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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.
Coached by John McKay (10-6-0)
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1979 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Drafted Players
Glossary · CSV · PRE · Draft Index · Full 1979 Draft Results| Passing | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rnd | Pick | Tm | Pos | Yrs | From | To | AP1 | PB | St | 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 | 45 | Oklahoma | |||||||||||
| 2 | 34 | TAM | Gordon Jones | WR | 5 | 1979 | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 1402 | 8 | Pittsburgh | |||||
| 3 | 60 | TAM | Jerry Eckwood | RB | 3 | 1979 | 1981 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 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 | 22 | North Texas | |||||||||||
| 3 | 80 | TAM | Rick Berns | RB | 4 | 1979 | 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 68 | 255 | 0 | 6 | 46 | 0 | Nebraska | |||||
| 5 | 133 | TAM | Chuck Fusina | QB | 4 | 1979 | 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 22 | 37 | 198 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 28 | 0 | Penn State | |||
| 8 | 217 | TAM | Gene Sanders | T | 7 | 1979 | 1985 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 77 | Texas A&M | |||||||||||
| 9 | 225 | TAM | Henry Vereen | WR | 0 | 0 | 0 | UNLV | |||||||||||||||
| 11 | 281 | TAM | Bob Rippentrop | TE | 0 | 0 | 0 | Fresno State | |||||||||||||||
| 12 | 307 | TAM | David Logan | NT | 9 | 1979 | 1987 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 112 | Pittsburgh | |||||||||||