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1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 314 points (19.6/g), 18th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 295 points (18.4/g), 5th.
Differential of 19 points (1.2/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 8.6-7.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 21st.
Simple Rating System: Total 1.3, Offense: -2.3, Defense: 3.5, SoS: 0.1, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Tony Dungy (8-8-0)
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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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Trent Dilfer | 26 | 4 | 16 | 225 for 429, 2,729 yards, 21 td, 15 int, & 40 rushes for 141 yards and 2 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 6th pick / 1994 |
| RB | Warrick Dunn | 23 | 1 | 14 | 245 rushes for 1,026 yards, 2 td, & 44 catches for 344 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 12th pick / 1997 |
| FB | Mike Alstott*+ | 25 | 2 | 16 | 215 rushes for 846 yards, 8 td, & 22 catches for 152 yards and 1 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Reidel Anthony | 22 | 1 | 13 | 51 catches for 708 yards, 7 td, & 4 rushes for 43 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 16th pick / 1997 |
| WR | Bert Emanuel | 28 | 4 | 11 | 41 catches for 636 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 11 yards and 0 td | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 45th pick / 1994 |
| WR | Karl Williams | 27 | 2 | 6 | 21 catches for 252 yards, 1 td | |
| TE | Dave Moore | 29 | 6 | 16 | 24 catches for 255 yards, 4 td | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 191st pick / 1992 |
| LT | Paul Gruber | 33 | 10 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 4th pick / 1988 | |
| LG | Jorge Diaz | 25 | 2 | 12 | ||
| C | Tony Mayberry* | 31 | 8 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 108th pick / 1990 | |
| RG | Frank Middleton | 24 | 1 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1997 | |
| RT | Jason Odom | 24 | 2 | 15 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 96th pick / 1996 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Tyoka Jackson | 27 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LDT | Brad Culpepper | 29 | 6 | 16 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 264th pick / 1992 |
| RDT | Warren Sapp* | 26 | 3 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 12th pick / 1995 |
| RDE | Regan Upshaw | 23 | 2 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 12th pick / 1996 |
| LLB | Jeff Gooch | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| MLB | Hardy Nickerson* | 33 | 11 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 122nd pick / 1987 |
| MLB | Jamie Duncan | 23 | Rook | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 84th pick / 1998 | |
| RLB | Derrick Brooks* | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 28th pick / 1995 |
| LCB | Donnie Abraham | 25 | 2 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1996 |
| RCB | Ronde Barber | 23 | 1 | 9 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1997 |
| RCB | Anthony Parker | 32 | 9 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | John Lynch | 27 | 5 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1993 |
| FS | Charles Mincy | 29 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 133rd pick / 1991 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Michael Husted | 28 | 5 | 0 | 21 of 28 field goals & 29 of 30 extra points | |
| P | Tommy Barnhardt | 35 | 11 | 0 | 81 punts for a 41.2 average, 0 blocked | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1986 |
| PR | Jacquez Green | 22 | Rook | 1 | 30 punt returns for a 15.1 average and 1 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1998 |
| KR | Reidel Anthony | 22 | 1 | 13 | 46 kick returns for a 24.3 average and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 16th pick / 1997 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Donnie Abraham | 25 | DB | 13 | 13 | 190 | 5-10 | East Tennessee St. | 10/8/1973 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1996 |
| 72 | Chidi Ahanotu | 28 | DE-DT | 4 | 4 | 283 | 6-2 | California | 10/11/1970 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 145th pick / 1993 |
| 40 | Mike Alstott*+ | 25 | RB | 16 | 16 | 248 | 6-1 | Purdue | 12/21/1973 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1996 |
| 85 | Reidel Anthony | 22 | WR | 15 | 13 | 178 | 5-11 | Florida | 10/20/1976 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 16th pick / 1997 |
| 20 | Ronde Barber | 23 | DB | 16 | 9 | 184 | 5-10 | Virginia | 4/7/1975 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1997 |
| 6 | Tommy Barnhardt | 35 | P | 16 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | East Carolina,North Carolina | 6/11/1963 | 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1986 |
| 52 | Greg Bellisari | 23 | LB | 2 | 0 | 236 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 6/21/1975 | 1 | |
| 23 | Tony Bouie | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 188 | 5-10 | Arizona | 8/7/1972 | 3 | |
| 55 | Derrick Brooks* | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-0 | Florida St. | 4/18/1973 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 28th pick / 1995 |
| 98 | James Cannida | 23 | DT | 10 | 0 | 275 | 6-2 | Nevada-Reno | 1/3/1975 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 175th pick / 1998 |
| 73 | Brad Culpepper | 29 | DT | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-1 | Florida | 5/8/1969 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 10th / 264th pick / 1992 |
| 58 | Don Davis | 26 | LB | 5 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Kansas | 12/17/1972 | 2 | |
| 80 | John Davis | 25 | TE | 16 | 0 | 257 | 6-4 | Emporia St. | 5/14/1973 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 2nd pick / 1994 Supp |
| 64 | Jorge Diaz | 25 | G | 12 | 12 | 308 | 6-4 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 11/15/1973 | 2 | |
