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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 (2-14-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Wayne Fontes
Training Camp: One Buc Place / Buccaneer Place (Tampa, Florida)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| 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 |
| 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 CC,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 St. | 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 St. | 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 St. | 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 St. | 2/28/1954 | 8 | Oakland Raiders / 1st / 24th pick / 1975 |
| 33 | Mark Cotney | 31 | DB | 12 | 12 | 204 | 6-0 | New Mex. Highlands,Cameron | 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 St. | 5/25/1960 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1982 |
| 5 | Frank Garcia | 26 | P | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Arizona St.,UNLV,Arizona | 6/5/1957 | 2 | |
| 88 | Jimmie Giles | 29 | TE | 11 | 9 | 239 | 6-3 | Alcorn St. | 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 St. | 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 St. | 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 St. | 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 | Washington,Texas A&M | 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 St. | 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 St. | 8/12/1957 | 4 | |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 16 | 221.2 | 6-1.7 | 3.3 |