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Record: 5-4-0, Finished 2nd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 158 points (17.6/g), 18th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 178 points (19.8/g), 16th.
Differential of -20 points (-2.2/g), 19th.
Expected W-L: 3.9-5.1.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.2/g), 19th.
Simple Rating System: Total 0.9, Offense: -0.4, Defense: 1.3, SoS: 3.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
John McKay
Defensive Coordinator: Wayne Fontes
Training Camp: One Buc Place / Buccaneer Place (Tampa, Florida)
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| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Doug Williams | 27 | 4 | 9 | 164 for 307, 2,071 yards, 9 td, 11 int, & 35 rushes for 158 yards and 2 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1978 |
| RB | James Owens | 27 | 3 | 6 | 76 rushes for 238 yards, 0 td, & 8 catches for 42 yards and 1 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1979 |
| FB | James Wilder | 24 | 1 | 9 | 83 rushes for 324 yards, 3 td, & 53 catches for 466 yards and 1 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1981 |
| WR | Kevin House | 25 | 2 | 9 | 28 catches for 438 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for -1 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Gordon Jones | 25 | 3 | 7 | 14 catches for 205 yards, 1 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1979 |
| TE | Jimmie Giles* | 28 | 5 | 9 | 28 catches for 499 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1977 |
| LT | Dave Reavis | 32 | 8 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1973 | |
| LG | Ray Snell | 24 | 2 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1980 | |
| C | Steve A. Wilson | 28 | 6 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 154th pick / 1976 | |
| RG | Greg Roberts | 26 | 3 | 6 | 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1979 |
| rg | Sean Farrell | 22 | Rook | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1982 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Dave Stalls | 27 | 5 | 9 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 191st pick / 1977 |
| NT | David Logan | 26 | 3 | 9 | 4.8 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 307th pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Lee Roy Selmon* | 28 | 6 | 9 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1976 |
| LOLB | Andy Hawkins | 24 | 2 | 9 | 2.3 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 267th pick / 1980 |
| LILB | Cecil Johnson | 27 | 5 | 9 | ||
| RILB | Scot Brantley | 24 | 2 | 9 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1980 |
| ROLB | Hugh Green* | 23 | 1 | 9 | 2.3 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 7th pick / 1981 |
| LCB | Norris Thomas | 28 | 5 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 257th pick / 1976 |
| RCB | Mike Washington | 29 | 6 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1975 |
| SS | Neal Colzie | 28 | 7 | 9 | 2.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1975 |
| FS | Cedric Brown | 28 | 6 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 343rd pick / 1976 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Bill Capece | 23 | 1 | 0 | 18 of 23 field goals & 14 of 14 extra points | Houston Oilers / 12th / 324th pick / 1981 |
| P | Larry Swider | 27 | 3 | 0 | 39 punts for a 41.5 average, 1 blocked | Denver Broncos / 7th / 185th pick / 1977 |
| PR | John Holt | 23 | 1 | 0 | 16 punt returns for a 5.1 average and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 89th pick / 1981 |
| KR | Michael Morton | 22 | Rook | 0 | 21 kick returns for a 17.2 average and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 325th pick / 1982 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Dave Barrett | 23 | 7 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Houston | 9/9/1959 | Rook | 0 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 103rd pick / 1982 | |
| 82 | Jerry Bell | 23 | te | 9 | 1 | 230 | 6-5 | Arizona St. | 3/7/1959 | Rook | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1982 |
| 83 | Theo Bell | 29 | 9 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Arizona | 12/21/1953 | 6 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1976 | |
| 52 | Scot Brantley | 24 | RILB | 9 | 9 | 230 | 6-1 | Florida | 2/24/1958 | 2 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1980 |
| 34 | Cedric Brown | 28 | FS | 9 | 9 | 199 | 6-1 | Kent St. | 5/6/1954 | 6 | 7 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 343rd pick / 1976 |
| 78 | John Cannon | 22 | 9 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | William & Mary | 7/30/1960 | Rook | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1982 | |
| 3 | Bill Capece | 23 | K | 9 | 0 | 170 | 5-7 | Florida St. | 4/1/1959 | 1 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 12th / 324th pick / 1981 |
| 87 | Gerald Carter | 25 | 9 | 0 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 6/19/1957 | 2 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 240th pick / 1980 | |
| 28 | Mel Carver | 23 | rb | 9 | 1 | 221 | 5-11 | UNLV | 7/14/1959 | Rook | 3 | |
| 5 | Brian Clark | 24 | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | Florida | 6/28/1958 | Rook | 0 | New England Patriots / 10th / 253rd pick / 1982 | |
| 67 | Robert Cobb | 25 | 3 | 0 | 248 | 6-4 | Cincinnati,Arizona | 10/12/1957 | 1 | 0 | Los Angeles Rams / 3rd / 66th pick / 1981 | |
| 20 | Neal Colzie | 28 | SS | 9 | 9 | 200 | 6-2 | Ohio St. | 2/28/1954 | 7 | 11 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1975 |
| 33 | Mark Cotney | 30 | 9 | 0 | 204 | 6-0 | New Mex. Highlands,Cameron | 6/26/1952 | 7 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 171st pick / 1975 | |
