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1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Record: 2-12-0, Finished 5th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 103 points (7.4/g), 28th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 223 points (15.9/g), 12th.
 Differential of -120 points (-8.6/g), 26th.
 Expected W-L: 1.9-12.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.4/g), 17th.

Coached by John McKay (2-12-0)

1977 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 18 box L 0-1 @ Philadelphia Eagles 3 13 8 118 26 92 1 15 281 137 144 5
2 Sat September 24 box L 0-2 Minnesota Vikings 3 9 8 138 34 104 3 17 315 211 104 3
3 Sun October 2 box L 0-3 @ Dallas Cowboys 7 23 10 163 87 76 2 23 415 210 205 3
4 Sun October 9 box L 0-4 Washington Redskins 0 10 11 136 39 97 5 14 239 118 121 3
5 Sun October 16 box L 0-5 @ Seattle Seahawks 23 30 22 384 217 167 6 21 375 241 134 2
6 Sun October 23 box L 0-6 Green Bay Packers 0 13 13 188 113 75 3 14 218 93 125 2
7 Sun October 30 box L 0-7 @ San Francisco 49ers 10 20 18 250 146 104 3 20 306 101 205 1
8 Sun November 6 box L 0-8 @ Los Angeles Rams 0 31 9 152 43 109 4 21 330 153 177 1
9 Sun November 13 box L 0-9 New York Giants 0 10 19 287 182 105 5 13 197 74 123 3
10 Sun November 20 box L 0-10 @ Detroit Lions 7 16 8 147 71 76 5 14 216 69 147 5
11 Sun November 27 box L 0-11 Atlanta Falcons 0 17 8 78 16 62 5 18 222 47 175 1
12 Sun December 4 box L 0-12 Chicago Bears 0 10 9 135 21 114 2 17 274 133 141 1
13 Sun December 11 box W 1-12 @ New Orleans Saints 33 14 14 238 103 135 1 17 250 154 96 7
14 Sun December 18 box W 2-12 St. Louis Cardinals 17 7 11 279 171 108 1 17 296 162 134 4

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 103 2693 834 3.2 168 131 321 1269 3 30 3.4 69 465 1424 4 3.1 84 46 16 15
Team Defense 223 3934 949 4.1 241 191 338 1903 10 23 5.2 106 581 2031 13 3.5 124 41 18 11
Lg Rank Offense 28 28 28 20 28 28 26 28 24 28 26 28 23 16
Lg Rank Defense 12 13 17 11 11 3 9 15 23 17 16 6 7 7

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
19 Gary Huff 26 QB 8 6 2-4-0 67 138 48.6 889 3 2.2 13 9.4 67 6.4 2.6 13.3 111.1 37.4 15 150 4.8 1.4 9.8
14 Randy Hedberg 23 7 4 0-4-0 25 90 27.8 244 0 0.0 10 11.1 19 2.7 -2.3 9.8 34.9 0.0 15 131 1.1 -3.2 14.3
17 Jeb Blount 23 5 4 0-4-0 37 89 41.6 522 0 0.0 7 7.9 56 5.9 2.3 14.1 104.4 28.4 18 164 3.3 0.4 16.8
32 Louis Carter 24 14 1 0 2 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
4 Dave Green 28 P 14 0 2 2 100.0 59 0 0.0 0 0.0 45 29.5 29.5 29.5 4.2 118.7 0 0 29.5 29.5 0.0
Team Total 24.4 14 2-12-0 131 321 40.8 1714 3 0.9 30 9.3 67 5.3 1.3 13.1 122.4 22.5 48 445 3.4 -0.1 13.0
Opp Total 14 191 338 56.5 2149 10 3.0 23 6.8 6.4 3.9 11.3 153.5 57.2 30 246 5.2 2.9

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
42 Ricky Bell 22 RB 11 10 148 436 1 20 2.9 39.6 13.5 11 88 8.0 0 23 1.0 8.0 524 1 4
28 Anthony Davis 25 11 0 95 297 1 35 3.1 27.0 8.6 8 91 11.4 0 30 0.7 8.3 388 1 5
35 Jimmy DuBose 23 FB 13 6 71 284 0 13 4.0 21.8 5.5 11 89 8.1 0 17 0.8 6.8 373 0 0
43 Ed Williams 27 fb 14 5 63 198 0 14 3.1 14.1 4.5 10 67 6.7 0 15 0.7 4.8 265 0 6
32 Louis Carter 24 14 1 59 117 2 20 2.0 8.4 4.2 10 65 6.5 0 19 0.7 4.6 182 2 2
14 Randy Hedberg 23 7 4 9 35 0 12 3.9 5.0 1.3 35 0 2
19 Gary Huff 26 QB 8 6 8 10 0 2 1.3 1.3 1.0 10 0 2
17 Jeb Blount 23 5 4 5 26 0 12 5.2 5.2 1.0 26 0 2
23 George Ragsdale 25 9 0 3 21 0 15 7.0 2.3 0.3 2 17 8.5 0 10 0.2 1.9 38 0 0
85 Morris Owens 24 WR 14 14 2 -2 0 5 -1.0 -0.1 0.1 34 655 19.3 3 67 2.4 46.8 653 3 1
81 Isaac Hagins 23 RET 13 3 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.2 0.1 15 196 13.1 0 56 1.2 15.1 198 0 3
4 Dave Green 28 P 14 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 0
89 John McKay 24 WR 14 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 164 13.7 0 26 0.9 11.7 164 0 0
83 Dana Nafziger 24 TE 14 10 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 9 119 13.2 0 38 0.6 8.5 119 0 0
87 Larry Mucker 23 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 4 59 14.8 0 23 0.3 4.2 59 0 0
80 Jack Novak 24 9 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 24 12.0 0 15 0.2 2.7 24 0 0
46 Danny Reece 22 RET 14 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 2 59 29.5 0 45 0.1 4.2 59 0 0
82 Gary Butler 26 3 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 1 21 21.0 0 21 0.3 7.0 21 0 0
Team Total 24.4 14 465 1424 4 35 3.1 101.7 33.2 131 1714 13.1 3 67 9.4 122.4 3138 7 30
Opp Total 14 581 2031 13 3.5 145.1 41.5 191 1903 10.0 10 13.6 135.9 3934 23 34

