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2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 301 points (18.8/g), 18th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 264 points (16.5/g), 4th.
Differential of 37 points (2.3/g), 14th.
Expected W-L: 9.2-6.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 10th.
Simple Rating System: Total 1.6, Offense: -2.9, Defense: 4.5, SoS: -0.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jon Gruden (7-9-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Bill Muir
Defensive Coordinator: Monte Kiffin
Other Notable Asst.: Raheem Morris (Defensive Assistant) and Mike Tomlin (Defensive Backs)
Training Camp: Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex (Lake Buena Vista, 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 | Brad Johnson | 35 | 9 | 16 | 354 for 570, 3,811 yards, 26 td, 21 int, & 25 rushes for 33 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 227th pick / 1992 |
| RB | Michael Pittman | 28 | 5 | 13 | 187 rushes for 751 yards, 0 td, & 75 catches for 597 yards and 2 td | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 95th pick / 1998 |
| FB | Jameel Cook | 24 | 2 | 8 | 1 rush for -1 yards, 0 td, & 20 catches for 120 yards and 1 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 174th pick / 2001 |
| WR | Keyshawn Johnson | 31 | 7 | 10 | 45 catches for 600 yards, 3 td | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1996 |
| WR | Keenan McCardell* | 33 | 11 | 16 | 84 catches for 1,174 yards, 8 td | Washington Redskins / 12th / 326th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Charles Lee | 26 | 3 | 5 | 33 catches for 432 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for 14 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 242nd pick / 2000 |
| TE | Ken Dilger | 32 | 8 | 15 | 22 catches for 244 yards, 1 td | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 48th pick / 1995 |
| LT | Roman Oben | 31 | 7 | 13 | New York Giants / 3rd / 66th pick / 1996 | |
| LG | Kerry Jenkins | 30 | 6 | 11 | ||
| LG | Jason Whittle | 28 | 5 | 5 | ||
| C | John Wade | 28 | 5 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 5th / 148th pick / 1998 |
| RG | Cosey Coleman | 25 | 3 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 51st pick / 2000 | |
| RT | Kenyatta Walker | 24 | 2 | 14 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 14th pick / 2001 | |
| RT | Cornell Green | 27 | 1 | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Greg Spires | 29 | 5 | 15 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1998 |
| LDT | Anthony McFarland | 26 | 4 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 15th pick / 1999 |
| RDT | Warren Sapp* | 31 | 8 | 15 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 12th pick / 1995 |
| RDE | Simeon Rice* | 29 | 7 | 16 | 15.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1996 |
| LLB | Ryan Nece | 24 | 1 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Shelton Quarles | 32 | 6 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Nate Webster | 26 | 3 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 90th pick / 2000 |
| RLB | Derrick Brooks* | 30 | 8 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 28th pick / 1995 |
| LCB | Ronde Barber | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1997 |
| LCB | Brian Kelly | 27 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1998 |
| RCB | Dwight Smith | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 84th pick / 2001 |
| RCB | Ronde Barber | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1997 |
| RCB | Tim Wansley | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 233rd pick / 2002 |
| SS | John Lynch | 32 | 10 | 14 | 0.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1993 |
| FS | Jermaine Phillips | 24 | 1 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 157th pick / 2002 |
| FS | Dwight Smith | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 84th pick / 2001 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Martin Gramatica | 28 | 4 | 0 | 16 of 26 field goals & 33 of 34 extra points | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1999 |
| P | Tom Tupa | 37 | 15 | 0 | 83 punts for a 43.3 average, 0 blocked | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 68th pick / 1988 |