| 58 | Jeff Davis | 22 | 9 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Clemson | 1/26/1960 | Rook | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 128th pick / 1982 | |
| 62 | Sean Farrell | 22 | rg | 9 | 7 | 260 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 5/25/1960 | Rook | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1982 |
| 88 | Jimmie Giles* | 28 | TE | 9 | 9 | 239 | 6-3 | Alcorn St. | 11/8/1954 | 5 | 10 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1977 |
| 11 | Jerry Golsteyn | 28 | 1 | 0 | 207 | 6-4 | Northern Illinois | 8/6/1954 | 5 | 0 | New York Giants / 12th / 333rd pick / 1976 | |
| 53 | Hugh Green* | 23 | ROLB | 9 | 9 | 225 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 7/27/1959 | 1 | 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 7th pick / 1981 |
| 73 | Charley Hannah | 27 | rt | 7 | 5 | 260 | 6-5 | Alabama | 7/26/1955 | 5 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 56th pick / 1977 |
| 59 | Andy Hawkins | 24 | LOLB | 9 | 9 | 225 | 6-2 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 3/31/1958 | 2 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 267th pick / 1980 |
| 21 | John Holt | 23 | PR | 9 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | West Texas A&M | 5/14/1959 | 1 | 0 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 89th pick / 1981 |
| 89 | Kevin House | 25 | WR | 9 | 9 | 181 | 6-1 | Southern Illinois | 12/20/1957 | 2 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1980 |
| 56 | Cecil Johnson | 27 | LILB | 9 | 9 | 230 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 8/19/1955 | 5 | 6 | |
| 84 | Gordon Jones | 25 | WR | 9 | 7 | 190 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 7/25/1957 | 3 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1979 |
| 57 | Jim Leonard | 25 | g | 9 | 3 | 258 | 6-3 | Santa Clara | 10/19/1957 | 2 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 186th pick / 1980 |
| 76 | David Logan | 26 | NT | 9 | 9 | 250 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 10/25/1956 | 3 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 307th pick / 1979 |
| 39 | Terdell Middleton | 27 | 2 | 0 | 198 | 6-0 | Memphis | 4/8/1955 | 5 | 0 | St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 80th pick / 1977 | |
| 24 | Tom Morris | 22 | 8 | 0 | 175 | 5-11 | Michigan St. | 4/2/1960 | Rook | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 185th pick / 1982 | |
| 1 | Michael Morton | 22 | KR | 9 | 0 | 180 | 5-8 | UNLV | 2/6/1960 | Rook | 0 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 325th pick / 1982 |
| 35 | Rick Moser | 26 | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Rhode Island | 12/18/1956 | 4 | 0 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 208th pick / 1978 | |
| 51 | Dana Nafziger | 29 | 8 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo | 10/26/1953 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 86 | Jim Obradovich | 29 | te | 9 | 3 | 225 | 6-2 | USC | 4/2/1953 | 7 | 2 | New York Giants / 7th / 158th pick / 1975 |
| 26 | James Owens | 27 | RB | 8 | 6 | 192 | 5-11 | UCLA | 7/5/1955 | 3 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1979 |
| 75 | Dave Reavis | 32 | LT | 7 | 7 | 257 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 6/19/1950 | 8 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1973 |
| 66 | Booker Reese | 23 | 7 | 0 | 260 | 6-0 | Bethune-Cookman | 9/20/1959 | Rook | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1982 | |
| 61 | Greg Roberts | 26 | RG | 7 | 6 | 260 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 1/19/1956 | 3 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1979 |
| 74 | Gene Sanders | 26 | t | 4 | 2 | 273 | 6-3 | Washington,Texas A&M | 11/10/1956 | 3 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 217th pick / 1979 |
| 63 | Lee Roy Selmon* | 28 | RDE | 9 | 9 | 256 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 10/20/1954 | 6 | 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1976 |
| 22 | Johnny Ray Smith | 25 | db | 9 | 1 | 183 | 5-9 | Lamar | 9/7/1957 | Rook | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 11th / 283rd pick / 1981 |
| 72 | Ray Snell | 24 | LG | 7 | 6 | 262 | 6-4 | Wisconsin | 2/24/1958 | 2 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1980 |
| 65 | Dave Stalls | 27 | LDE | 9 | 9 | 250 | 6-5 | Northern Colorado | 9/19/1955 | 5 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 191st pick / 1977 |
| 9 | Larry Swider | 27 | P | 9 | 0 | 195 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 2/1/1955 | 3 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 185th pick / 1977 |
| 41 | Norris Thomas | 28 | LCB | 9 | 9 | 180 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 5/3/1954 | 5 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 257th pick / 1976 |
| 40 | Mike Washington | 29 | RCB | 8 | 8 | 197 | 6-2 | Alabama | 7/1/1953 | 6 | 6 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1975 |
| 90 | Brad White | 24 | 9 | 0 | 256 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 8/18/1958 | 1 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 310th pick / 1981 | |
| 32 | James Wilder | 24 | FB | 9 | 9 | 225 | 6-3 | Missouri | 5/12/1958 | 1 | 13 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1981 |
| 12 | Doug Williams | 27 | QB | 9 | 9 | 220 | 6-4 | Grambling St. | 8/9/1955 | 4 | 13 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1978 |
| 50 | Steve A. Wilson | 28 | C | 8 | 6 | 265 | 6-4 | Georgia | 5/19/1954 | 6 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 154th pick / 1976 |
| 54 | Richard Wood | 29 | 9 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | USC | 5/31/1953 | 7 | 1 | New York Jets / 3rd / 68th pick / 1975 | |
| 68 | George Yarno | 25 | g | 9 | 3 | 260 | 6-2 | Washington St. | 8/12/1957 | 3 | 3 | |
| Team Total | 25.8 | 9 | 221.7 | 6-1.6 | 3.1 |