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This day in football · September 16, 1923: Ironwood Legion visited the Duluth Kelleys at Duluth Athletic Park. Duluth Kelleys 7, Ironwood Legion 0. W1923 NFL season↗

From the vault · December 26, 1964 · 1964 AFL Championship Game: The Buffalo Bills beat the San Diego Chargers 20–7 at War Memorial Stadium to win the 1964 AFL championship. Box score

2003 Tampa Bay BuccaneersW2003 Tampa Bay Buccaneers↗

NFL · NFC South · 7–9 (.438) · 3rd in division · PF 301 · PA 264 · Coach Jon Gruden

◀ 2002 2004 ▶

Team leaders

Passing (yds)

1. 3821Brad Johnson
2. 130Shaun King

Rushing (yds)

1. 751Michael Pittman
2. 627Thomas Jones
3. 125Aaron Stecker

Receiving (yds)

1. 1179Keenan McCardell
2. 601Keyshawn Johnson
3. 591Michael Pittman

Sacks

1. 14.5Simeon Rice
2. 5Warren Sapp
3. 3.5Greg Spires

Interceptions

1. 5Dwight Smith
2. 2Ronde Barber
3. 2Derrick Brooks

Efficiency (EPA)

	Offense	Defense
Plays	1029	954
EPA per play	-0.03	-0.12
Pass EPA per play	+0.03	-0.13
Rush EPA per play	-0.12	-0.11
Success rate	41.7%	37.6%
Pass rate	59.8%

Regular season, pass and run plays only. League average that year: EPA per play -0.04, success rate 41.3%. For the defense, lower is better.

Schedule (16 games)

Date	Wk	Opponent	Result	Record	Stadium	Att.
2003-09-08	1	@ Philadelphia Eagles	W 17–0	1–0	Lincoln Financial Field
2003-09-14	2	vs Carolina Panthers	L 9–12 OT	1–1	Raymond James Stadium
2003-09-21	3	@ Atlanta Falcons	W 31–10	2–1	Georgia Dome
2003-10-06	5	vs Indianapolis Colts	L 35–38 OT	2–2	Raymond James Stadium
2003-10-12	6	@ Washington Redskins	W 35–13	3–2	FedExField
2003-10-19	7	@ San Francisco 49ers	L 7–24	3–3	3Com Park
2003-10-26	8	vs Dallas Cowboys	W 16–0	4–3	Raymond James Stadium
2003-11-02	9	vs New Orleans Saints	L 14–17	4–4	Raymond James Stadium
2003-11-09	10	@ Carolina Panthers	L 24–27	4–5	Ericsson Stadium
2003-11-16	11	vs Green Bay Packers	L 13–20	4–6	Raymond James Stadium
2003-11-24	12	vs New York Giants	W 19–13	5–6	Raymond James Stadium
2003-11-30	13	@ Jacksonville Jaguars	L 10–17	5–7	Alltel Stadium
2003-12-07	14	@ New Orleans Saints	W 14–7	6–7	Louisiana Superdome
2003-12-14	15	vs Houston Texans	W 16–3	7–7	Raymond James Stadium
2003-12-20	16	vs Atlanta Falcons	L 28–30	7–8	Raymond James Stadium
2003-12-28	17	@ Tennessee Titans	L 13–33	7–9	The Coliseum

Roster (69)

