1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 3rd in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 261 points (16.3/g), 22nd of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 350 points (21.9/g), 19th.
Differential of -89 points (-5.6/g), 25th.
Expected W-L: 5.3-10.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -19 (-1.2/g), 26th.
Simple Rating System: Total -4.1, Offense: -1.9, Defense: -2.2, SoS: 1.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Ray Perkins (5-11-0)
Defensive Coordinator: Doug Graber
Training Camp: University of Tampa (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 | Vinny Testaverde | 25 | 1 | 15 | 222 for 466, 3,240 yards, 13 td, 35 int, & 28 rushes for 138 yards and 1 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1987 |
| RB | Lars Tate | 22 | Rook | 5 | 122 rushes for 467 yards, 7 td, & 5 catches for 23 yards and 1 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1988 |
| RB | Kerry Goode | 23 | Rook | 5 | 63 rushes for 231 yards, 0 td, & 7 catches for 68 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 167th pick / 1988 |
| FB | William Howard | 24 | Rook | 9 | 115 rushes for 452 yards, 1 td, & 11 catches for 97 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 113th pick / 1988 |
| FB | James Wilder | 30 | 7 | 7 | 86 rushes for 343 yards, 1 td, & 15 catches for 124 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1981 |
| WR | Mark Carrier | 23 | 1 | 16 | 57 catches for 970 yards, 5 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 57th pick / 1987 |
| WR | Bruce Hill | 24 | 1 | 14 | 58 catches for 1,040 yards, 9 td, & 2 rushes for -11 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 106th pick / 1987 |
| TE | Ron Hall | 24 | 1 | 14 | 39 catches for 555 yards, 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 87th pick / 1987 |
| LT | Paul Gruber | 23 | Rook | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 4th pick / 1988 |
| LG | Rick Mallory | 28 | 3 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 225th pick / 1984 | |
| C | Randy Grimes | 28 | 5 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1983 | |
| RG | Dan Turk | 26 | 3 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 101st pick / 1985 |
| RG | John Bruhin | 24 | Rook | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 86th pick / 1988 | |
| RT | Rob Taylor | 28 | 2 | 16 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 328th pick / 1982 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Reuben Davis | 23 | Rook | 13 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 225th pick / 1988 |
| NT | Curt Jarvis | 23 | 1 | 15 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 169th pick / 1987 |
| RDE | Ron Holmes | 25 | 3 | 10 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 8th pick / 1985 |
| RDE | Robert Goff | 23 | Rook | 6 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 83rd pick / 1988 |
| LOLB | Kevin Murphy | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 40th pick / 1986 |
| LILB | Eugene Marve | 28 | 6 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 59th pick / 1982 |
| RILB | Sidney Coleman | 24 | Rook | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RILB | Ervin Randle | 26 | 3 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1985 | |
| ROLB | Winston Moss | 23 | 1 | 15 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1987 | |
| LCB | Ricky Reynolds | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1987 |
| RCB | Bobby Futrell | 25 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Mark Robinson | 26 | 4 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 90th pick / 1984 |
| SS | Odie Harris | 22 | Rook | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Harry Hamilton | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 7th / 176th pick / 1984 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Donald Igwebuike | 28 | 3 | 0 | 19 of 25 field goals & 21 of 21 extra points | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 260th pick / 1985 |
| P | Ray Criswell | 25 | 1 | 0 | 68 punts for a 36.4 average, 0 blocked | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 121st pick / 1986 |
| PR | Bobby Futrell | 25 | 2 | 15 | 27 punt returns for a 10.5 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Donnie Elder | 26 | 3 | 0 | 34 kick returns for a 22.7 average and 0 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 67th pick / 1985 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Selwyn Brown | 23 | DB | 4 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 9/28/1965 | Rook | |
