1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) |
| 7th place • National Football Conference • 5-4-0 .556 |
| Playoff Statistics |
| Head Coach: John McKay |
| Boyd Dowler | Receivers |
| Frank Emanuel | Special Teams |
| Wayne Fontes | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs |
| Abe Gibron | Defensive Line |
| Jim Gruden | Running Backs |
| Bill Johnson | Offensive Line |
| Bill Nelsen | Quarterbacks |
| Howard Tippett | Linebackers/Special Teams |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/14/1982 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 35-7 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 65659 | |
| Sat | 8/21/1982 | H | Washington Redskins | 28-13 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 63896 | |
| Sat | 8/28/1982 | A | Houston Oilers | 6-21 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 41077 | |
| Fri | 9/3/1982 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 34-0 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 62933 | |
| Sun | 9/12/1982 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 10-17 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 58440 | |
| Sun | 9/19/1982 | H | Washington Redskins | 13-21 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 66187 | |
| Sun | 9/26/1982 | A | Detroit Lions | - | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | |||
| Mon | 10/4/1982 | H | San Francisco 49ers | - | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/10/1982 | H | Minnesota Vikings | - | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | |||
| Sun | 10/17/1982 | A | Green Bay Packers | - | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | |||
| Sun | 10/24/1982 | A | Chicago Bears | - | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | |||
| Sun | 10/31/1982 | A | Baltimore Colts | - | Baltimore, MD | Memorial Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/14/1982 | H | Green Bay Packers | - | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | |||
| Sun | 11/21/1982 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 9-14 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 49578 | |
| Mon | 11/29/1982 | H | Miami Dolphins | 23-17 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 65854 | |
| Sun | 12/5/1982 | A | New Orleans Saints | 13-10 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 61709 | |
| Sun | 12/12/1982 | A | New York Jets | 17-32 | L | New York, NY | Shea Stadium | 28147 | |
| Sun | 12/19/1982 | H | Buffalo Bills | 24-23 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 62510 | |
| Sun | 12/26/1982 | H | Detroit Lions | 23-21 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 65997 | |
| Sun | 1/2/1983 | H | Chicago Bears | 26-23 | W | OT | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 68112 |
| First Round Playoff | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/9/1983 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 17-30 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 65042 | |
| Schedule Notes | ||
|---|---|---|
| 9/26/1982 | Detroit Lions | Canceled |
| 10/4/1982 | San Francisco 49ers | Canceled |
| 10/10/1982 | Minnesota Vikings | Canceled |
| 10/17/1982 | Green Bay Packers | Canceled |
| 10/24/1982 | Chicago Bears | Canceled |
| 10/31/1982 | Baltimore Colts | Canceled |
| 11/14/1982 | Green Bay Packers | Canceled |
| 1/2/1983 | Chicago Bears | Postponed from 11/14 |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Dave Barrett | 30 | FB | 6-0 | 230 | 23 | Houston | 7 | 0 |
| Jerry Bell | 82 | TE | 6-5 | 230 | 23 | Arizona State | 9 | 1 |
| Theo Bell | 83 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 29 | Arizona | 9 | 0 |
| Scot Brantley | 52 | RILB | 6-1 | 230 | 24 | Florida | 9 | 9 |
| Cedric Brown | 34 | FS | 6-1 | 190 | 28 | Kent State | 9 | 9 |
| John Cannon | 78 | DE | 6-5 | 262 | 22 | William & Mary | 9 | 0 |
| Bill Capece | 3 | K | 5-7 | 170 | 23 | Florida State | 9 | 0 |
| Gerald Carter | 87 | WR | 6-1 | 188 | 25 | Tyler JC; Texas A&M | 9 | 0 |
| Mel Carver | 28 | TB | 5-11 | 215 | 23 | Laney JC; Nevada-Las Vegas | 9 | 1 |
| Brian Clark | 5 | K | 6-2 | 198 | 24 | Florida | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Cobb | 67 | DE | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | Northeast Mississippi CC; Cincinnati; Arizona | 3 | 0 |
| Neal Colzie | 20 | SS | 6-2 | 196 | 29 | Ohio State | 9 | 9 |
| Mark Cotney | 33 | S | 6-0 | 205 | 30 | New Mexico Highlands; Cameron | 9 | 0 |
| Jeff Davis | 58 | LB | 6-0 | 230 | 22 | Clemson | 9 | 0 |
| Sean Farrell | 62 | ROG-ROT | 6-3 | 260 | 22 | Penn State | 9 | 7 |
| Jimmie Giles | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 242 | 28 | Alcorn State | 9 | 9 |
| Jerry Golsteyn | 11 | QB | 6-4 | 210 | 28 | Northern Illinois | 1 | 0 |
| Hugh Green | 53 | ROLB | 6-2 | 226 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 9 |