| PR | Karl Williams | 32 | 7 | 0 | 15 punt returns for a 7.3 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Aaron Stecker | 28 | 3 | 1 | 25 kick returns for a 20.8 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Mike Alstott | 30 | RB | 4 | 3 | 248 | 6-1 | Purdue | 12/21/1973 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 35th pick / 1996 |
| 20 | Ronde Barber | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 184 | 5-10 | Virginia | 4/7/1975 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1997 |
| 84 | Reggie Barlow | 30 | WR | 11 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Alabama St. | 1/22/1973 | 7 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 110th pick / 1996 |
| 30 | Darian Barnes | 23 | FB | 14 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Rutgers,Hampton | 2/29/1980 | 1 | |
| 66 | Ryan Benjamin | 26 | C | 16 | 0 | 242 | 6-1 | South Florida | 11/11/1977 | 2 | |
| 55 | Derrick Brooks* | 30 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-0 | Florida St. | 4/18/1973 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 28th pick / 1995 |
| 44 | Vinny Ciurciu | 23 | LB | 8 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Clemson,Boston Col. | 5/2/1980 | Rook | |
| 60 | Cosey Coleman | 25 | G | 16 | 16 | 322 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 10/27/1978 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 51st pick / 2000 |
| 43 | Jameel Cook | 24 | FB | 14 | 8 | 237 | 5-10 | Illinois | 2/8/1979 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 174th pick / 2001 |
| 91 | Chartric Darby | 28 | DT | 16 | 1 | 270 | 6-0 | South Carolina St. | 10/22/1975 | 2 | |
| 85 | Ken Dilger | 32 | TE | 15 | 15 | 250 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/2/1971 | 8 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 48th pick / 1995 |
| 88 | Rickey Dudley | 31 | TE | 7 | 2 | 255 | 6-6 | Ohio St. | 7/15/1972 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 9th pick / 1996 |
| 21 | Scott Frost | 28 | DB | 4 | 0 | 218 | 6-3 | Stanford,Nebraska | 1/4/1975 | 5 | New York Jets / 3rd / 67th pick / 1998 |
| 34 | David Gibson | 26 | DB | 9 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | USC | 11/5/1977 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 193rd pick / 2000 |
| 58 | Jack Golden | 26 | LB | 4 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Oklahoma St. | 1/28/1977 | 3 | |
| 7 | Martin Gramatica | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 170 | 5-8 | Kansas St. | 11/27/1975 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1999 |
| 74 | Cornell Green | 27 | T-G | 7 | 5 | 315 | 6-6 | Central Florida | 8/25/1976 | 1 | |
| 89 | Will Heller | 22 | TE | 9 | 1 | 250 | 6-6 | Georgia Tech | 2/28/1981 | Rook | |
| 38 | John Howell | 25 | DB | 8 | 0 | 210 | 5-11 | Colorado St. | 4/28/1978 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 117th pick / 2001 |
| 35 | Corey Ivy | 26 | DB | 16 | 2 | 188 | 5-8 | Oklahoma | 3/29/1977 | 2 | |
| 71 | Kerry Jenkins | 30 | G | 16 | 11 | 305 | 6-5 | LSU,Troy | 9/6/1973 | 6 | |
| 14 | Brad Johnson | 35 | QB | 16 | 16 | 226 | 6-5 | Florida St. | 9/13/1968 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 227th pick / 1992 |
| 19 | Keyshawn Johnson | 31 | WR | 10 | 10 | 212 | 6-4 | USC | 7/22/1972 | 7 | New York Jets / 1st / 1st pick / 1996 |
| 22 | Thomas Jones | 25 | RB | 16 | 3 | 220 | 5-10 | Virginia | 8/19/1978 | 3 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 7th pick / 2000 |
| 83 | Joe Jurevicius | 29 | WR | 5 | 2 | 230 | 6-5 | Penn St. | 12/23/1974 | 5 | New York Giants / 2nd / 55th pick / 1998 |
| 25 | Brian Kelly | 27 | DB | 5 | 5 | 193 | 5-11 | USC | 1/14/1976 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1998 |
| 10 | Shaun King | 26 | QB | 3 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Tulane | 5/29/1977 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1999 |
| 82 | Charles Lee | 26 | WR | 8 | 5 | 227 | 6-3 | Central Florida | 11/19/1977 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 242nd pick / 2000 |
| 47 | John Lynch | 32 | DB | 14 | 14 | 220 | 6-2 | Stanford | 9/25/1971 | 10 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1993 |
| 78 | Sean Mahan | 23 | G-C | 9 | 0 | 301 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 5/28/1980 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 168th pick / 2003 |
| 37 | Cecil Martin | 28 | FB | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 7/8/1975 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 172nd pick / 1999 |
