2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Greg Schiano (7-9)
Location: Tampa, Florida
2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Greg Schiano (7-9)
Location: Tampa, Florida
2012 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Results
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League ended the 2012 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing second in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference.
The Buccaneers ran up 389 points, but the defensive squad surrendered 394. Josh Freeman led the charge, throwing for 4,065 yards. Vincent Jackson caught 72 balls for 1,384 yards. Mike Williams provided receiving help, too.
Doug Martin rushed for a team-high 1,454 yards for Tampa Bay.
Ronde Barber picked off 4 opponent throws. Michael Bennett sacked opposing passers 9 times.
Greg Schiano coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 73 | Roger Allen | ROG-LOG | February 10, 1986 | 6'3" | 329 | Missouri Western St. | Raytown, MO USA | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Ronde Barber | FS | April 7, 1975 | 5'10" | 184 | Virginia | Roanoke, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Mark Barron | SS | October 27, 1989 | 6'1" | 213 | Alabama | Mobile, AL | 16 | 16 |
| 10 | Connor Barth | K | April 11, 1986 | 5'11" | 193 | North Carolina | Wilmington, NC USA | 15 | 0 |
| 17 | Arrelious Benn | WR | September 8, 1988 | 6'2" | 225 | Illinois | Washington, DC USA | 8 | 1 |
| 71 | Michael Bennett | LDE | November 13, 1985 | 6'4" | 271 | Texas A&M | Alief, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 31 | E.J. Biggers | LCB | June 13, 1987 | 6'0" | 180 | West. Michigan | Miami, FL USA | 13 | 12 |
| 43 | Ahmad Black | FS | December 12, 1989 | 5'10" | 184 | Florida | Lakeland, FL | 16 | 2 |
| 58 | Quincy Black | SLB | February 28, 1984 | 6'2" | 226 | New Mexico | Chicago, IL USA | 9 | 5 |
| 27 | LeGarrette Blount | RB | December 5, 1986 | 6'1" | 245 | Oregon | Madison, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 91 | Da'Quan Bowers | RDE | February 23, 1990 | 6'3" | 280 | Clemson | Bamberg, SC | 10 | 0 |
| 82 | Nate Byham | TE | June 27, 1988 | 6'4" | 268 | Pittsburgh | Franklin, PA USA | 11 | 2 |
| 44 | Dallas Clark | TE | June 12, 1979 | 6'3" | 257 | Iowa | Livermore, IA USA | 16 | 7 |
| 94 | Adrian Clayborn | RDE | July 6, 1988 | 6'3" | 281 | Iowa | St. Louis, MO | 3 | 3 |
| 51 | Jacob Cutrera | WLB-MLB | May 18, 1988 | 6'3" | 238 | LSU | Lafayette, LA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 54 | Lavonte David | WLB | January 23, 1990 | 6'1" | 233 | Nebraska | Miami, FL | 16 | 16 |
| 69 | Demar Dotson | RT | October 11, 1985 | 6'9" | 315 | Southern Mississippi | Alexandria, LA | 16 | 15 |
| 89 | David Douglas | WR | June 27, 1989 | 6'1" | 205 | Arizona | Dallas, TX | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Andrew Economos | LONG | June 24, 1982 | 6'1" | 250 | Georgia Tech | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 59 | Mason Foster | MLB | March 1, 1989 | 6'1" | 245 | Central Washington | Seaside, CA | 16 | 16 |
| 5 | Josh Freeman | QB | January 13, 1988 | 6'6" | 240 | Kansas St. | Kansas City, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 26 | Anthony Gaitor | RCB | October 9, 1988 | 5'10" | 177 | Florida International | Miami, FL | 4 | 2 |
| 95 | Gary Gibson | RDT | May 5, 1982 | 6'3" | 285 | Rutgers | Jamesville, NY USA | 16 | 1 |
| 53 | Najee Goode | MLB | June 4, 1989 | 6'0" | 244 | West Virginia | Cleveland, OH | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Danny Gorrer | LCB-RCB | June 1, 1986 | 6'0" | 173 | Texas A&M | Port Arthur, TX USA | 6 | 1 |
| 35 | Cody Grimm | SS | February 26, 1987 | 5'11" | 202 | Virginia Tech | Fairfax, VA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 73 | Derek Hardman | ROG-ROT | September 13, 1986 | 6'6" | 300 | Eastern Kentucky | Spencer, WV USA | 3 | 0 |
| 57 | Adam Hayward | SLB | June 23, 1984 | 6'0" | 235 | Portland St. | Westminster, CA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 96 | Corvey Irvin | LDT | May 3, 1985 | 6'3" | 296 | Georgia | Augusta, GA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 83 | Vincent Jackson | WR | January 14, 1983 | 6'5" | 241 | Northern Colorado | Fort Polk, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 97 | George Johnson | RDE | December 11, 1987 | 6'4" | 265 | Rutgers | Glassboro, NJ | 5 | 0 |
