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Record: 3-13-0, Finished 5th in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 199 points (12.4/g), 26th of 28 in the NFL.
Allowed 365 points (22.8/g), 25th.
Differential of -166 points (-10.4/g), 26th.
Expected W-L: 3.1-12.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -20 (-1.2/g), 27th.
Coached by Richard Williamson (3-13-0)
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1991 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Vinny Testaverde | 28 | 4 | 12 | 166 for 326, 1,994 yards, 8 td, 15 int, & 32 rushes for 101 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1987 |
| RB | Reggie Cobb | 23 | 1 | 11 | 196 rushes for 752 yards, 7 td, & 15 catches for 111 yards and 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1990 |
| RB | Gary W. Anderson | 30 | 6 | 5 | 72 rushes for 263 yards, 1 td, & 25 catches for 184 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 20th pick / 1983 |
| FB | Robert E. Wilson | 22 | Rook | 15 | 42 rushes for 179 yards, 0 td, & 20 catches for 121 yards and 2 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Mark Carrier | 26 | 4 | 16 | 47 catches for 698 yards, 2 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 57th pick / 1987 |
| WR | Lawrence Dawsey | 24 | Rook | 10 | 55 catches for 818 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for 9 yards and 1 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Bruce Hill | 27 | 4 | 6 | 17 catches for 185 yards, 2 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 106th pick / 1987 |
| TE | Ron Hall | 27 | 4 | 15 | 31 catches for 284 yards, 0 td | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 87th pick / 1987 |
| LT | Paul Gruber | 26 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 4th pick / 1988 |
| LG | Tom McHale | 28 | 4 | 10 | ||
| LG | John Bruhin | 27 | 3 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 86th pick / 1988 |
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| C | Tony Mayberry | 24 | 1 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 108th pick / 1990 |
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| RG | Ian Beckles | 24 | 1 | 16 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 114th pick / 1990 |
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| RT | Rob Taylor | 31 | 5 | 12 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 328th pick / 1982 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Ray Seals | 26 | 2 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LDE | Dexter Manley | 32 | 10 | 7 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Washington Redskins / 5th / 119th pick / 1981 |
| LDT | Tim Newton | 28 | 6 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 164th pick / 1985 |
| LDT | Gerald Nichols | 27 | 4 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 7th / 187th pick / 1987 |
| RDT | Reuben Davis | 26 | 3 | 11 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 225th pick / 1988 |
| RDT | Tim Newton | 28 | 6 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 164th pick / 1985 |
| RDE | Keith McCants | 23 | 1 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 4th pick / 1990 |
| LLB | Kevin Murphy | 28 | 5 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 40th pick / 1986 |
| MLB | Jesse Solomon | 28 | 5 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 318th pick / 1986 |
| RLB | Broderick Thomas | 24 | 2 | 16 | 11.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 6th pick / 1989 |
| LCB | Ricky Reynolds | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1987 |
| RCB | Carl Carter | 27 | 5 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 89th pick / 1986 |
| SS | Tony Covington | 24 | Rook | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1991 |
| FS | Marty Carter | 22 | Rook | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 207th pick / 1991 |
| FS | Harry Hamilton | 29 | 7 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 7th / 176th pick / 1984 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Steve Christie | 24 | 1 | 0 | 15 of 20 field goals & 22 of 22 extra points | |
