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1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 335 points (20.9/g), 14th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 380 points (23.8/g), 21st.
Differential of -45 points (-2.8/g), 20th.
Expected W-L: 6.8-9.2.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -11 (-0.7/g), 24th.
Simple Rating System: Total -3.5, Offense: -0.2, Defense: -3.4, SoS: -0.7, 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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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 | Steve DeBerg | 30 | 6 | 13 | 308 for 509, 3,554 yards, 19 td, 18 int, & 28 rushes for 59 yards and 2 td | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 275th pick / 1977 |
| RB | James Wilder* | 26 | 3 | 16 | 407 rushes for 1,544 yards, 13 td, & 85 catches for 685 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1981 |
| WR | Gerald Carter | 27 | 4 | 9 | 60 catches for 816 yards, 5 td, & 1 rush for 16 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 240th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Kevin House | 27 | 4 | 16 | 76 catches for 1,005 yards, 5 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1980 |
| TE | Jerry Bell | 25 | 2 | 11 | 29 catches for 397 yards, 4 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1982 |
| TE | Jimmie Giles | 30 | 7 | 14 | 24 catches for 310 yards, 2 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1977 |
| LT | Gene Sanders | 28 | 5 | 14 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 217th pick / 1979 | |
| LG | Steve Courson | 29 | 6 | 12 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1977 | |
| C | Steve A. Wilson | 30 | 8 | 13 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 154th pick / 1976 | |
| RG | Sean Farrell | 24 | 2 | 14 | 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1982 |
| RT | Ron R. Heller | 22 | Rook | 14 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 112th pick / 1984 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | John Cannon | 24 | 2 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1982 |
| NT | David Logan | 28 | 5 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 307th pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Lee Roy Selmon* | 30 | 8 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1976 |
| LOLB | Keith Browner | 22 | Rook | 10 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1984 |
| LILB | Jeff Davis | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 128th pick / 1982 |
| RILB | Scot Brantley | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1980 |
| ROLB | Hugh Green | 25 | 3 | 8 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 7th pick / 1981 |
| LCB | Jeremiah Castille | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1983 |
| RCB | John Holt | 25 | 3 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 89th pick / 1981 |
| SS | Mark Cotney | 32 | 9 | 9 | 2.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 7th / 171st pick / 1975 |
| FS | Beasley Reece | 30 | 8 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 264th pick / 1976 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Obed Ariri | 28 | Rook | 0 | 19 of 26 field goals & 38 of 40 extra points | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 178th pick / 1981 |
| P | Frank Garcia | 27 | 3 | 0 | 68 punts for a 41.9 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Leon Bright | 29 | 3 | 0 | 23 punt returns for a 7.5 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Michael Morton | 24 | 2 | 0 | 38 kick returns for a 22.0 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Fred Acorn | 23 | db | 16 | 1 | 185 | 5-10 | Texas | 3/17/1961 | Rook | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 57th pick / 1984 |
| 2 | Obed Ariri | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 170 | 5-8 | Clemson | 4/7/1956 | Rook | 3 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 178th pick / 1981 |
| 46 | Adger Armstrong | 27 | FB | 15 | 9 | 213 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 6/21/1957 | 4 | 4 | |
| 82 | Jerry Bell | 25 | TE | 16 | 11 | 230 | 6-5 | Arizona St. | 3/7/1959 | 2 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1982 |
| 83 | Theo Bell | 31 | 15 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Arizona | 12/21/1953 | 8 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1976 | |
