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1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 4th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 221 points (13.8/g), 30th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 293 points (18.3/g), 8th.
Differential of -72 points (-4.5/g), 25th.
Expected W-L: 5.4-10.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 21st.
Coached by Tony Dungy (6-10-0)
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1996 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Trent Dilfer | 24 | 2 | 16 | 267 for 482, 2,859 yards, 12 td, 19 int, & 32 rushes for 124 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 6th pick / 1994 |
| RB | Errict Rhett | 26 | 2 | 7 | 176 rushes for 539 yards, 3 td, & 4 catches for 11 yards and 1 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1994 |
| FB | Mike Alstott | 23 | Rook | 16 | 96 rushes for 377 yards, 3 td, & 65 catches for 557 yards and 3 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Courtney Hawkins | 27 | 4 | 16 | 46 catches for 544 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -13 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1992 |
| WR | Robb Thomas | 30 | 7 | 8 | 33 catches for 427 yards, 2 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 143rd pick / 1989 |
| WR | Alvin Harper | 28 | 5 | 7 | 19 catches for 289 yards, 1 td | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 12th pick / 1991 |
| TE | Jackie Harris | 28 | 6 | 12 | 30 catches for 349 yards, 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 102nd pick / 1990 |
| TE | Dave Moore | 27 | 4 | 8 | 27 catches for 237 yards, 3 td | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 191st pick / 1992 |
| LT | Paul Gruber | 31 | 8 | 13 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 4th pick / 1988 |
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| LG | Jim Pyne | 25 | 1 | 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 200th pick / 1994 |
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| LG | Jorge Diaz | 23 | Rook | 6 | ||
| C | Tony Mayberry | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 108th pick / 1990 |
| RG | Ian Beckles | 29 | 6 | 14 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 114th pick / 1990 |
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| RT | Doug Riesenberg | 31 | 9 | 10 | New York Giants / 6th / 168th pick / 1987 |
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| RT | Jason Odom | 22 | Rook | 7 | 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 96th pick / 1996 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Chidi Ahanotu | 26 | 3 | 13 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 145th pick / 1993 |
| LDT | Brad Culpepper | 27 | 4 | 13 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 264th pick / 1992 |
| RDT | Warren Sapp | 24 | 1 | 14 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 12th pick / 1995 |
| RDE | Regan Upshaw | 21 | Rook | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 12th pick / 1996 |
| LLB | Lonnie Marts | 28 | 5 | 13 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Hardy Nickerson* | 31 | 9 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 122nd pick / 1987 |
| RLB | Derrick Brooks | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 28th pick / 1995 |
| LCB | Martin Mayhew | 31 | 7 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 262nd pick / 1988 |
| RCB | Donnie Abraham | 23 | Rook | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1996 |
| RCB | Charles Dimry | 30 | 8 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 110th pick / 1988 |
| SS | John Lynch | 25 | 3 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1993 |
| FS | Melvin Johnson | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1995 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Michael Husted | 26 | 3 | 0 | 25 of 32 field goals & 18 of 19 extra points | |
| P | Tommy Barnhardt | 33 | 9 | 0 | 70 punts for a 43.1 average, 1 blocked | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1986 |
| PR | Nilo Silvan | 23 | Rook | 0 | 14 punt returns for a 8.1 average and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 180th pick / 1996 |
| KR | Nilo Silvan | 23 | Rook | 0 | 28 kick returns for a 22.4 average and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 180th pick / 1996 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Donnie Abraham | 23 | DB | 16 | 12 | 190 | 5-10 | East Tennessee State | 10/8/1973 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1996 |
