1989 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) |
| 5th place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 5-11-0 .313 |
| Head Coach: Ray Perkins |
| John Bobo | Offensive Line |
| Louis Campbell | Defensive Assistant |
| Sylvester Croom | Running Backs |
| Mike DuBose | Defensive Line |
| Doug Graber | Defensive Coordinator/Secondary |
| Kent Johnston | Strength and Conditioning |
| Joe Kines | Outside Linebackers |
| Mike Shula | Offensive Assistant |
| Rodney Stokes | Special Teams |
| Richard Williamson | Receivers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/12/1989 | H | Houston Oilers | 41-23 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 37830 | |
| Sat | 8/19/1989 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 27-0 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 28330 | |
| Sat | 8/26/1989 | A | Indianapolis Colts | 0-30 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 54750 | |
| Sat | 9/2/1989 | A | Cleveland Browns | 27-10 | W | Cleveland, OH | Cleveland Stadium | 62486 | |
| Sun | 9/10/1989 | A | Green Bay Packers | 23-21 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 55650 | |
| Sun | 9/17/1989 | H | San Francisco 49ers | 16-20 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 64087 | |
| Sun | 9/24/1989 | H | New Orleans Saints | 20-10 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 44053 | |
| Sun | 10/1/1989 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 3-17 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 54817 | |
| Sun | 10/8/1989 | H | Chicago Bears | 42-35 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 72077 | |
| Sun | 10/15/1989 | H | Detroit Lions | 16-17 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 46225 | |
| Sun | 10/22/1989 | A | Washington Redskins | 28-32 | L | Washington, DC | RFK Stadium | 52862 | |
| Sun | 10/29/1989 | A | Cincinnati Bengals | 23-56 | L | Cincinnati, OH | Riverfront Stadium | 57225 | |
| Sun | 11/5/1989 | H | Cleveland Browns | 31-42 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 69162 | |
| Sun | 11/12/1989 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 10-24 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 56271 | |
| Sun | 11/19/1989 | A | Chicago Bears | 32-31 | W | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 63826 | |
| Sun | 11/26/1989 | A | Phoenix Cardinals | 14-13 | W | Tempe, AZ | Sun Devil Stadium | 33297 | |
| Sun | 12/3/1989 | H | Green Bay Packers | 16-17 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 58120 | |
| Sun | 12/10/1989 | A | Houston Oilers | 17-20 | L | Houston, TX | Astrodome | 54532 | |
| Sun | 12/17/1989 | A | Detroit Lions | 7-33 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 40362 | |
| Sun | 12/24/1989 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 22-31 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 29690 | |
Exhibition game. Playoff game. A=Away game. H=Home game. N=Neutral site game. W=Win. L=Loss. T=Tie. OT=Overtime.
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| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Sam Anno | 56 | LB | 6-2 | 235 | 24 | Southern California | 16 | 0 |
| Carl Bax | 75 | LOG | 6-4 | 290 | 23 | Missouri | 6 | 4 |
| John Bruhin | 69 | ROG | 6-3 | 285 | 25 | Tennessee | 9 | 8 |
| John Cannon | 78 | RDE | 6-5 | 262 | 29 | William & Mary | 16 | 3 |
| John Carney | 3 | K | 5-11 | 178 | 25 | Notre Dame | 1 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 185 | 24 | Nicholls State | 16 | 15 |
| Sherman Cocroft | 25 | S | 6-1 | 197 | 28 | Cabrillo JC; San Jose State | 10 | 2 |
| Sidney Coleman | 53 | LB | 6-2 | 250 | 25 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 0 |
| Mark Cooper | 71 | OG-OT | 6-5 | 273 | 29 | Miami (Florida) | 6 | 5 |
| Reuben Davis | 79 | LDE | 6-4 | 290 | 24 | North Carolina | 16 | 15 |
| Willie Drewrey | 87 | WR | 5-7 | 168 | 26 | West Virginia | 16 | 0 |
