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1980 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Record: 5-10-1, Finished 4th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 271 points (16.9/g), 23rd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 341 points (21.3/g), 20th.
Differential of -70 points (-4.4/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 5.9-10.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.6/g), 25th.
Coached by John McKay (5-10-1)
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1980 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
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 | 25 | 2 | 16 | 254 for 521, 3,396 yards, 20 td, 16 int, & 58 rushes for 370 yards and 4 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1978 |
| RB | Jerry Eckwood | 26 | 1 | 8 | 149 rushes for 504 yards, 2 td, & 47 catches for 475 yards and 1 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1979 |
| RB | Johnny Davis | 24 | 2 | 6 | 39 rushes for 130 yards, 1 td, & 4 catches for 17 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1978 |
| FB | Ricky Bell | 25 | 3 | 12 | 174 rushes for 599 yards, 2 td, & 38 catches for 292 yards and 1 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1977 |
| WR | Isaac Hagins | 26 | 4 | 14 | 23 catches for 364 yards, 2 td, & 3 rushes for 24 yards and 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 262nd pick / 1976 |
| WR | Gordon Jones | 23 | 1 | 14 | 48 catches for 669 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for -10 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1979 |
| TE | Jimmie Giles* | 26 | 3 | 15 | 33 catches for 602 yards, 4 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1977 |
| LT | Dave Reavis | 30 | 6 | 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1973 |
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| LG | George Yarno | 23 | 1 | 10 | ||
| C | Steve A. Wilson | 26 | 4 | 14 | 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 154th pick / 1976 |
| RG | Ray Snell | 22 | Rook | 11 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1980 |
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| RG | Greg Roberts | 24 | 1 | 6 | 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1979 |
| RT | Charley Hannah | 25 | 3 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1977 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bill Kollar | 28 | 6 | 13 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 23rd pick / 1974 |
| NT | David Logan | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 307th pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Lee Roy Selmon* | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1976 |
| LOLB | Dave R. Lewis* | 26 | 3 | 15 | 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1977 |
| LILB | Dewey Selmon | 27 | 4 | 15 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1976 |
| RILB | Richard Wood | 27 | 5 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 3rd / 68th pick / 1975 |
| ROLB | Cecil Johnson | 25 | 3 | 16 | ||
| LCB | Curtis Jordan | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 158th pick / 1976 |
| RCB | Mike Washington | 27 | 4 | 16 | 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1975 |
| SS | Mark Cotney | 28 | 5 | 16 | 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 7th / 171st pick / 1975 |
| FS | Cedric Brown | 26 | 4 | 13 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 343rd pick / 1976 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Garo Yepremian | 36 | 14 | 0 | 16 of 23 field goals & 31 of 32 extra points | |
| P | Tom Blanchard | 32 | 9 | 0 | 88 punts for a 42.3 average, 1 blocked | New York Giants / 12th / 304th pick / 1971 |
| PR | Danny Reece | 25 | 4 | 1 | 57 punt returns for a 5.5 average and 0 td | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 69th pick / 1976 |
| KR | Gary Davis | 26 | 4 | 2 | 44 kick returns for a 21.6 average and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 174th pick / 1976 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Darrell Austin | 29 | G-C-T | 8 | 2 | 250 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 11/6/1951 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 16th / 404th pick / 1974 |
| 42 | Ricky Bell | 25 | RB | 14 | 12 | 220 | 6-2 | USC | 4/8/1955 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1977 |
| 36 | Rick Berns | 24 | RB | 16 | 2 | 205 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 2/5/1956 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1979 |
| 16 | Tom Blanchard | 32 | P | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Oregon | 5/28/1948 | 9 | New York Giants / 12th / 304th pick / 1971 |
| 52 | Scot Brantley | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Florida | 2/24/1958 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1980 |
| 55 | Aaron C. Brown | 24 | LB | 16 | 1 | 235 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 1/13/1956 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1978 |
| 34 | Cedric Brown | 26 | DB | 13 | 13 | 199 | 6-1 | Kent State | 5/6/1954 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 343rd pick / 1976 |
| 70 | Mike Calhoun | 23 | DT-DE | 3 | 0 | 260 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 5/6/1957 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 274th pick / 1979 |
| 20 | Neal Colzie | 26 | DB | 16 | 1 | 200 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 2/28/1954 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1975 |
| 33 | Mark Cotney | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 204 | 6-0 | Cameron,New Mexico Highlands | 6/26/1952 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 171st pick / 1975 |
| 71 | Randy Crowder | 27 | DT-NT-DE | 2 | 2 | 242 | 6-2 | Penn State | 7/30/1953 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 136th pick / 1974 |
| 28 | Gary Davis | 26 | RB | 15 | 2 | 202 | 5-10 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 9/7/1954 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 174th pick / 1976 |
