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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.

Coached by John McKay (2-14-0)

1983 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Jack Thompson 27 4 13 249 for 423, 2,906 yards, 18 td, 21 int, & 26 rushes for 27 yards and 0 td

Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1979

RB Mel Carver 24 1 9 114 rushes for 348 yards, 0 td, & 32 catches for 262 yards and 1 td
RB James Owens 28 4 5 96 rushes for 266 yards, 5 td, & 15 catches for 81 yards and 1 td

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1979

FB James Wilder 25 2 10 161 rushes for 640 yards, 4 td, & 57 catches for 380 yards and 2 td

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1981

FB Adger Armstrong 26 3 5 7 rushes for 30 yards, 0 td, & 15 catches for 173 yards and 2 td
WR Gerald Carter 26 3 9 48 catches for 694 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 0 yards and 0 td

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 240th pick / 1980

WR Kevin House 26 3 16 47 catches for 769 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for -4 yards and 0 td

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1980

TE Jimmie Giles 29 6 9 25 catches for 349 yards, 1 td

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1977

TE Jerry Bell 24 1 6 18 catches for 200 yards, 1 td

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1982

TE Jim Obradovich 30 8 5 9 catches for 71 yards, 1 td

New York Giants / 7th / 158th pick / 1975

LT Dave Reavis 33 9 11

Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1973

LT Gene Sanders 27 4 7 1 fumble recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 217th pick / 1979

LG Randy Grimes 23 Rook 10 1 fumble recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1983

LG Ray Snell 25 3 6

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1980

LG George Yarno 26 4 11
C Steve A. Wilson 29 7 10

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 154th pick / 1976

C Randy Grimes 23 Rook 10 1 fumble recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1983

RG Sean Farrell 23 1 9 1 fumble recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1982

RG George Yarno 26 4 11
RT Kelly Thomas 23 Rook 12

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 99th pick / 1983

 Defensive Starters
LDE John Cannon 23 1 11 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1982

LDE Booker Reese 24 1 7 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1982

NT David Logan 27 4 16 9.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 307th pick / 1979

RDE Lee Roy Selmon* 29 7 13 11.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1976

LOLB Ed Judie 24 1 10 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered
LOLB Andy Hawkins 25 3 5 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 267th pick / 1980

LILB Jeff Davis 23 1 14 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 128th pick / 1982

RILB Scot Brantley 25 3 15 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1980

ROLB Hugh Green* 24 2 15 3.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 7th pick / 1981

LCB John Holt 24 2 16 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 89th pick / 1981

LCB Jeremiah Castille 22 Rook 7 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1983

RCB Mike Washington 30 7 10 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1975

RCB John Holt 24 2 16 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 89th pick / 1981

SS Mark Cotney 31 8 12 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Houston Oilers / 7th / 171st pick / 1975

FS Beasley Reece 29 7 8 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered

Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 264th pick / 1976

FS Cedric Brown 29 7 7 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Oakland Raiders / 12th / 343rd pick / 1976

 Special Teams Starters
K Bill Capece 24 2 0 10 of 23 field goals & 23 of 26 extra points

Houston Oilers / 12th / 324th pick / 1981

P Frank Garcia 26 2 0 95 punts for a 42.2 average, 1 blocked
PR Andre Tyler 24 Rook 0 27 punt returns for a 7.7 average and 0 td

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 158th pick / 1982

KR Michael Morton 23 1 0 30 kick returns for a 23.0 average and 0 td

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 325th pick / 1982

Roster

No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
69 Hasson Arbubakrr 23 DE 16 1 250 6-4 Pasadena Community College,Texas Tech 12/9/1960 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 238th pick / 1983

46 Adger Armstrong 26 RB 11 5 213 6-0 Texas A&M 6/21/1957 3
82 Jerry Bell 24 TE 16 6 230 6-5 Arizona State 3/7/1959 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1982

83 Theo Bell 30 WR 16 4 185 6-0 Arizona 12/21/1953 7

Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1976

52 Scot Brantley 25 LB 16 15 230 6-1 Florida 2/24/1958 3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1980

80 Gene Branton 23 WR 1 0 223 6-4 Texas Southern 11/23/1960 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 148th pick / 1983

34 Cedric Brown 29 DB 8 7 199 6-1 Kent State 5/6/1954 7

Oakland Raiders / 12th / 343rd pick / 1976

77 Glenn Bujnoch 30 G 6 2 260 6-5 Texas A&M 12/20/1953 7

Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1976

78 John Cannon 23 DE-NT 14 11 260 6-5 William & Mary 7/30/1960 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1982

3 Bill Capece 24 K 15 0 170 5-7 Florida State 4/1/1959 2

Houston Oilers / 12th / 324th pick / 1981

87 Gerald Carter 26 WR 16 9 190 6-1 Texas A&M 6/19/1957 3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 240th pick / 1980

28 Mel Carver 24 RB 16 9 221 5-11 UNLV 7/14/1959 1
23 Jeremiah Castille 22 DB 15 7 175 5-10 Alabama 1/15/1961 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1983

20 Neal Colzie 29 DB 5 3 200 6-2 Ohio State 2/28/1954 8

Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1975

33 Mark Cotney 31 DB 12 12 204 6-0 Cameron,New Mexico Highlands 6/26/1952 8

Houston Oilers / 7th / 171st pick / 1975

58 Jeff Davis 23 LB 15 14 230 6-0 Clemson 1/26/1960 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 128th pick / 1982

62 Sean Farrell 23 G-T 10 9 260 6-3 Penn State 5/25/1960 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1982

5 Frank Garcia 26 P 16 0 205 6-0 Arizona,Arizona State,UNLV 6/5/1957 2
88 Jimmie Giles 29 TE 11 9 239 6-3 Alcorn State 11/8/1954 6