| Scott Adams | 30 | G-T | 7 | 2 | 301 | 6-5 | Georgia | 9/28/1966 | 4 | |
| Chidi Ahanotu | 26 | DE-DT | 13 | 13 | 283 | 6-2 | California | 10/11/1970 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 145th pick / 1993 |
| Mike Alstott | 23 | RB | 16 | 16 | 248 | 6-1 | Purdue | 12/21/1973 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1996 |
| Eric Austin | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 217 | 5-10 | Jackson State | 6/7/1973 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 104th pick / 1996 |
| Tommy Barnhardt | 33 | P | 16 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | East Carolina,North Carolina | 6/11/1963 | 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1986 |
| Ian Beckles | 29 | G | 14 | 14 | 300 | 6-1 | Indiana | 7/20/1967 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 114th pick / 1990 |
| Tony Bouie | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | Arizona | 8/7/1972 | 1 | |
| Derrick Brooks | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-0 | Florida State | 4/18/1973 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 28th pick / 1995 |
| Reggie Brooks | 25 | RB | 11 | 4 | 209 | 5-8 | Notre Dame | 1/19/1971 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 45th pick / 1993 |
| Joel Crisman | 25 | G | 9 | 0 | 302 | 6-5 | USC | 2/3/1971 | Rook | |
| Brad Culpepper | 27 | DT | 13 | 13 | 275 | 6-1 | Florida | 5/8/1969 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 264th pick / 1992 |
| Eric Curry | 26 | DE | 12 | 3 | 270 | 6-5 | Alabama | 2/3/1970 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 6th pick / 1993 |
| Jorge Diaz | 23 | G | 11 | 6 | 308 | 6-4 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 11/15/1973 | Rook | |
| Trent Dilfer | 24 | QB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-4 | Fresno State | 3/13/1972 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 6th pick / 1994 |
| Charles Dimry | 30 | DB | 16 | 7 | 176 | 6-0 | UNLV | 1/31/1966 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 5th / 110th pick / 1988 |
| Kevin Dogins | 24 | G-C | 1 | 0 | 295 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 12/7/1972 | Rook | |
| Demetrious DuBose | 25 | LB | 14 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 3/23/1971 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1993 |
| Jerry Ellison | 25 | RB | 16 | 2 | 204 | 5-10 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 12/20/1971 | 1 | |
| John Farquhar | 24 | TE | 1 | 0 | 278 | 6-6 | Duke | 3/22/1972 | Rook | |
| Kenneth Gant | 29 | DB | 16 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Albany State (GA) | 4/18/1967 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 221st pick / 1990 |
| Jeff Gooch | 22 | LB | 15 | 0 | 226 | 5-11 | Austin Peay State | 10/31/1974 | Rook | |
| Paul Gruber | 31 | T | 13 | 13 | 292 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 2/24/1965 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 4th pick / 1988 |
| Alvin Harper | 28 | WR | 12 | 7 | 210 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 7/6/1968 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 12th pick / 1991 |
| Jackie Harris | 28 | TE | 13 | 12 | 244 | 6-4 | La-Monroe | 1/4/1968 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 102nd pick / 1990 |
| Courtney Hawkins | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 183 | 5-9 | Michigan State | 12/12/1969 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 44th pick / 1992 |
| Michael Husted | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Virginia | 6/16/1970 | 3 | |
| Tyoka Jackson | 25 | DE-DT | 13 | 2 | 280 | 6-2 | Penn State | 11/22/1971 | 2 | |
| Melvin Johnson | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 198 | 6-0 | Kentucky | 4/15/1972 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1995 |
| Tracy Johnson | 30 | RB | 10 | 0 | 234 | 6-0 | Clemson | 11/29/1966 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 10th / 271st pick / 1989 |
| LaCurtis Jones | 24 | LB | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Baylor | 6/23/1972 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 4th / 125th pick / 1996 |
| Marcus Jones | 23 | DE-DT | 16 | 3 | 286 | 6-6 | North Carolina | 8/15/1973 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1996 |
