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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)
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1977 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Gary Huff | 26 | 4 | 6 | 67 for 138, 889 yards, 3 td, 13 int, & 8 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1973 |
| RB | Ricky Bell | 22 | Rook | 10 | 148 rushes for 436 yards, 1 td, & 11 catches for 88 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1977 |
| FB | Jimmy DuBose | 23 | 1 | 6 | 71 rushes for 284 yards, 0 td, & 11 catches for 89 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1976 |
| FB | Ed Williams | 27 | 3 | 5 | 63 rushes for 198 yards, 0 td, & 10 catches for 67 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | John McKay | 24 | 1 | 10 | 12 catches for 164 yards, 0 td | Cleveland Browns / 16th / 394th pick / 1975 |
| WR | Morris Owens | 24 | 2 | 14 | 34 catches for 655 yards, 3 td, & 2 rushes for -2 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 106th pick / 1975 |
| TE | Dana Nafziger | 24 | Rook | 10 | 9 catches for 119 yards, 0 td | |
| LT | Dave Reavis | 27 | 3 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1973 |
| LG | Jeff Winans | 26 | 4 | 11 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1973 |
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| C | Dan Ryczek | 28 | 4 | 13 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 322nd pick / 1971 |
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| C | Steve A. Wilson | 23 | 1 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 154th pick / 1976 |
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| RG | Dan Medlin | 28 | 3 | 14 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 131st pick / 1972 |
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| RT | Darryl Carlton | 24 | 2 | 13 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 23rd pick / 1975 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Council Rudolph | 27 | 5 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 160th pick / 1972 |
| NT | Dave Pear | 24 | 2 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 56th pick / 1975 |
| RDE | Lee Roy Selmon | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1976 |
| LOLB | Dave R. Lewis | 23 | Rook | 13 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1977 |
| LILB | Dewey Selmon | 24 | 1 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1976 |
| RILB | Richard Wood | 24 | 2 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 68th pick / 1975 |
| ROLB | Cecil Johnson | 22 | Rook | 12 | 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Jeris White | 25 | 3 | 14 | 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1974 |
| RCB | Mike Washington | 24 | 1 | 14 | 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1975 |
| SS | Mark Cotney | 25 | 2 | 12 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 7th / 171st pick / 1975 |
| FS | Cedric Brown | 23 | 1 | 14 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 343rd pick / 1976 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Allan Leavitt | 22 | Rook | 0 | 5 of 10 field goals & 5 of 5 extra points | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 89th pick / 1977 |
| P | Dave Green | 28 | 4 | 0 | 98 punts for a 40.3 average, 1 blocked | Cincinnati Bengals / 17th / 418th pick / 1972 |
| PR | Danny Reece | 22 | 1 | 0 | 31 punt returns for a 8.8 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 69th pick / 1976 |
| KR | Isaac Hagins | 23 | 1 | 3 | 21 kick returns for a 23.5 average and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 262nd pick / 1976 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Ricky Bell | 22 | RB | 11 | 10 | 220 | 6-2 | USC | 4/8/1955 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1977 |
| Jeb Blount | 23 | QB | 5 | 4 | 200 | 6-3 | Tulsa | 7/12/1954 | Rook | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 50th pick / 1976 |
| Rik Bonness | 23 | LB | 13 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 3/20/1954 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 84th pick / 1976 |
| Cedric Brown | 23 | DB | 14 | 14 | 199 | 6-1 | Kent State | 5/6/1954 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 343rd pick / 1976 |
| Gary Butler | 26 | TE | 3 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Rice | 1/11/1951 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 27th pick / 1973 |
| Darryl Carlton | 24 | T | 14 | 13 | 271 | 6-6 | Tampa | 6/24/1953 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 23rd pick / 1975 |
| Blanchard Carter | 22 | T | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | UNLV | 6/3/1955 | Rook | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 193rd pick / 1977 |
| Louis Carter | 24 | RB | 14 | 1 | 207 | 5-11 | Maryland | 2/6/1953 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 76th pick / 1975 |
| Mark Cotney | 25 | DB | 14 | 12 | 204 | 6-0 | Cameron,New Mexico Highlands | 6/26/1952 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 171st pick / 1975 |
| Anthony Davis | 25 | RB | 11 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | USC | 9/8/1952 | Rook | New York Jets / 2nd / 37th pick / 1975 |
| Jimmy DuBose | 23 | RB | 13 | 6 | 217 | 5-11 | Florida | 10/25/1954 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1976 |
| Howard Fest | 31 | G-T | 1 | 0 | 262 | 6-6 | Texas | 4/11/1946 | 9 | Cincinnati Bengals / 6th / 139th pick / 1968 |
| Dave Green | 28 | P | 14 | 0 | 206 | 5-11 | Ohio | 9/21/1949 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 17th / 418th pick / 1972 |
| Isaac Hagins | 23 | WR | 13 | 3 | 179 | 5-9 | Southern | 3/2/1954 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 262nd pick / 1976 |
