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1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 315 points (19.7/g), 18th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 268 points (16.8/g), 4th.
Differential of 47 points (2.9/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 9.5-6.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +18 (1.1/g), 2nd.
Coached by John McKay (9-7-0)
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1981 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 | 26 | 3 | 16 | 238 for 471, 3,563 yards, 19 td, 14 int, & 48 rushes for 209 yards and 4 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1978 |
| RB | Jerry Eckwood | 27 | 2 | 12 | 172 rushes for 651 yards, 2 td, & 24 catches for 213 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1979 |
| FB | James Wilder | 23 | Rook | 16 | 107 rushes for 370 yards, 4 td, & 48 catches for 507 yards and 1 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1981 |
| WR | Theo Bell | 28 | 5 | 9 | 21 catches for 318 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 7 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1976 |
| WR | Kevin House | 24 | 1 | 16 | 56 catches for 1,176 yards, 9 td, & 2 rushes for 9 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1980 |
| TE | Jimmie Giles* | 27 | 4 | 16 | 45 catches for 786 yards, 6 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1977 |
| LT | Gene Sanders | 25 | 2 | 14 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 217th pick / 1979 |
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| LT | Dave Reavis | 31 | 7 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1973 |
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| LG | Ray Snell | 23 | 1 | 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1980 |
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| LG | George Yarno | 24 | 2 | 5 | ||
| C | Steve A. Wilson | 27 | 5 | 15 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 154th pick / 1976 |
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| RG | Greg Roberts | 25 | 2 | 14 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1979 |
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| RT | Charley Hannah | 26 | 4 | 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1977 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bill Kollar | 29 | 7 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 23rd pick / 1974 |
| LDE | Dave Stalls | 26 | 4 | 7 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 191st pick / 1977 |
| NT | David Logan | 25 | 2 | 16 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 307th pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Lee Roy Selmon* | 27 | 5 | 13 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1976 |
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| LOLB | Andy Hawkins | 23 | 1 | 12 | 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 267th pick / 1980 |
| LILB | Cecil Johnson | 26 | 4 | 16 | 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RILB | Richard Wood | 28 | 6 | 16 | New York Jets / 3rd / 68th pick / 1975 |
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| ROLB | Hugh Green | 22 | Rook | 16 | 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 7th pick / 1981 |
| LCB | Norris Thomas | 27 | 4 | 15 | 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 257th pick / 1976 |
| RCB | Mike Washington | 28 | 5 | 12 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1975 |
| RCB | John Holt | 22 | Rook | 6 | 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 89th pick / 1981 |
| SS | Neal Colzie | 27 | 6 | 16 | 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1975 |
| FS | Cedric Brown | 27 | 5 | 15 | 9 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 343rd pick / 1976 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bill Capece | 22 | Rook | 0 | 15 of 24 field goals & 30 of 32 extra points | Houston Oilers / 12th / 324th pick / 1981 |
| P | Larry Swider | 26 | 2 | 0 | 58 punts for a 42.7 average, 2 blocked | Denver Broncos / 7th / 185th pick / 1977 |
| PR | Theo Bell | 28 | 5 | 9 | 27 punt returns for a 4.9 average and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1976 |
| KR | James Owens | 26 | 2 | 1 | 24 kick returns for a 19.7 average and 0 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1979 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Ricky Bell | 26 | RB | 7 | 3 | 220 | 6-2 | USC | 4/8/1955 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1977 |
| Theo Bell | 28 | WR | 16 | 9 | 185 | 6-0 | Arizona | 12/21/1953 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1976 |
| Tom Blanchard | 33 | P | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Oregon | 5/28/1948 | 10 | New York Giants / 12th / 304th pick / 1971 |
| Scot Brantley | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Florida | 2/24/1958 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1980 |
| Cedric Brown | 27 | DB | 16 | 15 | 199 | 6-1 | Kent State | 5/6/1954 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 343rd pick / 1976 |
| Joe Campbell | 26 | DE-NT | 7 | 0 | 254 | 6-6 | Maryland | 5/8/1955 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 1977 |
| Bill Capece | 22 | K | 13 | 0 | 170 | 5-7 | Florida State | 4/1/1959 | Rook | Houston Oilers / 12th / 324th pick / 1981 |
| Gerald Carter | 24 | WR | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 6/19/1957 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 240th pick / 1980 |
| William Cesare | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Memphis,Miami (FL) | 6/2/1955 | 3 | |
| Neal Colzie | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 2/28/1954 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1975 |
