Tampa Bay Buccaneers 13 San Francisco 49ers 6
Sunday 31 August 1997 at Houlihans Stadium
FOX COMMENTARY CREW Kevin Harlan and Jerry Glanville
The Bucs defeated 49ers for the first time in 17 years and
became the first team to hold them without a touchdown since
November 1991. This was also the first game that the
Buccaneers played in their new uniforms and is seen by many
as the defining turning point in franchise history as the end of
the losing mentality in Tampa. The winning score came at the
end of a 52-yard drive led by Mike Alstott’s power running.
Tyrone Legette’s interception of Steve Young late in the 4th
quarter sealed the victory.
STARTERS
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
LT
74 Gruber
LDE
72 Ahanotu
LG
60 Pyne
DT
77 Culpepper
C
61 Mayberry
DT
99 Sapp
RG
64 Diaz
RDE
91 Upshaw
RT
70 Odom
WLB
55 Brooks
TE
80 Harris
MLB
56 Nickerson
WR
84 Thomas
SLB
59 Porter
WR
86 Williams
LCB
21 Abraham
QB
12 Dilfer
SS
47 Lynch
FB
40 Alstott
FS
25 Johnson
RB
28 Dunn
RCB
27 Parker
PLAYED
5 Husted, 6 Barnhardt, 19 Hunter, 22 Mincy, 23 Bouie, 26 Rusk, 29
Gant, 37 Ellison, 45 Legette, 51 Singleton, 52 Bellisari, 53 Quarles, 69
Pierson, 71 Wunsch, 73 Middleton, 75 Curry, 78 Jones, 82 Hape, 83
Moore, 85 Anthony, 94 White
DID NOT PLAY
4 Walsh, 32 Rhett
INACTIVES
13 Milanovich, 20 Barber, 50 Gooch, 65 Dogins, 87 Davis, 88
Copeland, 90 Maniecki, 97 Jackson
GAME SCORING
SF
1:50-1Q
Anderson FG30
SF
2:57-2Q
Anderson FG40
TB
0:23-3Q
Husted FG40
TB
9:23-4Q
Moore 1 pass from Dilfer (Husted kick)
TB
6:48-4Q
Husted FG34
GAME REPORTS
Pat Yasinskas' take on a season-opening win
Martin Fennelly's award-winning column
Rick Stroud reports from Houlihan's Stadium
Hubert Mizell's opinions on a statement victory
How Gary Shelton saw it unfold
Click here for the gamebook and the play-by-play
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING
BUCS: Alstott 14-69, Dunn 8-37, Dilfer 4-8, Hape 1-1.
49ERS: Hearst 18-84, Kirby 5-19, Floyd 2-6, Young 1-1, Rice 1-(-10).
PASSING
BUCS: Dilfer 26-14-165-1-1.
49ERS: Brohm 13-10-99-0-0, Druckenmiller 8-4-33-1-0.
RECEIVING
BUCS: Williams 3-74, Alstott 3-50, Thomas 2-9, Moore 2-6, Dunn 2-4,
Harris 1-15, Anthony 1-7.
49ERS: Rice 4-38, Uwaezuoke 2-29, Kirby 2-22, Jones 2-20, Hearst 2-6,
Owens 1-12, Floyd 1-5
INTERCEPTIONS
BUCS: Legette 1-0.
49ERS: Pope 1-7.
KICK RETURNS
BUCS: Williams 2-49, Dunn 1-26.
49ERS: Owens 2-31, Uwaezuoke 1-25.
PUNT RETURNS
BUCS: Williams 1-8.
49ERS: Uwaezuoke 2-20.
SACKS
BUCS: Sapp 2.5-21, Upshaw 2-9, Nickerson 1-6, Culpepper 0.5-5, Brooks
0.5-0, Porter 0.5-0.
49ERS: Walker 1-9, Doleman 1-0.
VIDEO CLIPS
Warren Sapp sacks Steve Young and is forced out with a concussion
Dave Moore scores the only TD on a one-yard pass from Trent Dilfer
Tyrone Legette’s key interception late in the fourth quarter
