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1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)

5th place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 2-14-0 .125
1983 NFLPrevious SeasonNext Season
Roster KeyStat Key
Head Coach: John McKay
Boyd DowlerQuarterbacks
Frank EmanuelSpecial Teams
Wayne FontesDefensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs
Abe GibronDefensive Line
Jim GrudenRunning Backs
Kim HeltonOffensive Line
Chip MyersWide Receivers
Howard TippettLinebackers
SCORES
DayDateOpponentScoreLocationVenueAttendance
Sat8/6/1983HNew Orleans Saints20-17WTampa, FLTampa Stadium53111
Sat8/13/1983AHouston Oilers23-17WHouston, TXAstrodome41107
Sat8/20/1983HAtlanta Falcons17-6WTampa, FLTampa Stadium57237
Fri8/26/1983HNew England Patriots41-21WTampa, FLTampa Stadium52108
Sun9/4/1983HDetroit Lions0-11LTampa, FLTampa Stadium62154
Sun9/11/1983AChicago Bears10-17LChicago, ILSoldier Field58186
Sun9/18/1983HMinnesota Vikings16-19LOTTampa, FLTampa Stadium57567
Sun9/25/1983HCincinnati Bengals17-23LTampa, FLTampa Stadium56023
Sun10/2/1983AGreen Bay Packers14-55LGreen Bay, WILambeau Field54272
Sun10/9/1983ADallas Cowboys24-27LOTIrving, TXTexas Stadium63308
Sun10/16/1983HSt. Louis Cardinals27-34LTampa, FLTampa Stadium48224
Sun10/23/1983HNew Orleans Saints21-24LTampa, FLTampa Stadium48242
Sun10/30/1983APittsburgh Steelers12-17LPittsburgh, PAThree Rivers Stadium57648
Sun11/6/1983AMinnesota Vikings17-12WMinneapolis, MNMetrodome59239
Sun11/13/1983ACleveland Browns0-20LCleveland, OHCleveland Stadium56091
Sun11/20/1983HChicago Bears0-27LTampa, FLTampa Stadium36816
Sun11/27/1983HHouston Oilers33-24WTampa, FLTampa Stadium38625
Sun12/4/1983ASan Francisco 49ers21-35LSan Francisco, CACandlestick Park49773
Mon12/12/1983HGreen Bay Packers9-12LOTTampa, FLTampa Stadium50763
Sun12/18/1983ADetroit Lions20-23LPontiac, MIPontiac Silverdome78392
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
ROSTER
PlayerNoPosHtWtAgeCollegeGPGS
Hasson Arbubakrr69RDE6-425023Pasadena CC; Texas Tech161
Adger Armstrong46FB6-023026Texas A&M115
Jerry Bell82TE6-523024Arizona State166
Theo Bell83WR5-1118030Arizona164
Scot Brantley52RILB6-123025Florida1615
Gene Branton80WR6-524523Texas Southern10
Cedric Brown34FS6-119029Kent State87
Glenn Bujnoch77ROG6-626530Texas A&M62
John Cannon78LDE-RDE6-526223William & Mary1411
Bill Capece3K5-717024Florida State150
Gerald Carter87WR6-118826Tyler JC; Texas A&M169
Mel Carver28TB-FB5-1121524Laney JC; Nevada-Las Vegas169
Jeremiah Castille23LCB5-1017522Alabama157
Neal Colzie20SS6-219630Ohio State53
Mark Cotney33SS6-020531New Mexico Highlands; Cameron1212
Jeff Davis58LILB6-023023Clemson1514
Sean Farrell62ROG6-326023Penn State109
Frank Garcia5P6-020026Nevada-Las Vegas; Arizona160
Jimmie Giles88TE6-324229Alcorn State119
Jerry Golsteyn11QB6-421029Northern Illinois53
Hugh Green53ROLB6-222624Pittsburgh1615
Randy Grimes60LOG-C6-427323Baylor1510
Andy Hawkins59LOLB6-222525Texas A&M-Kingsville65
Bob Hewko8QB6-319523Florida20
John Holt21LCB-RCB5-1118024West Texas A&M1616
