1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) |
| 3rd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 6-10-0 .375 |
| Head Coach: John McKay |
| John Brunner | Offensive Moderator |
| Joe Diange | Strength |
| Boyd Dowler | Quarterbacks |
| Wayne Fontes | Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Secondary |
| Abe Gibron | Defensive Line |
| Kim Helton | Offensive Line |
| Chip Myers | Receivers |
| Howard Tippett | Linebackers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 7/28/1984 | N | Seattle Seahawks | 0-38 | L | Canton, OH | Fawcett Stadium | 22520 | |
| Sat | 8/4/1984 | H | Houston Oilers | 30-17 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 32774 | |
| Sat | 8/11/1984 | H | Cincinnati Bengals | 21-13 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 33588 | |
| Sat | 8/18/1984 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 21-52 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 29610 | |
| Fri | 8/24/1984 | H | Miami Dolphins | 14-13 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 53023 | |
| Sun | 9/2/1984 | A | Chicago Bears | 14-34 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 58789 | |
| Sun | 9/9/1984 | A | New Orleans Saints | 13-17 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 54686 | |
| Sun | 9/16/1984 | H | Detroit Lions | 21-17 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 44560 | |
| Sun | 9/23/1984 | A | New York Giants | 14-17 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 72650 | |
| Sun | 9/30/1984 | H | Green Bay Packers | 30-27 | W | OT | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 47487 |
| Sun | 10/7/1984 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 35-31 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 47405 | |
| Sun | 10/14/1984 | A | Detroit Lions | 7-13 | L | OT | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 44308 |
| Sun | 10/21/1984 | H | Chicago Bears | 9-44 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 60003 | |
| Sun | 10/28/1984 | A | Kansas City Chiefs | 20-24 | L | Kansas City, MO | Arrowhead Stadium | 41710 | |
| Sun | 11/4/1984 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 24-27 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 54949 | |
| Sun | 11/11/1984 | H | New York Giants | 20-17 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 46534 | |
| Sun | 11/18/1984 | A | San Francisco 49ers | 17-24 | L | San Francisco, CA | Candlestick Park | 57704 | |
| Sun | 11/25/1984 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 33-34 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 42242 | |
| Sun | 12/2/1984 | A | Green Bay Packers | 14-27 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 46800 | |
| Sun | 12/9/1984 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 23-6 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 33808 | |
| Sun | 12/16/1984 | H | New York Jets | 41-21 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 43817 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Fred Acorn | 27 | RCB | 5-10 | 180 | 23 | Texas | 16 | 1 |
| Obed Ariri | 2 | K | 5-8 | 170 | 28 | Clemson | 16 | 0 |
| Adger Armstrong | 46 | FB | 6-0 | 230 | 27 | Texas A&M | 15 | 9 |
| Jerry Bell | 82 | TE | 6-5 | 230 | 25 | Arizona State | 16 | 11 |
| Theo Bell | 83 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 31 | Arizona | 15 | 0 |
| Byron Braggs | 71 | DE | 6-4 | 270 | 25 | Alabama | 14 | 0 |
| Scot Brantley | 52 | RILB | 6-1 | 230 | 26 | Florida | 16 | 16 |
| Leon Bright | 29 | RB | 5-9 | 192 | 29 | Florida State | 12 | 0 |
| Cedric Brown | 34 | RS | 6-1 | 190 | 30 | Kent State | 9 | 9 |
| Keith Browner | 57 | LOLB-ROLB | 6-6 | 245 | 22 | Southern California | 16 | 10 |
| Glenn Bujnoch | 77 | LOG-ROG | 6-6 | 265 | 31 | Texas A&M | 8 | 3 |
| John Cannon | 78 | LDE | 6-5 | 262 | 24 | William & Mary | 16 | 16 |
| Jay Carroll | 86 | TE | 6-4 | 230 | 23 | Minnesota | 16 | 2 |
| Gerald Carter | 87 | WR | 6-1 | 188 | 27 | Tyler JC; Texas A&M | 16 | 9 |
| Mel Carver | 28 | FB | 5-11 | 215 | 25 | Laney JC; Nevada-Las Vegas | 5 | 1 |
| Jeremiah Castille | 23 | LCB | 5-10 | 175 | 23 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
