	1
Rufus Porter	29	26	6
Regan Upshaw	25.5	23	5		0	1	0	0	1
Jeff Gooch	22	18	8		0	0	0	0	1
Floyd Young	16	15	2
Reggie Rusk	7	7	0
Steve White	7	6	2
Tyoka Jackson	6	5	2		0	0	0	0	1
Tony Bouie	5	5	0		0	1	0	0	0
Ronde Barber	4	4	0
Marcus Jones	2.5	2	1		0	1	0	0	0
Jason Maniecki	2	2	0		0	1	0	0	0
Shelton Quarles	2.5	1	3		0	2	0	0	0
Eric Curry	1	1	0
Greg Bellisari	1	1	0
Warrick Dunn					4	4	0		0
Trent Dilfer					9	3	-22		0
Steve Walsh					1	2	0	0	0
Jorge Diaz					0	1	0	0	0
Karl Williams					5	1	0		0
Jerry Ellison					0	1	0	0	0
Jerry Wunsch					0	1	0	0	0
Paul Gruber					0	1	0	0	0
Horace Copeland					3	0	0		0
Patrick Hape					1	0	0		0
Jim Pyne					1	0	-5	0	0
Mike Alstott					5	0	0		0
Totals	850	729	242	0	31	30	-2	0	11

Total Scoring:

	Touchdowns								Other					Total
Player	Rush	Rec	Punt	Kick	MFG	Int	Fum	Other	FG	X/C	Single	2Pt	Saf	Points
Michael Husted									13	32	0			71
Mike Alstott	7	3		0					0	0	0			60
Warrick Dunn	4	3	0	0					0	0	0			42
Karl Williams	0	4	1	0					0	0	0			30
Reidel Anthony	0	4		0					0	0	0			24
Dave Moore		4							0	0	0			24
Errict Rhett	3			0					0	0	0			18
Patrick Hape	0	1							0	0	0			6
Alshermond Singleton								1	0	0	0			6
Horace Copeland		1							0	0	0			6
Trent Dilfer	1								0	0	0			6
Jackie Harris		1							0	0	0			6
Totals	15	21	1	0	0	0	0	1	13	32	0	0	0	299