| Gary Davis | 27 | RB | 7 | 0 | 202 | 5-10 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 9/7/1954 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 6th / 174th pick / 1976 |
| Tony Davis | 28 | RB | 16 | 0 | 212 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 1/21/1953 | 5 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 106th pick / 1976 |
| Jeff Delaney | 25 | DB | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 10/25/1956 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 190th pick / 1979 |
| Jerry Eckwood | 27 | RB | 16 | 12 | 198 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 12/26/1954 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 60th pick / 1979 |
| Chuck Fusina | 24 | QB | 4 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Penn State | 5/31/1957 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 133rd pick / 1979 |
| Jimmie Giles* | 27 | TE | 16 | 16 | 239 | 6-3 | Alcorn State | 11/8/1954 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1977 |
| Hugh Green | 22 | LB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 7/27/1959 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 7th pick / 1981 |
| Charley Hannah | 26 | G-T-DE | 15 | 12 | 260 | 6-5 | Alabama | 7/26/1955 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1977 |
| Andy Hawkins | 23 | LB | 16 | 12 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 3/31/1958 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 267th pick / 1980 |
| John Holt | 22 | DB | 16 | 6 | 180 | 5-11 | West Texas A&M | 5/14/1959 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 89th pick / 1981 |
| Kevin House | 24 | WR | 16 | 16 | 181 | 6-1 | Southern Illinois | 12/20/1957 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1980 |
| Scott Hutchinson | 25 | DE | 16 | 0 | 246 | 6-4 | Florida | 5/27/1956 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 38th pick / 1978 |
| Cecil Johnson | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 8/19/1955 | 4 | |
| Gordon Jones | 24 | WR | 13 | 4 | 190 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 7/25/1957 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1979 |
| Bill Kollar | 29 | DE-NT-DT | 12 | 12 | 255 | 6-3 | Montana State | 11/27/1952 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 23rd pick / 1974 |
| Jim Leonard | 24 | G-C | 16 | 3 | 258 | 6-3 | Santa Clara | 10/19/1957 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 186th pick / 1980 |
| Dave R. Lewis | 27 | LB | 13 | 4 | 240 | 6-4 | USC | 10/15/1954 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1977 |
| David Logan | 25 | NT | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 10/25/1956 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 307th pick / 1979 |
| Aaron Mitchell | 25 | DB | 13 | 0 | 196 | 6-1 | Morris Brown,UNLV | 12/15/1956 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 55th pick / 1979 |
| Dana Nafziger | 28 | TE-LB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 10/26/1953 | 4 | |
| Jim Obradovich | 28 | TE | 16 | 3 | 225 | 6-2 | USC | 4/2/1953 | 6 | New York Giants / 7th / 158th pick / 1975 |
| James Owens | 26 | RB-WR-DB | 16 | 1 | 192 | 5-11 | UCLA | 7/5/1955 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1979 |
| Dave Reavis | 31 | T-G | 12 | 5 | 257 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 6/19/1950 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1973 |
| Greg Roberts | 25 | G | 16 | 14 | 260 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 1/19/1956 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1979 |
| Gene Sanders | 25 | T-G-DE-NT | 16 | 14 | 273 | 6-3 | Texas A&M,Washington | 11/10/1956 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 217th pick / 1979 |
| Lee Roy Selmon* | 27 | DE-DT | 14 | 13 | 256 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 10/20/1954 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1976 |
| Laval Short | 23 | NT | 4 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Colorado | 9/29/1958 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 5th / 136th pick / 1980 |
| Ray Snell | 23 | G-T | 16 | 12 | 262 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 2/24/1958 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1980 |
| Dave Stalls | 26 | DE-DT-NT | 16 | 7 | 250 | 6-5 | Northern Colorado | 9/19/1955 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 191st pick / 1977 |
| Larry Swider | 26 | P | 13 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 2/1/1955 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 185th pick / 1977 |
| Norris Thomas | 27 | DB | 16 | 15 | 180 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 5/3/1954 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 257th pick / 1976 |
| Mike Washington | 28 | DB | 14 | 12 | 197 | 6-2 | Alabama | 7/1/1953 | 5 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1975 |
| Brad White | 23 | NT-DT | 16 | 0 | 256 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 8/18/1958 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 310th pick / 1981 |
| James Wilder | 23 | RB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-3 | Missouri | 5/12/1958 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1981 |
| Doug Williams | 26 | QB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 8/9/1955 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1978 |
| Steve A. Wilson | 27 | C-G-T | 15 | 15 | 265 | 6-4 | Georgia | 5/19/1954 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 154th pick / 1976 |
| Richard Wood | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 224 | 6-2 | USC | 5/31/1953 | 6 | New York Jets / 3rd / 68th pick / 1975 |
| George Yarno | 24 | G-C-T | 16 | 5 | 260 | 6-2 | Washington State | 8/12/1957 | 2 | |
| Garo Yepremian | 37 | K | 3 | 0 | 175 | 5-8 | none | 6/2/1944 | 15 | |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 16 | 221.4 | 6-1.7 | 3.4 |