| Randy Clark | 31 | CB-S | 6-0 | 204 | 22 | Florida | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Cotney | 33 | LS | 6-0 | 205 | 32 | New Mexico Highlands; Cameron | 16 | 9 |
| Steve Courson | 72 | LOG-ROG | 6-1 | 270 | 29 | South Carolina | 14 | 12 |
| Craig Curry | 31 | S | 6-0 | 187 | 23 | Texas | 5 | 0 |
| Phil Darns | 75 | DE | 6-3 | 245 | 25 | Mississippi Valley State | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Davis | 58 | LILB | 6-0 | 230 | 24 | Clemson | 16 | 16 |
| Steve DeBerg | 17 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 30 | Fullerton JC; San Jose State | 16 | 13 |
| Scott Dierking | 25 | FB | 5-11 | 225 | 29 | Purdue | 8 | 2 |
| Dwayne Dixon | 81 | WR | 6-2 | 203 | 22 | Florida | 10 | 0 |
| Sean Farrell | 62 | ROG | 6-3 | 260 | 24 | Penn State | 15 | 14 |
| Frank Garcia | 5 | P | 6-0 | 200 | 27 | Nevada-Las Vegas; Arizona | 16 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 242 | 30 | Alcorn State | 14 | 14 |
| Hugh Green | 53 | ROLB | 6-2 | 226 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 8 |
| Randy Grimes | 60 | C-ROG | 6-4 | 273 | 24 | Baylor | 10 | 3 |
| Maurice Harvey | 24 | S | 5-10 | 189 | 28 | Ball State | 15 | 0 |
| Ron Heller | 73 | ROT | 6-6 | 280 | 22 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| John Holt | 21 | RCB | 5-11 | 180 | 25 | West Texas A&M | 15 | 15 |
| Kevin House | 89 | WR | 6-1 | 185 | 27 | Southern Illinois | 16 | 16 |
| Noah Jackson | 65 | LOG | 6-2 | 264 | 33 | Tampa | 6 | 3 |
| Cecil Johnson | 56 | LOLB | 6-2 | 230 | 29 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 6 |
| Ken Kaplan | 79 | LOT | 6-4 | 275 | 24 | New Hampshire | 16 | 2 |
| Blair Kiel | 16 | QB | 6-0 | 207 | 23 | Notre Dame | 10 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 76 | NT | 6-2 | 250 | 28 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
| Brison Manor | 75 | DE | 6-4 | 248 | 32 | Pratt CC; Arkansas | 6 | 0 |
| Karl Morgan | 67 | NT | 6-1 | 255 | 23 | UCLA | 13 | 0 |
| Michael Morton | 1 | RB | 5-8 | 175 | 24 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 16 | 0 |
| James Owens | 26 | RB | 5-11 | 188 | 29 | UCLA | 4 | 0 |
| George Peoples | 38 | RB | 6-0 | 213 | 24 | Auburn | 6 | 0 |
| Beasley Reece | 43 | LS-RS | 6-1 | 186 | 30 | North Texas | 16 | 14 |
| Booker Reese | 66 | DE | 6-6 | 260 | 25 | Bethune-Cookman | 1 | 0 |
| Gene Sanders | 74 | LOT | 6-3 | 285 | 28 | Texas A&M | 16 | 14 |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 63 | RDE | 6-3 | 256 | 30 | Oklahoma | 16 | 16 |
| Danny Spradlin | 55 | LB | 6-1 | 238 | 25 | Tennessee | 15 | 0 |
| Kelly Thomas | 70 | ROT | 6-6 | 265 | 24 | Southern California | 10 | 2 |
| Norris Thomas | 41 | CB | 5-11 | 175 | 30 | Southern Mississippi | 15 | 0 |
| Zach Thomas | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 185 | 24 | South Carolina State | 2 | 0 |
| Jack Thompson | 14 | QB | 6-3 | 220 | 28 | Washington State | 5 | 3 |
| Robert Thompson | 59 | LOLB | 6-3 | 223 | 24 | Michigan | 9 | 1 |
| Perry Tuttle | 81 | WR | 6-0 | 178 | 25 | Clemson | 3 | 0 |
| Chris Washington | 51 | ROLB | 6-4 | 230 | 22 | Iowa State | 16 | 7 |
| Mike Washington | 40 | CB | 6-3 | 190 | 31 | Alabama | 1 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 32 | TB | 6-3 | 225 | 26 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Missouri | 16 | 16 |
| Steve Wilson | 50 | C | 6-4 | 266 | 30 | Georgia | 16 | 13 |
| Mark Witte | 85 | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 25 | North Texas | 16 | 0 |
| Richard Wood | 54 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 31 | Southern California | 16 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 2 | 30 | Keith Browner | LB | Southern California |
| 4 | 57 | Fred Acorn | DB | Texas |
| 4 | 107 | Michael Gunter | RB | Tulsa |
| 4 | 112 | Ron Heller | T | Penn State |
| 6 | 142 | Chris Washington | LB | Iowa State |
| 7 | 169 | Jay Carroll | TE | Minnesota |
| 8 | 198 | Fred Robinson | DE | Miami (Florida) |
| 9 | 225 | Rick Mallory | G | Washington |
| 10 | 254 | Jim Gallery | K | Minnesota |
| 11 | 281 | Blair Kiel | QB | Notre Dame |
