1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 10-6-0 .625 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 12/29/1979 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 24-17 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 71402 | |
| NFC Championship | |||||||||
| Sun | 1/6/1980 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 0-9 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 72033 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Darrell Austin | 69 | OG | 6-4 | 255 | 28 | South Carolina | 1 | 0 |
| Ricky Bell | 42 | RB | 6-2 | 218 | 24 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Rick Berns | 36 | RB | 6-2 | 210 | 23 | Nebraska | 2 | 0 |
| Tom Blanchard | 16 | P | 6-0 | 185 | 31 | Oregon | 2 | 0 |
| Rik Bonness | 53 | LB | 6-5 | 220 | 25 | Nebraska | 2 | 0 |
| Aaron Brown | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 238 | 23 | Ohio State | 2 | 0 |
| Cedric Brown | 34 | FS | 6-1 | 190 | 25 | Kent State | 2 | 2 |
| Darryl Carlton | 70 | ROT | 6-6 | 260 | 26 | Tampa | 1 | 1 |
| Billy Cesare | 44 | DB | 5-11 | 190 | 24 | Memphis; Miami (Florida) | 2 | 0 |
| Wally Chambers | 60 | LDE | 6-6 | 250 | 28 | Eastern Kentucky | 2 | 2 |
| Mark Cotney | 33 | SS | 6-0 | 205 | 27 | New Mexico Highlands; Cameron | 2 | 2 |
| Randy Crowder | 71 | NT | 6-2 | 252 | 27 | Penn State | 2 | 2 |
| Johnny Davis | 38 | RB | 6-1 | 235 | 23 | Alabama | 2 | 0 |
| Tony Davis | 27 | RB | 5-11 | 210 | 26 | Nebraska | 2 | 0 |
| Jerry Eckwood | 43 | RB | 6-0 | 198 | 25 | Arkansas | 2 | 1 |
| Jimmie Giles | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 242 | 25 | Alcorn State | 2 | 2 |
| Isaac Hagins | 81 | WR | 5-9 | 179 | 25 | Southern University | 2 | 1 |
| Charley Hannah | 73 | ROT | 6-6 | 265 | 24 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Horton | 64 | LOG | 6-4 | 250 | 28 | Colorado | 2 | 2 |
| Cecil Johnson | 56 | ROLB | 6-2 | 230 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 2 |
| Gordon Jones | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 |
| Curtis Jordan | 25 | DB | 6-2 | 205 | 25 | Texas Tech | 2 | 0 |
| Bill Kollar | 77 | DL | 6-4 | 256 | 27 | Montana State | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 57 | LOLB | 6-4 | 245 | 25 | San Diego CC; Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Reggie Lewis | 79 | DL | 6-3 | 255 | 23 | North Texas | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 76 | DL | 6-2 | 250 | 23 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 |
| Larry Mucker | 87 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 25 | Arizona State | 2 | 2 |
| Dana Nafziger | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 221 | 26 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 2 | 0 |
| Jim Obradovich | 86 | TE | 6-2 | 225 | 26 | El Camino JC; Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| Neil O'Donoghue | 6 | K | 6-6 | 210 | 26 | St. Bernard; Auburn | 2 | 0 |
| Morris Owens | 85 | WR | 6-0 | 192 | 26 | Arizona State | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Rae | 15 | QB | 6-0 | 200 | 28 | Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| George Ragsdale | 23 | RB | 5-11 | 185 | 27 | North Carolina A&T State | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Reavis | 75 | LOT | 6-4 | 260 | 29 | Arkansas | 2 | 2 |
| Danny Reece | 46 | DB | 5-11 | 188 | 24 | Southern California | 2 | 0 |
| Greg Roberts | 61 | ROG | 6-3 | 262 | 23 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 |
| Gene Sanders | 74 | DL | 6-3 | 285 | 23 | Texas A&M | 2 | 0 |
| Dewey Selmon | 58 | LILB | 6-1 | 240 | 26 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 63 | RDE | 6-3 | 256 | 25 | Oklahoma | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Washington | 40 | RCB | 6-3 | 190 | 26 | Alabama | 2 | 2 |
| Jeris White | 45 | LCB | 5-11 | 180 | 27 | Hawaii | 2 | 2 |
| Doug Williams | 12 | QB | 6-4 | 220 | 24 | Grambling State | 2 | 2 |
| Steve Wilson | 50 | C | 6-4 | 266 | 25 | Georgia | 2 | 2 |
| Richard Wood | 54 | RILB | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Southern California | 2 | 2 |
| George Yarno | 68 | OL | 6-2 | 267 | 22 | Washington State | 2 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 26 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:21 | 24 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 14/37 37.8% | / % | 9 | 105 |
| Opponents Totals | 30:39 | 38 | 17 | 18 | 3 | 9/32 28.1% | / % | 11 | 82 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Jimmie Giles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Neil O'Donoghue | 0 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Team Totals | 3 | 3 | 3 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 24 |
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 0 | 26 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neil O'Donoghue | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OWN | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 |
| OPP | 4 | 5 | 80.0 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 0/1 | 1/1 | 0/1 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Bell | 58 | 201 | 3.5 | 26 | 2 |
| Larry Mucker | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Jerry Eckwood | 10 | 24 | 2.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Doug Williams | 6 | 19 | 3.2 | 8 | 0 |
| Johnny Davis | 5 | 10 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mike Rae | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 81 | 278 | 3.4 | 26 | 2 |
| Opponents Totals | 71 | 264 | 3.7 | 15 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Williams | 28 | 9 | 32.1 | 17 | 144 | 5.1 | 16.0 | 34 | 1 | 3.6 | 2 | 7.1 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 32.4 |
| Mike Rae | 13 | 2 | 15.4 | 11 | 42 | 3.2 | 21.0 | 25 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 11 | 31 | 40.5 |
| Jerry Eckwood | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 42 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 118.8 |
| Team Totals | 42 | 12 | 28.6 | 28 | 228 | 5.4 | 19.0 | 42 | 1 | 2.4 | 2 | 4.8 | 1 | 11 | 217 | 37.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 62 | 27 | 43.5 | 35 | 362 | 5.8 | 13.4 | 39 | 2 | 3.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 30 | 332 | 73.5 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Hagins | 4 | 76 | 19.0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| Jimmie Giles | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 18 | 1 | ||
| Larry Mucker | 2 | 76 | 38.0 | 42 | 0 | ||
| Ricky Bell | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Morris Owens | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 12 | 228 | 19.0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 27 | 362 | 13.4 | 2 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 2 | 47 | 23.5 | 37 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Blanchard | 13 | 510 | 39.2 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 115 | 375 | 28.8 |
| Team Totals | 13 | 510 | 39.2 | 53 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 115 | 375 | 28.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 407 | 40.7 | 52 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 300 | 30.0 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Reece | 5 | 0 | 47 | 9.4 | 13 | 0 |
| Cecil Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 6 | 0 | 47 | 7.8 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 10 | 0 | 115 | 11.5 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Hagins | 7 | 165 | 23.6 | 31 | 0 | |
| Tony Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 8 | 165 | 20.6 | 31 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 114 | 22.8 | 30 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Roy Selmon | 2.0 | 20.0 |
| Mark Cotney | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Team Totals | 3.0 | 30.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 1.0 | 11.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Bell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Randy Crowder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Rae | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 |
| Richard Wood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
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