| 69 | John Bruhin | 24 | G | 16 | 6 | 280 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 12/9/1964 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 86th pick / 1988 |
| 78 | John Cannon | 28 | DE-NT | 16 | 3 | 260 | 6-5 | William & Mary | 7/30/1960 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1982 |
| 4 | John Carney | 24 | K | 4 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 4/20/1964 | Rook | |
| 88 | Mark Carrier | 23 | WR | 16 | 16 | 186 | 6-0 | Nicholls St. | 10/28/1965 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 57th pick / 1987 |
| 83 | Joey Clinkscales | 24 | WR | 3 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 5/21/1964 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 9th / 233rd pick / 1987 |
| 53 | Sidney Coleman | 24 | LB | 16 | 10 | 250 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 1/14/1964 | Rook | |
| 71 | Mark Cooper | 28 | G-T | 15 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 2/14/1960 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1983 |
| 13 | Ray Criswell | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Florida | 8/16/1963 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 5th / 121st pick / 1986 |
| 79 | Reuben Davis | 23 | DE-DT | 16 | 13 | 302 | 6-5 | North Carolina | 5/7/1965 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 225th pick / 1988 |
| 40 | Donnie Elder | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Memphis | 12/13/1962 | 3 | New York Jets / 3rd / 67th pick / 1985 |
| 12 | Joe Ferguson | 38 | QB | 2 | 1 | 195 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 4/23/1950 | 15 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1973 |
| 36 | Bobby Futrell | 25 | DB | 16 | 15 | 190 | 5-11 | Elizabeth City St. | 8/4/1963 | 2 | |
| 94 | Robert Goff | 23 | DE-DT-NT | 16 | 6 | 280 | 6-3 | Auburn | 10/2/1965 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 83rd pick / 1988 |
| 27 | Kerry Goode | 23 | RB | 14 | 5 | 200 | 5-11 | Alabama | 7/28/1965 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 167th pick / 1988 |
| 60 | Randy Grimes | 28 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | Baylor | 7/20/1960 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1983 |
| 74 | Paul Gruber | 23 | T | 16 | 16 | 292 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 2/24/1965 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 4th pick / 1988 |
| 82 | Ron Hall | 24 | TE | 15 | 14 | 245 | 6-4 | Cal Poly-Pomona,Hawaii | 3/15/1964 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 87th pick / 1987 |
| 39 | Harry Hamilton | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 194 | 6-0 | Penn St. | 11/29/1962 | 4 | New York Jets / 7th / 176th pick / 1984 |
| 20 | Odie Harris | 22 | DB | 16 | 7 | 190 | 6-0 | Sam Houston St. | 4/1/1966 | Rook | |
| 84 | Bruce Hill | 24 | WR | 14 | 14 | 178 | 6-0 | Arizona St. | 2/29/1964 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 106th pick / 1987 |
| 90 | Ron Holmes | 25 | DE | 10 | 10 | 261 | 6-4 | Washington | 8/26/1963 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 8th pick / 1985 |
| 25 | Bobby Howard | 24 | RB | 1 | 0 | 213 | 6-0 | Indiana | 6/1/1964 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 325th pick / 1986 |
| 43 | William Howard | 24 | RB | 15 | 9 | 240 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 6/2/1964 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 113th pick / 1988 |
| 1 | Donald Igwebuike | 28 | K | 12 | 0 | 181 | 5-9 | Clemson | 12/27/1960 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 260th pick / 1985 |
| 28 | Ray Isom | 23 | DB | 2 | 1 | 190 | 5-9 | Penn St. | 12/27/1965 | 1 | |
| 95 | Curt Jarvis | 23 | NT-DE-DT | 15 | 15 | 266 | 6-2 | Alabama | 1/28/1965 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 169th pick / 1987 |
| 22 | Rod Jones | 24 | DB | 14 | 1 | 185 | 6-0 | SMU | 3/31/1964 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 25th pick / 1986 |
| 52 | Victor P. Jones | 22 | LB | 8 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Virginia Tech | 10/19/1966 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 310th pick / 1988 |
| 75 | Kevin Kellin | 29 | DT | 4 | 0 | 267 | 6-6 | Minnesota | 11/16/1959 | 2 | |
| 97 | Shawn Lee | 22 | DT-NT-DE | 15 | 0 | 300 | 6-2 | North Alabama | 10/24/1966 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 163rd pick / 1988 |