| 29 | Leonard Johnson | RCB | March 30, 1990 | 5'10" | 202 | Iowa State | Clearwater, FL | 16 | 6 |
| 9 | Michael Koenen | P | July 13, 1982 | 5'11" | 195 | West. Washington | Ferndale, WA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 62 | Ted Larsen | RG | June 13, 1987 | 6'2" | 207 | North Carolina State | Palm Harbor, FL USA | 16 | 13 |
| 78 | Lazarius Levingston | LDT | November 16, 1987 | 6'4" | 292 | LSU | Monroe, LA | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | LeQuan Lewis | RCB-LCB | February 17, 1989 | 5'11" | 190 | Coll. Of the Sequoias | Norwalk, CA | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | Myron Lewis | LCB | November 24, 1987 | 6'2" | 203 | Vanderbilt | Pompano Beach, FL USA | 9 | 0 |
| 41 | Erik Lorig | FB | November 17, 1986 | 6'4" | 265 | Stanford | Rolling Hills, CA USA | 15 | 7 |
| 22 | Doug Martin | RB | January 13, 1989 | 5'9" | 223 | Boise St. | Oakland, CA | 16 | 16 |
| 93 | Gerald McCoy | DT | February 25, 1988 | 6'4" | 295 | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 39 | Brandon McDonald | DB | August 26, 1985 | 5'11" | 181 | Memphis | Collins, MS USA | 11 | 2 |
| 79 | Jamon Meredith | RG | May 11, 1986 | 6'4" | 289 | South Carolina | Simpsonville, SC USA | 14 | 12 |
| 90 | Roy Miller | DT | July 9, 1987 | 6'1" | 301 | Texas | Fort Lewis, WA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 98 | Aaron Morgan | LDE | December 30, 1988 | 6'4" | 238 | La-Monroe | New Orleans, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 77 | Carl Nicks | LG | May 14, 1985 | 6'5" | 343 | Nebraska | San Francisco, CA USA | 7 | 7 |
| 86 | Danny Noble | TE | March 30, 1989 | 6'5" | 248 | Toledo | Elyria, OH | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Dan Orlovsky | QB | August 18, 1983 | 6'5" | 230 | Connecticut | Bridgeport, CT USA | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Chris Owusu | WR | January 6, 1990 | 6'2" | 200 | Stanford | Oxnard, CA | 5 | 0 |
| 87 | Preston Parker | WR | February 13, 1987 | 6'0" | 200 | Florida St. | Delray Beach, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Roscoe Parrish | WR | July 16, 1982 | 5'10" | 168 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 13 | 0 |
| 70 | Donald Penn | LT | April 27, 1983 | 6'5" | 305 | Utah St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 12 | Jordan Shipley | WR | December 23, 1985 | 5'11" | 190 | Texas | Burnet, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Michael Smith | RB | August 9, 1989 | 5'9" | 205 | Utah St. | Tucson, AZ | 1 | 0 |
| 88 | Luke Stocker | TE | July 17, 1988 | 6'5" | 258 | East Tennessee St. | Lexington, KY | 16 | 11 |
| 18 | Sammie Stroughter | WR | January 3, 1986 | 5'9" | 182 | Oregon St. | Vallejo, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Aqib Talib | LCB | February 13, 1986 | 6'2" | 202 | Kansas | Cleveland, OH USA | 4 | 4 |
| 37 | Keith Tandy | FS-SS | February 12, 1989 | 5'10" | 200 | West Virginia | Hopkinsville, KY | 9 | 0 |
| 50 | Daniel Te'o-Nesheim | RDE | November 30, 1986 | 6'3" | 250 | Washington | Pago Pago, American Samoa | 15 | 9 |
| 65 | Jeremy Trueblood | RT | May 10, 1983 | 6'8" | 315 | Boston Col. | Indianapolis, IN USA | 9 | 1 |
| 11 | Tiquan Underwood | WR | February 17, 1987 | 6'1" | 175 | Rutgers | New Brunswick, NJ USA | 14 | 3 |
| 74 | Cody Wallace | C | November 26, 1984 | 6'4" | 300 | Texas A&M | Cuero, TX | 8 | 0 |
| 28 | DJ Ware | RB | February 18, 1985 | 6'1" | 225 | Georgia | Rockmart, GA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 56 | Dekoda Watson | SLB | March 3, 1988 | 6'1" | 232 | Florida St. | Aiken, SC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 92 | Markus White | LDE | November 25, 1987 | 6'4" | 266 | Butler Co. CC | West Palm Beach, FL | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Mike Williams | WR | May 18, 1987 | 6'2" | 204 | Syracuse | Buffalo, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 21 | Eric Wright | RCB | July 24, 1985 | 5'11" | 192 | UNLV | San Francisco, CA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 76 | Jeremy Zuttah | C | June 1, 1986 | 6'4" | 303 | Rutgers | Edison, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