| Tyrone Legette | 26 | DB | 15 | 0 | 179 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 2/15/1970 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1992 |
| John Lynch | 25 | DB | 16 | 14 | 220 | 6-2 | Stanford | 9/25/1971 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1993 |
| Jason Maniecki | 24 | DT | 5 | 0 | 291 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 8/15/1972 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 140th pick / 1996 |
| Marvin Marshall | 24 | WR | 5 | 0 | 162 | 5-10 | South Carolina State | 6/21/1972 | Rook | |
| Lonnie Marts | 28 | LB | 16 | 13 | 246 | 6-2 | Tulane | 11/10/1968 | 5 | |
| Tony Mayberry | 29 | C | 16 | 16 | 293 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 12/8/1967 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 108th pick / 1990 |
| Martin Mayhew | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 172 | 5-8 | Florida State | 10/8/1965 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 10th / 262nd pick / 1988 |
| Scott Milanovich | 23 | QB | 1 | 0 | 227 | 6-3 | Maryland | 1/25/1973 | Rook | |
| Charles Mincy | 27 | DB | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Washington | 12/16/1969 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 133rd pick / 1991 |
| Dave Moore | 27 | TE | 16 | 8 | 250 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 11/11/1969 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 191st pick / 1992 |
| Hardy Nickerson* | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-2 | California | 9/1/1965 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 122nd pick / 1987 |
| Jason Odom | 22 | T | 12 | 7 | 307 | 6-5 | Florida | 3/31/1974 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 96th pick / 1996 |
| Pete Pierson | 25 | T | 11 | 2 | 314 | 6-5 | Washington | 2/4/1971 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 136th pick / 1994 |
| Jim Pyne | 25 | G-C | 12 | 11 | 290 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 11/23/1971 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 200th pick / 1994 |
| Errict Rhett | 26 | RB | 9 | 7 | 210 | 5-11 | Florida | 12/11/1970 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1994 |
| Doug Riesenberg | 31 | T | 10 | 10 | 280 | 6-5 | California | 7/22/1965 | 9 | New York Giants / 6th / 168th pick / 1987 |
| Reggie Rusk | 24 | DB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Kentucky | 10/19/1972 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 221st pick / 1996 |
| Larry Ryans | 25 | WR | 3 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Clemson | 7/28/1971 | Rook | |
| Warren Sapp | 24 | DT | 15 | 14 | 303 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 12/19/1972 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 12th pick / 1995 |
| Todd Scott | 28 | DB | 2 | 2 | 200 | 5-11 | La-Lafayette | 1/23/1968 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 163rd pick / 1991 |
| Nilo Silvan | 23 | WR | 7 | 0 | 176 | 5-9 | Tennessee | 10/2/1973 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 180th pick / 1996 |
| Herman Smith | 25 | DE | 5 | 0 | 261 | 6-5 | Portland State | 1/25/1971 | 1 | |
| Robert Staten | 27 | RB | 6 | 0 | 240 | 5-11 | Jackson State | 11/23/1969 | Rook | |
| Darnell Stephens | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 248 | 6-0 | Clemson | 12/9/1973 | 1 | |
| Willy Tate | 24 | TE | 13 | 0 | 251 | 6-3 | Oregon | 9/7/1972 | Rook | |
| Robb Thomas | 30 | WR | 12 | 8 | 175 | 5-11 | Oregon State | 3/29/1966 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 143rd pick / 1989 |
| Leroy Thompson | 27 | RB | 5 | 0 | 216 | 5-11 | Penn State | 2/3/1969 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 158th pick / 1991 |
| Regan Upshaw | 21 | DE | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-4 | California | 8/12/1975 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 12th pick / 1996 |
| Casey Weldon | 27 | QB | 3 | 0 | 206 | 6-1 | Florida State | 2/3/1969 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 102nd pick / 1992 |
| Steve White | 23 | DE | 4 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 10/25/1973 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 194th pick / 1996 |
| Karl Williams | 25 | WR | 16 | 0 | 177 | 5-11 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 4/10/1971 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 25.9 | 16 | 237.0 | 6-1.2 | 2.7 |