| Charley Hannah | 73 | ROT | 6-6 | 265 | 27 | Alabama | 7 | 5 |
| Andy Hawkins | 59 | LOLB | 6-2 | 225 | 24 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 9 | 9 |
| John Holt | 21 | CB | 5-11 | 180 | 23 | West Texas A&M | 9 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 89 | WR | 6-1 | 185 | 25 | Southern Illinois | 9 | 9 |
| Cecil Johnson | 56 | LILB | 6-2 | 230 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 9 |
| Gordon Jones | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 7 |
| Jim Leonard | 57 | C | 6-3 | 260 | 25 | Santa Clara | 9 | 3 |
| Dave Logan | 76 | NT | 6-2 | 250 | 26 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 9 |
| Terdell Middleton | 45 | RB | 6-0 | 195 | 27 | Memphis | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Morris | 24 | S | 5-11 | 175 | 22 | Cypress JC; Golden West JC; Michigan State | 8 | 0 |
| Michael Morton | 1 | RB | 5-8 | 175 | 22 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 9 | 0 |
| Rick Moser | 35 | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 26 | Rhode Island | 1 | 0 |
| Dana Nafziger | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 221 | 29 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 8 | 0 |
| Jim Obradovich | 86 | TE | 6-2 | 225 | 29 | El Camino JC; Southern California | 9 | 3 |
| James Owens | 26 | TB | 5-11 | 188 | 27 | UCLA | 8 | 6 |
| Dave Reavis | 75 | LOT | 6-4 | 260 | 32 | Arkansas | 7 | 7 |
| Booker Reese | 66 | DE | 6-6 | 260 | 23 | Bethune-Cookman | 7 | 0 |
| Greg Roberts | 61 | ROG | 6-3 | 262 | 26 | Oklahoma | 7 | 6 |
| Gene Sanders | 74 | LOT | 6-3 | 285 | 26 | Texas A&M | 4 | 2 |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 63 | RDE | 6-3 | 256 | 28 | Oklahoma | 9 | 9 |
| Johnny Ray Smith | 22 | RCB | 5-9 | 185 | 25 | Lamar | 9 | 1 |
| Ray Snell | 72 | LOG | 6-4 | 265 | 24 | Wisconsin | 7 | 6 |
| Dave Stalls | 65 | LDE | 6-4 | 245 | 27 | Northern Colorado | 9 | 9 |
| Larry Swider | 9 | P | 6-2 | 195 | 27 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 0 |
| Norris Thomas | 41 | LCB | 5-11 | 175 | 28 | Southern Mississippi | 9 | 9 |
| Mike Washington | 40 | RCB | 6-3 | 190 | 29 | Alabama | 8 | 8 |
| Brad White | 90 | NT | 6-2 | 250 | 24 | Tennessee | 9 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 32 | FB | 6-3 | 225 | 24 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Missouri | 9 | 9 |
| Doug Williams | 12 | QB | 6-4 | 220 | 27 | Grambling State | 9 | 9 |
| Steve Wilson | 50 | C | 6-4 | 266 | 28 | Georgia | 8 | 6 |
| Richard Wood | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 29 | Southern California | 9 | 0 |
| George Yarno | 68 | LOG-LOT | 6-2 | 267 | 25 | Washington State | 9 | 3 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 17 | Sean Farrell | G | Penn State |
| 2 | 32 | Booker Reese | DE | Bethune-Cookman |
| 3 | 74 | Jerry Bell | TE | Arizona State |
| 3 | 83 | John Cannon | DE | William & Mary |
| 4 | 103 | Dave Barrett | RB | Houston |
| 5 | 128 | Jeff Davis | LB | Clemson |
| 6 | 158 | Andre Tyler | WR | Stanford |
| 7 | 185 | Tom Morris | DB | Michigan State |
| 8 | 212 | Kelvin Atkins | LB | Illinois |
| 9 | 242 | Bob Lane | QB | Louisiana-Monroe |
| 12 | 325 | Michael Morton | KR | Nevada-Las Vegas |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 9 | 40 | 51 | 55 | 3 | 158 |
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 53 | 43 | 36 | 0 | 178 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:35 | 163 | 52 | 105 | 6 | 48/127 37.8% | 8/9 88.9% | 38 | 297 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:25 | 160 | 72 | 76 | 12 | 47/122 38.5% | 7/9 77.8% | 38 | 325 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Capece | 0 | 14 | 14 | 100.0 | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 0 | 68 |
| James Wilder | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Jimmie Giles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Mel Carver | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Kevin House | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Doug Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Gordon Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| James Owens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 15 | 14 | 15 | 93.3 | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 0 | 158 |
| Opponents Totals | 21 | 16 | 21 | 76.2 | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 0 | 178 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Capece | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 0 | 51 | 0/0 | 10/11 | 5/6 | 1/3 | 2/3 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 23 | 78.3 | 0 | 51 | 0/0 | 10/11 | 5/6 | 1/3 | 2/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 12 | 17 | 70.6 | 2/2 | 3/3 | 3/4 | 4/6 | 0/2 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wilder | 83 | 324 | 3.9 | 47 | 3 |