| 87 | Keenan McCardell* | 33 | WR | 16 | 16 | 191 | 6-1 | UNLV | 1/6/1970 | 11 | Washington Redskins / 12th / 326th pick / 1991 |
| 92 | Anthony McFarland | 26 | DT | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-0 | LSU | 12/18/1977 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 15th pick / 1999 |
| 56 | Ryan Nece | 24 | LB | 15 | 10 | 224 | 6-3 | UCLA | 2/24/1979 | 1 | |
| 72 | Roman Oben | 31 | T | 15 | 13 | 305 | 6-4 | Louisville | 10/9/1972 | 7 | New York Giants / 3rd / 66th pick / 1996 |
| 23 | Jermaine Phillips | 24 | DB | 14 | 8 | 214 | 6-1 | Georgia | 3/27/1979 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 157th pick / 2002 |
| 61 | Cleveland Pinkney | 26 | DT | 4 | 0 | 300 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 9/14/1977 | Rook | |
| 32 | Michael Pittman | 28 | RB | 16 | 13 | 218 | 6-0 | Fresno St. | 8/14/1975 | 5 | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 95th pick / 1998 |
| 21 | Hank Poteat | 26 | DB | 1 | 0 | 192 | 5-9 | Pittsburgh | 8/30/1977 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 77th pick / 2000 |
| 53 | Shelton Quarles | 32 | LB | 11 | 11 | 225 | 6-1 | Vanderbilt | 9/11/1971 | 6 | |
| 97 | Simeon Rice* | 29 | DE | 16 | 16 | 268 | 6-5 | Illinois | 2/24/1974 | 7 | Arizona Cardinals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1996 |
| 28 | Travaris Robinson | 22 | DB | 4 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | Auburn | 9/1/1981 | Rook | |
| 57 | Dwayne Rudd | 27 | LB | 16 | 2 | 235 | 6-2 | Alabama | 2/3/1976 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 20th pick / 1997 |
| 99 | Warren Sapp* | 31 | DT | 15 | 15 | 303 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 12/19/1972 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 12th pick / 1995 |
| 3 | Edell Shepherd | 23 | WR | 2 | 0 | 175 | 6-1 | San Jose St. | 5/18/1980 | Rook | |
| 98 | Corey Smith | 24 | DE | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | North Carolina St. | 10/2/1979 | 1 | |
| 26 | Dwight Smith | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 201 | 5-10 | Akron | 8/13/1978 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 84th pick / 2001 |
| 59 | Justin C. Smith | 24 | LB | 2 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | Indiana | 6/5/1979 | Rook | |
| 94 | Greg Spires | 29 | DE | 15 | 15 | 265 | 6-1 | Florida St. | 8/12/1974 | 5 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1998 |
| 27 | Aaron Stecker | 28 | RB | 16 | 1 | 213 | 5-10 | Wisconsin,West. Illinois | 11/13/1975 | 3 | |
| 9 | Tom Tupa | 37 | QB-P | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-4 | Ohio St. | 2/6/1966 | 15 | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 68th pick / 1988 |
| 76 | John Wade | 28 | C | 16 | 16 | 299 | 6-5 | Marshall | 1/25/1975 | 5 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 5th / 148th pick / 1998 |
| 67 | Kenyatta Walker | 24 | T | 14 | 14 | 302 | 6-5 | Florida | 2/1/1979 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 14th pick / 2001 |
| 31 | Tim Wansley | 24 | DB | 12 | 6 | 186 | 5-8 | Georgia | 11/7/1979 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 233rd pick / 2002 |
| 95 | Ron Warner | 28 | DE | 4 | 0 | 270 | 6-3 | Kansas | 9/26/1975 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 239th pick / 1998 |
| 52 | Nate Webster | 26 | LB | 15 | 5 | 230 | 6-0 | Miami (FL) | 11/29/1977 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 90th pick / 2000 |
| 29 | Ronyell Whitaker | 24 | DB | 4 | 1 | 196 | 5-9 | Virginia Tech | 3/19/1979 | Rook | |
| 90 | Dewayne White | 24 | DE | 12 | 1 | 273 | 6-2 | Louisville | 10/19/1979 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 64th pick / 2003 |
| 65 | Jason Whittle | 28 | G | 16 | 5 | 305 | 6-4 | SW Missouri St. | 3/7/1975 | 5 | |
| 41 | Daniel Wilcox | 26 | TE | 2 | 0 | 245 | 6-1 | Appalachian St. | 3/23/1977 | 2 | |
| 86 | Karl Williams | 32 | WR | 13 | 0 | 177 | 5-11 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 4/10/1971 | 7 | |
| 81 | Roland Williams | 28 | TE | 1 | 0 | 265 | 6-5 | Syracuse | 4/27/1975 | 5 | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 98th pick / 1998 |
| 96 | Ellis Wyms | 24 | DE | 13 | 0 | 279 | 6-3 | Mississippi St. | 4/12/1979 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 183rd pick / 2001 |
| 80 | Todd Yoder | 25 | TE | 16 | 1 | 250 | 6-4 | Vanderbilt | 3/18/1978 | 3 | |
| Team Total | 27.2 | 16 | 239.0 | 6-1.4 | 4.0 |