| 86 | Calvin Magee | 25 | TE | 13 | 3 | 240 | 6-3 | Southern | 4/23/1963 | 3 | |
| 68 | Rick Mallory | 28 | G | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-2 | Washington | 10/21/1960 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 225th pick / 1984 |
| 99 | Eugene Marve | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 237 | 6-2 | Saginaw Valley St. | 8/14/1960 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 59th pick / 1982 |
| 33 | Derrick McAdoo | 23 | RB | 5 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Baylor | 4/2/1965 | 1 | |
| 73 | Tom McHale | 25 | G | 10 | 0 | 290 | 6-4 | Maryland,Cornell | 2/25/1963 | 1 | |
| 57 | Winston Moss | 23 | LB | 16 | 15 | 245 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 12/24/1965 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1987 |
| 59 | Kevin Murphy | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 233 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 9/8/1963 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 40th pick / 1986 |
| 58 | Peter Najarian | 25 | LB | 1 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 12/22/1963 | 1 | |
| 85 | Jeff Parks | 24 | TE | 3 | 1 | 238 | 6-4 | Auburn | 9/14/1964 | 2 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 114th pick / 1986 |
| 80 | Frank Pillow | 23 | WR | 15 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Tennessee St. | 3/11/1965 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 11th / 279th pick / 1988 |
| 54 | Ervin Randle | 26 | LB | 9 | 6 | 250 | 6-1 | Baylor | 10/12/1962 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1985 |
| 29 | Ricky Reynolds | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | Washington St. | 1/19/1965 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1987 |
| 89 | Greg Richardson | 24 | WR | 2 | 0 | 171 | 5-7 | Alabama | 10/6/1964 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 156th pick / 1987 |
| 30 | Mark Robinson | 26 | DB | 9 | 9 | 206 | 5-11 | Penn St. | 9/13/1962 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 90th pick / 1984 |
| 55 | Henry Rolling | 23 | LB | 15 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Nevada-Reno | 9/8/1965 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 135th pick / 1987 |
| 47 | Don Smith | 25 | RB-WR | 10 | 3 | 200 | 5-11 | Mississippi St. | 10/30/1963 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1987 |
| 35 | Jeff Smith | 26 | RB | 16 | 3 | 201 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 3/22/1962 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 10th / 267th pick / 1985 |
| 81 | Stephen Starring | 27 | WR | 6 | 0 | 172 | 5-10 | McNeese St. | 7/30/1961 | 5 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 74th pick / 1983 |
| 70 | Harry Swayne | 23 | T-DE | 10 | 1 | 290 | 6-5 | Rutgers | 2/2/1965 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 190th pick / 1987 |
| 34 | Lars Tate | 22 | RB | 15 | 5 | 215 | 6-2 | Georgia | 2/2/1966 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1988 |
| 85 | Gene Taylor | 26 | WR | 4 | 0 | 189 | 6-2 | Fresno St. | 11/12/1962 | 1 | New England Patriots / 6th / 163rd pick / 1987 |
| 72 | Rob Taylor | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 293 | 6-6 | Northwestern | 11/14/1960 | 2 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 328th pick / 1982 |
| 14 | Vinny Testaverde | 25 | QB | 15 | 15 | 235 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 11/13/1963 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1987 |
| 64 | Kevin Thomas | 24 | C | 10 | 0 | 268 | 6-2 | Arizona St. | 7/27/1964 | Rook | |
| 50 | Dan Turk | 26 | C-G | 12 | 10 | 290 | 6-4 | Drake,Wisconsin | 6/25/1962 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 101st pick / 1985 |
| 56 | Jackie Walker | 26 | LB-TE | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Jackson St. | 11/3/1962 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1986 |
| 51 | Chris Washington | 26 | LB | 16 | 1 | 231 | 6-4 | Iowa St. | 3/6/1962 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 142nd pick / 1984 |
| 32 | James Wilder | 30 | RB | 7 | 7 | 225 | 6-3 | Missouri | 5/12/1958 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1981 |
| 21 | Charles Wright | 24 | DB | 2 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Tulsa | 4/5/1964 | 1 | St. Louis Cardinals / 10th / 257th pick / 1987 |
| Team Total | 25.0 | 16 | 228.6 | 6-1.4 | 2.0 |