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1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in NFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 273 points (17.1/g), 21st of 28 in the NFL.
 Allowed 237 points (14.8/g), 1st.
 Differential of 36 points (2.2/g), 9th.
 Expected W-L: 9.3-6.7.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -3 (-0.2/g), 16th.

Coached by John McKay (10-6-0)

1979 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Team Games & Schedule

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Score Offense Defense
Week Date Rec Opp Tm Opp 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO 1stD TotYd PassY RushY TO
1 Sat September 1 box W 1-0 Detroit Lions 31 16 18 334 105 229 1 16 231 89 142 3
2 Sun September 9 box W 2-0 @ Baltimore Colts 29 26 17 294 196 98 5 18 206 114 92 4
3 Sun September 16 box W 3-0 @ Green Bay Packers 21 10 19 367 132 235 1 18 274 185 89 3
4 Sun September 23 box W 4-0 Los Angeles Rams 21 6 15 249 101 148 3 11 186 76 110 4
5 Sun September 30 box W 5-0 @ Chicago Bears 17 13 18 373 159 214 3 11 234 152 82 3
6 Sun October 7 box L 5-1 @ New York Giants 14 17 15 273 182 91 3 15 220 18 202 1
7 Sun October 14 box L 5-2 New Orleans Saints 14 42 16 374 213 161 4 22 397 163 234 1
8 Sun October 21 box W 6-2 Green Bay Packers 21 3 15 313 85 228 1 16 299 261 38 4
9 Sun October 28 box W 7-2 @ Minnesota Vikings 12 10 20 360 258 102 1 21 330 219 111 1
10 Sun November 4 box L 7-3 @ Atlanta Falcons 14 17 13 268 194 74 3 18 266 54 212 1
11 Sun November 11 box W 8-3 @ Detroit Lions 16 14 17 286 182 104 1 16 267 229 38 3
12 Sun November 18 box W 9-3 New York Giants 31 3 20 363 176 187 14 200 105 95 4
13 Sun November 25 box L 9-4 Minnesota Vikings 22 23 22 425 242 183 1 16 268 158 110 2
14 Sun December 2 box L 9-5 Chicago Bears 0 14 13 238 131 107 5 10 164 17 147 1
15 Sun December 9 box L 9-6 @ San Francisco 49ers 7 23 13 263 211 52 6 21 327 214 113 1
16 Sun December 16 box W 10-6 Kansas City Chiefs 3 0 16 269 45 224 3 4 80 22 58 2
Playoffs
Division Sat December 29 box W 11-6 Philadelphia Eagles 24 17
ConfChamp Sun January 8 box L 11-7 Los Angeles Rams 0 9

Team Stats and Rankings

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Passing Rushing
Pts Yds Ply Y/P 1stD Cmp Att Yds TD Int NY/A 1stD Att Yds TD Y/A 1stD TO FL 1stPy
Team Offense 273 5049 1055 4.8 267 183 434 2612 19 26 5.9 137 609 2437 13 4.0 107 41 15 23
Team Defense 237 3949 1015 3.9 378 250 436 2076 14 14 4.4 111 539 1873 13 3.5 247 38 24 20
Lg Rank Offense 21 14 23 18 18 12 24 9 4 8 21 14 20 8
Lg Rank Defense 1 1 1 7 1 4 26 1 16 7 5 4 14 1

Passing

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS QBrec Cmp Att Cmp% Yds TD TD% Int Int% Lng Y/A AY/A Y/C Y/G Rate Sk Yds NY/A ANY/A Sk%
Doug Williams 24 QB 16 16 10-6-0 166 397 41.8 2448 18 4.5 24 6.0 66 6.2 3.9 14.7 153.0 52.5 7 57 5.9 3.7 1.7
Mike Rae 28 5 0 17 36 47.2 252 1 2.8 2 5.6 29 7.0 4.8 14.8 50.4 56.7 5 31 5.4 3.4 12.2
Jerry Eckwood 25 RB 16 10 0 1 0.0 0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 39.6 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Team Total 25.2 16 10-6-0 183 434 42.2 2700 19 4.4 26 6.0 66 6.2 4.0 14.8 168.8 52.8 12 88 5.9 3.7 2.7
Opp Total 16 250 436 57.3 2076 14 3.2 14 3.2 4.8 3.6 8.3 129.8 67.0 40 329 4.4 2.6

