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1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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Record: 5-11-0, Finished 5th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 320 points (20.0/g), 16th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 419 points (26.2/g), 27th.
Differential of -99 points (-6.2/g), 24th.
Expected W-L: 5.5-10.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +2 (0.1/g), 16th.
Coached by Ray Perkins (5-11-0)
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1989 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Vinny Testaverde | 26 | 2 | 14 | 258 for 480, 3,133 yards, 20 td, 22 int, & 25 rushes for 139 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1987 |
| RB | Lars Tate | 23 | 1 | 14 | 167 rushes for 589 yards, 8 td, & 11 catches for 75 yards and 1 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1988 |
| FB | William Howard | 25 | 1 | 12 | 108 rushes for 357 yards, 1 td, & 30 catches for 188 yards and 1 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 113th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Mark Carrier* | 24 | 2 | 15 | 86 catches for 1,422 yards, 9 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 57th pick / 1987 |
| WR | Bruce Hill | 25 | 2 | 16 | 50 catches for 673 yards, 5 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 106th pick / 1987 |
| TE | Ron Hall | 25 | 2 | 15 | 30 catches for 331 yards, 2 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 87th pick / 1987 |
| LT | Paul Gruber | 24 | 1 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 4th pick / 1988 |
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| LG | Tom McHale | 26 | 2 | 10 | ||
| LG | Mike Simmonds | 25 | Rook | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1987 |
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| C | Randy Grimes | 29 | 6 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1983 |
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| RG | John Bruhin | 25 | 1 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 86th pick / 1988 |
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| RG | Mark Cooper | 29 | 6 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1983 |
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| RT | Rob Taylor | 29 | 3 | 16 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 328th pick / 1982 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Reuben Davis | 24 | 1 | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 225th pick / 1988 |
| NT | Curt Jarvis | 24 | 2 | 12 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 169th pick / 1987 |
| RDE | Robert Goff | 24 | 1 | 12 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 83rd pick / 1988 |
| LOLB | Kevin Murphy | 26 | 3 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 40th pick / 1986 |
| LILB | Eugene Marve | 29 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 59th pick / 1982 |
| RILB | Ervin Randle | 27 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1985 |
| ROLB | Winston Moss | 24 | 2 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1987 |
| LCB | Ricky Reynolds | 24 | 2 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1987 |
| RCB | Rod Jones | 25 | 3 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 25th pick / 1986 |
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| SS | Mark Robinson | 27 | 5 | 15 | 2.5 sacks, 6 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 90th pick / 1984 |
| FS | Harry Hamilton | 27 | 5 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 7th / 176th pick / 1984 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Donald Igwebuike | 29 | 4 | 0 | 22 of 28 field goals & 33 of 35 extra points | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 260th pick / 1985 |
| P | Chris Mohr | 23 | Rook | 0 | 84 punts for a 39.4 average, 2 blocked | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 146th pick / 1989 |
| PR | Willie Drewrey | 26 | 4 | 0 | 20 punt returns for a 11.0 average and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 11th / 281st pick / 1985 |
| KR | Donnie Elder | 27 | 4 | 0 | 40 kick returns for a 17.1 average and 0 td | New York Jets / 3rd / 67th pick / 1985 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Sam Anno | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | USC | 1/26/1965 | 2 | |
| Carl Bax | 23 | G-T | 6 | 4 | 290 | 6-4 | Missouri | 1/5/1966 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 200th pick / 1989 |
| John Bruhin | 25 | G | 9 | 8 | 280 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 12/9/1964 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 86th pick / 1988 |
| John Cannon | 29 | DE-NT | 16 | 3 | 260 | 6-5 | William & Mary | 7/30/1960 | 7 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1982 |
| John Carney | 25 | K | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 4/20/1964 | 1 | |
| Mark Carrier* | 24 | WR | 16 | 15 | 186 | 6-0 | Nicholls State | 10/28/1965 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 57th pick / 1987 |
| Sherman Cocroft | 28 | DB | 10 | 2 | 195 | 6-1 | San Jose State | 8/29/1961 | 4 | |
| Sidney Coleman | 25 | LB | 4 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 1/14/1964 | 1 | |
| Mark Cooper | 29 | G-T | 6 | 5 | 270 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 2/14/1960 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 31st pick / 1983 |
| Reuben Davis | 24 | DE-DT | 16 | 15 | 302 | 6-5 | North Carolina | 5/7/1965 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 225th pick / 1988 |
| Willie Drewrey | 26 | WR | 16 | 0 | 184 | 5-7 | West Virginia | 4/28/1963 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 11th / 281st pick / 1985 |
| Donnie Elder | 27 | DB | 16 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Memphis | 12/13/1962 | 4 | New York Jets / 3rd / 67th pick / 1985 |
| Joe Ferguson | 39 | QB | 5 | 2 | 195 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 4/23/1950 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 57th pick / 1973 |
