1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) |
| 1st place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 9-7-0 .563 |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| NFC Divisional Playoff | |||||||||
| Sat | 1/2/1982 | A | Dallas Cowboys | 0-38 | L | Irving, TX | Texas Stadium | 64848 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Theo Bell | 83 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 28 | Arizona | 1 | 1 |
| Scot Brantley | 52 | LB | 6-1 | 230 | 23 | Florida | 1 | 0 |
| Cedric Brown | 34 | FS | 6-1 | 190 | 27 | Kent State | 1 | 1 |
| Joe Campbell | 79 | DE | 6-6 | 250 | 26 | Maryland | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Capece | 3 | K | 5-7 | 170 | 22 | Florida State | 1 | 0 |
| Gerald Carter | 87 | WR | 6-1 | 188 | 24 | Tyler JC; Texas A&M | 1 | 0 |
| Billy Cesare | 44 | S | 5-11 | 190 | 26 | Memphis; Miami (Florida) | 1 | 0 |
| Neal Colzie | 20 | SS | 6-2 | 196 | 28 | Ohio State | 1 | 1 |
| Tony Davis | 27 | RB | 5-11 | 210 | 28 | Nebraska | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Delaney | 24 | S | 6-0 | 195 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 |
| Jerry Eckwood | 43 | RB | 6-0 | 198 | 27 | Arkansas | 1 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 242 | 27 | Alcorn State | 1 | 1 |
| Hugh Green | 53 | ROLB | 6-2 | 226 | 22 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 |
| Charley Hannah | 73 | ROT | 6-6 | 265 | 26 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Andy Hawkins | 59 | LOLB | 6-2 | 225 | 23 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 1 | 1 |
| John Holt | 21 | CB | 5-11 | 180 | 22 | West Texas A&M | 1 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 89 | WR | 6-1 | 185 | 24 | Southern Illinois | 1 | 1 |
| Scott Hutchinson | 70 | DE | 6-4 | 243 | 25 | Florida | 1 | 0 |
| Cecil Johnson | 56 | LILB | 6-2 | 230 | 26 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 |
| Gordon Jones | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 190 | 24 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Leonard | 62 | OL | 6-3 | 260 | 24 | Santa Clara | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 57 | LB | 6-4 | 245 | 27 | San Diego CC; Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 76 | NT | 6-2 | 250 | 25 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 1 |
| Dana Nafziger | 51 | LB | 6-1 | 221 | 28 | Cal Poly (San Luis Obispo) | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Obradovich | 86 | TE | 6-2 | 225 | 28 | El Camino JC; Southern California | 1 | 0 |
| James Owens | 26 | HB | 5-11 | 188 | 26 | UCLA | 1 | 1 |
| Greg Roberts | 61 | ROG | 6-3 | 262 | 25 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| Gene Sanders | 74 | LOT | 6-3 | 285 | 25 | Texas A&M | 1 | 1 |
| Lee Roy Selmon | 63 | RDE | 6-3 | 256 | 27 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 |
| Laval Short | 64 | NT | 6-3 | 250 | 23 | Colorado | 1 | 0 |
| Ray Snell | 72 | LOG | 6-4 | 265 | 23 | Wisconsin | 1 | 1 |
| Dave Stalls | 65 | LDE | 6-4 | 245 | 26 | Northern Colorado | 1 | 1 |
| Larry Swider | 9 | P | 6-2 | 195 | 26 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 0 |
| Norris Thomas | 41 | LCB | 5-11 | 175 | 27 | Southern Mississippi | 1 | 1 |
| Mike Washington | 40 | RCB | 6-3 | 190 | 28 | Alabama | 1 | 1 |
| Brad White | 90 | NT | 6-2 | 250 | 23 | Tennessee | 1 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 32 | FB | 6-3 | 225 | 23 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Missouri | 1 | 1 |
| Doug Williams | 12 | QB | 6-4 | 220 | 26 | Grambling State | 1 | 1 |
| Steve Wilson | 50 | C | 6-4 | 266 | 27 | Georgia | 1 | 1 |
| Richard Wood | 54 | RILB | 6-2 | 230 | 28 | Southern California | 1 | 1 |
| George Yarno | 68 | OG | 6-2 | 267 | 24 | Washington State | 1 | 0 |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 10 | 21 | 7 | 38 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1ST DOWNS | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3RD DOWN EFFICIENCY | 4TH DOWN EFFICIENCY | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 26:51 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4/12 33.3% | / % | 10 | 105 |
| Opponents Totals | 33:09 | 26 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 6/13 46.2% | / % | 8 | 40 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 5 | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 38 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OWN | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | |
| OPP | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Owens | 12 | 40 | 3.3 | 12 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 12 | 0 |
| Doug Williams | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Jerry Eckwood | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 6 | 0 |
| Tony Davis | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 74 | 3.4 | 12 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 46 | 212 | 4.6 | 26 | 4 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Williams | 29 | 10 | 34.5 | 15 | 187 | 6.4 | 18.7 | 75 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 13.8 | 4 | 39 | 148 | 18.1 |
| Team Totals | 29 | 10 | 34.5 | 15 | 187 | 6.4 | 18.7 | 75 | 0 | 0.0 | 4 | 13.8 | 4 | 39 | 148 | 18.1 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 15 | 57.7 | 11 | 143 | 5.5 | 9.5 | 25 | 1 | 3.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 10 | 133 | 85.9 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Bell | 3 | 36 | 12.0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| James Owens | 3 | 32 | 10.7 | 20 | 0 | ||
| Jimmie Giles | 2 | 98 | 49.0 | 75 | 0 | ||
| James Wilder | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Kevin House | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Team Totals | 10 | 187 | 18.7 | 75 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 15 | 143 | 9.5 | 1 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 71 | 17.8 | 31 | 0 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Swider | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 139 | 27.8 |
| Team Totals | 5 | 192 | 38.4 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 139 | 27.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 4 | 120 | 30.0 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 99 | 24.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Bell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 3 | 0 | 53 | 17.7 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Owens | 3 | 92 | 30.7 | 35 | 0 | |
| John Holt | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 33 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 5 | 147 | 29.4 | 35 | 0 | |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Roy Selmon | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Team Totals | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 4.0 | 39.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Swider | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Doug Williams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Wilson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -15 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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