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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
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 | Doug Williams | 24 | 1 | 16 | 166 for 397, 2,448 yards, 18 td, 24 int, & 35 rushes for 119 yards and 2 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1978 |
| RB | Jerry Eckwood | 25 | Rook | 10 | 194 rushes for 690 yards, 2 td, & 22 catches for 268 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1979 |
| FB | Ricky Bell | 24 | 2 | 16 | 283 rushes for 1,263 yards, 7 td, & 25 catches for 248 yards and 2 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1977 |
| WR | Isaac Hagins | 25 | 3 | 14 | 39 catches for 692 yards, 3 td | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 262nd pick / 1976 |
| WR | Morris Owens | 26 | 4 | 12 | 20 catches for 377 yards, 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 106th pick / 1975 |
| TE | Jimmie Giles | 25 | 2 | 16 | 40 catches for 579 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for 7 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1977 |
| LT | Dave Reavis | 29 | 5 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1973 |
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| LG | Greg Horton | 28 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 56th pick / 1974 |
| C | Steve A. Wilson | 25 | 3 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 154th pick / 1976 |
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| RG | Greg Roberts | 23 | Rook | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1979 |
| RT | Charley Hannah | 24 | 2 | 14 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1977 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Wally Chambers | 28 | 6 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1973 |
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| NT | Randy Crowder | 26 | 5 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 136th pick / 1974 |
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| NT | Bill Kollar | 27 | 5 | 8 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 23rd pick / 1974 |
| RDE | Lee Roy Selmon*+ | 25 | 3 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1976 |
| LOLB | Dave R. Lewis | 25 | 2 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1977 |
| LILB | Dewey Selmon | 26 | 3 | 15 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1976 |
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| RILB | Richard Wood | 26 | 4 | 16 | 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 68th pick / 1975 |
| ROLB | Cecil Johnson | 24 | 2 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Jeris White | 27 | 5 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1974 |
| RCB | Mike Washington | 26 | 3 | 15 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1975 |
| SS | Mark Cotney | 27 | 4 | 15 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 7th / 171st pick / 1975 |
| FS | Cedric Brown | 25 | 3 | 15 | 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 343rd pick / 1976 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Neil O'Donoghue | 26 | 2 | 0 | 11 of 19 field goals & 30 of 35 extra points | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 127th pick / 1977 |
| P | Tom Blanchard | 31 | 8 | 0 | 93 punts for a 39.6 average, 2 blocked | New York Giants / 12th / 304th pick / 1971 |
| PR | Danny Reece | 24 | 3 | 1 | 70 punt returns for a 6.2 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 69th pick / 1976 |
| KR | George Ragsdale | 27 | 2 | 0 | 34 kick returns for a 19.9 average and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 321st pick / 1976 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Darrell Austin | 28 | G-C-T | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 11/6/1951 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 16th / 404th pick / 1974 |
| Ricky Bell | 24 | RB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-2 | USC | 4/8/1955 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1977 |
| Rick Berns | 23 | RB | 16 | 1 | 205 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 2/5/1956 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1979 |
| Tom Blanchard | 31 | P | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Oregon | 5/28/1948 | 8 | New York Giants / 12th / 304th pick / 1971 |
| Rik Bonness | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 3/20/1954 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 3rd / 84th pick / 1976 |
| Aaron C. Brown | 23 | LB | 12 | 1 | 235 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 1/13/1956 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1978 |
| Cedric Brown | 25 | DB | 16 | 15 | 199 | 6-1 | Kent State | 5/6/1954 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 343rd pick / 1976 |
| Darryl Carlton | 26 | T | 16 | 2 | 271 | 6-6 | Tampa | 6/24/1953 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 1st / 23rd pick / 1975 |
| William Cesare | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Memphis,Miami (FL) | 6/2/1955 | 1 | |
| Wally Chambers | 28 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-6 | Eastern Kentucky | 5/15/1951 | 6 | Chicago Bears / 1st / 8th pick / 1973 |
| Mark Cotney | 27 | DB | 16 | 15 | 204 | 6-0 | Cameron,New Mexico Highlands | 6/26/1952 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 171st pick / 1975 |
| Randy Crowder | 26 | DT-NT-DE | 16 | 8 | 242 | 6-2 | Penn State | 7/30/1953 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 136th pick / 1974 |
