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1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Record: 2-14-0, Finished 5th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 239 points (14.9/g), 26th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 473 points (29.6/g), 28th.
Differential of -234 points (-14.6/g), 28th.
Expected W-L: 2.6-13.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -10 (-0.6/g), 22nd.
Simple Rating System: Total -15.4, Offense: -4.6, Defense: -10.8, SoS: -0.8, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Leeman Bennett (2-14-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Jim Stanley
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 Young | 25 | 1 | 14 | 195 for 363, 2,282 yards, 8 td, 13 int, & 74 rushes for 425 yards and 5 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 Supp |
| RB | James Wilder | 28 | 5 | 12 | 190 rushes for 704 yards, 2 td, & 43 catches for 326 yards and 1 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1981 |
| FB | Ron Springs | 30 | 7 | 8 | 74 rushes for 285 yards, 0 td, & 24 catches for 187 yards and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 136th pick / 1979 |
| WR | Gerald Carter | 29 | 6 | 15 | 42 catches for 640 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for -5 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 240th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Kevin House | 29 | 6 | 7 | 11 catches for 206 yards, 0 td, & 2 rushes for 5 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1980 |
| WR | Phil Freeman | 24 | 1 | 6 | 14 catches for 229 yards, 2 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 204th pick / 1985 |
| TE | Calvin Magee | 23 | 1 | 13 | 45 catches for 564 yards, 5 td | |
| TE | Jimmie Giles | 32 | 9 | 7 | 18 catches for 178 yards, 1 td | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1977 |
| LT | Rob Taylor | 26 | Rook | 13 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 328th pick / 1982 | |
| LG | George Yarno | 29 | 7 | 16 | ||
| C | Randy Grimes | 26 | 3 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1983 | |
| RG | Sean Farrell | 26 | 4 | 15 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1982 | |
| RT | Ron R. Heller | 24 | 2 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 112th pick / 1984 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Bob W. Nelson | 27 | Rook | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 120th pick / 1982 |
| LDE | John Cannon | 26 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1982 |
| NT | David Logan | 30 | 7 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 307th pick / 1979 |
| RDE | Ron Holmes | 23 | 1 | 12 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 8th pick / 1985 |
| LOLB | Keith Browner | 24 | 2 | 13 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1984 |
| LILB | Jeff Davis | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 128th pick / 1982 |
| RILB | Scot Brantley | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1980 |
| ROLB | Chris Washington | 24 | 2 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1984 |
| LCB | Vito McKeever | 25 | Rook | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LCB | Jeremiah Castille | 25 | 3 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1983 | |
| RCB | Rod Jones | 22 | Rook | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 25th pick / 1986 |
| SS | Craig Swoope | 22 | Rook | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 83rd pick / 1986 |
| FS | Craig Curry | 25 | 2 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 93rd pick / 1984 |
| FS | Ivory Sully | 29 | 7 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Donald Igwebuike | 26 | 1 | 0 | 17 of 24 field goals & 26 of 27 extra points | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 260th pick / 1985 |
| P | Frank Garcia | 29 | 5 | 0 | 77 punts for a 40.1 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Bobby Futrell | 23 | Rook | 0 | 14 punt returns for a 4.8 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Phil Freeman | 24 | 1 | 6 | 31 kick returns for a 18.8 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) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Greg Allen | 23 | RB | 2 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Florida St. | 6/4/1963 | 1 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 35th pick / 1985 |
| 82 | Jerry Bell | 27 | TE | 10 | 3 | 230 | 6-5 | Arizona St. | 3/7/1959 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 74th pick / 1982 |
| 38 | Dennis Bligen | 24 | RB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | St. John's (NY) | 3/3/1962 | 2 | |
| 34 | Mack Boatner | 28 | RB | 7 | 0 | 220 | 6-0 | SE Louisiana | 10/4/1958 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 9th / 248th pick / 1982 |
| 52 | Scot Brantley | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-1 | Florida | 2/24/1958 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1980 |
| 57 | Keith Browner | 24 | LB | 15 | 13 | 245 | 6-6 | USC | 1/24/1962 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1984 |
| 78 | John Cannon | 26 | DE-NT | 9 | 8 | 260 | 6-5 | William & Mary | 7/30/1960 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1982 |
| 87 | Gerald Carter | 29 | WR | 15 | 15 | 190 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 6/19/1957 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 240th pick / 1980 |
| 23 | Jeremiah Castille | 25 | DB | 13 | 6 | 175 | 5-10 | Alabama | 1/15/1961 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1983 |
| 31 | Craig Curry | 25 | DB | 16 | 10 | 187 | 6-0 | Texas | 7/20/1961 | 2 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 93rd pick / 1984 |
| 58 | Jeff Davis | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-0 | Clemson | 1/26/1960 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 128th pick / 1982 |
| 17 | Steve DeBerg | 32 | QB | 16 | 2 | 210 | 6-3 | San Jose St. | 1/19/1954 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 10th / 275th pick / 1977 |
