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1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Record: 2-14-0, Finished 5th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 241 points (15.1/g), 27th of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 380 points (23.8/g), 22nd.
 Differential of -139 points (-8.7/g), 27th.
 Expected W-L: 4.1-11.9.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.2/g), 10th.

Simple Rating System: Total -9.0, Offense: -7.5, Defense: -1.6, SoS: -0.3, 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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Drafted Players

Draft Index · Full 1983 Draft Results
Passing Rushing Receiving
Rnd Pick Tm Pos Yrs From To AP1 PB St CarAV G Cmp Att Yds TD Int Att Yds TD Rec Yds TD College/Univ
2 45 TAM Randy Grimes C 9 1983 1992 0 0 7 32 118 Baylor
3 72 TAM Jeremiah Castille DB 6 1983 1988 0 0 3 24 87 Alabama
4 99 TAM Kelly Thomas T 3 1983 1987 0 0 1 7 27 USC
5 131 TAM Tony Chickillo NT 3 1984 1987 0 0 0 1 7 Miami (FL)
6 148 TAM Gene Branton WR 2 1983 1985 0 0 0 0 4 Texas Southern
6 158 TAM Ken Kaplan T 3 1984 1987 0 0 0 5 35 New Hampshire
7 185 TAM Weldon Ledbetter RB 0 0 0 Oklahoma
8 212 TAM John Samuelson LB 0 0 0 Azusa Pacific
9 238 TAM Hasson Arbubakrr DE 2 1983 1984 0 0 0 2 20 Texas Tech
10 270 TAM Darius Durham WR 0 0 0 San Diego St.
11 297 TAM Mark Witte TE 4 1983 1987 0 0 0 4 51 6 62 0 North Texas
12 324 TAM John Higgenbotham DT 0 0 0 NE Oklahoma