| 71 | Byron Braggs | 25 | 14 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Alabama | 10/10/1959 | 3 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 117th pick / 1981 | |
| 52 | Scot Brantley | 26 | RILB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-1 | Florida | 2/24/1958 | 4 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1980 |
| 29 | Leon Bright | 29 | PR | 12 | 0 | 192 | 5-9 | Florida St. | 5/19/1955 | 3 | 0 | |
| 34 | Cedric Brown | 30 | FS | 9 | 9 | 199 | 6-1 | Kent St. | 5/6/1954 | 8 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 12th / 343rd pick / 1976 |
| 57 | Keith Browner | 22 | LOLB | 16 | 10 | 245 | 6-6 | USC | 1/24/1962 | Rook | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1984 |
| 77 | Glenn Bujnoch | 31 | g | 8 | 3 | 260 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 12/20/1953 | 8 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 2nd / 38th pick / 1976 |
| 78 | John Cannon | 24 | LDE | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-5 | William & Mary | 7/30/1960 | 2 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1982 |
| 86 | Jay Carroll | 23 | te | 16 | 2 | 230 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 11/8/1961 | Rook | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 169th pick / 1984 |
| 87 | Gerald Carter | 27 | WR | 16 | 9 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 6/19/1957 | 4 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 240th pick / 1980 |
| 28 | Mel Carver | 25 | rb | 5 | 1 | 221 | 5-11 | UNLV | 7/14/1959 | 2 | 1 | |
| 23 | Jeremiah Castille | 23 | LCB | 16 | 16 | 175 | 5-10 | Alabama | 1/15/1961 | 1 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1983 |
| 31 | Randy C. Clark | 22 | 2 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | Florida | 2/18/1962 | Rook | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 8th / 202nd pick / 1984 | |
| 33 | Mark Cotney | 32 | SS | 16 | 9 | 204 | 6-0 | New Mex. Highlands,Cameron | 6/26/1952 | 9 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 7th / 171st pick / 1975 |
| 72 | Steve Courson | 29 | LG | 14 | 12 | 274 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 10/1/1955 | 6 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1977 |
| 31 | Craig Curry | 23 | 5 | 0 | 187 | 6-0 | Texas | 7/20/1961 | Rook | 0 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 93rd pick / 1984 | |
| 75 | Phil Darns | 25 | 2 | 0 | 245 | 6-3 | Miss. Valley St. | 7/27/1959 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 58 | Jeff Davis | 24 | LILB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-0 | Clemson | 1/26/1960 | 2 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 128th pick / 1982 |
| 17 | Steve DeBerg | 30 | QB | 16 | 13 | 210 | 6-3 | San Jose St. | 1/19/1954 | 6 | 12 | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 275th pick / 1977 |
| 25 | Scott Dierking | 29 | rb | 8 | 2 | 218 | 5-10 | Purdue | 5/24/1955 | 7 | 0 | New York Jets / 4th / 90th pick / 1977 |
| 81 | Dwayne Dixon | 22 | 10 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Florida | 8/2/1962 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 62 | Sean Farrell | 24 | RG | 15 | 14 | 260 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 5/25/1960 | 2 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1982 |
| 5 | Frank Garcia | 27 | P | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Arizona St.,UNLV,Arizona | 6/5/1957 | 3 | 3 | |
| 88 | Jimmie Giles | 30 | TE | 14 | 14 | 239 | 6-3 | Alcorn St. | 11/8/1954 | 7 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1977 |
| 53 | Hugh Green | 25 | ROLB | 8 | 8 | 225 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 7/27/1959 | 3 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 7th pick / 1981 |
| 60 | Randy Grimes | 24 | c | 10 | 3 | 270 | 6-4 | Baylor | 7/20/1960 | 1 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1983 |
| 24 | Maurice Harvey | 28 | 15 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Ball St. | 1/14/1956 | 6 | 1 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 86th pick / 1978 | |
| 73 | Ron R. Heller | 22 | RT | 14 | 14 | 298 | 6-5 | Penn St. | 8/25/1962 | Rook | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 112th pick / 1984 |
| 21 | John Holt | 25 | RCB | 15 | 15 | 180 | 5-11 | West Texas A&M | 5/14/1959 | 3 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 89th pick / 1981 |
| 89 | Kevin House | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 181 | 6-1 | Southern Illinois | 12/20/1957 | 4 | 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1980 |
