1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Halfback Ricky Bell showed why Tampa Bay drafted him number one overall in the NFL Draft in 1977 as he rushed for more than 1200 yards and 9 TDs. He missed much of 1980 with injuries and was never the same player after that.

1979 Record: 10-6 (regular season), 1-1 (playoffs)
Head Coach: John McKay
Points Scored: 273 (21st out of 28 NFL teams)
Points Allowed: 237 (1st out of 28 NFL teams)
Home Stadium: Tampa Stadium in Tampa, FL

1979 NFC Central Division Champions!
1979 Record: 10-6 (Regular Season), 1-1 (Playoffs)

Head Coach: John McKay

Points Scored: 273 (21st out of 28 NFL teams)

Points Allowed: 237 (1st out of 28 NFL teams)

Home Stadium: Tampa Stadium in Tampa, FL

1979 Game-by-Game Results

Regular Season

Date Opponent Result

9/ 2/79 Detroit W 31-16

9/ 9/79 at Baltimore W 29-26 (OT)

9/16/79 at Green Bay W 21-10

9/23/79 Los Angeles W 21- 6

9/30/79 at Chicago W 17-13

10/ 7/79 at N.Y. Giants L 14-17

10/14/79 New Orleans L 14-42

10/21/79 Green Bay W 21- 3

10/28/79 at Minnesota W 12-10

11/ 4/79 at Atlanta L 14-17

11/11/79 at Detroit W 16-14

11/18/79 N.Y. Giants W 31- 3

11/25/79 Minnesota L 22-23

12/ 2/79 Chicago L 0-14

12/ 9/79 San Francisco L 7-23

12/16/79 Kansas City W 3- 0

Playoffs

Round Opponent Result

NFC Div. Playoff Philadelphia W 24-17

NFC Championship Los Angeles L 0- 9

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1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Depth Chart / Roster:

# Player Ht Wt Age Exp College Face Shape Hair Equipment

Quarterbacks

1. 12 Doug Williams 6-4 215 24 1 Grambling St. 109 2 blk crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar, tc wristbands, left wt elbowpad (turf)

2. 15 Mike Rae 6-0 200 28 3 USC 55 3 blk crop 2 bar, tc sleeves (grass), wt wristbands (turf)

3. 14 Chuck Fusina 6-1 195 22 R Penn State 55 9 brn crop 2 bar, tc wristbands

Halfbacks

1. 42 Ricky Bell 6-2 215 24 2 USC 211 4 blk crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, tc wristbands

2. 43 Jerry Eckwood 6-0 195 24 R Arkansas 106 1 blk crop style 2 helmet, 3 bar rb, wt elbowpads, tc wristbands (grass), qb wristbands (turf)

3. 23 George Ragsdale 5-11 185 27 2 N. Car. A&T 71 7 blk crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar, wt elbowpads, tc wristbands

Fullbacks

1. 38 Johnny Davis 6-1 235 23 1 Alabama 167 8 blk crop style 2 helmet, full cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands

2. 27 Tony Davis 5-11 215 26 3 Nebraska 25 7 blo crop 3 bar rb, tc wristbands

3. 36 Rick Berns 6-2 200 23 R Nebraska style 3 helmet, 3 bar rb, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands

Wide Receivers

1. 81 Isaac Hagins 5-9 180 25 3 Southern 107 1 blk crop style 2 helmet, 2 bar, wt wristbands (grass), tc wristbands (turf)

2. 87 Larry Mucker 5-11 195 25 2 Arizona St. 154 2 blk afro style 2 helmet, 2 bar, eye paint, wt wristbands, wt elbowpads (turf), tc wristbands (turf)

3. 85 Morris Owens 6-0 200 26 4 Arizona St. 268 7 blk afro style 2 helmet, 2 bar, wt wristbands (grass), tc wristbands (turf)

4. 84 Gordon Jones 6-0 190 22 R Pittsburgh style 2 helmet, 3 bar rb, wt wristbands, tc wristbands (turf)

5. 80 Larry Franklin 6-1 185 24 1 Jackson St. dk skin

Tight Ends

1. 88 Jimmie Giles (lefty) 6-3 240 25 2 Alcorn St. 110 7 blk crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, tc wristbands

2. 86 Jim Obradovich 6-2 230 26 4 USC 39 8 blo long style 2 helmet, 2 bar, tc wristbands

Left Tackles

1. 75 Dave Reavis 6-5 265 29 5 Arkansas 12 5 brn crop style 2 helmet, full cage, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt elbowpads (turf)

2. 62 Jeff Winans 6-5 263 28 5 USC 55 2 brn afro full cage, wt gloves

Left Guards

1. 64 Greg Horton 6-4 250 28 3 Colorado 55 16 brn crop half cage, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt elbowpads (turf)