| 12 | 310 | Thad Jemison | WR | Ohio State |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 57 | 102 | 64 | 109 | 3 | 335 |
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 108 | 76 | 136 | 6 | 380 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 31:17 | 344 | 114 | 209 | 21 | 94/219 42.9% | 7/17 41.2% | 118 | 875 |
| Opponents Totals | 28:43 | 311 | 139 | 157 | 15 | 93/212 43.9% | 7/16 43.8% | 136 | 1078 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obed Ariri | 0 | 38 | 40 | 95.0 | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 0 | 95 |
| James Wilder | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | ||
| Adger Armstrong | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Gerald Carter | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Kevin House | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Jerry Bell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | ||
| Steve DeBerg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jimmie Giles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jay Carroll | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Scott Dierking | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Dave Logan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| James Owens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Team Totals | 40 | 38 | 40 | 95.0 | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 0 | 335 |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 44 | 46 | 95.7 | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 0 | 380 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obed Ariri | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 0 | 49 | 0/0 | 7/7 | 6/7 | 6/10 | 0/2 |
| Team Totals | 19 | 26 | 73.1 | 0 | 49 | 0/0 | 7/7 | 6/7 | 6/10 | 0/2 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 27 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 5/6 | 6/10 | 5/7 | 2/4 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wilder | 407 | 1544 | 3.8 | 37 | 13 |
| Steve DeBerg | 28 | 59 | 2.1 | 14 | 2 |
| Mel Carver | 11 | 44 | 4.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Jack Thompson | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Adger Armstrong | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 9 | 2 |
| Michael Morton | 16 | 27 | 1.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Gerald Carter | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Scott Dierking | 3 | 14 | 4.7 | 9 | 0 |
| George Peoples | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| James Owens | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 483 | 1776 | 3.7 | 37 | 17 |
| Opponents Totals | 511 | 2233 | 4.4 | 51 | 27 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve DeBerg | 509 | 308 | 60.5 | 183 | 3554 | 7.0 | 11.5 | 55 | 19 | 3.7 | 18 | 3.5 | 35 | 308 | 3246 | 79.3 |
| Jack Thompson | 52 | 25 | 48.1 | 22 | 337 | 6.5 | 13.5 | 74t | 2 | 3.8 | 5 | 9.6 | 10 | 54 | 283 | 42.4 |
| James Wilder | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 16 | 16.0 | 16.0 | 16t | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 158.3 |
| Frank Garcia | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 | ||
| Team Totals | 563 | 334 | 59.3 | 206 | 3907 | 6.9 | 11.7 | 74t | 22 | 3.9 | 23 | 4.1 | 45 | 362 | 3545 | 76.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 490 | 286 | 58.4 | 186 | 3480 | 7.1 | 12.2 | 77t | 20 | 4.1 | 18 | 3.7 | 32 | 239 | 3241 | 78.6 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wilder | 85 | 685 | 8.1 | 50 | 0 | ||||
| Kevin House | 76 | 1005 | 13.2 | 55 | 5 | 0 | |||
| Gerald Carter | 60 | 816 | 13.6 | 74t | 5 | ||||
| Jerry Bell | 29 | 397 | 13.7 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jimmie Giles | 24 | 310 | 12.9 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Theo Bell | 22 | 350 | 15.9 | 29 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Adger Armstrong | 22 | 180 | 8.2 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dwayne Dixon | 5 | 69 | 13.8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jay Carroll | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mel Carver | 3 | 27 | 9.0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| James Owens | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scott Dierking | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5t | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 334 | 3907 | 11.7 | 74t | 22 | ||||
