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1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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

Scored 294 points (18.4/g), 21st of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 448 points (28.0/g), 27th.
 Differential of -154 points (-9.6/g), 26th.
 Expected W-L: 4.3-11.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.5/g), 24th.

Simple Rating System: Total -7.4, Offense: -1.9, Defense: -5.5, SoS: 2.2, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Leeman Bennett (2-14-0)
 Defensive Coordinator: Doug Shivley

Training Camp: One Buc Place / Buccaneer Place (Tampa, Florida)

Team Stats and Rankings

Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 294 4766 982 4.9 291 269 508 3122 22 26 5.7 162 434 1644 11 3.8 95 48 22 34
Team Defense 448 6108 1087 5.6 351 318 505 3678 18 18 6.8 185 547 2430 28 4.4 146 40 22 20
Lg Rank Offense 21 23 20 17 17 11 22 17 21 21 23 20 26 27
Lg Rank Defense 27 26 25 12 25 6 19 28 24 25 28 25 11 3

Team Games & Schedule

Score Offense Defense
Week Day Date OT Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sun September 8 boxscore L 0-1 @ Chicago Bears 28 38 17 307 141 166 2 27 436 251 185 3
2 Sun September 15 boxscore L 0-2 Minnesota Vikings 16 31 22 349 234 115 5 18 262 183 79 2
3 Sun September 22 boxscore L 0-3 @ New Orleans Saints 13 20 20 334 220 114 3 18 338 226 112 2
4 Sun September 29 boxscore L 0-4 @ Detroit Lions 9 30 19 277 158 119 4 18 315 221 94 1
5 Sun October 6 boxscore L 0-5 Chicago Bears 19 27 19 373 346 27 3 22 433 286 147 3
6 Sun October 13 boxscore L 0-6 Los Angeles Rams 27 31 15 210 151 59 5 14 282 148 134 4
7 Sun October 20 boxscore L 0-7 @ Miami Dolphins 38 41 24 476 365 111 1 30 446 302 144 2
8 Sun October 27 boxscore L 0-8 New England Patriots 14 32 14 209 130 79 2 18 420 223 197 2
9 Sun November 3 boxscore L 0-9 @ New York Giants 20 22 20 316 228 88 1 23 342 167 175
10 Sun November 10 boxscore W 1-9 St. Louis Cardinals 16 0 16 306 182 124 2 17 279 184 95 3
11 Sun November 17 boxscore L 1-10 @ New York Jets 28 62 15 212 190 22 5 35 581 379 202 3
12 Sun November 24 boxscore W OT 2-10 Detroit Lions 19 16 23 288 119 169 16 273 200 73 1
13 Sun December 1 boxscore L 2-11 @ Green Bay Packers 0 21 5 65 11 54 1 31 512 280 232 4
14 Sun December 8 boxscore L 2-12 @ Minnesota Vikings 7 26 17 327 176 151 6 23 474 309 165 5
15 Sun December 15 boxscore L 2-13 Indianapolis Colts 23 31 23 387 230 157 4 23 384 127 257 1
16 Sun December 22 boxscore L 2-14 Green Bay Packers 17 20 22 330 241 89 4 18 331 192 139 4

Passing

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk% 4QC GWD
17 Steve DeBerg 31 QB 11 11 1-10-0 197 370 53.2 2488 19 5.1 18 4.9 57 6.7 5.6 12.6 226.2 71.3 19 143 6.0 4.9 4.9
8 Steve Young 24 qb 5 5 1-4-0 72 138 52.2 935 3 2.2 8 5.8 59 6.8 4.6 13.0 187.0 56.9 21 158 4.9 3.0 13.2 1 1
Team Total 26.0 16 2-14-0 269 508 53.0 3423 22 4.3 26 5.1 59 6.7 5.3 12.7 213.9 67.4 40 301 5.7 4.4 7.3 1 1
Opp Total 16 318 505 63.0 3955 18 3.6 18 3.6 7.8 6.9 12.4 247.2 84.2 35 277 6.8 6.0 6.5

Rushing & Receiving

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Rushing Receiving
No. Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
32 James Wilder 27 RB 16 16 365 1300 10 28 3.6 81.3 22.8 53 341 6.4 0 20 3.3 21.3 1641 10 9
8 Steve Young 24 qb 5 5 40 233 1 20 5.8 46.6 8.0 233 1 4
20 Ron Springs 29 12 0 16 54 0 11 3.4 4.5 1.3 3 44 14.7 0 22 0.3 3.7 98 0 0
17 Steve DeBerg 31 QB 11 11 9 28 0 13 3.1 2.5 0.8 28 0 3
40 Adger Armstrong 28 16 0 2 6 0 8 3.0 0.4 0.1 2 4 2.0 1 3 0.1 0.3 10 1 0
87 Gerald Carter 28 WR 16 16 1 13 0 13 13.0 0.8 0.1 40 557 13.9 3 40 2.5 34.8 570 3 1
7 Alan Risher 24 16 0 1 10 0 10 10.0 0.6 0.1 10 0 0
89 Kevin House 28 WR 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 44 803 18.3 5 59 2.8 50.2 803 5 0
82 Jerry Bell 26 TE 9 9 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 43 496 11.5 2 27 4.8 55.1 496 2 2
88 Jimmie Giles* 31 TE 16 16 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 43 673 15.7 8 44 2.7 42.1 673 8 3
86 Calvin Magee 22 te 16 7 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 26 288 11.1 3 35 1.6 18.0 288 3 1
83 Theo Bell 32 15 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 12 189 15.8 0 24 0.8 12.6 189 0 0
85 Mark Witte 26 16 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 3 28 9.3 0 13 0.2 1.8 28 0 0
Team Total 26.0 16 434 1644 11 28 3.8 102.8 27.1 269 3423 12.7 22 59 16.8 213.9 5067 33 37
Opp Total 16 547 2430 28 4.4 151.9 34.2 318 3678 11.6 18 19.9 229.9 6108 46 37