| Donnie Elder | 40 | CB | 5-9 | 175 | 27 | Memphis | 16 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 39 | Arkansas | 5 | 2 |
| Bobby Futrell | 36 | LCB | 5-11 | 190 | 27 | Elizabeth City State | 16 | 1 |
| Robert Goff | 94 | RDE | 6-3 | 270 | 24 | Butler CC; Auburn | 12 | 12 |
| Randy Grimes | 60 | C | 6-4 | 273 | 29 | Baylor | 16 | 16 |
| Paul Gruber | 74 | LOT | 6-5 | 291 | 24 | Wisconsin | 16 | 16 |
| Ron Hall | 82 | TE | 6-4 | 245 | 25 | Cal Poly (Pomona); Hawaii | 16 | 15 |
| Harry Hamilton | 39 | FS | 6-0 | 193 | 27 | Penn State | 13 | 13 |
| Odie Harris | 20 | S-CB | 6-0 | 190 | 23 | Sam Houston State | 16 | 2 |
| William Harris | 86 | TE | 6-4 | 239 | 24 | Texas; Bishop | 16 | 2 |
| Bruce Hill | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 175 | 25 | Arizona State | 16 | 16 |
| William Howard | 43 | FB | 6-0 | 240 | 25 | Tennessee | 16 | 12 |
| Donald Igwebuike | 1 | K | 5-9 | 187 | 29 | Clemson | 16 | 0 |
| Curt Jarvis | 95 | NT | 6-2 | 270 | 24 | Alabama | 14 | 12 |
| Rod Jones | 22 | RCB | 6-0 | 182 | 25 | Southern Methodist | 16 | 16 |
| Jamie Lawson | 38 | FB | 5-10 | 240 | 24 | Louisiana State; Nicholls State | 5 | 0 |
| Shawn Lee | 97 | NT | 6-2 | 295 | 23 | Westchester CC; North Alabama | 15 | 3 |
| Eugene Marve | 99 | LILB | 6-2 | 240 | 29 | Saginaw Valley State | 16 | 16 |
| Tom McHale | 73 | LOT | 6-4 | 280 | 26 | Maryland; Cornell | 15 | 10 |
| Alvin Mitchell | 41 | FB | 6-0 | 235 | 25 | Auburn | 5 | 0 |
| Chris Mohr | 5 | P | 6-5 | 215 | 23 | Alabama | 16 | 0 |
| Winston Moss | 58 | ROLB | 6-3 | 240 | 24 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 16 |
| Kevin Murphy | 59 | LOLB | 6-2 | 233 | 26 | Oklahoma | 16 | 16 |
| Pete Najarian | 57 | LB | 6-2 | 234 | 26 | Minnesota | 12 | 0 |
| Danny Peebles | 83 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 23 | North Carolina State | 13 | 1 |
| Frank Pillow | 80 | WR | 5-10 | 170 | 24 | Tennessee State | 3 | 0 |
| Ervin Randle | 54 | RILB | 6-1 | 250 | 27 | Baylor | 16 | 16 |
| Ricky Reynolds | 29 | LCB | 5-11 | 187 | 24 | Washington State | 16 | 15 |
| Mark Robinson | 30 | SS | 5-11 | 203 | 27 | Penn State | 15 | 15 |
| Henry Rolling | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Nevada-Reno | 6 | 0 |
| Ray Seals | 98 | DE | 6-3 | 282 | 24 | none | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Simmonds | 62 | LOG | 6-4 | 285 | 25 | Indiana State | 5 | 5 |
| Don Smith | 47 | RB | 5-11 | 195 | 26 | Mississippi State | 11 | 0 |
| Sean Smith | 92 | DE | 6-4 | 280 | 24 | Grambling State | 3 | 1 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 24 | RB | 5-7 | 177 | 28 | Jackson State | 10 | 1 |
| Harry Swayne | 70 | OT | 6-5 | 295 | 24 | Rutgers | 16 | 0 |
| Lars Tate | 34 | RB | 6-2 | 215 | 23 | Georgia | 15 | 14 |
| Rob Taylor | 72 | ROT | 6-6 | 290 | 29 | Northwestern | 16 | 16 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 14 | QB | 6-5 | 231 | 26 | Miami (Florida) | 14 | 14 |
| Broderick Thomas | 51 | LB | 6-4 | 248 | 22 | Nebraska | 16 | 0 |
| Jackie Walker | 85 | LB | 6-5 | 250 | 27 | Jackson State | 14 | 0 |
| Rhondy Weston | 77 | DE | 6-5 | 274 | 23 | Florida | 12 | 2 |
| James Wilder | 32 | FB | 6-3 | 225 | 31 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Missouri | 15 | 4 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 6 | Broderick Thomas | LB | Nebraska |
| 2 | 33 | Danny Peebles | WR | North Carolina State |
| 4 | 90 | Anthony Florence | DB | Bethune-Cookman |
| 5 | 117 | Jamie Lawson | RB | Nicholls State |
| 6 | 146 | Chris Mohr | P | Alabama |
| 6 | 154 | Derrick Little | LB | South Carolina |
| 8 | 200 | Carl Bax | G | Missouri |
| 9 | 230 | Patrick Egu | RB | Nevada-Reno |
| 10 | 257 | Ty Granger | T | Clemson |
| 11 | 284 | Rod Mounts | G | Texas A&M-Kingsville |
| 11 | 290 | Willie Griffin | DE | Nebraska |
| 11 | 302 | Herb Duncan | WR | Northern Arizona |