| Bobby Futrell | 26 | DB | 16 | 1 | 190 | 5-11 | Elizabeth City State | 8/4/1963 | 3 | |
| Robert Goff | 24 | DE-DT-NT | 12 | 12 | 280 | 6-3 | Auburn | 10/2/1965 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 83rd pick / 1988 |
| Randy Grimes | 29 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 270 | 6-4 | Baylor | 7/20/1960 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 45th pick / 1983 |
| Paul Gruber | 24 | T | 16 | 16 | 292 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 2/24/1965 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 4th pick / 1988 |
| Ron Hall | 25 | TE | 16 | 15 | 245 | 6-4 | Cal Poly-Pomona,Hawaii | 3/15/1964 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 87th pick / 1987 |
| Harry Hamilton | 27 | DB | 13 | 13 | 194 | 6-0 | Penn State | 11/29/1962 | 5 | New York Jets / 7th / 176th pick / 1984 |
| Odie Harris | 23 | DB | 16 | 2 | 190 | 6-0 | Sam Houston State | 4/1/1966 | 1 | |
| William Harris | 24 | TE | 16 | 2 | 239 | 6-4 | Bishop,Texas | 2/10/1965 | 2 | St. Louis Cardinals / 7th / 195th pick / 1987 |
| Bruce Hill | 25 | WR | 16 | 16 | 178 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 2/29/1964 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 106th pick / 1987 |
| William Howard | 25 | RB | 16 | 12 | 240 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 6/2/1964 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 113th pick / 1988 |
| Donald Igwebuike | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 181 | 5-9 | Clemson | 12/27/1960 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 260th pick / 1985 |
| Curt Jarvis | 24 | NT-DE-DT | 14 | 12 | 266 | 6-2 | Alabama | 1/28/1965 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 169th pick / 1987 |
| Rod Jones | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 6-0 | SMU | 3/31/1964 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 25th pick / 1986 |
| Jamie Lawson | 24 | RB | 5 | 0 | 240 | 5-10 | LSU,Nicholls State | 10/2/1965 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 117th pick / 1989 |
| Shawn Lee | 23 | DT-NT-DE | 15 | 3 | 300 | 6-2 | North Alabama | 10/24/1966 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 163rd pick / 1988 |
| Eugene Marve | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 237 | 6-2 | Saginaw Valley State | 8/14/1960 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 59th pick / 1982 |
| Tom McHale | 26 | G | 15 | 10 | 290 | 6-4 | Cornell,Maryland | 2/25/1963 | 2 | |
| Alvin Mitchell | 25 | RB | 5 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | Auburn | 8/20/1964 | Rook | |
| Chris Mohr | 23 | P | 16 | 0 | 215 | 6-5 | Alabama | 5/11/1966 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 146th pick / 1989 |
| Winston Moss | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 245 | 6-3 | Miami (FL) | 12/24/1965 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1987 |
| Kevin Murphy | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 233 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 9/8/1963 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 40th pick / 1986 |
| Peter Najarian | 26 | LB | 12 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Minnesota | 12/22/1963 | 2 | |
| Danny Peebles | 23 | WR | 13 | 1 | 180 | 5-11 | North Carolina State | 5/30/1966 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1989 |
| Frank Pillow | 24 | WR | 3 | 0 | 170 | 5-10 | Tennessee State | 3/11/1965 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 11th / 279th pick / 1988 |
| Ervin Randle | 27 | LB | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-1 | Baylor | 10/12/1962 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 64th pick / 1985 |
| Ricky Reynolds | 24 | DB | 16 | 15 | 190 | 5-11 | Washington State | 1/19/1965 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1987 |
| Mark Robinson | 27 | DB | 15 | 15 | 206 | 5-11 | Penn State | 9/13/1962 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 90th pick / 1984 |
| Henry Rolling | 24 | LB | 6 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Nevada-Reno | 9/8/1965 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 135th pick / 1987 |
| Ray Seals | 24 | DE-NT | 2 | 0 | 296 | 6-3 | none | 6/17/1965 | Rook | |
| Mike Simmonds | 25 | G | 5 | 5 | 285 | 6-4 | Indiana State | 8/12/1964 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 10th / 252nd pick / 1987 |
| Don Smith | 26 | RB-WR | 11 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Mississippi State | 10/30/1963 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1987 |
| Sean Smith | 24 | DE-DT | 3 | 1 | 280 | 6-4 | Grambling State | 3/27/1965 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 101st pick / 1987 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 28 | RB-WR | 10 | 0 | 172 | 5-7 | Jackson State | 2/24/1961 | 5 | |
| Harry Swayne | 24 | T-DE | 16 | 0 | 290 | 6-5 | Rutgers | 2/2/1965 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 190th pick / 1987 |
| Lars Tate | 23 | RB | 15 | 14 | 215 | 6-2 | Georgia | 2/2/1966 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1988 |
| Rob Taylor | 29 | T | 16 | 16 | 293 | 6-6 | Northwestern | 11/14/1960 | 3 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 328th pick / 1982 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 26 | QB | 14 | 14 | 235 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 11/13/1963 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1987 |
| Broderick Thomas | 22 | LB-DE | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 2/20/1967 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 6th pick / 1989 |
| Jackie Walker | 27 | LB-TE | 14 | 0 | 245 | 6-5 | Jackson State | 11/3/1962 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 28th pick / 1986 |
| Rhondy Weston | 23 | DE | 12 | 2 | 274 | 6-5 | Florida | 6/7/1966 | Rook | Dallas Cowboys / 3rd / 68th pick / 1989 |
| James Wilder | 31 | RB | 15 | 4 | 225 | 6-3 | Missouri | 5/12/1958 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1981 |
| Team Total | 25.6 | 16 | 234.6 | 6-1.7 | 2.6 |