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1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 5th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 241 points (15.1/g), 25th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 259 points (16.2/g), 7th.
 Differential of -18 points (-1.1/g), 17th.
 Expected W-L: 7.3-8.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.3/g), 8th.

Simple Rating System: Total -3.3, Offense: -4.1, Defense: 0.8, SoS: -2.2, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by John McKay

 Offensive Coordinator: Joe Gibbs
 Defensive Coordinator: Tom Bass

Training Camp: One Buc Place / Buccaneer Place (Tampa, Florida)

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1978 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
1 17 TAM Doug Williams QB 9 1978 1989 0 0 6 56 88 1240 2507 16998 100 93 220 884 15 Grambling St.
2 30 TAM Johnny Davis RB 10 1978 1987 0 0 1 8 119 314 1094 15 22 106 0 Alabama
2 44 TAM Brett Moritz G 1 1978 1978 0 0 0 0 6 Nebraska
6 162 TAM Elijah Marshall WR 0 0 0 North Carolina St.
8 196 TAM John McGriff LB 0 0 0 Miami (FL)
9 223 TAM Willie Taylor WR 1 1978 1978 0 0 0 0 1 Pittsburgh
10 252 TAM Aaron C. Brown LB 6 1978 1987 0 0 0 8 73 Ohio St.
12 307 TAM Kevin McLee RB 0 0 0 Georgia