G · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Matt O'Dwyer
Age 53 · 196 cm (6'5") · 138 kg · Born Sep 1, 1972 · Northwestern
NFL career
1995
debut year
2004
last season
10
seasons
#72
jersey
College: Northwestern
Career stats
Regular-season totals from 1999 to 2003 · 27 games.
Stats by season
5 regular-season campaigns tracked.
Games during career · Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Most recent results for the franchise while Matt O'Dwyer was on the roster (1999+ play-by-play coverage).
L
L
L
L
W
L
W
L
7–12 @ Cardinals
2004-17 · Jan 2, 2005 · REGULAR
L
20–37 vs Panthers
2004-16 · Dec 26, 2004 · REGULAR
L
17–21 vs Saints
2004-15 · Dec 19, 2004 · REGULAR
L
24–31 @ Chargers
2004-14 · Dec 12, 2004 · REGULAR
W
27–0 vs Falcons
2004-13 · Dec 5, 2004 · REGULAR
L
14–21 @ Panthers
2004-12 · Nov 28, 2004 · REGULAR
W
35–3 vs 49ers
2004-11 · Nov 21, 2004 · REGULAR
L
14–24 @ Falcons
2004-10 · Nov 14, 2004 · REGULAR
Career badges
Retired
10-year career
External profiles
Northwestern alumni in the NFL
Other NFL players who attended Northwestern.
A.J. Henning
WR · 2025 · Dolphins
Marshall Lang
TE · 2025 · Patriots
Cam Johnson
WR · 2024 · Panthers
Adetomiwa Adebawore
DT · 2023 · Colts
Cameron Mitchell
DB · 2023 · Colts
Evan Hull
RB · 2023 · Texans
Peter Skoronski
OT · 2023 · Titans
William Hooper
CB · 2023 · Patriots
Earnest Brown IV
DE · 2021 · Titans
Greg Newsome II
CB · 2021 · Giants
1995 NFL Draft · Round 2 class
Other players selected in the same round.
#34
#36
#37
#38
#39
#40
#41
#42
#43
Terrance Shaw
CB · SDG
#35
Anthony Cook
DE · HOU
#36
Shawn King
DE · CAR
#37
Cory Raymer
C · WAS
#38
Zach Wiegert
OT · STL
#39
Christian Fauria
TE · SEA
#40
Brian DeMarco
G · JAX
#41
Ron Davis
DB · ATL
#42
Orlando Thomas
FS · MIN
#43
Melvin Johnson
DB · TAM
#44
Ray Zellars
RB · NOR
#45
Todd Collins
QB · BUF
G peers of the era
Other Gs who debuted within five seasons of Matt O'Dwyer.
Adam Timmerman
Debut 1995 · #62 · Rams
Andrew Greene
Debut 1995 · #72 · Seahawks
Andrew Peterson
Debut 1995 · Panthers
Brandon Hayes
Debut 1995 · #67 · Panthers
Brenden Stai
Debut 1995 · #66 · Commanders
Brian DeMarco
Debut 1995 · #73 · Bengals
Derek Allen
Debut 1995 · Giants
Donald Willis
Debut 1995 · #60 · Chiefs
Born on September 1
Dennis Partee
1946 · Los Angeles Chargers
Ed Podolak
1947 · Kansas City Chiefs
Les Goodman
1950 · Green Bay Packers
Jay Douglas
1950 · Los Angeles Chargers
Les Strayhorn
1951 · Dallas Cowboys
Brian Kelley
1951 · New York Giants
Tom Owen
1952 · New York Giants
Dale Mitchell
1953 · San Francisco 49ers