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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)
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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 | 31 | 7 | 11 | 197 for 370, 2,488 yards, 19 td, 18 int, & 9 rushes for 28 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 275th pick / 1977 |
| QB | Steve Young | 24 | Rook | 5 | 72 for 138, 935 yards, 3 td, 8 int, & 40 rushes for 233 yards and 1 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 Supp |
| RB | James Wilder | 27 | 4 | 16 | 365 rushes for 1,300 yards, 10 td, & 53 catches for 341 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1981 |
| WR | Gerald Carter | 28 | 5 | 16 | 40 catches for 557 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 13 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 240th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Kevin House | 28 | 5 | 16 | 44 catches for 803 yards, 5 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1980 |
| TE | Jerry Bell | 26 | 3 | 9 | 43 catches for 496 yards, 2 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1982 |
| TE | Jimmie Giles* | 31 | 8 | 16 | 43 catches for 673 yards, 8 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1977 |
| TE | Calvin Magee | 22 | Rook | 7 | 26 catches for 288 yards, 3 td | |
| LT | George Yarno | 28 | 6 | 12 | ||
| LG | Steve Courson | 30 | 7 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1977 |
| C | Randy Grimes | 25 | 2 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1983 | |
| RG | Sean Farrell | 25 | 3 | 14 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1982 | |
| RG | Rick Mallory | 25 | Rook | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 225th pick / 1984 | |
| RT | Ron R. Heller | 23 | 1 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 112th pick / 1984 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | John Cannon | 25 | 3 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1982 |
| NT | David Logan | 29 | 6 | 16 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 307th pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Ron Holmes | 22 | Rook | 14 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 8th pick / 1985 |
| LOLB | Ervin Randle | 23 | Rook | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1985 |
| LOLB | Keith Browner | 23 | 1 | 5 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1984 |
| LOLB | Chris Washington | 23 | 1 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1984 |
| LILB | Jeff Davis | 25 | 3 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 128th pick / 1982 |
| RILB | Scot Brantley | 27 | 5 | 13 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1980 | |
| ROLB | Chris Washington | 23 | 1 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1984 |
| ROLB | Hugh Green | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 7th pick / 1981 |
| LCB | Jeremiah Castille | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 7 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1983 |
| RCB | John Holt | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 89th pick / 1981 |
| SS | David Greenwood | 25 | Rook | 9 | 3.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 206th pick / 1983 |
| SS | Craig Curry | 24 | 1 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 93rd pick / 1984 |
| FS | Ivory Sully | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Donald Igwebuike | 25 | Rook | 0 | 22 of 32 field goals & 30 of 32 extra points | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 260th pick / 1985 |
| P | Frank Garcia | 28 | 4 | 0 | 77 punts for a 42.0 average, 2 blocked | |
| PR | Mike Prior | 22 | Rook | 0 | 13 punt returns for a 8.1 average and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 176th pick / 1985 |
| KR | Phil Freeman | 23 | Rook | 0 | 48 kick returns for a 22.6 average and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 204th pick / 1985 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Adger Armstrong | 28 | RB | 16 | 0 | 213 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 6/21/1957 | 5 | |
| 82 | Jerry Bell | 26 | TE | 9 | 9 | 230 | 6-5 | Arizona St. | 3/7/1959 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1982 |
| 83 | Theo Bell | 32 | WR | 15 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Arizona | 12/21/1953 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 120th pick / 1976 |
| 52 | Scot Brantley | 27 | LB | 13 | 13 | 230 | 6-1 | Florida | 2/24/1958 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1980 |
| 80 | Gene Branton | 25 | WR | 3 | 0 | 223 | 6-4 | Texas Southern | 11/23/1960 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 148th pick / 1983 |
| 29 | Leon Bright | 30 | RB | 8 | 0 | 192 | 5-9 | Florida St. | 5/19/1955 | 4 | |
| 57 | Keith Browner | 23 | LB | 16 | 5 | 245 | 6-6 | USC | 1/24/1962 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1984 |
| 78 | John Cannon | 25 | DE-NT | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-5 | William & Mary | 7/30/1960 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1982 |
| 87 | Gerald Carter | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 6/19/1957 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 240th pick / 1980 |
| 28 | Mel Carver | 26 | RB | 2 | 0 | 221 | 5-11 | UNLV | 7/14/1959 | 3 | |
| 23 | Jeremiah Castille | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 175 | 5-10 | Alabama | 1/15/1961 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1983 |
| 72 | Steve Courson | 30 | G | 16 | 13 | 274 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 10/1/1955 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 125th pick / 1977 |
| 31 | Craig Curry | 24 | DB | 16 | 7 | 187 | 6-0 | Texas | 7/20/1961 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 93rd pick / 1984 |
| 58 | Jeff Davis | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-0 | Clemson | 1/26/1960 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 128th pick / 1982 |
| 17 | Steve DeBerg | 31 | QB | 11 | 11 | 210 | 6-3 | San Jose St. | 1/19/1954 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 275th pick / 1977 |
