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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.

Simple Rating System: Total -3.0, Offense: -5.9, Defense: 2.9, SoS: 1.5, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Tony Dungy

 Offensive Coordinator: Mike Shula
 Defensive Coordinator: Monte Kiffin

 Other Notable Asst.: Rod Marinelli (Defensive Line) and Lovie Smith (Linebackers)

Training Camp: University of Tampa (Tampa, Florida)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1996 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 12 TAM Regan Upshaw DE 9 1996 2004 0 0 4 38 110 California
1 22 TAM Marcus Jones DE 6 1996 2001 0 0 2 22 85 North Carolina
2 35 TAM Mike Alstott RB 11 1996 2006 3 6 9 48 158 0 2 0 0 0 1359 5088 58 305 2284 13 Purdue
3 71 TAM Donnie Abraham DB 9 1996 2004 0 1 7 54 132 East Tennessee St.
4 96 TAM Jason Odom T 4 1996 1999 0 0 2 17 46 Florida
4 104 TAM Eric Austin DB 1 1996 1996 0 0 0 0 2 Jackson St.
5 140 TAM Jason Maniecki DT 3 1996 1998 0 0 0 1 18 Wisconsin
6 180 TAM Nilo Silvan WR 1 1996 1996 0 0 0 0 7 Tennessee
7 221 TAM Reggie Rusk DB 4 1996 2000 0 0 0 2 23 Kentucky