#	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt	College	Exp	Status
2	Chris Simms	QB	6-4	230	Texas	0	ACT
10	Shaun King	QB	6-1	228	Tulane	4	ACT
14	Brad Johnson	QB	6-5	235	Florida State	11	ACT
30	Darian Barnes	FB	6-2	240	Hampton; Rutgers	1	RES
37	Cecil Martin	FB	6-0	235	Wisconsin	4	ACT
40	Mike Alstott	FB	6-1	248	Purdue	7	RES
43	Jameel Cook	FB	5-10	237	Illinois	2	ACT
22	Thomas Jones	RB	5-10	212	Virginia	3	ACT
27	Aaron Stecker	RB	5-10	213	Western Illinois; Wisconsin	4	ACT
32	Michael Pittman	RB	6-0	225	Fresno State	5	ACT
3	Edell Shepherd	WR	6-1	175	San Jose State; West Los Angeles College	1	ACT
13	Snoop Minnis	WR	6-1	172	Florida State	2	CUT
19	Keyshawn Johnson	WR	6-4	211	USC; West Los Angeles College	7	ACT
82	Charles Lee	WR	6-3	227	UCF	3	ACT
83	Joe Jurevicius	WR	6-5	230	Penn State	5	RES
84	Reggie Barlow	WR	6-0	190	Alabama State	7	ACT
86	Karl Williams	WR	5-11	182	Texas A&M University-Kingsville	7	ACT
87	Keenan McCardell	WR	6-1	191	UNLV	12	ACT
41	Daniel Wilcox	TE	6-1	250	Appalachian State; Georgia Military	2	CUT
80	Todd Yoder	TE	6-4	251	Vanderbilt	3	ACT
81	Roland Williams	TE	6-5	265	Syracuse	5	ACT
85	Ken Dilger	TE	6-5	250	Illinois	8	ACT
88	Rickey Dudley	TE	6-6	255	Ohio State	7	ACT
89	Will Heller	TE	6-6	275	Georgia Tech	0	ACT
62	Austin King	C	6-3	288	Northwestern	0	ACT
66	Ryan Benjamin	C	6-1	242	University of South Florida	2	ACT
76	John Wade	C	6-5	300	Marshall	5	ACT
20	Ronde Barber	CB	5-10	184	Virginia	6	ACT
21	Hank Poteat	CB	5-10	195	Pittsburgh	3	CUT
25	Brian Kelly	CB	5-11	193	USC	5	RES
31	Tim Wansley	CB	5-8	186	Georgia	1	RES
35	Corey Ivy	CB	5-9	190	Oklahoma	4	ACT
29	Ronyell Whitaker	DB	5-9	196	Virginia Tech	0	ACT
90	Dewayne White	DE	6-2	273	Louisville	0	ACT
94	Greg Spires	DE	6-1	265	Florida State	5	RES
95	Ron Warner	DE	6-3	270	Kansas; Independence Comm. College	5	ACT
95	Reinard Wilson	DE	6-2	272	Florida State	6	ACT
97	Simeon Rice	DE	6-5	268	Illinois	7	ACT
98	Corey Smith	DE	6-2	250	N.C. State	1	ACT
99	Warren Sapp	DE	6-2	300	Miami	8	ACT
61	Cleveland Pinkney	DT	6-0	305	South Carolina; Copiah-Lincoln Junior College	2	ACT
92	Anthony McFarland	DT	6-0	300	LSU	4	ACT
96	Ellis Wyms	DT	6-3	290	Mississippi State	2	RES
21	Scott Frost	FS	6-3	218	Nebraska; Stanford	5	ACT
23	Jermaine Phillips	FS	6-2	230	Georgia	1	ACT
26	Dwight Smith	FS	5-10	201	Akron	2	ACT
28	Travaris Robinson	FS	5-10	193	Auburn	0	ACT
38	John Howell	FS	6-0	210	Colorado State	2	RES
47	John Lynch	FS	6-2	220	Stanford	10	ACT
60	Cosey Coleman	G	6-4	310	Tennessee	3	ACT
65	Jason Whittle	G	6-4	297	Missouri State	5	ACT
71	Kerry Jenkins	G	6-5	305	Troy; LSU	6	ACT
78	Sean Mahan	G	6-3	301	Notre Dame	0	ACT
7	Martin Gramatica	K	5-8	170	Kansas State	4	ACT
44	Vinny Ciurciu	LB	6-0	240	Boston College; Clemson	0	ACT
59	Justin Smith	LB	6-0	221	Indiana	1	ACT
52	Nate Webster	MLB	6-0	232	Miami	3	ACT
53	Shelton Quarles	MLB	6-1	225	Vanderbilt	9	ACT
58	Jack Golden	MLB	6-1	240	Oklahoma State	3	CUT
91	Chartric Darby	NT	6-0	302	South Carolina State	5	ACT
55	Derrick Brooks	OLB	6-0	235	Florida State	8	ACT
56	Ryan Nece	OLB	6-3	224	UCLA	1	ACT
57	Dwayne Rudd	OLB	6-2	235	Alabama	6	ACT
9	Tom Tupa	P	6-4	225	Ohio State	15	ACT
34	David Gibson	SS	6-1	210	USC	3	ACT
67	Kenyatta Walker	T	6-5	302	Florida	2	RES
69	Anthony Davis	T	6-4	322	Virginia Tech	0	ACT
72	Roman Oben	T	6-4	305	Louisville	7	ACT
74	Cornell Green	T	6-6	315	UCF	4	ACT

Depth chart, week 21

Offense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
C	John Wade	Jason Whittle
FB	Jameel Cook	Cecil Martin
LG	Cosey Coleman	Kerry Jenkins
LT	Roman Oben	Kerry Jenkins
QB	Brad Johnson	Shaun King
RB	Michael Pittman	Aaron Stecker
RG	Jason Whittle	Cosey Coleman
RT	Kenyatta Walker	Cornell Green
TE	Ken Dilger	Rickey Dudley
WR	Charles Lee	Keenan McCardell	Reggie Barlow

Defense

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
DT	Warren Sapp	Anthony McFarland
FS	Jermaine Phillips	Travaris Robinson
LCB	Ronde Barber	Ronyell Whitaker
LDE	Greg Spires	Reinard Wilson
MLB	Shelton Quarles	Nate Webster
NT	Anthony McFarland	Chartric Darby
RCB	Dwight Smith	Corey Ivy
RDE	Simeon Rice	Dewayne White
SLB	Ryan Nece	Dwayne Rudd
SS	John Lynch	David Gibson
WLB	Derrick Brooks

Special Teams

Pos	Starter	2nd	3rd
H	Tom Tupa	Brad Johnson
K	Martin Gramatica
KR	Aaron Stecker	Thomas Jones
LS	Ryan Benjamin
P	Tom Tupa
PR	Karl Williams	Tim Wansley

Biggest contracts on the books in 2003

Player	Pos	Signed	Yrs	Value	Per year	Guaranteed	Cap%
John Lynch	S	2000	5	$24.1M	$4.8M	$5.6M	7.8%

Contracts whose term covers this season (Over The Cap, via nflverse). Cap% is against the cap of the signing year.

Trades in 2003 (2)

Date	Trade
2003-06-17	ARZ → TB: Thomas Jones TB → ARZ: Marquis Walker
2003-08-07	DAL → TB: Jeff Grau TB → DAL: 2005 round None (conditional)