2. 66 George Yarno (lefty) 6-2 255 22 R Wash. St. 50 3 brn crop style 3 helmet, half cage, wt wristbands, wt gloves, wt elbowpads (turf)

Centers

1. 69 Darrell Austin 6-4 270 28 4 S. Carolina 84 13 l. brn crop half cage, bk elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt elbowpads (turf), fingers taped (turf)

2. 50 Steven Wilson 6-3 270 25 3 Georgia 86 16 blk crop style 3 helmet, full cage, wt wristbands, tc gloves, wt elbowpads (turf)

Right Guards

1. 61 Greg Roberts 6-3 255 23 R Oklahoma 102 13 blk crop style 3 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands

2. 68 Randy Johnson 6-2 255 26 2 Georgia half cage, wt wristbands

# 67 Brett Moritz 6-5 250 24 1 Nebraska

Right Tackles

1. 70 Darryl Carlton 6-6 285 26 4 N/A 226 8 blk afro half cage, wt wristbands

2. 73 Charley Hannah 6-6 265 24 2 Alabama style 3 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, tc gloves

3. 74 Gene Sanders 6-3 270 23 R Texas A&M 177 15 blk afrop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wrist double, fingers taped

Left Defensive Ends

1. 60 Wally Chambers 6-6 250 28 6 E. Kentucky 173 6 blk afro half cage, wt elbowpads, tc wristbands

2. 77 Bill Kollar 6-4 250 27 5 Montana St. 50 13 brn crop style 2 helmet, half cage, tc extended, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands

Right Defensive Ends

1. 63 Lee Roy Selmon 6-3 255 25 3 Oklahoma 52 11 blk afro style 2 helmet, full cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, wt gloves

2. n/a (switch position to RG)

3. 79 Reggie Lewis 6-3 260 23 R N. Texas St. 148 8 blk crop style 2 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands

Nose Tackles

1. 71 Randy Crowder 6-2 250 27 4 Penn State 245 14 blk afro half cage, wt elbowpads, qb wristbands

2. 78 David Logan 6-2 250 23 R Pittsburgh 118 8 blk crop half cage, wt wristbands

3. 74 Gene Sanders 6-3 270 23 R Texas A&M 177 15 blk afro style 2 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wrist double, wt gloves

Left Outside Linebackers

1. 57 Dave Lewis 6-4 240 25 2 USC 249 5 blk crop style 2 helmet, half cage, tc extended, wt elbowpads, qb wristbands

2. 51 Dana Nafziger 6-1 225 26 2 Cal Poly-S.L.O. brn long style 2 helmet, half cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands

Inside Linebackers

1. 58 Dewey Selmon 6-1 245 26 3 Oklahoma 52 11 blk flat top style 2 helmet, full cage, wt wristbands, wt elbowpads (turf), wt gloves (turf)

2. 54 Richard Wood 6-4 225 26 4 USC style 3 helmet, full cage, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands, bk rb gloves

3. 53 Rik Bonness 6-3 215 25 3 Nebraska 55 6 brn crop style 3 helmet, full cage, neck roll, wt wristbands, wt elbowpads (turf)

4. 55 Aaron Brown 6-2 235 23 1 Ohio State 173 9 blk crop half cage, wt wristbands, wt elbowpads (turf)

Right Outside Linebackers

1. 56 Cecil Johnson 6-2 230 24 2 Pittsburgh 155 7 blk afro style 2 helmet, half cage, qb wristbands, wt gloves

2. 59 Earl Inmon 6-1 215 25 1 Beth.-Cook. dk skin blk crop half cage, wt elbowpads

Cornerbacks

1. 45 Jeris White 5-11 185 27 4 Hawaii 66 5 blk afro style 2 helmet, 2 bar, right wt wristband, left tc wristband, wt elbowpads (turf)

2. 40 Mike Washington 6-3 205 26 3 Alabama 72 12 blk afro style 2 helmet, 3 bar rb, wt wristbands

3. 46 Danny Reece 5-11 190 24 3 USC 99 1 blk afro style 2 helmet, 3 bar rb, wt wristbands

4. 44 Billy Cesare 5-11 190 24 1 Miami style 2 helmet, 3 bar rb, wt wristbands

Free Safeties

1. 34 Cedric Brown 6-2 205 25 3 Kent State 13 4 blk afro style 2 helmet, 3 bar rb, wt wristbands, tc wristbands, wt gloves

2. 22 Jerry Anderson 5-11 195 25 2 Oklahoma dk skin 2 bar, wt wristbands

Strong Safeties

1. 33 Mark Cotney 6-0 205 27 4 N/A 50 6 brn crop 3 bar rb, wt elbowpads, qb wristbands

2. 25 Curtis Jordan 6-2 205 25 3 Texas Tech 15 5 l. brn crop style 2 helmet, 3 bar rb, wt elbowpads, wt wristbands