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
81 Isaac Hagins 23 RET 13 3 17 85 0 29 5.0 21 493 0 31 23.5 776
46 Danny Reece 22 RET 14 0 31 274 0 36 8.8 3 72 0 34 24.0 405
28 Anthony Davis 25 11 0 15 277 0 28 18.5 665
23 George Ragsdale 25 9 0 3 68 0 21 22.7 106
83 Dana Nafziger 24 TE 14 10 1 4 0 4 4.0 123
Team Total 24.4 14 48 359 0 36 7.5 43 914 0 34 21.3 4411
Opp Total 14 71 0 33 699 0 21.2

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
4 Dave Green 28 P 14 0 3 3 2 2 1 7 4 57.1% 6 5 83.3% 98 3948 70 1 40.3
9 Allan Leavitt 22 K 8 0 1 1 3 2 2 1 3 1 1 10 5 50.0% 5 5 100.0%
Team Total 24.4 14 1 1 6 5 4 1 5 2 1 17 9 52.9% 11 10 90.9% 98 3948 70 1 40.3
Opp Total 14 27 14 51.9% 26 23 88.5% 84 3352 39.9

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
42 Ricky Bell 22 RB 11 10 4 1 0 0
17 Jeb Blount 23 5 4 2 1 0 0
34 Cedric Brown 23 FS 14 14 2 66 0 27 1 1 24 0
66 Blanchard Carter 22 13 0 0 1 0 0
32 Louis Carter 24 14 1 2 1 0 0
33 Mark Cotney 25 SS 14 12 1 0 0 0
28 Anthony Davis 25 11 0 5 1 0 0
4 Dave Green 28 P 14 0 0 1 0 0
81 Isaac Hagins 23 RET 13 3 3 0 0 0
52 Paul Harris 23 14 3 0 1 0 0
14 Randy Hedberg 23 7 4 2 0 0 0
19 Gary Huff 26 QB 8 6 2 2 0 0
56 Cecil Johnson 22 ROLB 13 12 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 0
72 Greg Johnson 24 5 0 1 0 1 0
25 Curtis Jordan 23 12 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
57 Dave R. Lewis 23 LOLB 14 13 2 55 0 42 0 1 0 0
83 Dana Nafziger 24 TE 14 10 0 1 0 0
85 Morris Owens 24 WR 14 14 1 0 0 0
76 Dave Pear 24 NT 14 14 0 2 7 0
75 Dave Reavis 27 LT 14 14 0 1 0 0
78 Council Rudolph 27 LDE 14 14 0 1 0 0
51 Dan Ryczek 28 C 14 13 1 0 -29 0
58 Dewey Selmon 24 LILB 14 14 2 29 0 20 0 1 4 0
63 Lee Roy Selmon 23 RDE 14 14 0 2 0 0
40 Mike Washington 24 RCB 14 14 5 71 1 45 0 1 0 0
45 Jeris White 25 LCB 14 14 4 61 0 32 0 1 0 0
43 Ed Williams 27 fb 14 5 6 2 0 0
54 Richard Wood 24 RILB 14 14 4 86 1 30 0 1 37 1
Team Total 24.4 14 23 368 3 45 30 29 43 1
Opp Total 14 48 34 16 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
9 Allan Leavitt 22 K 8 0 5 5 20
85 Morris Owens 24 WR 14 14 3 3 18
4 Dave Green 28 P 14 0 5 4 17
32 Louis Carter 24 14 1 2 2 12
54 Richard Wood 24 RILB 14 14 1 1 2 12
42 Ricky Bell 22 RB 11 10 1 1 6
28 Anthony Davis 25 11 0 1 1 6
72 Greg Johnson 24 5 0 1 1 6
40 Mike Washington 24 RCB 14 14 1 1 6
Team Total 24.4 14 4 3 1 3 11 10 9 103
Opp Total 14 13 10 23 14 1 223