| 65 | Noah Jackson | 33 | g | 6 | 3 | 267 | 6-2 | Tampa | 4/14/1951 | 9 | 1 | Baltimore Colts / 7th / 161st pick / 1974 |
| 56 | Cecil Johnson | 29 | lolb | 8 | 6 | 230 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 8/19/1955 | 7 | 2 | |
| 79 | Ken Kaplan | 24 | t | 16 | 2 | 270 | 6-4 | New Hampshire | 1/12/1960 | Rook | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 158th pick / 1983 |
| 16 | Blair Kiel | 23 | 10 | 0 | 209 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 11/29/1961 | Rook | 0 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 11th / 281st pick / 1984 | |
| 76 | David Logan | 28 | NT | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 10/25/1956 | 5 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 307th pick / 1979 |
| 75 | Brison Manor | 32 | 6 | 0 | 247 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 8/10/1952 | 7 | 0 | New York Jets / 15th / 380th pick / 1975 | |
| 67 | Karl Morgan | 23 | 13 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | UCLA | 2/23/1961 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 20 | Michael Morton | 24 | KR | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-8 | UNLV | 2/6/1960 | 2 | 0 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 325th pick / 1982 |
| 26 | James Owens | 29 | 4 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | UCLA | 7/5/1955 | 5 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 29th pick / 1979 | |
| 38 | George Peoples | 24 | 6 | 0 | 211 | 6-0 | Auburn | 8/25/1960 | 2 | 0 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 216th pick / 1982 | |
| 43 | Beasley Reece | 30 | FS | 16 | 14 | 193 | 6-1 | North Texas | 3/18/1954 | 8 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 9th / 264th pick / 1976 |
| 66 | Booker Reese | 25 | 1 | 0 | 260 | 6-0 | Bethune-Cookman | 9/20/1959 | 2 | 0 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1982 | |
| 74 | Gene Sanders | 28 | LT | 16 | 14 | 273 | 6-3 | Washington,Texas A&M | 11/10/1956 | 5 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 217th pick / 1979 |
| 63 | Lee Roy Selmon* | 30 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 256 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 10/20/1954 | 8 | 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1976 |
| 55 | Danny Spradlin | 25 | 15 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 3/3/1959 | 3 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 137th pick / 1981 | |
| 70 | Kelly Thomas | 24 | t | 10 | 2 | 270 | 6-6 | USC | 9/9/1960 | 1 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 99th pick / 1983 |
| 41 | Norris Thomas | 30 | 15 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 5/3/1954 | 7 | 1 | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 257th pick / 1976 | |
| 84 | Zach Thomas | 24 | 2 | 0 | 182 | 6-0 | South Carolina St. | 9/8/1960 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Jack Thompson | 28 | qb | 5 | 3 | 217 | 6-3 | Washington St. | 5/19/1956 | 5 | 1 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 3rd pick / 1979 |
| 59 | Robert Thompson | 24 | lb | 9 | 1 | 227 | 6-3 | Michigan | 2/4/1960 | 1 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 198th pick / 1983 |
| 81 | Perry Tuttle | 25 | 3 | 0 | 178 | 6-0 | Clemson | 8/2/1959 | 2 | 0 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 19th pick / 1982 | |
| 51 | Chris Washington | 22 | rolb | 16 | 7 | 231 | 6-4 | Iowa St. | 3/6/1962 | Rook | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1984 |
| 40 | Mike Washington | 31 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 6-2 | Alabama | 7/1/1953 | 8 | 0 | Baltimore Colts / 3rd / 53rd pick / 1975 | |
| 32 | James Wilder* | 26 | RB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-3 | Missouri | 5/12/1958 | 3 | 17 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1981 |
| 50 | Steve A. Wilson | 30 | C | 16 | 13 | 265 | 6-4 | Georgia | 5/19/1954 | 8 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 154th pick / 1976 |
| 85 | Mark Witte | 25 | 16 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | North Texas | 12/3/1959 | 1 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 11th / 297th pick / 1983 | |
| 54 | Richard Wood | 31 | 16 | 0 | 224 | 6-2 | USC | 5/31/1953 | 9 | 1 | New York Jets / 3rd / 68th pick / 1975 | |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 16 | 223.8 | 6-1.5 | 3.6 |
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