| 38 | Johnny Davis | 24 | RB | 14 | 6 | 235 | 6-1 | Alabama | 7/17/1956 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1978 |
| 27 | Tony Davis | 27 | RB | 15 | 2 | 212 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 1/21/1953 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 106th pick / 1976 |
| 43 | Jerry Eckwood | 26 | RB | 15 | 8 | 198 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 12/26/1954 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1979 |
| 14 | Chuck Fusina | 23 | QB | 2 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Penn State | 5/31/1957 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 133rd pick / 1979 |
| 88 | Jimmie Giles* | 26 | TE | 16 | 15 | 239 | 6-3 | Alcorn State | 11/8/1954 | 3 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1977 |
| 81 | Isaac Hagins | 26 | WR | 16 | 14 | 179 | 5-9 | Southern | 3/2/1954 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 262nd pick / 1976 |
| 73 | Charley Hannah | 25 | G-T-DE | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-5 | Alabama | 7/26/1955 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1977 |
| 59 | Andy Hawkins | 22 | LB | 16 | 1 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 3/31/1958 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 267th pick / 1980 |
| 89 | Kevin House | 23 | WR | 14 | 1 | 181 | 6-1 | Southern Illinois | 12/20/1957 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1980 |
| 56 | Cecil Johnson | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 8/19/1955 | 3 | |
| 84 | Gordon Jones | 23 | WR | 16 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 7/25/1957 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1979 |
| 25 | Curtis Jordan | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 1/25/1954 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 158th pick / 1976 |
| 77 | Bill Kollar | 28 | DE-NT-DT | 15 | 13 | 255 | 6-3 | Montana State | 11/27/1952 | 6 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 23rd pick / 1974 |
| 62 | Jim Leonard | 23 | G-C | 16 | 2 | 258 | 6-3 | Santa Clara | 10/19/1957 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 186th pick / 1980 |
| 57 | Dave R. Lewis* | 26 | LB | 16 | 15 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 10/15/1954 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1977 |
| 79 | Reggie P. Lewis | 24 | DE-NT | 10 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | North Texas | 5/6/1956 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 78th pick / 1979 |
| 76 | David Logan | 24 | NT | 16 | 14 | 250 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 10/25/1956 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 307th pick / 1979 |
| 87 | Larry Mucker | 26 | WR | 7 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 12/15/1954 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 251st pick / 1977 |
| 86 | Jim Obradovich | 27 | TE | 16 | 1 | 225 | 6-2 | USC | 4/2/1953 | 5 | New York Giants / 7th / 158th pick / 1975 |
| 78 | Bruce Radford | 25 | NT-DE | 12 | 0 | 257 | 6-5 | Grambling State | 10/5/1955 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 77th pick / 1979 |
| 75 | Dave Reavis | 30 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 257 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 6/19/1950 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1973 |
| 46 | Danny Reece | 25 | DB | 16 | 1 | 190 | 5-11 | USC | 1/28/1955 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 69th pick / 1976 |
| 61 | Greg Roberts | 24 | G | 6 | 6 | 260 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 1/19/1956 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1979 |
| 80 | Conrad Rucker | 26 | TE | 2 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Southern | 11/15/1954 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 6th / 154th pick / 1978 |
| 80 | Tony Samuels | 26 | TE | 6 | 3 | 229 | 6-4 | Bethune-Cookman,Florida A&M | 12/30/1954 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 94th pick / 1977 |
| 74 | Gene Sanders | 24 | T-G-DE-NT | 11 | 3 | 273 | 6-3 | Texas A&M,Washington | 11/10/1956 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 217th pick / 1979 |
| 58 | Dewey Selmon | 27 | LB-DT | 15 | 15 | 246 | 6-1 | Oklahoma | 11/19/1953 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1976 |
| 63 | Lee Roy Selmon* | 26 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 256 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 10/20/1954 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1976 |
| 82 | Mike Shumann | 25 | WR | 6 | 0 | 178 | 6-1 | Florida State | 10/13/1955 | 2 | |
| 72 | Ray Snell | 22 | G-T | 13 | 11 | 262 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 2/24/1958 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1980 |
| 65 | Dave Stalls | 25 | DE-DT-NT | 15 | 3 | 250 | 6-5 | Northern Colorado | 9/19/1955 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 191st pick / 1977 |
| 41 | Norris Thomas | 26 | DB | 16 | 1 | 180 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 5/3/1954 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 257th pick / 1976 |
| 40 | Mike Washington | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 197 | 6-2 | Alabama | 7/1/1953 | 4 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1975 |
| 12 | Doug Williams | 25 | QB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 8/9/1955 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1978 |
| 50 | Steve A. Wilson | 26 | C-G-T | 15 | 14 | 265 | 6-4 | Georgia | 5/19/1954 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 154th pick / 1976 |
| 54 | Richard Wood | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-2 | USC | 5/31/1953 | 5 | New York Jets / 3rd / 68th pick / 1975 |
| 68 | George Yarno | 23 | G-C-T | 16 | 10 | 260 | 6-2 | Washington State | 8/12/1957 | 1 | |
| 1 | Garo Yepremian | 36 | K | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-8 | none | 6/2/1944 | 14 | |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 16 | 224.7 | 6-1.9 | 3.1 |