| Opponents Totals | 286 | 3480 | 12.2 | 77t | 20 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Cotney | 5 | 123 | 24.6 | 29 | 0 |
| Scot Brantley | 3 | 55 | 18.3 | 38 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Castille | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 1 | 27 | 27.0 | 27t | 1 |
| John Holt | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Fred Acorn | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Cedric Brown | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Beasley Reece | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| John Cannon | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 308 | 17.1 | 38 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 23 | 249 | 10.8 | 61 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Garcia | 68 | 2849 | 41.9 | 60 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 310 | 2359 | 34.7 |
| Team Totals | 68 | 2849 | 41.9 | 60 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 310 | 2359 | 34.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 68 | 2787 | 41.0 | 60 | 0 | 9 | 19 | 207 | 2400 | 35.3 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leon Bright | 23 | 1 | 173 | 7.5 | 21 | 0 |
| John Holt | 6 | 3 | 17 | 2.8 | 8 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 4 | 1 | 10 | 2.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Zach Thomas | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 34 | 5 | 207 | 6.1 | 21 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 11 | 310 | 8.6 | 31 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Morton | 38 | 0 | 835 | 22.0 | 43 | 0 |
| Leon Bright | 16 | 0 | 303 | 18.9 | 33 | 0 |
| James Owens | 8 | 0 | 168 | 21.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Richard Wood | 5 | 0 | 43 | 8.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Danny Spradlin | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 68 | 0 | 1354 | 19.9 | 43 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 67 | 0 | 1336 | 19.9 | 47 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Roy Selmon | 8.0 | |
| Dave Logan | 5.5 | |
| Chris Washington | 5.0 | |
| Hugh Green | 4.0 | |
| John Cannon | 3.5 | |
| Keith Browner | 2.0 | |
| Mark Cotney | 2.0 | |
| Scot Brantley | 1.0 | |
| Brison Manor | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 32.0 | 239.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 45.0 | 362.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adger Armstrong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jerry Bell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Scot Brantley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Leon Bright | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Browner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| John Cannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Carroll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Carter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mel Carver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeremiah Castille | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 |
| Mark Cotney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Jeff Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve DeBerg | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -8 | 0 | |
| Sean Farrell | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Holt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Morton | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Thompson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Wilder | 10 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Wilson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Witte | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 30 | 11 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 0 |
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