| 12 | Trent Dilfer | 26 | QB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-4 | Fresno St. | 3/13/1972 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 6th pick / 1994 |
| 65 | Kevin Dogins | 26 | G-C | 6 | 4 | 295 | 6-1 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 12/7/1972 | 2 | |
| 59 | Jamie Duncan | 23 | LB | 14 | 6 | 238 | 6-1 | Vanderbilt | 7/20/1975 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 84th pick / 1998 |
| 28 | Warrick Dunn | 23 | RB | 16 | 14 | 180 | 5-9 | Florida St. | 1/5/1975 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 12th pick / 1997 |
| 37 | Jerry Ellison | 27 | RB | 16 | 0 | 204 | 5-10 | Tenn-Chattanooga | 12/20/1971 | 3 | |
| 87 | Bert Emanuel | 28 | WR | 11 | 11 | 180 | 5-10 | UCLA,Rice | 10/26/1970 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 2nd / 45th pick / 1994 |
| 50 | Jeff Gooch | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 226 | 5-11 | Austin Peay St. | 10/31/1974 | 2 | |
| 81 | Jacquez Green | 22 | WR | 12 | 1 | 172 | 5-10 | Florida | 1/15/1976 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1998 |
| 74 | Paul Gruber | 33 | T | 16 | 16 | 292 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 2/24/1965 | 10 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 4th pick / 1988 |
| 82 | Patrick Hape | 24 | TE-FB | 16 | 2 | 262 | 6-4 | Alabama | 6/6/1974 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 137th pick / 1997 |
| 88 | Brice Hunter | 24 | WR | 10 | 0 | 206 | 6-2 | Georgia | 4/21/1974 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 251st pick / 1996 |
| 5 | Michael Husted | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Virginia | 6/16/1970 | 5 | |
| 97 | Tyoka Jackson | 27 | DE-DT | 16 | 12 | 280 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 11/22/1971 | 4 | |
| 78 | Marcus Jones | 25 | DE-DT | 15 | 0 | 286 | 6-6 | North Carolina | 8/15/1973 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1996 |
| 25 | Brian Kelly | 22 | DB | 16 | 3 | 193 | 5-11 | USC | 1/14/1976 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1998 |
| 47 | John Lynch | 27 | DB | 15 | 15 | 220 | 6-2 | Stanford | 9/25/1971 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1993 |
| 90 | Jason Maniecki | 26 | DT | 3 | 0 | 291 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 8/15/1972 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 140th pick / 1996 |
| 61 | Tony Mayberry* | 31 | C | 16 | 16 | 293 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 12/8/1967 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 108th pick / 1990 |
| 73 | Frank Middleton | 24 | G | 16 | 16 | 330 | 6-4 | Arizona | 10/25/1974 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1997 |
| 22 | Charles Mincy | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 6-0 | Washington | 12/16/1969 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 133rd pick / 1991 |
| 83 | Dave Moore | 29 | TE | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 11/11/1969 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 7th / 191st pick / 1992 |
| 41 | Lorenzo Neal | 28 | FB | 16 | 1 | 255 | 5-11 | Fresno St. | 12/27/1970 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 89th pick / 1993 |
| 56 | Hardy Nickerson* | 33 | LB | 10 | 10 | 230 | 6-2 | California | 9/1/1965 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 122nd pick / 1987 |
| 70 | Jason Odom | 24 | T | 15 | 15 | 307 | 6-5 | Florida | 3/31/1974 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 96th pick / 1996 |
| 54 | Mitch Palmer | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 259 | 6-4 | Colorado St. | 9/2/1973 | Rook | |
| 27 | Anthony Parker | 32 | DB | 11 | 7 | 181 | 5-10 | Arizona St. | 2/11/1966 | 9 | |
| 69 | Pete Pierson | 27 | T | 16 | 0 | 314 | 6-5 | Washington | 2/4/1971 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 136th pick / 1994 |
| 53 | Shelton Quarles | 27 | LB | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-1 | Vanderbilt | 9/11/1971 | 1 | |
| 24 | Damien Robinson | 25 | DB | 7 | 0 | 223 | 6-2 | Iowa | 12/23/1973 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 119th pick / 1997 |
| 99 | Warren Sapp* | 26 | DT | 16 | 16 | 303 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 12/19/1972 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 12th pick / 1995 |
| 51 | Alshermond Singleton | 23 | LB | 15 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Temple | 8/7/1975 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 128th pick / 1997 |
| 29 | Shevin Smith | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Florida St. | 6/17/1975 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 184th pick / 1998 |
| 84 | Robb Thomas | 32 | WR | 7 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Oregon St. | 3/29/1966 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 143rd pick / 1989 |
| 91 | Regan Upshaw | 23 | DE | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-4 | California | 8/12/1975 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 12th pick / 1996 |
| 33 | Eric Vance | 23 | DB | 3 | 1 | 215 | 6-2 | Vanderbilt | 7/14/1975 | Rook | |
| 4 | Steve Walsh | 32 | QB | 5 | 0 | 207 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 12/1/1966 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 1st pick / 1989 Supp |
| 75 | Todd Washington | 22 | G-C | 4 | 0 | 310 | 6-3 | Virginia Tech | 9/19/1976 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 104th pick / 1998 |
| 94 | Steve White | 25 | DE | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 10/25/1973 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 194th pick / 1996 |
| 86 | Karl Williams | 27 | WR | 13 | 6 | 177 | 5-11 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 4/10/1971 | 2 | |
| 71 | Jerry Wunsch | 24 | T-G | 16 | 1 | 339 | 6-6 | Wisconsin | 1/21/1974 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 37th pick / 1997 |
| 31 | Floyd Young | 23 | DB | 11 | 0 | 179 | 6-0 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 11/23/1975 | 1 | |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 16 | 240.1 | 6-1.4 | 3.1 |