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1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 9-7-0
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Home record: 6-2-0 (180 points scored, 117 allowed) Road record: 3-5-0 (135 points scored, 151 allowed) Head Coach: John McKay

315 points scored (18th of 28 teams), 268 points allowed (4th) NFL Averages: 20.7 points/game (330.8 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:   239   473   3,429   (11)   6.97   20   14    458   1,731   (24)    3.8   13    5,160    (18)      28
Defense:   317   541   3,140   (12)   5.57   10   32    551   2,172   (22)    3.9   16    5,312    (13)      46

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 1  Garo Yepremian       K      3   5'8   175   37   14   None
 3  Bill Capece          K     13   5'7   170   22    R   Florida State
 9  Larry Swider         P     13   6'2   195   26    3   Pittsburgh
12  Doug Williams        QB    16   6'4   215   26    4   Grambling
14  Chuck Fusina         QB     4   6'1   195   24    3   Penn State
16  Tom Blanchard        P      3   6'0   180   33   11   Oregon
20  Neal Colzie          DB    16   6'2   195   27    7   Ohio State
21  John Holt            DB    16   5'11  180   22    R   West Texas State
24  Jeff Delaney         DB     2   6'0   195   24    2   Pittsburgh
26  James Owens          RB    16   5'11  188   26    3   UCLA
27  Tony Davis           RB    16   5'10  210   28    6   Nebraska
28  Gary Davis           RB     7   5'10  210   27    6   Cal Poly-S.L.O.
32  James Wilder         RB    16   6'2   220   23    R   Missouri
34  Cedric Brown         DB    16   6'1   205   27    6   Kent State
40  Mike Washington      DB    14   6'3   200   28    6   Alabama
41  Norris Thomas        DB    16   5'11  185   27    5   Southern Mississippi
42  Ricky Bell           RB     7   6'2   215   26    5   Southern California
43  Jerry Eckwood        RB    16   6'0   200   26    3   Arkansas
44  Billy Cesare         DB    16   5'11  190   26    4   Miami
45  Aaron Mitchell       DB    13   6'1   196   24    3   Nevada-Las Vegas
50  Steve Wilson         C     15   6'3   265   27    6   Georgia
51  Dana Nafziger        LB    16   6'1   220   28    4   Cal Poly-S.L.O.
52  Scot Brantley        LB    16   6'1   230   23    2   Florida
53  Hugh Green           LB    16   6'2   225   22    R   Pittsburgh
54  Richard Wood         LB    16   6'2   230   28    7   Southern California
56  Cecil Johnson        LB    16   6'2   230   26    5   Pittsburgh
57  Dave Lewis           LB    13   6'4   245   27    5   Southern California
59  Andy Hawkins         LB    16   6'2   220   23    2   Texas A&I
61  Greg Roberts         OG    16   6'3   260   24    3   Oklahoma
62  Jim Leonard          C     16   6'3   250   24    2   Santa Clara
63  Lee Roy Selmon       DE    14   6'3   250   27    6   Oklahoma
64  Laval Short          DT     4   6'3   250   23    2   Colorado
65  Dave Stalls          DE    16   6'4   250   26    5   Northern Colorado
68  George Yarno         OG    16   6'2   255   24    3   Washington State
70  Scott Hutchinson     DE    16   6'4   245   25    4   Florida
72  Ray Snell            OG    16   6'3   255   23    2   Wisconsin
73  Charley Hannah       OT    15   6'5   260   26    5   Alabama
74  Gene Sanders         OT    16   6'3   260   24    3   Texas A&M
75  Dave Reavis          OT    12   6'5   260   31    8   Arkansas
76  David Logan          DT    16   6'2   250   25    3   Pittsburgh
77  Bill Kollar          DE    12   6'4   250   28    8   Montana State
79  Joe Campbell         DE     7   6'6   250   26    5   Maryland
83  Theo Bell            WR    16   5'11  180   27    5   Arizona
84  Gordon Jones         WR    13   6'0   190   24    3   Pittsburgh
86  Jim Obradovich       TE    16   6'2   230   28    7   Southern California
87  Gerald Carter        WR    16   6'1   185   24    2   Texas A&M
88  Jimmie Giles         TE    16   6'3   240   26    5   Alcorn State
89  Kevin House          WR    16   6'1   175   23    2   Southern Illinois
90  Brad White           DT    16   6'2   250   23    R   Tennessee