Kevin House89WR6-118526Southern Illinois1616
Cecil Johnson56LOLB6-223028Pittsburgh51
Ed Judie51LOLB6-223524Northern Arizona1110
Jeff Komlo7QB6-220027Delaware20
Sandy LaBeaux29CB-S6-321022Hayward State30
Jim Leonard57C6-326026Santa Clara151
Dave Logan76NT6-225027Pittsburgh1616
Quentin Lowry64LB6-222526Youngstown State60
Terdell Middleton43RB6-019528Memphis70
Tom Morris24CB-S5-1117523Cypress JC; Golden West JC; Michigan State120
Michael Morton1RB5-817523Nevada-Las Vegas160
Jim Obradovich86TE6-222530El Camino JC; Southern California165
Dwayne O'Steen44SS6-119429California; San Jose State30
James Owens26TB5-1118828UCLA125
Dave Reavis75LOT6-426033Arkansas1511
Beasley Reece43FS6-118629North Texas98
Booker Reese66LDE6-626024Bethune-Cookman167
Gene Sanders74LOT-ROT6-328527Texas A&M127
Lee Roy Selmon63RDE6-325629Oklahoma1413
Johnny Ray Smith22SS5-918526Lamar161
Ray Snell72LOG6-426525Wisconsin96
Danny Spradlin55LILB6-123824Tennessee162
Dave Stalls65DE6-424528Northern Colorado60
Kelly Thomas70ROT6-627023Southern California1413
Norris Thomas41CB5-1117529Southern Mississippi100
Jack Thompson14QB6-322027Washington State1413
Robert Thompson56ROLB6-322323Michigan101
Andre Tyler81WR6-018524Stanford140
Dave Warnke2K5-1118523Augsburg10
Mike Washington40RCB-FS6-319030Alabama1010
Brad White90NT6-225025Tennessee160
James Wilder32FB-TB6-322525Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Missouri1010
Steve Wilson50C6-426629Georgia1010
Mark Witte85TE6-324024North Texas162
Richard Wood54RILB6-223030Southern California161
George Yarno68LOG-ROG-ROT6-226726Washington State1411
DRAFT LIST
RoundOverallPlayerPosCollege
245Randy GrimesCBaylor
372Jeremiah CastilleDBAlabama
499Kelly ThomasTSouthern California
5131Tony ChickilloDTMiami (Florida)
6148Gene BrantonWRTexas Southern
6158Ken KaplanTNew Hampshire
7185Weldon LedbetterRBOklahoma
8212John SamuelsonLBAzusa Pacific
9238Hasson ArbubakrrDTTexas Tech
10270Darius DurhamWRSan Diego State
11297Mark WitteTENorth Texas
12324John HigginbothamDTNortheastern State
SCORING BY QUARTERS1st2nd3rd4thOTPTS
Team Totals436865650241
Opponents Totals70127701049380
TEAM STATSTOP1st DownsFDRFDPFDX3rd Down Efficiency4th Down EfficiencyPENPENY
Team Totals27:55249721572074/226 32.7%11/20 55.0%94832
Opponents Totals32:053201241722491/230 39.6%9/14 64.3%105799
SCORINGTDX1X1APCTFGFGAPCTSAFPTS
Bill Capece0232688.5102343.5053
James Owens60000036
James Wilder60000036
Kevin House50000030
Adger Armstrong20000012
Theo Bell20000012
Gerald Carter20000012
Hugh Green20000012
Jerry Bell1000006
Mel Carver1000006
Jeremiah Castille1000006
Jimmie Giles1000006
Dave Logan1000006
Jim Obradovich1000006
Dave Warnke01250.0010.001
George Yarno011100.00001
(Team)0020.00000
Team Totals31253180.6102441.70241
Opponents Totals42404295.2283482.42380
FIELD GOALSMADEATTPCTBLLG1-1920-2930-3940-4950+
Bill Capece102343.51490/07/80/43/80/3
Dave Warnke010.000/00/10/00/00/0
Team Totals102441.71490/07/90/43/80/3
Opponents Totals283482.41/18/88/107/104/5
RUSHINGATTYDSAVGLGTD
James Wilder1616404.075t4
