1997 Tampa Bay Buccaneers schedule

Season statistics

		Offense					Defense
Record	Playoff record	Total yards	Pass yards	Rush yards	Turnovers	First downs	Total yards	Pass yards	Rush yards	Turnovers	First downs
10-6-0	1-1	4955	2790	2165	27	279	5224	3380	1844	30	299

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' twenty-second season was in 1997, and it was the second season Tony Dungy served as the head coach of the team. The Buccaneers played their home games at Houlihan's Stadium. They finished the year 10-6-0 in the regular season and 1-1 in the playoffs, eventually losing to the Green Bay Packers 21-7. At the end of the season, Warrick Dunn was awarded with the AP Offensive Rookie of the Year award.

Week		Opponent	Score
Week 1		San Francisco 49ers	13-6
Week 2	@	Detroit Lions	24-17
Week 3	@	Minnesota Vikings	28-14
Week 4		Miami Dolphins	31-21
Week 5		Arizona Cardinals	19-18
Week 6	@	Green Bay Packers	16-21
Week 7		Detroit Lions	9-27
Week 9		Minnesota Vikings	6-10
Week 10	@	Indianapolis Colts	31-28
Week 11	@	Atlanta Falcons	31-10
Week 12		New England Patriots	27-7
Week 13	@	Chicago Bears	7-13
Week 14	@	New York Giants	20-8
Week 15		Green Bay Packers	6-17
Week 16	@	New York Jets	0-31
Week 17		Chicago Bears	31-15

Week		Opponent	Score	Notes
Wild Card Round		Detroit Lions	20-10
Divisional Round	@	Green Bay Packers	7-21

Head Coach: Tony Dungy Assistant Head Coach: Herman Edwards Offensive Coordinator: Mike Shula Defensive Coordinator: Monte Kiffin Wide Receivers Coach: Charlie Williams Offensive Line Coach: Chris Foerster Running Backs Coach: Tony Nathan Tight Ends Coach: Clyde Christensen Offensive Assistant Coach: Ricky Thomas Defensive Line Coach: Rod Marinelli Linebackers Coach: Lovie Smith Defensive Backs Coach: Herman Edwards Defensive Assistant Coach: Kevin O'Dea Special Teams Coach: Joe Marciano Strength and Conditioning Coach: Mark Asanovich Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Aaron Komarek General Manager: Rich McKay Strength and Conditioning Intern: Jeff Fish