| P | Mark Royals | 26 | 4 | 0 | 84 punts for a 40.3 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Willie Drewrey | 28 | 6 | 0 | 38 punt returns for a 9.5 average and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 11th / 281st pick / 1985 |
| KR | Gary W. Anderson | 30 | 6 | 5 | 34 kick returns for a 18.9 average and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 20th pick / 1983 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Gary W. Anderson | 30 | RB | 16 | 5 | 185 | 6-0 | Arkansas | 4/18/1961 | 6 | San Diego Chargers / 1st / 20th pick / 1983 |
| 89 | Jesse Anderson | 25 | TE | 15 | 2 | 245 | 6-2 | Mississippi State | 7/26/1966 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 87th pick / 1990 |
| 56 | Sam Anno | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 236 | 6-2 | USC | 1/26/1965 | 4 | |
| 85 | Terry Anthony | 23 | WR | 9 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Florida State | 3/9/1968 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 11th / 281st pick / 1990 |
| 62 | Ian Beckles | 24 | G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-1 | Indiana | 7/20/1967 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 114th pick / 1990 |
| 69 | John Bruhin | 27 | G | 10 | 6 | 280 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 12/9/1964 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 86th pick / 1988 |
| 7 | Jeff Carlson | 25 | QB | 3 | 1 | 215 | 6-3 | Weber State | 5/23/1966 | 1 | Los Angeles Rams / 4th / 102nd pick / 1989 |
| 88 | Mark Carrier | 26 | WR | 16 | 16 | 186 | 6-0 | Nicholls State | 10/28/1965 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 57th pick / 1987 |
| 44 | Carl Carter | 27 | DB | 11 | 10 | 180 | 5-11 | Texas Tech | 3/7/1964 | 5 | St. Louis Cardinals / 4th / 89th pick / 1986 |
| 23 | Marty Carter | 22 | DB | 14 | 11 | 209 | 6-1 | Middle Tenn. State | 12/17/1969 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 8th / 207th pick / 1991 |
| 57 | Al Chamblee | 23 | LB | 9 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Virginia Tech | 11/17/1968 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 314th pick / 1991 |
| 17 | Chris Chandler | 26 | QB | 6 | 3 | 224 | 6-4 | Washington | 10/12/1965 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 76th pick / 1988 |
| 2 | Steve Christie | 24 | K | 16 | 0 | 195 | 6-0 | William & Mary | 11/13/1967 | 1 | |
| 34 | Reggie Cobb | 23 | RB | 16 | 11 | 212 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 7/7/1968 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 30th pick / 1990 |
| 25 | Tony Covington | 24 | DB | 16 | 12 | 192 | 5-11 | Virginia | 12/26/1967 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 93rd pick / 1991 |
| 79 | Reuben Davis | 26 | DE-DT | 12 | 11 | 302 | 6-5 | North Carolina | 5/7/1965 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 225th pick / 1988 |
| 80 | Lawrence Dawsey | 24 | WR | 16 | 10 | 192 | 6-0 | Florida State | 11/16/1967 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1991 |
| 76 | Scott Dill | 25 | T-G-C | 8 | 0 | 294 | 6-5 | Memphis | 4/5/1966 | 3 | Phoenix Cardinals / 9th / 233rd pick / 1988 |
| 87 | Willie Drewrey | 28 | WR | 16 | 0 | 184 | 5-7 | West Virginia | 4/28/1963 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 11th / 281st pick / 1985 |
| 33 | William Frizzell | 29 | DB | 16 | 4 | 203 | 6-3 | North Carolina Central | 9/8/1962 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 10th / 259th pick / 1984 |
| 27 | Darrell Fullington | 27 | DB | 11 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 4/17/1964 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 5th / 124th pick / 1988 |
| 97 | Darryl Grant | 32 | DT-G-C-T | 2 | 0 | 269 | 6-1 | Rice | 11/22/1959 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 9th / 231st pick / 1981 |
| 74 | Paul Gruber | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 292 | 6-5 | Wisconsin | 2/24/1965 | 3 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 4th pick / 1988 |
| 45 | Wayne Haddix | 26 | DB | 6 | 4 | 203 | 6-1 | Liberty | 7/23/1965 | 4 | |
| 66 | Rhett Hall | 23 | DT | 16 | 0 | 270 | 6-2 | California | 12/5/1968 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 6th / 147th pick / 1991 |
| 82 | Ron Hall | 27 | TE | 15 | 15 | 245 | 6-4 | Cal Poly-Pomona,Hawaii | 3/15/1964 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 87th pick / 1987 |