Houston Oilers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1977

11 Jerry Golsteyn 29 QB 5 3 207 6-4 Northern Illinois 8/6/1954 6

New York Giants / 12th / 333rd pick / 1976

53 Hugh Green* 24 LB 16 15 225 6-2 Pittsburgh 7/27/1959 2

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 7th pick / 1981

60 Randy Grimes 23 C-G 15 10 270 6-4 Baylor 7/20/1960 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1983

59 Andy Hawkins 25 LB 6 5 225 6-2 Texas A&M-Kingsville 3/31/1958 3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 267th pick / 1980

8 Bob Hewko 23 QB 2 0 195 6-3 Florida 6/8/1960 Rook
21 John Holt 24 DB 16 16 180 5-11 West Texas A&M 5/14/1959 2

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 89th pick / 1981

89 Kevin House 26 WR 16 16 181 6-1 Southern Illinois 12/20/1957 3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1980

56 Cecil Johnson 28 LB 5 1 230 6-2 Pittsburgh 8/19/1955 6
51 Ed Judie 24 LB 11 10 231 6-2 Northern Arizona 7/6/1959 1
7 Jeff Komlo 27 QB 2 0 200 6-2 Delaware 7/30/1956 4

Detroit Lions / 9th / 231st pick / 1979

29 Sandy LaBeaux 22 DB 3 0 210 6-2 Cal State-Hayward 8/22/1961 Rook
57 Jim Leonard 26 G-C 15 1 258 6-3 Santa Clara 10/19/1957 3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 186th pick / 1980

76 David Logan 27 NT 16 16 250 6-2 Pittsburgh 10/25/1956 4

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 307th pick / 1979

64 Quentin Lowry 26 LB 6 0 232 6-2 Youngstown State 11/11/1957 2

Dallas Cowboys / 12th / 329th pick / 1979

43 Terdell Middleton 28 RB 7 0 198 6-0 Memphis 4/8/1955 6

St. Louis Cardinals / 3rd / 80th pick / 1977

24 Tom Morris 23 DB 12 0 175 5-11 Michigan State 4/2/1960 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 185th pick / 1982

1 Michael Morton 23 RB 16 0 180 5-8 UNLV 2/6/1960 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 325th pick / 1982

44 Dwayne O'Steen 29 DB 3 0 193 6-1 California,San Jose State 12/20/1954 5
86 Jim Obradovich 30 TE 16 5 225 6-2 USC 4/2/1953 8

New York Giants / 7th / 158th pick / 1975

26 James Owens 28 RB-WR-DB 12 5 192 5-11 UCLA 7/5/1955 4

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1979

75 Dave Reavis 33 T-G 15 11 257 6-5 Arkansas 6/19/1950 9

Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 106th pick / 1973

43 Beasley Reece 29 DB 9 8 193 6-1 North Texas 3/18/1954 7

Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 264th pick / 1976

66 Booker Reese 24 DE 16 7 260 6-0 Bethune-Cookman 9/20/1959 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1982

74 Gene Sanders 27 T-G-DE-NT 12 7 273 6-3 Texas A&M,Washington 11/10/1956 4

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 217th pick / 1979

63 Lee Roy Selmon* 29 DE-DT 14 13 256 6-3 Oklahoma 10/20/1954 7

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1976

22 Johnny Ray Smith 26 DB 16 1 183 5-9 Lamar 9/7/1957 1

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 11th / 283rd pick / 1981

72 Ray Snell 25 G-T 9 6 262 6-4 Wisconsin 2/24/1958 3

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1980

55 Danny Spradlin 24 LB 16 2 235 6-1 Tennessee 3/3/1959 2

Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 137th pick / 1981

65 Dave Stalls 28 DE-DT-NT 6 0 250 6-5 Northern Colorado 9/19/1955 6

Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 191st pick / 1977

70 Kelly Thomas 23 T 14 12 270 6-6 USC 9/9/1960 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 99th pick / 1983

41 Norris Thomas 29 DB 10 0 180 6-0 Southern Miss 5/3/1954 6

Miami Dolphins / 9th / 257th pick / 1976

14 Jack Thompson 27 QB 14 13 217 6-3 Washington State 5/19/1956 4

Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1979

56 Robert Thompson 23 LB 10 1 227 6-3 Michigan 2/4/1960 Rook

Houston Oilers / 8th / 198th pick / 1983

81 Andre Tyler 24 WR 14 0 180 6-0 Stanford 7/17/1959 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 158th pick / 1982

2 David Warnke 23 K 1 0 185 5-11 Augsburg 12/30/1960 Rook
40 Mike Washington 30 DB 10 10 197 6-2 Alabama 7/1/1953 7

Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1975

90 Brad White 25 NT-DT 16 0 256 6-2 Tennessee 8/18/1958 2

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 310th pick / 1981

32 James Wilder 25 RB 10 10 225 6-3 Missouri 5/12/1958 2

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1981

50 Steve A. Wilson 29 C-G-T 10 10 265 6-4 Georgia 5/19/1954 7

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 154th pick / 1976

85 Mark Witte 24 TE 16 2 236 6-3 North Texas 12/3/1959 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 11th / 297th pick / 1983

54 Richard Wood 30 LB 16 1 224 6-2 USC 5/31/1953 8

New York Jets / 3rd / 68th pick / 1975

68 George Yarno 26 G-C-T 14 11 260 6-2 Washington State 8/12/1957 4
Team Total 26.0 16 221.2 6-1.7 3.3