Mel Carver1143483.1160
James Owens962662.8155
Adger Armstrong7304.3150
Michael Morton13282.2270
Jack Thompson26271.090
Jeff Komlo2115.5110
Terdell Middleton242.020
Jerry Golsteyn530.620
Gerald Carter100.000
Kevin House1-4-4.0-40
Team Totals42813533.275t9
Opponents Totals56120823.73919
PASSINGATTCOMPCTINCYDSY/ATTY/COMLGTDTD%INTINT%TSYLNYPRTG
Jack Thompson42324958.915329066.911.780184.3215.039289261773.3
Jerry Golsteyn974748.5485355.511.45200.022.175248356.9
Jeff Komlo8450.03496.112.31700.0112.53252429.7
Team Totals52830056.820434906.611.680183.4244.549366312469.4
Opponents Totals49030061.216736247.412.180t153.1234.742309331574.6
RECEIVINGRECYDSAVGLGTD
James Wilder573806.7312
Gerald Carter4869414.556t2
Kevin House4776916.474t5
Mel Carver322628.2201
Theo Bell2541016.4522
Jimmie Giles2534914.0801
Jerry Bell1820011.1331
Adger Armstrong1517311.5412
James Owens15815.4111
Jim Obradovich9717.9191
Andre Tyler67712.8210
Mark Witte2157.5100
Michael Morton199.090
Team Totals300349011.68018
Opponents Totals300362412.180t15
INTERCEPTIONSINTYDSAVGLGTD
Beasley Reece67011.7290
Cedric Brown47819.5360
John Holt34314.3250
Hugh Green25427.033t2
Mike Washington24120.5250
Booker Reese2115.5110
Mark Cotney210.510
Jeremiah Castille16969.069t1
Scot Brantley100.000
Team Totals2336716.069t3
Opponents Totals2431613.270t4
PUNTINGNOYDSAVGLGBLTBI20RYDSNYDSNET
Frank Garcia95400842.26411216603316533.0
Team Totals96400841.86411216603316533.0
Opponents Totals79321740.76501211299267833.9
PUNT RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Andre Tyler2752087.7160
Theo Bell102484.8110
John Holt50438.6170
Team Totals4272997.1170
Opponents Totals591160310.290t1
KICKOFF RETURNSNOFCYDSAVGLGTD
Michael Morton30068923.0500
James Owens20038019.0310
Johnny Ray Smith8013617.0430
Danny Spradlin303511.7240
Dwayne O'Steen203015.0160
Mel Carver202412.0130
Adger Armstrong101010.0100
Terdell Middleton101010.0100
Jim Obradovich1000.000
Team Totals680131419.3500
Opponents Totals50103920.8810
SACKSNOYDS
Lee Roy Selmon11.0
Dave Logan9.5
John Cannon5.0
Hugh Green3.5
Andy Hawkins3.0
Scot Brantley2.0
Jeff Davis1.5
Danny Spradlin1.0
Booker Reese1.0
Ed Judie1.0
John Holt1.0
Mark Cotney1.0
Hasson Arbubakrr1.0
Dave Stalls0.5
Team Totals42.0309.0
Opponents Totals49.0366.0
FUMBLESNOLOSTOWNOPPRECYDSTD
Adger Armstrong0010100
Jerry Bell210100
Theo Bell0010100
John Cannon0001100
Gerald Carter300000
Mel Carver620200
Neal Colzie0001100
Mark Cotney0001100
Sean Farrell0010100
Jimmie Giles100000
Jerry Golsteyn330300
Hugh Green1022110
Randy Grimes0010100
John Holt101100
Ed Judie0002200
Jeff Komlo200000
Jim Leonard0010100
Dave Logan00011541
Tom Morris0001100
Michael Morton520200
Jim Obradovich110100
James Owens0010100
Beasley Reece0002200
Gene Sanders0010100
Lee Roy Selmon0001140
Johnny Ray Smith221300
Danny Spradlin0001100
Dave Stalls0001100
Jack Thompson1050500
Robert Thompson0002200
Andre Tyler100000
James Wilder100000
Team Totals3916231841691
Opponents Totals43182113343
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