Rushing & Receiving

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Rushing Receiving
Age Pos G GS Att Yds TD Lng Y/A Y/G A/G Rec Yds Y/R TD Lng R/G Y/G YScm RRTD Fmb
Ricky Bell 24 FB 16 16 283 1263 7 49 4.5 78.9 17.7 25 248 9.9 2 26 1.6 15.5 1511 9 6
Jerry Eckwood 25 RB 16 10 194 690 2 61 3.6 43.1 12.1 22 268 12.2 0 31 1.4 16.8 958 2 9
Johnny Davis 23 16 4 59 221 2 18 3.7 13.8 3.7 5 57 11.4 0 24 0.3 3.6 278 2 0
Doug Williams 24 QB 16 16 35 119 2 16 3.4 7.4 2.2 119 2 2
Rick Berns 23 16 1 23 102 0 16 4.4 6.4 1.4 5 40 8.0 0 12 0.3 2.5 142 0 0
George Ragsdale 27 RET 15 0 6 5 0 3 0.8 0.3 0.4 3 28 9.3 0 19 0.2 1.9 33 0 2
Larry Mucker 25 16 4 4 16 0 16 4.0 1.0 0.3 14 268 19.1 5 42 0.9 16.8 284 5 1
Jimmie Giles 25 TE 16 16 2 7 0 9 3.5 0.4 0.1 40 579 14.5 7 66 2.5 36.2 586 7 0
Gordon Jones 22 12 1 1 12 0 12 12.0 1.0 0.1 4 80 20.0 1 37 0.3 6.7 92 1 0
Tom Blanchard 31 P 16 0 1 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0 0 1
Mike Rae 28 5 0 1 2 0 2 2.0 0.4 0.2 2 0 0
Isaac Hagins 25 WR 16 14 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 39 692 17.7 3 57 2.4 43.3 692 3 1
Morris Owens 26 WR 16 12 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 20 377 18.9 0 64 1.3 23.6 377 0 1
Jim Obradovich 26 16 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 6 63 10.5 1 19 0.4 3.9 63 1 0
Team Total 25.2 16 609 2437 13 61 4.0 152.3 38.1 183 2700 14.8 19 66 11.4 168.8 5137 32 25
Opp Total 16 539 1873 13 3.5 117.1 33.7 250 2076 8.3 14 15.6 129.8 3949 27 45

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Age Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
Danny Reece 24 RET 16 1 70 431 0 17 6.2 1 13 0 13 13.0 444
George Ragsdale 27 RET 15 0 34 675 0 30 19.9 708
Isaac Hagins 25 WR 16 14 9 196 0 31 21.8 888
Tony Davis 26 16 0 1 7 0 7 7.0 4 33 0 16 8.3 40
Dana Nafziger 26 16 2 2 36 0 19 18.0 36
Rick Berns 23 16 1 1 6 0 6 6.0 148
Team Total 25.2 16 71 438 0 17 6.2 51 959 0 31 18.8 6534
Opp Total 16 47 0 55 1254 0 22.8

Kicking & Punting

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
0--19 20--29 30--39 40--49 50+ Tot PAT Punting
Age Pos G GS FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FGA FGM FG% XPA XPM XP% Pnt Yds Lng Blck Y/P
Tom Blanchard 31 P 16 0 93 3679 58 2 39.6
Neil O'Donoghue 26 K 16 0 1 1 4 3 9 5 5 2 19 11 57.9% 35 30 85.7%
Team Total 25.2 16 1 1 4 3 9 5 5 2 19 11 57.9% 35 30 85.7% 93 3679 58 2 39.6
Opp Total 16 24 14 58.3% 28 25 89.3% 104 4274 41.1

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Age Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
Ricky Bell 24 FB 16 16 6 1 0 0
Rick Berns 23 16 1 0 1 0 0
Tom Blanchard 31 P 16 0 1 0 -5 0
Cedric Brown 25 FS 16 15 3 79 0 72 0 1 5 0
Mark Cotney 27 SS 16 15 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Johnny Davis 23 16 4 0 1 0 0
Jerry Eckwood 25 RB 16 10 9 0 0 0
Jimmie Giles 25 TE 16 16 0 1 0 0
Isaac Hagins 25 WR 16 14 1 1 0 0
Greg Horton 28 LG 16 16 0 1 0 0
Cecil Johnson 24 ROLB 15 14 0 4 0 0
Curtis Jordan 25 16 2 0 1 0 0
Bill Kollar 27 nt 15 8 0 4 0 0
Dave R. Lewis 25 LOLB 16 16 2 19 0 11 0 2 39 1
Reggie P. Lewis 23 12 0 0 1 0 0
Larry Mucker 25 16 4 1 0 0 0
Dana Nafziger 26 16 2 0 2 0 0
Neil O'Donoghue 26 K 16 0 0 1 0 0
Morris Owens 26 WR 16 12 1 0 0 0
George Ragsdale 27 RET 15 0 2 1 0 0
Danny Reece 24 RET 16 1 2 1 0 0
Greg Roberts 23 RG 16 16 0 1 0 0
Lee Roy Selmon*+ 25 RDE 16 16 0 2 29 1
Mike Washington 26 RCB 15 15 3 64 1 49
Jeris White 27 LCB 16 16 3 39 0 39 0 1 0 0
Doug Williams 24 QB 16 16 2 1 -5 0
Richard Wood 26 RILB 16 16 2 37 0 24 0 2 7 0
Team Total 25.2 16 14 238 1 72 25 32 70 2
Opp Total 16 12 45 21 1

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Age Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
Neil O'Donoghue 26 K 16 0 30 11 63
Ricky Bell 24 FB 16 16 7 2 54
Jimmie Giles 25 TE 16 16 7 42
Larry Mucker 25 16 4 5 30
Isaac Hagins 25 WR 16 14 3 18
Johnny Davis 23 16 4 2 12
Jerry Eckwood 25 RB 16 10 2 12
Doug Williams 24 QB 16 16 2 12
Gordon Jones 22 12 1 1 6
Dave R. Lewis 25 LOLB 16 16 1 6
Jim Obradovich 26 16 2 1 6
Lee Roy Selmon*+ 25 RDE 16 16 1 6
Mike Washington 26 RCB 15 15 1 6
Team Total 25.2 16 13 19 2 1 30 11 273
Opp Total 16 13 14 25 14 1 237