| 12 | 329 | Terry Young | DB | Georgia Southern |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 58 | 92 | 42 | 128 | 320 |
| Opponents Totals | 79 | 144 | 86 | 110 | 419 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:55 | 288 | 84 | 174 | 30 | 95/230 41.3% | 7/13 53.8% | 104 | 881 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:05 | 317 | 115 | 170 | 32 | 87/208 41.8% | 10/17 58.8% | 109 | 869 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Igwebuike | 0 | 33 | 35 | 94.3 | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 0 | 99 |
| Mark Carrier | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Lars Tate | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Bruce Hill | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| James Wilder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Ron Hall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| William Howard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Ricky Reynolds | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Reuben Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Willie Drewrey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| William Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Sylvester Stamps | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Sherman Cocroft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Sean Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Chris Mohr | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 36 | 34 | 36 | 94.4 | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 2 | 320 |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 51 | 51 | 100.0 | 20 | 24 | 83.3 | 1 | 419 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Igwebuike | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 1 | 53 | 0/0 | 9/9 | 6/6 | 5/10 | 2/3 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 28 | 78.6 | 1 | 53 | 0/0 | 9/9 | 6/6 | 5/10 | 2/3 |
| Opponents Totals | 20 | 24 | 83.3 | 0/0 | 5/5 | 9/9 | 6/9 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Tate | 167 | 589 | 3.5 | 48 | 8 |
| William Howard | 108 | 357 | 3.3 | 5t | 1 |
| James Wilder | 70 | 244 | 3.5 | 14 | 0 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 29 | 141 | 4.9 | 21t | 1 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 25 | 139 | 5.6 | 16 | 0 |
| Don Smith | 7 | 37 | 5.3 | 17 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 7 | 0 |
| Danny Peebles | 2 | -6 | -3.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 412 | 1507 | 3.7 | 48 | 10 |
| Opponents Totals | 479 | 2023 | 4.2 | 59t | 18 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 480 | 258 | 53.8 | 200 | 3133 | 6.5 | 12.1 | 78t | 20 | 4.2 | 22 | 4.6 | 38 | 294 | 2839 | 68.9 |
| Joe Ferguson | 90 | 44 | 48.9 | 40 | 533 | 5.9 | 12.1 | 69t | 3 | 3.3 | 6 | 6.7 | 5 | 37 | 496 | 50.8 |
| Team Totals | 570 | 302 | 53.0 | 240 | 3666 | 6.4 | 12.1 | 78t | 23 | 4.0 | 28 | 4.9 | 43 | 331 | 3335 | 66.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 515 | 301 | 58.4 | 193 | 3659 | 7.1 | 12.2 | 79t | 29 | 5.6 | 21 | 4.1 | 33 | 222 | 3437 | 82.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Carrier | 86 | 1422 | 16.5 | 78t | 9 |
| Bruce Hill | 50 | 673 | 13.5 | 53 | 5 |
| James Wilder | 36 | 335 | 9.3 | 27 | 3 |
| Ron Hall | 30 | 331 | 11.0 | 32 | 2 |
| William Howard | 30 | 188 | 6.3 | 18 | 1 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 15 | 82 | 5.5 | 21 | 0 |
| Willie Drewrey | 14 | 157 | 11.2 | 18 | 1 |
| Danny Peebles | 11 | 180 | 16.4 | 32 | 0 |
| William Harris | 11 | 102 | 9.3 | 21 | 1 |
| Lars Tate | 11 | 75 | 6.8 | 19 | 1 |
| Don Smith | 7 | 110 | 15.7 | 44 | 0 |
| Alvin Mitchell | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 302 | 3666 | 12.1 | 78t | 23 |
| Opponents Totals | 301 | 3659 | 12.2 | 79t | 29 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Hamilton | 6 | 70 | 11.7 | 30 | 0 |
| Mark Robinson | 6 | 44 | 7.3 | 16 | 0 |
