| Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys Game Statistics |
| Date: October 9, 1983 Location: Irving, TX |
| Venue: Texas Stadium Attendance: 63308 |
| Weather: Overcast Temp: 75 F Humidty: 58% Wind: 5 mph |
| Score By Quarters | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | 10 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
| Dallas CowboysDAL | 7 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Qtr | Team | Scoring Plays | TB | DAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Bill Capece 48 FG | 3 | 0 |
| 1 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Ron Springs 80 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 3 | 7 |
| 1 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | James Owens 9 pass from Jack Thompson (Bill Capece kick) | 10 | 7 |
| 2 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Timmy Newsome 1 run (Rafael Septien kick) | 10 | 14 |
| 3 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | Gerald Carter 56 pass from Jack Thompson (Bill Capece kick) | 17 | 14 |
| 3 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 41 FG | 17 | 17 |
| 4 | Tampa Bay BuccaneersTB | James Wilder 23 run (Bill Capece kick) | 24 | 17 |
| 4 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Timmy Newsome 52 pass from Danny White (Rafael Septien kick) | 24 | 24 |
| 5 | Dallas CowboysDAL | Rafael Septien 42 FG | 24 | 27 |
| LINEUPS | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||
| Offense | ||
| 87 | WR | Gerald Carter |
| 89 | WR | Kevin House |
| 75 | LOT | Dave Reavis |
| 60 | LOG | Randy Grimes |
| 50 | C | Steve Wilson |
| 68 | ROG | George Yarno |
| 70 | ROT | Kelly Thomas |
| 88 | TE | Jimmie Giles |
| 14 | QB | Jack Thompson |
| 26 | TB | James Owens |
| 32 | FB | James Wilder |
| Defense | ||
| 78 | LDE | John Cannon |
| 76 | NT | Dave Logan |
| 63 | RDE | Lee Roy Selmon |
| 59 | LOLB | Andy Hawkins |
| 58 | LILB | Jeff Davis |
| 52 | RILB | Scot Brantley |
| 53 | ROLB | Hugh Green |
| 21 | LCB | John Holt |
| 33 | SS | Mark Cotney |
| 34 | FS | Cedric Brown |
| 40 | RCB | Mike Washington |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||
| Offense | ||
| 86 | WR | Butch Johnson |
| 88 | WR | Drew Pearson |
| 67 | LOT | Pat Donovan |
| 68 | LOG | Herbert Scott |
| 63 | C | Glen Titensor |
| 65 | ROG | Kurt Petersen |
| 61 | ROT | Jim Cooper |
| 84 | TE | Doug Cosbie |
| 11 | QB | Danny White |
| 33 | RB | Tony Dorsett |
| 20 | RB | Ron Springs |
| Defense | ||
| 72 | LDE | Ed Jones |
| 78 | LDT | John Dutton |
| 54 | RDT | Randy White |
| 79 | RDE | Harvey Martin |
| 50 | LLB | Mike Hegman |
| 53 | MLB | Bob Breunig |
| 51 | RLB | Anthony Dickerson |
| 24 | LCB | Everson Walls |
| 47 | SS | Dextor Clinkscale |
| 26 | FS | Michael Downs |
| 32 | RCB | Dennis Thurman |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 10 | 51 | 5.1 | 23t | 1 |
| James Owens | 10 | 34 | 3.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Mel Carver | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Jack Thompson | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Tony Dorsett | 24 | 68 | 2.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 6 | 24 | 4.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 6 | 11 | 1.8 | 4 | 1 |
| Danny White | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | TS | YL | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||||||||
| Jack Thompson | 30 | 19 | 63.3 | 1 | 272 | 9.1 | 80 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 101.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||||||||
| Danny White | 44 | 29 | 65.9 | 3 | 377 | 8.6 | 80t | 2 | 5 | 37 | 79.5 |
| RECEIVING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| James Wilder | 5 | 13 | 2.6 | 5 | 0 |
| James Owens | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 10 | 1 |
| Theo Bell | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 16 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 2 | 83 | 41.5 | 80 | 0 |
| Gerald Carter | 2 | 74 | 37.0 | 56t | 1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Ron Springs | 11 | 126 | 11.5 | 80t | 1 |
| Butch Johnson | 5 | 88 | 17.6 | 46 | 0 |
| Drew Pearson | 5 | 42 | 8.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Billy Joe DuPree | 3 | 37 | 12.3 | 15 | 0 |
| Timmy Newsome | 2 | 61 | 30.5 | 52t | 1 |
| Tony Dorsett | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Doug Cosbie | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 15 | 0 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Cedric Brown | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 36 | 0 |
| Mark Cotney | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| Everson Walls | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |||||
| Frank Garcia | 8 | 356 | 44.5 | 54 | 0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |||||
| John Warren | 7 | 289 | 41.3 | 53 | 0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| Andre Tyler | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 12 | 0 | |
| John Holt | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Rod Hill | 6 | 36 | 6.0 | 21 | 0 | |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | ||||||
| James Owens | 4 | 80 | 20.0 | 22 | 0 | |
| Dallas Cowboys | ||||||
| Rod Hill | 3 | 73 | 24.3 | 40 | 0 | |
| Ron Fellows | 2 | 36 | 18.0 | 19 | 0 | |
| SACKS | NO |
|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | |
| Dave Logan | 2.0 |
| John Holt | 1.0 |
| Booker Reese | 1.0 |
| Dallas Cowboys | |
| Dextor Clinkscale | 1.0 |
| Harvey Martin | 1.0 |
| Dennis Thurman | 1.0 |
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