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1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 0-14-0
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Home record: 0-7-0 (79 points scored, 156 allowed) Road record: 0-7-0 (46 points scored, 256 allowed) Head Coach: John McKay

125 points scored (28th of 28 teams), 412 points allowed (27th) NFL Averages: 19.2 points/game (268.1 points/team)

Team stats and rankings:
           ---------------- PASSING ----------------    ----------- RUSHING ----------    --- TOTAL ---
           Cmp   Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD  Int    Att   Yards  (Rank) Yd/Att  TD    Yards   (Rank)  Turnovers
Offense:   181   376   1,503   (25)   3.53    9   20    433   1,503   (26)    3.5    5    3,006    (28)      37
Defense:   178   321   2,241   (19)   6.50   19    9    588   2,560   (24)    4.4   23    4,801    (24)      28

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 1  Isaac Hagins         WR     1   5'9   179   22    R   Southern
 4  Dave Green           P     14   5'11  208   27    4   Ohio
 5  Mirro Roder          K      2   6'1   218   32    3   None
 5  Terry Hanratty       QB     3   6'1   205   28    8   Notre Dame
11  Steve Spurrier       QB    14   6'2   205   31   10   Florida
13  Larry Lawrence       QB     1   6'1   208   27    3   Miami
18  Parnell Dickinson    QB     8   6'2   185   23    R   Mississippi Valley State
19  Essex Johnson        RB    14   5'9   200   30    9   Grambling
20  Reggie Pierson       DB     5   5'11  185   23    1   Oklahoma State
20  Vince Kendrick       RB     1   6'0   239   24    2   Florida
21  Joe Blahak           DB     2   5'9   188   26    4   Nebraska
21  Don Martin           DB     1   5'11  185   27    3   Yale
22  Rod McNeill          RB    11   6'2   215   25    3   Southern California
24  Roscoe Word          DB     2   5'11  169   24    3   Jackson State
25  Curtis Jordan        DB    11   6'2   182   22    R   Texas Tech
26  Charlie Davis        RB     6   5'11  200   24    2   Colorado
27  Ricky Davis          DB    11   6'0   178   23    2   Alabama
28  Ken Stone            DB    14   6'1   180   26    4   Vanderbilt
30  Jimmy Gunn           LB    13   6'1   231   27    7   Southern California
32  Louis Carter         RB    14   5'11  209   23    2   Maryland
33  Mark Cotney          DB    14   6'0   207   24    2   Cameron
34  Cedric Brown         DB     1   6'1   190   22    R   Kent State
35  Jimmy DuBose         RB    14   5'11  217   22    R   Florida
40  Mike Washington      DB     6   6'3   190   23    1   Alabama
42  Frank Oliver         DB     4   6'0   198   24    2   Kentucky State
43  Ed Williams          RB    12   6'2   245   26    3   Langston
44  Manfred Moore        RB    10   6'0   199   25    3   Southern California
46  Danny Reece          DB    11   5'11  187   21    R   Southern California
51  Dan Ryczek           C     14   6'3   250   27    4   Virginia
52  Steve Reese          LB    12   6'2   223   24    3   Louisville
53  Larry Ball           LB    13   6'6   235   27    5   Louisville
54  Richard Wood         LB    13   6'2   215   23    2   Southern California
55  Jimmy Sims           LB     2   6'0   195   22    1   Southern California
55  Charlie Hunt         LB     5   6'3   218   25    2   Florida State
56  Bert Cooper          LB    12   6'1   242   24    1   Florida State
57  Jim Peterson         LB     3   6'5   226   26    3   San Diego State
58  Cal Peterson         LB     5   6'3   213   24    3   UCLA
59  Mike Lemon           LB     5   6'2   220   25    2   Kansas
61  Dewey Selmon         DT    12   6'1   254   22    R   Oklahoma
63  Lee Roy Selmon       DE     8   6'3   263   22    R   Oklahoma
64  Glenn Robinson       DE    14   6'6   245   25    2   Oklahoma State
65  Maulty Moore         DT     5   6'5   265   30    5   Bethune-Cookman
66  Pat Toomay           DE    14   6'5   244   31    7   Vanderbilt
67  Tom Alward           OG    14   6'4   255   24    1   Nebraska
69  Ed McAleney          DE     2   6'2   235   23    R   Massachusetts
69  Larry Jameson        DT     1   6'7   270   23    1   Indiana
70  Randy Young          OT     9   6'5   250   22    R   Iowa State
71  Steve Young          OT    13   6'8   272   23    R   Colorado
72  Howard Fest          OG    14   6'6   263   30    9   Texas
73  John Ward            OG     4   6'4   269   28    6   Oklahoma State
74  Mike Current         OT    14   6'4   270   31   10   Ohio State
75  Dave Reavis          OT     1   6'5   250   26    3   Arkansas
76  Dave Pear            DT    13   6'2   248   23    2   Washington
77  Everett Little       OG    10   6'4   265   22    R   Houston
78  Council Rudolph      DE    14   6'3   255   26    5   Kentucky State
79  Steve Wilson         OT    10   6'3   268   22    R   Georgia
80  Jack Novak           TE    12   6'4   244   23    2   Wisconsin
82  Fred Pagac           TE    14   6'0   220   24    2   Ohio State
83  Lee McGriff          WR     6   5'9   163   23    1   Florida
84  Freddie Douglas      WR     7   5'9   185   22    R   Arkansas
85  Morris Owens         WR    12   6'0   190   23    2   Arizona State
86  Bob Moore            TE    12   6'3   229   27    6   Stanford
88  Barry Smith          WR    13   6'1   195   25    4   Florida State
89  John McKay           WR    14   5'11  175   23    1   Southern California