| 47 | Paul Dombroski | 29 | DB | 6 | 0 | 185 | 6-0 | Hawaii,Linfield | 8/8/1956 | 5 | |
| 80 | K.D. Dunn | 22 | TE | 7 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Clemson | 4/28/1963 | Rook | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 116th pick / 1985 |
| 26 | Ricky Easmon | 22 | DB | 6 | 0 | 158 | 5-10 | Florida | 7/3/1963 | Rook | |
| 62 | Sean Farrell | 25 | G-T | 14 | 14 | 260 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 5/25/1960 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1982 |
| 65 | Don Fielder | 26 | DE | 11 | 0 | 260 | 6-3 | Kentucky | 10/20/1959 | Rook | |
| 81 | Phil Freeman | 23 | WR | 14 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Arizona | 12/9/1962 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 204th pick / 1985 |
| 5 | Frank Garcia | 28 | P | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Arizona St.,UNLV,Arizona | 6/5/1957 | 4 | |
| 88 | Jimmie Giles* | 31 | TE | 16 | 16 | 239 | 6-3 | Alcorn St. | 11/8/1954 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1977 |
| 53 | Hugh Green | 26 | LB | 5 | 5 | 225 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 7/27/1959 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 7th pick / 1981 |
| 30 | David Greenwood | 25 | DB | 16 | 9 | 210 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 3/25/1960 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 8th / 206th pick / 1983 |
| 60 | Randy Grimes | 25 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | Baylor | 7/20/1960 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1983 |
| 73 | Ron R. Heller | 23 | T | 16 | 16 | 298 | 6-5 | Penn St. | 8/25/1962 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 112th pick / 1984 |
| 90 | Ron Holmes | 22 | DE | 16 | 14 | 261 | 6-4 | Washington | 8/26/1963 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 8th pick / 1985 |
| 21 | John Holt | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 180 | 5-11 | West Texas A&M | 5/14/1959 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 89th pick / 1981 |
| 89 | Kevin House | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 181 | 6-1 | Southern Illinois | 12/20/1957 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1980 |
| 25 | Carl Howard | 24 | DB | 4 | 0 | 188 | 6-2 | Rutgers | 9/20/1961 | 1 | |
| 1 | Donald Igwebuike | 25 | K | 16 | 0 | 181 | 5-9 | Clemson | 12/27/1960 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 260th pick / 1985 |
| 56 | Cecil Johnson | 30 | LB | 16 | 2 | 230 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 8/19/1955 | 8 | |
| 55 | Dennis Johnson | 27 | LB-DE | 8 | 0 | 234 | 6-3 | USC | 6/19/1958 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 92nd pick / 1980 |
| 79 | Ken Kaplan | 25 | T | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-4 | New Hampshire | 1/12/1960 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 158th pick / 1983 |
| 59 | Larry Kubin | 26 | LB | 4 | 0 | 234 | 6-2 | Penn St. | 2/26/1959 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 148th pick / 1981 |
| 71 | Chris Lindstrom | 25 | DE | 15 | 2 | 260 | 6-7 | Boston Univ. | 8/3/1960 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 205th pick / 1982 |
| 76 | David Logan | 29 | NT | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 10/25/1956 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 307th pick / 1979 |
| 86 | Calvin Magee | 22 | TE | 16 | 7 | 240 | 6-3 | Southern | 4/23/1963 | Rook | |
| 68 | Rick Mallory | 25 | G | 13 | 8 | 265 | 6-2 | Washington | 10/21/1960 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 225th pick / 1984 |
| 67 | Karl Morgan | 24 | NT | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | UCLA | 2/23/1961 | 1 | |
| 38 | George Peoples | 25 | RB | 2 | 0 | 211 | 6-0 | Auburn | 8/25/1960 | 3 | Dallas Cowboys / 8th / 216th pick / 1982 |
| 24 | Mike Prior | 22 | DB | 16 | 0 | 208 | 6-0 | Illinois St. | 11/14/1963 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 176th pick / 1985 |
| 54 | Ervin Randle | 23 | LB | 16 | 7 | 250 | 6-1 | Baylor | 10/12/1962 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1985 |
| 7 | Alan Risher | 24 | QB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 6-2 | LSU | 5/6/1961 | Rook | |
| 74 | Gene Sanders | 29 | T-G-DE-NT | 2 | 0 | 273 | 6-3 | Washington,Texas A&M | 11/10/1956 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 217th pick / 1979 |
| 64 | Joe Shearin | 25 | G-C | 10 | 0 | 254 | 6-4 | Texas | 4/16/1960 | 2 | Los Angeles Rams / 7th / 181st pick / 1982 |
| 20 | Ron Springs | 29 | RB | 12 | 0 | 213 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 11/4/1956 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 136th pick / 1979 |
| 71 | Mark Studaway | 25 | DE | 6 | 0 | 273 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 9/20/1960 | 1 | Houston Oilers / 4th / 85th pick / 1984 |
| 44 | Ivory Sully | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 198 | 6-0 | Delaware | 6/20/1957 | 6 | |
| 84 | David Verser | 27 | WR | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Kansas | 3/1/1958 | 4 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 10th pick / 1981 |
| 51 | Chris Washington | 23 | LB | 16 | 16 | 231 | 6-4 | Iowa St. | 3/6/1962 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1984 |
| 32 | James Wilder | 27 | RB | 16 | 16 | 225 | 6-3 | Missouri | 5/12/1958 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1981 |
| 50 | Steve A. Wilson | 31 | C-G-T | 5 | 1 | 265 | 6-4 | Georgia | 5/19/1954 | 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 154th pick / 1976 |
| 85 | Mark Witte | 26 | TE | 16 | 0 | 236 | 6-3 | North Texas | 12/3/1959 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 11th / 297th pick / 1983 |
| 66 | George Yarno | 28 | G-C-T | 12 | 12 | 260 | 6-2 | Washington St. | 8/12/1957 | 6 | |
| 8 | Steve Young | 24 | QB | 5 | 5 | 215 | 6-2 | BYU | 10/11/1961 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 Supp |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 16 | 226.8 | 6-1.8 | 3.0 |