| James Owens | 76 | 238 | 3.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Mel Carver | 70 | 229 | 3.3 | 13t | 1 |
| Doug Williams | 35 | 158 | 4.5 | 14 | 2 |
| Michael Morton | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | -1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 268 | 952 | 3.6 | 47 | 6 |
| Opponents Totals | 285 | 1058 | 3.7 | 25 | 9 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Williams | 307 | 164 | 53.4 | 132 | 2071 | 6.7 | 12.6 | 62t | 9 | 2.9 | 11 | 3.6 | 11 | 128 | 1943 | 69.6 |
| Jerry Golsteyn | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 308 | 164 | 53.2 | 133 | 2071 | 6.7 | 12.6 | 62t | 9 | 2.9 | 11 | 3.6 | 11 | 128 | 1943 | 69.3 |
| Opponents Totals | 254 | 145 | 57.1 | 98 | 1608 | 6.3 | 11.1 | 49 | 10 | 3.9 | 11 | 4.3 | 25 | 224 | 1384 | 71.1 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wilder | 53 | 466 | 8.8 | 32 | 1 |
| Jimmie Giles | 28 | 499 | 17.8 | 48 | 3 |
| Kevin House | 28 | 438 | 15.6 | 62t | 2 |
| Theo Bell | 15 | 203 | 13.5 | 25 | 0 |
| Gordon Jones | 14 | 205 | 14.6 | 26 | 1 |
| Gerald Carter | 10 | 140 | 14.0 | 27 | 0 |
| James Owens | 8 | 42 | 5.3 | 12 | 1 |
| Mel Carver | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 24 | 1 |
| Jim Obradovich | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Jerry Bell | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Michael Morton | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 164 | 2071 | 12.6 | 62t | 9 |
| Opponents Totals | 145 | 1608 | 11.1 | 49 | 10 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Colzie | 3 | 64 | 21.3 | 51 | 0 |
| Cedric Brown | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Mike Washington | 3 | 13 | 4.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Hugh Green | 1 | 31 | 31.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Norris Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 11 | 139 | 12.6 | 51 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 11 | 114 | 10.4 | 39t | 1 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Swider | 39 | 1620 | 41.5 | 59 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 192 | 1308 | 32.7 |
| Team Totals | 40 | 1620 | 40.5 | 59 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 192 | 1308 | 32.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 1824 | 43.4 | 59 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 143 | 1561 | 37.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Bell | 9 | 1 | 62 | 6.9 | 14 | 0 |
| John Holt | 16 | 0 | 81 | 5.1 | 22 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 1 | 143 | 5.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 4 | 192 | 8.3 | 22 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Morton | 21 | 0 | 361 | 17.2 | 26 | 0 |
| Mel Carver | 3 | 0 | 62 | 20.7 | 25 | 0 |
| James Owens | 3 | 0 | 52 | 17.3 | 27 | 0 |
| Johnny Ray Smith | 3 | 0 | 47 | 15.7 | 24 | 0 |
| George Yarno | 1 | 0 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Jim Obradovich | 1 | 0 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jeff Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 33 | 0 | 548 | 16.6 | 27 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 40 | 0 | 870 | 21.8 | 50 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Stalls | 6.5 | |
| Dave Logan | 4.8 | |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 4.0 | |
| Hugh Green | 2.3 | |
| Andy Hawkins | 2.3 | |
| Scot Brantley | 2.0 | |
| Neal Colzie | 2.0 | |
| Booker Reese | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 25.0 | 224.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 11.0 | 128.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scot Brantley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cedric Brown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mel Carver | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Neal Colzie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Davis | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmie Giles | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Andy Hawkins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Holt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin House | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gordon Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Michael Morton | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Owens | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Greg Roberts | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny Ray Smith | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | |
| James Wilder | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | |
| Doug Williams | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 23 | 9 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 0 |
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