Kick & Punt Returns

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Punt Returns Kick Returns
No. Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
81 Phil Freeman 23 KR 14 0 48 1085 0 58 22.6 1085
29 Leon Bright 30 8 0 12 124 0 29 10.3 11 213 0 47 19.4 337
24 Mike Prior 22 PR 16 0 13 105 0 19 8.1 10 131 0 27 13.1 236
20 Ron Springs 29 12 0 5 112 0 34 22.4 210
84 David Verser 27 1 0 4 61 0 18 15.3 61
86 Calvin Magee 22 te 16 7 2 20 0 15 10.0 308
Team Total 26.0 16 25 229 0 29 9.2 80 1622 0 58 20.3 6918
Opp Total 16 47 0 51 1187 0 23.3

Kicking & Punting

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
No. Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
5 Frank Garcia 28 P 16 0 77 3233 61 2 42.0
1 Donald Igwebuike 25 K 16 0 1 1 5 5 10 8 10 5 6 3 32 22 68.8% 32 30 93.8%
Team Total 26.0 16 1 1 5 5 10 8 10 5 6 3 32 22 68.8% 32 30 93.8% 77 3233 61 2 42.0
Opp Total 16 43 32 74.4% 50 50 100.0% 59 2620 44.4

Defense & Fumbles

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
No. Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
24 Mike Prior 22 PR 16 0 0 4 3 0 0 4 0
30 David Greenwood 25 SS 16 9 3.0 5 15 0 7 0 0 2 1 9 0
23 Jeremiah Castille 24 LCB 16 16 7 49 0 20 0 0 1 2 0 0
32 James Wilder 27 RB 16 16 0 9 1 0 0
78 John Cannon 25 LDE 16 16 4.5 0 0 3 0 0
76 David Logan 29 NT 16 16 6.5 0 0 1 2 0
90 Ron Holmes 22 RDE 16 14 4.5 0 0 2 0 0
67 Karl Morgan 24 16 0 4.0 0 0 2 0 0
58 Jeff Davis 25 LILB 16 16 2.5 1 22 0 22 0 0 0 2 0 0
8 Steve Young 24 qb 5 5 0 4 1 -1 0
57 Keith Browner 23 lolb 16 5 1.5 1 25 0 25 0 0 1 1 0 0
29 Leon Bright 30 8 0 0 4 0 0 0
54 Ervin Randle 23 LOLB 16 7 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
17 Steve DeBerg 31 QB 11 11 0 3 0 0 0
88 Jimmie Giles* 31 TE 16 16 0 3 0 0 0
21 John Holt 26 RCB 16 16 1 3 0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0
56 Cecil Johnson 30 16 2 1.0 1 12 0 12 0 0 0 1 0 0
51 Chris Washington 23 ROLB/lolb 16 16 2.0 0 0 1 0 0
53 Hugh Green 26 rolb 5 5 2.5
82 Jerry Bell 26 TE 9 9 0 2 0 0 0
44 Ivory Sully 28 FS 16 16 1 20 0 20 0 0 0 1 0 0
40 Adger Armstrong 28 16 0 0 0 1 0 0
87 Gerald Carter 28 WR 16 16 0 1 0 0 0
72 Steve Courson 30 LG 16 13 0 0 1 2 0
31 Craig Curry 24 ss 16 7 1.0
65 Don Fielder 26 11 0 1.0
81 Phil Freeman 23 KR 14 0 0 1 0 0 0
89 Kevin House 28 WR 16 16 0 0 1 0 0
71 Chris Lindstrom 25 15 2 0 0 1 0 0
86 Calvin Magee 22 te 16 7 0 1 0 0 0
84 David Verser 27 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
85 Mark Witte 26 16 0 0 0 1 0 0
Team Total 26.0 16 35.0 18 146 0 25 0 0 37 31 12 0 4 0
Opp Total 16 40 37 15 1

Scoring Summary

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD AllTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1 Donald Igwebuike 25 K 16 0 30 22 96
32 James Wilder 27 RB 16 16 10 10 60
88 Jimmie Giles* 31 TE 16 16 8 8 48
89 Kevin House 28 WR 16 16 5 5 30
87 Gerald Carter 28 WR 16 16 3 3 18
86 Calvin Magee 22 te 16 7 3 3 18
82 Jerry Bell 26 TE 9 9 2 2 12
40 Adger Armstrong 28 16 0 1 1 6
8 Steve Young 24 qb 5 5 1 1 6
Team Total 26.0 16 11 22 33 30 22 294
Opp Total 16 28 18 50 32 1 448