| 85 | K.D. Dunn | 23 | TE | 7 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Clemson | 4/28/1963 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 5th / 116th pick / 1985 |
| 26 | Ricky Easmon | 23 | DB | 9 | 2 | 158 | 5-10 | Florida | 7/3/1963 | 1 | |
| 62 | Sean Farrell | 26 | G-T | 16 | 15 | 260 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 5/25/1960 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 17th pick / 1982 |
| 35 | Pat Franklin | 23 | RB | 8 | 1 | 232 | 6-1 | Texas St.,Houston | 8/16/1963 | Rook | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 177th pick / 1986 |
| 81 | Phil Freeman | 24 | WR | 15 | 6 | 185 | 5-11 | Arizona | 12/9/1962 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 204th pick / 1985 |
| 36 | Bobby Futrell | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Elizabeth City St. | 8/4/1963 | Rook | |
| 5 | Frank Garcia | 29 | P | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Arizona St.,UNLV,Arizona | 6/5/1957 | 5 | |
| 88 | Jimmie Giles | 32 | TE | 7 | 7 | 239 | 6-3 | Alcorn St. | 11/8/1954 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1977 |
| 83 | Willie Gillespie | 25 | WR | 2 | 0 | 170 | 5-9 | Tenn-Chattanooga | 10/24/1961 | Rook | |
| 60 | Randy Grimes | 26 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | Baylor | 7/20/1960 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1983 |
| 84 | Leonard Harris | 26 | WR | 6 | 1 | 162 | 5-8 | Austin,Texas Tech | 11/27/1960 | Rook | |
| 89 | Vince Heflin | 27 | WR | 6 | 3 | 185 | 6-0 | Central State (OH) | 7/7/1959 | 4 | |
| 73 | Ron R. Heller | 24 | T | 16 | 16 | 298 | 6-5 | Penn St. | 8/25/1962 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 112th pick / 1984 |
| 90 | Ron Holmes | 23 | DE | 14 | 12 | 261 | 6-4 | Washington | 8/26/1963 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 8th pick / 1985 |
| 89 | Kevin House | 29 | WR | 7 | 7 | 181 | 6-1 | Southern Illinois | 12/20/1957 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 49th pick / 1980 |
| 25 | Bobby Howard | 22 | RB | 7 | 2 | 213 | 6-0 | Indiana | 6/1/1964 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 325th pick / 1986 |
| 1 | Donald Igwebuike | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 181 | 5-9 | Clemson | 12/27/1960 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 260th pick / 1985 |
| 22 | Rod Jones | 22 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 6-0 | SMU | 3/31/1964 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 25th pick / 1986 |
| 75 | Kevin Kellin | 27 | DT | 9 | 0 | 267 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 11/16/1959 | Rook | |
| 98 | Tyrone Keys | 27 | DE-LB | 14 | 2 | 272 | 6-7 | Mississippi St. | 10/24/1959 | 3 | New York Jets / 5th / 113th pick / 1981 |
| 76 | David Logan | 30 | NT | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-2 | Pittsburgh | 10/25/1956 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 307th pick / 1979 |
| 77 | J.D. Maarleveld | 25 | T | 14 | 0 | 300 | 6-6 | Notre Dame,Maryland | 10/24/1961 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 112th pick / 1986 |
| 86 | Calvin Magee | 23 | TE | 16 | 13 | 240 | 6-3 | Southern | 4/23/1963 | 1 | |
| 68 | Rick Mallory | 26 | G | 16 | 1 | 265 | 6-2 | Washington | 10/21/1960 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 225th pick / 1984 |
| 21 | Vito McKeever | 25 | DB | 16 | 8 | 180 | 6-0 | Florida | 10/8/1961 | Rook | |
| 67 | Karl Morgan | 25 | NT | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-1 | UCLA | 2/23/1961 | 2 | |
| 59 | Kevin Murphy | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 9/8/1963 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 40th pick / 1986 |
| 71 | Bob W. Nelson | 27 | NT-DE | 16 | 10 | 272 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 3/3/1959 | Rook | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 120th pick / 1982 |
| 74 | Marvin Powell | 31 | T | 3 | 3 | 268 | 6-5 | USC | 8/30/1955 | 9 | New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1977 |
| 54 | Ervin Randle | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Baylor | 10/12/1962 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1985 |
| 64 | Greg L. Robinson | 24 | T | 3 | 0 | 280 | 6-5 | Nevada-Reno,Sacramento St. | 12/25/1962 | Rook | New England Patriots / 5th / 137th pick / 1986 |
| 88 | Jeff Spek | 26 | TE | 2 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | UNLV,San Diego St. | 10/1/1960 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 81st pick / 1984 Supp |
| 20 | Ron Springs | 30 | RB | 12 | 8 | 213 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 11/4/1956 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 136th pick / 1979 |
| 44 | Ivory Sully | 29 | DB | 16 | 9 | 198 | 6-0 | Delaware | 6/20/1957 | 7 | |
| 41 | Craig Swoope | 22 | DB | 15 | 13 | 205 | 6-1 | Illinois | 2/3/1964 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 83rd pick / 1986 |
| 72 | Rob Taylor | 26 | T | 16 | 13 | 293 | 6-6 | Northwestern | 11/14/1960 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 328th pick / 1982 |
| 56 | Jackie Walker | 24 | LB-TE | 15 | 3 | 245 | 6-5 | Jackson St. | 11/3/1962 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1986 |
| 37 | Kevin Walker | 23 | DB | 4 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | East Carolina | 10/20/1963 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 165th pick / 1986 |
| 51 | Chris Washington | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 231 | 6-4 | Iowa St. | 3/6/1962 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1984 |
| 32 | James Wilder | 28 | RB | 12 | 12 | 225 | 6-3 | Missouri | 5/12/1958 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1981 |
| 80 | David Williams | 23 | WR | 15 | 0 | 190 | 6-3 | Illinois | 6/10/1963 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1986 |
| 46 | Nathan Wonsley | 23 | RB | 10 | 2 | 190 | 5-10 | Mississippi | 12/7/1963 | Rook | |
| 66 | George Yarno | 29 | G-C-T | 16 | 16 | 260 | 6-2 | Washington St. | 8/12/1957 | 7 | |
| 8 | Steve Young | 25 | QB | 14 | 14 | 215 | 6-2 | BYU | 10/11/1961 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1984 Supp |
| Team Total | 25.7 | 16 | 225.3 | 6-1.7 | 2.4 |