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1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 273 points (17.1/g), 21st of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 237 points (14.8/g), 1st.
 Differential of 36 points (2.2/g), 9th.
 Expected W-L: 9.3-6.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 16th.

Simple Rating System: Total -2.8, Offense: -4.6, Defense: 1.8, SoS: -5.1, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by John McKay

 Defensive Coordinator: Tom Bass

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

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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1979 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
2 33 TAM Greg Roberts G 4 1979 1982 0 0 3 17 45 Oklahoma
2 34 TAM Gordon Jones WR 5 1979 1983 0 0 2 13 61 2 2 0 97 1402 8 Pittsburgh
3 60 TAM Jerry Eckwood RB 3 1979 1981 0 0 3 18 47 0 5 0 0 0 515 1845 6 93 956 1 Arkansas
3 78 TAM Reggie P. Lewis DE 2 1979 1980 0 0 0 3 22 North Texas
3 80 TAM Rick Berns RB 4 1979 1983 0 0 0 2 50 68 255 0 6 46 0 Nebraska
5 133 TAM Chuck Fusina QB 4 1979 1986 0 0 0 0 14 22 37 198 1 2 11 28 0 Penn St.
8 217 TAM Gene Sanders T 7 1979 1985 0 0 2 20 77 Texas A&M
9 225 TAM Henry Vereen WR 0 0 0 UNLV
11 281 TAM Bob Rippentrop TE 0 0 0 Fresno St.
12 307 TAM David Logan NT 9 1979 1987 0 0 7 41 112 Pittsburgh