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Doug Williams        471  238   50.5  3,563   7.56  15.0  19   4.0   14   3.0    18   135    76.8
Chuck Fusina           1    1  100.0      2   2.00   2.0   1 100.0    0   0.0     0     0   118.8
Kevin House            1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Jerry Eckwood          0    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     1     1     0.0
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
Kevin House            56  1,176   21.0    9
James Wilder           48    507   10.6    1
Jimmie Giles           45    786   17.5    6
Jerry Eckwood          24    213    8.9    0
Theo Bell              21    318   15.1    2
Gordon Jones           20    276   13.8    1
James Owens            12    145   12.1    0
Ricky Bell              8     92   11.5    0
Jim Obradovich          4     42   10.5    1
Gerald Carter           1     10   10.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Jerry Eckwood         172    651    3.8    2
James Owens            91    406    4.5    3
James Wilder          107    370    3.5    4
Doug Williams          48    209    4.4    4
Ricky Bell             30     80    2.7    0
Kevin House             2      9    4.5    0
Theo Bell               1      7    7.0    0
Tony Davis              2      5    2.5    0
Chuck Fusina            3      3    1.0    0
Tom Blanchard           1      0    0.0    0
Larry Swider            1     -9   -9.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
James Owens            24    473   19.7    0
John Holt              11    274   24.9    0
Gary Davis              5     81   16.2    0
Tony Davis              3     51   17.0    0
James Wilder            1     19   19.0    0
Jim Obradovich          1     14   14.0    0
Scot Brantley           1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
Theo Bell              27    132    4.9    0    0
John Holt               9    100   11.1    3    0
Neal Colzie             2     12    6.0    0    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Larry Swider 58 2,476 42.7 4 13 2 39 409 33.1 Tom Blanchard 22 899 40.9 2 4 0 13 259 27.3 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Bill Capece 0/0 5/7 3/5 5/10 2/2 15/24 30/32 75 Garo Yepremian 0/0 0/0 1/1 1/3 0/0 2/ 4 6/ 6 12 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Scot Brantley 1 2 0 Cedric Brown 9 215 2 Neal Colzie 1.0 6 110 1 Hugh Green 3.0 2 56 0 Andy Hawkins 2.0 John Holt 1 13 0 Scott Hutchinson 1.0 Cecil Johnson 1.0 5 84 0 Bill Kollar 1.0 Dave Lewis 2 12 0 David Logan 5.5 Lee Roy Selmon 6.5 Dave Stalls 1.0 Mike Washington 6 156 1 Richard Wood 1.0

1981 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 7 LB Hugh Green 136 Pittsburgh 2 34 RB James Wilder 129 Missouri 4 89 DB John Holt 109 West Texas State 8 199 OT Denver Johnson Tulsa 9 228 QB Mike Ford SMU 10 254 DE Ken McCune Texas 11 283 DB Johnny Ray Smith 26 Lamar 12 310 DT Brad White 73 Tennessee

Traded draft picks: #3 to LA (Greg Meisner), #5 to OAK (James Davis), #6 to NO (Johnnie Poe), #7 to DAL (Ron Fellows)


Transactions:

08-03-1981traded Johnny Davis to 49ers for James Owens
08-18-1981traded a conditional draft pick to Steelers for Steve Furness
08-28-1981claimed Scott Hutchinson on waivers from Bills
08-31-1981traded Tampa's #11 pick in the 1982 draft to Cowboys for Aaron Mitchell
09-22-1981Lions signed Steve Furness as a free agent
12-15-1981Redskins claimed Curtis Jordan on waivers


Playoff Results:   Click on the date to view the game summary.

Date        Opponent                   Result
01/02/82    at Dallas Cowboys          L 0-38


1981 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/05/81 vs Minnesota Vikings W 21-13 1-0-0 09/13/81 at Kansas City Chiefs L 10-19 1-1-0 09/20/81 at Chicago Bears L 17-28 1-2-0 09/27/81 vs St. Louis Cardinals W 20-10 2-2-0 10/04/81 vs Detroit Lions W 28-10 3-2-0 10/11/81 at Green Bay Packers W 21-10 4-2-0 10/18/81 at Oakland Raiders L 16-18 4-3-0 10/25/81 at Philadelphia Eagles L 10-20 4-4-0 11/01/81 vs Chicago Bears W 20-10 5-4-0 11/08/81 at Minnesota Vikings L 10-25 5-5-0 11/15/81 vs Denver Broncos L 7-24 5-6-0 11/22/81 vs Green Bay Packers W 37-3 6-6-0 11/29/81 at New Orleans Saints W 31-14 7-6-0 12/06/81 vs Atlanta Falcons W 24-23 8-6-0 12/13/81 vs San Diego Chargers L 23-24 8-7-0 12/20/81 at Detroit Lions W 20-17 9-7-0

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