| Ricky Reynolds | 5 | 87 | 17.4 | 68t | 1 |
| Odie Harris | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Reuben Davis | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13t | 1 |
| Bobby Futrell | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Donnie Elder | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 234 | 11.1 | 68t | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 28 | 240 | 8.6 | 39 | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Mohr | 84 | 3311 | 39.4 | 58 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 492 | 2759 | 32.1 |
| Team Totals | 86 | 3311 | 38.5 | 58 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 492 | 2759 | 32.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 69 | 2781 | 40.3 | 60 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 296 | 2165 | 31.4 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Drewrey | 20 | 2 | 220 | 11.0 | 55 | 0 |
| Bobby Futrell | 12 | 2 | 76 | 6.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 4 | 296 | 9.3 | 55 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 54 | 12 | 492 | 9.1 | 65 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Elder | 40 | 0 | 685 | 17.1 | 30 | 0 |
| Sylvester Stamps | 9 | 0 | 145 | 16.1 | 36 | 0 |
| William Howard | 5 | 0 | 82 | 16.4 | 19 | 0 |
| Bobby Futrell | 4 | 0 | 58 | 14.5 | 22 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 2 | 0 | 42 | 21.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Willie Drewrey | 1 | 0 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Frank Pillow | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17.0 | 17 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 62 | 0 | 1055 | 17.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 55 | 1143 | 20.8 | 72 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Murphy | 6.0 | |
| Winston Moss | 5.5 | |
| Robert Goff | 4.0 | |
| Reuben Davis | 3.0 | |
| Curt Jarvis | 3.0 | |
| Mark Robinson | 2.5 | |
| Broderick Thomas | 2.0 | |
| Rhondy Weston | 2.0 | |
| John Cannon | 1.0 | |
| Shawn Lee | 1.0 | |
| Ervin Randle | 1.0 | |
| Ray Seals | 1.0 | |
| Sean Smith | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 33.0 | 222.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 43.0 | 331.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mark Carrier | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sherman Cocroft | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Reuben Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Donnie Elder | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Futrell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robert Goff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Hall | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Hamilton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Hill | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| William Howard | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | |
| Curt Jarvis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eugene Marve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Pete Najarian | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Danny Peebles | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ricky Reynolds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Rolling | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Don Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sylvester Stamps | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lars Tate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vinny Testaverde | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rhondy Weston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 21 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 4 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 30 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 2 |
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