1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
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1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
| 1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season | |||||||
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| Head coach | Tony Dungy | ||||||
| Owner | Malcolm Glazer | ||||||
| Home field | Houlihan's Stadium | ||||||
| Results | |||||||
| Record | 10–6 | ||||||
| Division Place | 2nd NFC Central | ||||||
| Playoff finish | Lost NFC Divisional Playoff | ||||||
| Pro Bowlers |
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| AP All-Pros | FB Mike Alstott, MLB Hardy Nickerson | ||||||
| Team MVP | QB Trent Dilfer | ||||||
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The 1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the team's 22nd in the National Football League. Having gone 6–10 season the previous season, Tampa Bay finished second in the NFC Central, and secured their first playoff berth since the strike-shortened 1982 season.
The 1997 season was notable for several reasons. For the first time, the Buccaneers wore their new pewter and red uniforms, along with their new "flag and skull" helmets, which replaced the orange and white color combination – and winking buccaneer helmet – that they had used since they were first added to the NFL.
During the regular season, the Buccaneers surprised many[who?] by starting off with a 5–0 record.[1] By the end of the season, they had amassed a record of 10–6 and went to the playoffs for the first time in 15 years. After beating the Detroit Lions 20–10 in the Wild Card round, they lost to the eventual NFC Champions, the Green Bay Packers, 21–7 in the Divisional Playoff round.
Head coach Tony Dungy was named NFL Coach of the Year.
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Contents
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Offseason
NFL Draft
Personnel
Staff
| 1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers staff | ||||||
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Front Office
Head Coaches
Offensive Coaches
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Defensive Coaches
Special Teams Coaches
Strength and Conditioning
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Regular season
Schedule
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium | Attendance |
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| 1 | August 31, 1997 | San Francisco 49ers* | W 13-6 | Houlihan Stadium |
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| 2 | September 7, 1997 | at Detroit Lions | W 24-17 | Pontiac Silverdome |
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| 3 | September 14, 1997 | at Minnesota Vikings | W 28-14 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome |
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| 4 | September 21, 1997 | Miami Dolphins | W 31-21 | Houlihan Stadium |
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| 5 | September 28, 1997 | Arizona Cardinals* | W 19-18 | Houlihan Stadium |
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| 6 | October 5, 1997 | at Green Bay Packers | L 21-16 | Lambeau Field |
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| 7 | October 12, 1997 | Detroit Lions* | L 27-9 | Houlihan Stadium |
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| 8 | Bye | ||||
| 9 | October 26, 1997 | Minnesota Vikings* | L 10-6 | Houlihan Stadium |
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| 10 | November 2, 1997 | at Indianapolis Colts | W 31-28 | RCA Dome |
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| 11 | November 9, 1997 | at Atlanta Falcons | W 31-10 | Georgia Dome |
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| 12 | November 16, 1997 | New England Patriots | W 27-7 | Houlihan Stadium |
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| 13 | November 23, 1997 | at Chicago Bears | L 13-7 | Soldier Field |
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| 14 | November 30, 1997 | at New York Giants | W 20-8 | Giants Stadium |
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| 15 | December 7, 1997 | Green Bay Packers | L 17-6 | Houlihan Stadium |
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| 16 | December 14, 1997 | at New York Jets | L 31-0 | The Meadowlands |
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| 17 | December 21, 1997 | Chicago Bears | W 31-15 | Houlihan Stadium |
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- = blacked out locally
Standings
| NFC Central | ||||||
| Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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| Green Bay Packers | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 422 | 282 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 299 | 263 |
| Detroit Lions | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 379 | 306 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | 354 | 359 |
| Chicago Bears | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | 263 | 421 |
Roster
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1997 roster
| Player | POS | G | GS | Birthdate | College |
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| Donnie Abraham | DB | 16 | 16 | 10/08/1973 | East Tennessee State |
| Chidi Ahanotu | DE | 16 | 15 | 10/11/1970 | California |
| Mike Alstott | RB | 15 | 15 | 12/21/1973 | Purdue |
| Reidel Anthony | WR | 16 | 13 | 10/20/1976 | Florida |
| Ronde Barber | DB | 1 | 0 | 4/07/1975 | Virginia |
| Tommy Barnhardt | P | 6 | 0 | 6/11/1963 | North Carolina |
| Greg Bellisari | LB | 14 | 0 | 6/21/1975 | Ohio State |
| Tony Bouie | DB | 16 | 1 | 8/07/1972 | Arizona |
| Derrick Brooks | LB | 16 | 16 | 4/18/1973 | Florida State |
| Horace Copeland | WR | 13 | 11 | 1/02/1971 | Miami |
| Brad Culpepper | DT | 16 | 16 | 5/08/1969 | Florida |
| Eric Curry | DE | 6 | 1 | 2/03/1970 | Alabama |
| John Davis | TE | 8 | 2 | 5/14/1973 | Emporia State |
| Jorge Diaz | OG | 16 | 16 | 11/15/1973 | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| Trent Dilfer | QB | 16 | 16 | 3/13/1972 | Fresno State |
| Kevin Dogins | C | 0 | 0 | 12/07/1972 | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| Warrick Dunn | RB | 16 | 10 | 1/05/1975 | Florida State |
| Jerry Ellison | RB | 16 | 0 | 12/20/1971 | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| Kenneth Grant | DB | 9 | 0 | 4/18/1967 | Albany State |
| Jeff Gooch | LB | 14 | 5 | 10/31/1974 | Austin Peay |
| Paul Gruber | OT | 16 | 16 | 2/24/1965 | Wisconsin |
| Patrick Hape | TE | 14 | 3 | 6/06/1974 | Alabama |
| Jackie Harris | TE | 12 | 11 | 1/04/1968 | Northeastern Louisiana |
| Brice Hunter | WR | 3 | 0 | 4/21/1974 | Georgia |
| Michael Husted | K | 16 | 0 | 6/16/1970 | Virginia |
| Tyoka Jackson | DE | 12 | 0 | 11/22/1971 | Penn State |
| Melvin Johnson | DB | 16 | 7 | 4/15/1972 | Kentucky |
| Marcus Jones | DE | 7 | 1 | 8/15/1973 | North Carolina |
| Andrew Jordan | TE | 2 | 0 | 6/21/1972 | Western Carolina |
| Sean Landeta | P | 10 | 0 | 1/06/1962 | Towson |
| Tyrone Legette | DB | 16 | 1 | 2/15/1970 | Nebraska |
| John Lynch | DB | 16 | 16 | 9/25/1971 | Stanford |
| Jason Maniecki | DT | 10 | 0 | 8/15/1972 | Wisconsin |
| Tony Mayberry | C | 16 | 16 | 12/08/1967 | Wake Forest |
| Frank Middleton | OG | 15 | 2 | 10/25/1974 | Arizona |
| Charles Mincy | DB | 16 | 9 | 12/16/1969 | Washington |
| Dave Moore | TE | 16 | 7 | 11/11/1969 | Pitturgh |
| Hardy Nickerson | LB | 16 | 16 | 9/01/1965 | California |
| Jason Odom | OT | 16 | 16 | 3/31/1974 | Florida |
| Anthony Parker | DB | 15 | 14 | 2/11/1966 | Arizona State |
| Pete Pierson | OT | 15 | 0 | 2/04/1971 | Washington |
| Rufus Porter | LB | 11 | 10 | 5/18/1965 | Southern |
| Jim Pyne | Og | 15 | 14 | 11/23/1961 | Virginia Tech |
| Shelton Quarles | LB | 16 | 0 | 9/11/1971 | Vanderbilt |
| Eric Rhett | RB | 11 | 0 | 12/11/1970 | Florida |
| Reggie Rusk | DB | 4 | 0 | 10/19/1972 | Kentucky |
| Warren Sapp | DT | 15 | 15 | 12/19/1972 | Miami |
| Alshermond Singleton | LB | 12 | 0 | 8/07/1975 | Temple |
| Robb Thomas | WR | 16 | 1 | 3/29/1966 | Oregon State |
| Regan Upshaw | DE | 15 | 15 | 8/12/1975 | California |
| Steve Walsh | QB | 12 | 0 | 12/01/1996 | Miami |
| Steve White | DE | 15 | 1 | 10/25/1973 | Tennessee |
| Karl Williams | WR | 16 | 7 | 4/10/1971 | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| Jerry Wunsch | OT | 16 | 0 | 1/21/1974 | Wisconsin |
| Floyd Young | DB | 12 | 1 | 11/23/1975 | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
Playoffs
| Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Stadium | Attendance |
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| Wildcard | December 28, 1997 | Detroit Lions | W 20-10 | Houlihan's Stadium |
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| Division | January 4, 1998 | at Green Bay Packers | L 21-7 | Lambeau Field |
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References
- ^ The Buccaneers had totaled more than five wins in only five of their previous fourteen seasons.
- ^ 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Media Guide. pp. 44–46. http://www.buccaneers.com/team/mediaguide.aspx. Retrieved 2009-11-26.
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