| Johnny Davis | 23 | RB | 16 | 4 | 235 | 6-1 | Alabama | 7/17/1956 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1978 |
| Tony Davis | 26 | RB | 16 | 0 | 212 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 1/21/1953 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 106th pick / 1976 |
| Jerry Eckwood | 25 | RB | 16 | 10 | 198 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 12/26/1954 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1979 |
| Chuck Fusina | 22 | QB | 1 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Penn State | 5/31/1957 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 133rd pick / 1979 |
| Jimmie Giles | 25 | TE | 16 | 16 | 239 | 6-3 | Alcorn State | 11/8/1954 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1977 |
| Isaac Hagins | 25 | WR | 16 | 14 | 179 | 5-9 | Southern | 3/2/1954 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 262nd pick / 1976 |
| Charley Hannah | 24 | G-T-DE | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-5 | Alabama | 7/26/1955 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1977 |
| Greg Horton | 28 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-4 | Colorado | 1/7/1951 | 3 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 56th pick / 1974 |
| Cecil Johnson | 24 | LB | 15 | 14 | 230 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 8/19/1955 | 2 | |
| Gordon Jones | 22 | WR | 12 | 1 | 190 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 7/25/1957 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1979 |
| Curtis Jordan | 25 | DB | 16 | 2 | 200 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 1/25/1954 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 158th pick / 1976 |
| Bill Kollar | 27 | DE-NT-DT | 15 | 8 | 255 | 6-3 | Montana State | 11/27/1952 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 23rd pick / 1974 |
| Dave R. Lewis | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 10/15/1954 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1977 |
| Reggie P. Lewis | 23 | DE-NT | 12 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | North Texas | 5/6/1956 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 78th pick / 1979 |
| David Logan | 23 | NT | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 10/25/1956 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 307th pick / 1979 |
| Larry Mucker | 25 | WR | 16 | 4 | 190 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 12/15/1954 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 251st pick / 1977 |
| Dana Nafziger | 26 | TE-LB | 16 | 2 | 220 | 6-1 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 10/26/1953 | 2 | |
| Neil O'Donoghue | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 208 | 6-6 | Auburn,St. Bernard | 1/18/1953 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 127th pick / 1977 |
| Jim Obradovich | 26 | TE | 16 | 2 | 225 | 6-2 | USC | 4/2/1953 | 4 | New York Giants / 7th / 158th pick / 1975 |
| Morris Owens | 26 | WR | 16 | 12 | 190 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 2/14/1953 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 106th pick / 1975 |
| Mike Rae | 28 | QB | 5 | 0 | 193 | 6-0 | USC | 7/26/1951 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 8th / 205th pick / 1973 |
| George Ragsdale | 27 | RB-WR | 15 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | North Carolina A&T | 12/4/1952 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 321st pick / 1976 |
| Dave Reavis | 29 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 257 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 6/19/1950 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1973 |
| Danny Reece | 24 | DB | 16 | 1 | 190 | 5-11 | USC | 1/28/1955 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 69th pick / 1976 |
| Greg Roberts | 23 | G | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 1/19/1956 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1979 |
| Gene Sanders | 23 | T-G-DE-NT | 16 | 0 | 273 | 6-3 | Texas A&M,Washington | 11/10/1956 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 217th pick / 1979 |
| Dewey Selmon | 26 | LB-DT | 15 | 15 | 246 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 11/19/1953 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1976 |
| Lee Roy Selmon*+ | 25 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 256 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 10/20/1954 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1976 |
| Mike Washington | 26 | DB | 15 | 15 | 197 | 6-2 | Alabama | 7/1/1953 | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1975 |
| Jeris White | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 188 | 5-9 | Hawaii | 9/3/1952 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1974 |
| Doug Williams | 24 | QB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 8/9/1955 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1978 |
| Steve A. Wilson | 25 | C-G-T | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-4 | Georgia | 5/19/1954 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 154th pick / 1976 |
| Richard Wood | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-2 | USC | 5/31/1953 | 4 | New York Jets / 3rd / 68th pick / 1975 |
| George Yarno | 22 | G-C-T | 15 | 0 | 260 | 6-2 | Washington State | 8/12/1957 | Rook | |
| Team Total | 25.2 | 16 | 222.9 | 6-1.8 | 2.5 |