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Steve Spurrier       311  156   50.2  1,628   5.23  10.4   7   2.3   12   3.9    32   267    57.1
Parnell Dickinson     39   15   38.5    210   5.38  14.0   1   2.6    5  12.8    14   124    25.5
Terry Hanratty        14    6   42.9     32   2.29   5.3   0   0.0    1   7.1     3    24    20.5
Louis Carter           5    2   40.0     24   4.80  12.0   1  20.0    0   0.0     0     0    95.0
Larry Lawrence         5    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    2  40.0     1     8     0.0
Lee McGriff            1    1  100.0     39  39.00  39.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0   118.8
Ricky Davis            1    1  100.0     -7  -7.00  -7.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    79.2
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Morris Owens           30    390   13.0    6
Essex Johnson          25    201    8.0    1
Bob Moore              24    289   12.0    0
Ed Williams            23    166    7.2    0
John McKay             20    302   15.1    1
Louis Carter           20    135    6.8    0
Jack Novak              8    130   16.2    1
Rod McNeill             7     33    4.7    0
Manfred Moore           5     46    9.2    0
Jimmy DuBose            5     26    5.2    0
Barry Smith             4     88   22.0    0
Freddie Douglas         3     58   19.3    0
Charlie Davis           3     32   10.7    0
Fred Pagac              2     15    7.5    0
Dave Green              1      9    9.0    0
Dan Ryczek              1      6    6.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Louis Carter          171    521    3.0    1
Ed Williams            87    324    3.7    2
Essex Johnson          47    166    3.5    1
Rod McNeill            27    135    5.0    0
Charlie Davis          41    107    2.6    1
Parnell Dickinson      13    103    7.9    0
Jimmy DuBose           20     62    3.1    0
Steve Spurrier         12     48    4.0    0
Bob Moore               2     23   11.5    0
Fred Pagac              1      4    4.0    0
Manfred Moore           7      4    0.6    0
Vince Kendrick          1      3    3.0    0
Morris Owens            2      2    1.0    0
Terry Hanratty          1      1    1.0    0
Dave Green              1      0    0.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Rod McNeill            17    384   22.6    0
Louis Carter           15    300   20.0    0
Essex Johnson          13    287   22.1    0
Freddie Douglas         7    167   23.9    0
Manfred Moore           7    134   19.1    0
Charlie Davis           4     73   18.2    0
Isaac Hagins            2     35   17.5    0
Jimmy DuBose            1     34   34.0    0
Danny Reece             1     30   30.0    0
Bert Cooper             1     22   22.0    0
Fred Pagac              1     20   20.0    0
Mike Lemon              1      2    2.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Danny Reece            20    143    7.2    0    0
Manfred Moore          14    106    7.6    0    0
Freddie Douglas         4     78   19.5    0    0
Mark Cotney             3     26    8.7    0    0
Ken Stone               1     11   11.0    0    0
Isaac Hagins            1      2    2.0    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Dave Green 92 3,619 39.3 3 12 0 71 754 30.5 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Dave Green 1/1 1/2 4/7 2/4 0/0 8/14 11/14 35 Mirro Roder 0/0 0/0 0/2 0/1 0/0 0/ 3 0/ 0 0 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Larry Ball 1 2 0 Mark Cotney 3 25 0 Curtis Jordan 1.0 2 10 0 Dave Pear 3.5 Cal Peterson 1 15 0 Jim Peterson 1.0 Council Rudolph 6.0 Dewey Selmon 2.0 Lee Roy Selmon 5.0 Ken Stone 2 47 0 Pat Toomay 3.5 Richard Wood 1.0