| 39 | Harry Hamilton | 29 | DB | 7 | 5 | 194 | 6-0 | Penn State | 11/29/1962 | 7 | New York Jets / 7th / 176th pick / 1984 |
| 22 | Alonzo Hampton | 24 | DB | 15 | 3 | 191 | 5-10 | Pittsburgh | 1/19/1967 | 1 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 104th pick / 1990 |
| 36 | Robert Hardy | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Carson-Newman | 9/1/1967 | Rook | |
| 32 | Alonzo Highsmith | 26 | RB | 11 | 0 | 234 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 2/26/1965 | 4 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1987 |
| 84 | Bruce Hill | 27 | WR | 6 | 6 | 178 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 2/29/1964 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 106th pick / 1987 |
| 24 | Roger Jones | 22 | DB | 6 | 0 | 175 | 5-9 | Tennessee State | 4/22/1969 | Rook | |
| 92 | Dexter Manley | 32 | DE | 14 | 7 | 253 | 6-3 | Oklahoma State | 7/2/1959 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 5th / 119th pick / 1981 |
| 99 | Eugene Marve | 31 | LB | 16 | 4 | 237 | 6-2 | Saginaw Valley State | 8/14/1960 | 9 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 59th pick / 1982 |
| 61 | Tony Mayberry | 24 | C | 16 | 16 | 293 | 6-4 | Wake Forest | 12/8/1967 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 108th pick / 1990 |
| 52 | Keith McCants | 23 | DE | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-3 | Alabama | 4/19/1968 | 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 4th pick / 1990 |
| 73 | Tom McHale | 28 | G | 15 | 10 | 290 | 6-4 | Cornell,Maryland | 2/25/1963 | 4 | |
| 70 | Charles McRae | 23 | T-G | 16 | 4 | 305 | 6-7 | Tennessee | 9/16/1968 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 7th pick / 1991 |
| 59 | Kevin Murphy | 28 | LB | 16 | 14 | 233 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 9/8/1963 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 40th pick / 1986 |
| 96 | Tim Newton | 28 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-0 | Florida | 3/23/1963 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 6th / 164th pick / 1985 |
| 77 | Gerald Nichols | 27 | DT-NT-DE | 16 | 5 | 261 | 6-2 | Florida State | 2/10/1964 | 4 | New York Jets / 7th / 187th pick / 1987 |
| 55 | Maurice Oliver | 24 | LB | 3 | 0 | 235 | 6-3 | Southern Miss | 6/14/1967 | Rook | |
| 29 | Ricky Reynolds | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | Washington State | 1/19/1965 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 36th pick / 1987 |
| 21 | Glenn Rogers | 22 | DB | 5 | 1 | 185 | 6-0 | Memphis | 6/8/1969 | Rook | |
| 3 | Mark Royals | 26 | P | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Appalachian State,Chowan | 6/22/1965 | 4 | |
| 64 | Tim T. Ryan | 23 | G | 15 | 0 | 280 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 9/2/1968 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 136th pick / 1991 |
| 98 | Ray Seals | 26 | DE-NT | 10 | 9 | 296 | 6-3 | none | 6/17/1965 | 2 | |
| 54 | Jesse Solomon | 28 | LB | 13 | 12 | 240 | 6-0 | Florida State | 11/4/1963 | 5 | Minnesota Vikings / 12th / 318th pick / 1986 |
| 72 | Rob Taylor | 31 | T | 16 | 12 | 293 | 6-6 | Northwestern | 11/14/1960 | 5 | Philadelphia Eagles / 12th / 328th pick / 1982 |
| 14 | Vinny Testaverde | 28 | QB | 13 | 12 | 235 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 11/13/1963 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1987 |
| 51 | Broderick Thomas | 24 | LB-DE | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 2/20/1967 | 2 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 6th pick / 1989 |
| 86 | Ed Thomas | 25 | TE | 6 | 0 | 240 | 6-3 | Houston | 5/4/1966 | 1 | |
| 58 | Calvin Tiggle | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 11/10/1968 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 7th / 174th pick / 1991 |
| 37 | Chuck Weatherspoon | 23 | RB | 4 | 0 | 229 | 5-7 | Houston | 7/31/1968 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 9th / 242nd pick / 1991 |
| 20 | Robert E. Wilson | 22 | RB | 16 | 15 | 255 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 1/13/1969 | Rook | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1991 |
| Team Total | 25.7 | 16 | 235.2 | 6-1.5 | 2.9 |