| Charley Hannah | 22 | G-T-DE | 9 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Alabama | 7/26/1955 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1977 |
| Paul Harris | 23 | LB | 14 | 3 | 220 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/19/1954 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 159th pick / 1977 |
| Randy Hedberg | 23 | QB | 7 | 4 | 200 | 6-3 | Minot State | 12/27/1954 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 196th pick / 1977 |
| Gary Huff | 26 | QB | 8 | 6 | 195 | 6-1 | Florida State | 4/27/1951 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1973 |
| Cecil Johnson | 22 | LB | 13 | 12 | 230 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 8/19/1955 | Rook | |
| Greg Johnson | 24 | DT-NT-DE | 5 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Florida State | 12/3/1953 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 135th pick / 1976 |
| Randy R. Johnson | 24 | G | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-2 | Georgia | 1/2/1953 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 122nd pick / 1976 |
| Curtis Jordan | 23 | DB | 12 | 2 | 200 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 1/25/1954 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 158th pick / 1976 |
| Bill Kollar | 25 | DE-NT-DT | 14 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Montana State | 11/27/1952 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 23rd pick / 1974 |
| Allan Leavitt | 22 | K | 8 | 0 | 176 | 5-11 | Georgia | 10/22/1955 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 89th pick / 1977 |
| Mike Lemon | 26 | LB | 14 | 0 | 218 | 6-2 | Kansas | 2/26/1951 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 149th pick / 1975 |
| Dave R. Lewis | 23 | LB | 14 | 13 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 10/15/1954 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1977 |
| John McKay | 24 | WR | 14 | 10 | 182 | 5-11 | USC | 3/28/1953 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 16th / 394th pick / 1975 |
| Dan Medlin | 28 | G | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-3 | North Carolina State | 10/12/1949 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 131st pick / 1972 |
| Bob Moore | 28 | TE | 3 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Stanford | 2/12/1949 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 123rd pick / 1971 |
| Larry Mucker | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 12/15/1954 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 251st pick / 1977 |
| Dana Nafziger | 24 | TE-LB | 14 | 10 | 220 | 6-1 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 10/26/1953 | Rook | |
| Jack Novak | 24 | TE | 9 | 2 | 242 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 6/6/1953 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 12th / 301st pick / 1975 |
| Morris Owens | 24 | WR | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 2/14/1953 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 106th pick / 1975 |
| Walter Packer | 22 | DB | 10 | 0 | 174 | 5-10 | Mississippi State | 11/7/1955 | Rook | Atlanta Falcons / 8th / 203rd pick / 1977 |
| Dave Pear | 24 | NT-DT | 14 | 14 | 250 | 6-2 | Washington | 6/1/1953 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 56th pick / 1975 |
| George Ragsdale | 25 | RB-WR | 9 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | North Carolina A&T | 12/4/1952 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 321st pick / 1976 |
| Dave Reavis | 27 | T-G | 14 | 14 | 257 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 6/19/1950 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1973 |
| Danny Reece | 22 | DB | 14 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | USC | 1/28/1955 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 69th pick / 1976 |
| Glenn Robinson | 26 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 242 | 6-6 | Oklahoma State | 10/20/1951 | 2 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 57th pick / 1974 |
| Council Rudolph | 27 | DE | 14 | 14 | 255 | 6-4 | Kentucky State | 1/18/1950 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 160th pick / 1972 |
| Dan Ryczek | 28 | C | 14 | 13 | 249 | 6-3 | Virginia | 8/24/1949 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 13th / 322nd pick / 1971 |
| Dewey Selmon | 24 | LB-DT | 14 | 14 | 246 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 11/19/1953 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1976 |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 23 | DE-DT | 14 | 14 | 256 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 10/20/1954 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1976 |
| Mike Washington | 24 | DB | 14 | 14 | 197 | 6-2 | Alabama | 7/1/1953 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1975 |
| Jack Wender | 23 | RB | 2 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Fresno State | 5/31/1954 | Rook | |
| Jeris White | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 188 | 5-9 | Hawaii | 9/3/1952 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1974 |
| Ed Williams | 27 | RB | 14 | 5 | 245 | 6-2 | Langston | 6/19/1950 | 3 | |
| Steve A. Wilson | 23 | C-G-T | 14 | 8 | 265 | 6-4 | Georgia | 5/19/1954 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 154th pick / 1976 |
| Jeff Winans | 26 | G-DE-T-DT | 11 | 11 | 265 | 6-5 | USC | 10/12/1951 | 4 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1973 |
| Stan Winfrey | 24 | RB | 2 | 0 | 223 | 5-11 | Arkansas State | 2/20/1953 | 2 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 49th pick / 1975 |
| Richard Wood | 24 | LB | 14 | 14 | 224 | 6-2 | USC | 5/31/1953 | 2 | New York Jets / 3rd / 68th pick / 1975 |
| Team Total | 24.4 | 14 | 223.0 | 6-1.8 | 1.7 |