1976 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 1 DE Lee Roy Selmon 121 Oklahoma 2 30 RB Jimmy Dubose 33 Florida 2 60 DT Dewey Selmon 80 Oklahoma 3 61 OT Steve Young 27 Colorado 3 91 LB Steve Maughan Utah State 4 121 WR Richard Appleby Georgia 4 124 OG Everett Little 10 Houston 5 125 DB Michael Kelson West Texas State 5 154 OT Steve Wilson 125 Georgia 6 158 DB Curtis Jordan 145 Texas Tech 7 183 QB Parnell Dickinson 8 Mississippi Valley State 9 238 OG Bruce Welch Texas A&M 10 267 LB Sid Smith Brigham Young 11 292 DB Melvin Washington Colorado State 12 321 RB George Ragsdale 39 North Carolina A&T 13 348 TE Brad Jenkins Nebraska 14 377 WR Carl Roaches 76 Texas A&M 15 404 DT Bob Dzierzak Utah State 16 433 LB Tommy West Tennessee 17 460 QB Jack Berry Washington & Lee

Traded draft picks: #2 to SF (Eddie Lewis), #3 to BAL (Ron Lee), #4 to LA (Gerald Taylor), #5 to LA (Dwight Scales), #8 to NYJ (Joe Davis)


Transactions:

01-1976traded Tampa's #8 pick in the 1976 draft to Jets for Steve Reese
03-30-1976selected Anthony Davis from Jets in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Barry Smith from Packers in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Bob Moore from Raiders in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Bruce Elia from Dolphins in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Bubba Bridges from Broncos in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Bubba Broussard from Bears in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Cal Peterson from Cowboys in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Council Rudolph from Cardinals in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Dan Ryczek from Redskins in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Dan Yochum from Eagles in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Dave Reavis from Steelers in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Dave Thompson from Saints in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Dave Pear from Colts in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Doug Swift from Dolphins in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Durwood Keeton from Patriots in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Earl Douthitt from Bears in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Frank Oliver from Bills in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Harold Hart from Raiders in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Howard Fest from Bengals in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Ira Gordon from Chargers in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected J.K. McKay from Browns in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Jimmy Gunn from Giants in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Jim Kearney from Chiefs in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Joe Blahak from Vikings in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected John Ward from Vikings in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Ken Stone from Redskins in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Larry Ball from Lions in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Larry Ely from Bears in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Lawrence Williams from Chiefs in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Louis Carter from Raiders in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Manfred Moore from 49ers in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Mark Cotney from Oilers in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Mike Current from Broncos in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Morris LaGrand from Saints in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Pat Toomay from Bills in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Ricky Davis from Bengals in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Steve Colovito from Eagles in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Vince Kendrick from Falcons in expansion draft
03-30-1976selected Willie McGee from Rams in expansion draft
04-1976traded Jim Kearney to Saints for Johnny Fuller
04-02-1976traded Tampa's #3 pick in the 1976 draft and cash to Colts for Mike Washington
04-02-1976traded Bruce Elia, Willie McGee and Tampa's #2 pick in the 1976 draft to 49ers for Steve Spurrier
04-08-1976traded Tampa's #4 and #5 picks in the 1976 draft to Rams for Jim Peterson
07-02-1976traded cash to Colts for Rod Garcia
08-03-1976placed Jon Bradford on injured reserve
08-03-1976claimed Steadman Scavella on waivers from Lions
08-08-1976traded Johnny Fuller to Cardinals for Pete Barnes
08-20-1976Cardinals returned Johnny Fuller (after failing physical)
09-08-1976traded Tampa's #7 pick in the 1977 draft to Jets for Richard Wood


1976 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/12/76 at Houston Oilers L 0-20 0-1-0 09/19/76 vs San Diego Chargers L 0-23 0-2-0 09/26/76 vs Buffalo Bills L 9-14 0-3-0 10/03/76 at Baltimore Colts L 17-42 0-4-0 10/10/76 at Cincinnati Bengals L 0-21 0-5-0 10/17/76 vs Seattle Seahawks L 10-13 0-6-0 10/24/76 vs Miami Dolphins L 20-23 0-7-0 10/31/76 vs Kansas City Chiefs L 19-28 0-8-0 11/07/76 at Denver Broncos L 13-48 0-9-0 11/14/76 at New York Jets L 0-34 0-10-0 11/21/76 vs Cleveland Browns L 7-24 0-11-0 11/28/76 at Oakland Raiders L 16-49 0-12-0 12/05/76 at Pittsburgh Steelers L 0-42 0-13-0 12/12/76 vs New England Patriots L 14-31 0-14-0

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