Kicker

1. 6 Neil O'Donoghue 6-6 210 26 2 Auburn 23 1 blo crop style 2 helmet, 1 bar, wt wristbands

Punter

1. 16 Tom Blanchard 6-0 180 31 8 Oregon style 2 helmet, 2 bar, tc sleeves (grass), wt sleeves (turf)

Player Ratings spd-str-awr-agi-acc-cth-car-jmp-btk-tkl-tpw-tac-pbk-rbk-kpw-kac-ret-stm-inj-tgh

D. Williams 65-55-62-64-66-25-51-53-44-21-81-72-23-24-23-20-0-76-71-77

Rae 51-43-62-50-50-22-47-52-42-17-80-78-22-22-27-20-0-73-72-57

Fusina 46-47-53-45-46-26-45-54-44-20-71-67-21-24-25-21-0-70-65-54

R. Bell 81-57-63-79-88-63-85-60-78-21-31-21-37-35-28-19-10-77-72-65

Eckwood 79-52-55-78-82-68-69-64-69-19-28-20-35-33-27-20-10-73-78-64

Ragsdale 74-55-58-73-78-60-64-63-70-22-26-21-38-37-26-20-68-71-72-58

J. Davis 77-67-59-75-84-55-72-47-72-26-31-21-48-44-31-22-10-74-73-64

T. Davis 69-60-64-67-77-62-64-52-69-24-27-21-45-48-28-20-47-70-78-62

Berns 72-65-56-70-76-65-69-56-65-23-20-20-42-43-27-19-10-71-74-66

Hagins 86-45-64-85-85-74-70-83-54-19-21-20-23-25-26-20-53-75-73-61

Mucker 86-48-58-85-87-70-58-81-61-20-24-20-22-24-25-19-46-74-75-64

M. Owens 84-56-68-83-85-77-69-82-68-21-23-21-26-26-28-20-10-73-78-59

G. Jones 82-45-54-81-81-75-72-80-56-18-21-20-22-24-28-21-10-71-75-56

L. Franklin 81-39-48-80-80-69-62-82-47-20-20-19-20-22-20-20-10-68-67-54

Giles 73-66-62-72-72-72-66-62-67-19-26-21-47-50-26-20-8-77-83-67

Obradovich 66-68-68-65-66-62-60-55-58-20-25-20-53-55-27-19-8-73-78-64

Reavis 47-80-72-46-64-22-23-50-31-25-26-19-78-81-27-21-0-62-75-77

Winans 43-80-70-42-56-18-18-43-33-27-26-20-72-76-28-20-0-55-68-74

G. Horton 44-82-64-42-57-18-18-43-33-27-28-18-74-74-26-20-0-56-77-81

Yarno 41-80-56-38-58-19-20-39-34-25-29-18-71-75-54-41-0-60-79-84

Austin 43-82-66-42-59-20-20-41-35-27-30-19-81-82-27-20-0-57-74-78

S. Wilson 41-84-64-39-56-18-18-38-34-28-28-20-80-82-26-19-0-62-76-83

G. Roberts 45-81-56-44-60-16-18-44-33-27-27-20-73-77-25-20-0-61-72-77

R. Johnson 40-80-58-38-54-15-17-40-33-26-26-19-70-75-27-19-0-54-67-80

Moritz 44-76-51-42-55-17-19-43-32-27-24-20-66-67-28-20-0-56-63-70

Carlton 44-82-64-43-56-14-18-43-33-25-28-20-73-75-26-20-0-58-65-77

C. Hannah 47-77-60-46-62-17-19-46-33-28-27-18-72-77-27-20-0-63-73-79

G. Sanders 45-81-55-44-62-19-22-43-32-68-29-18-63-69-28-20-0-64-72-81

W. Chambers 63-82-78-61-70-20-24-56-33-87-28-19-24-33-28-20-0-76-79-83

Kollar 58-77-76-56-65-18-22-52-32-78-27-20-22-31-27-19-0-75-74-80

L.R. Selmon 72-86-70-71-81-19-21-57-33-92-28-19-24-35-28-20-0-82-77-87

R. Lewis 52-82-54-50-63-19-20-48-33-74-27-20-22-30-27-19-0-71-72-78

Crowder 52-77-72-52-64-19-24-56-33-82-29-19-23-34-28-19-0-75-75-77

D. Logan 57-79-53-55-66-22-26-53-33-78-27-20-24-33-27-20-0-73-79-82

G. Sanders 45-81-55-44-62-19-22-43-32-68-29-18-63-69-28-20-0-72-72-81

D. Lewis 72-70-64-69-75-34-44-54-31-90-27-20-23-33-27-19-0-77-81-76

Nafziger 67-66-61-66-67-57-51-62-33-76-25-20-24-30-25-20-8-70-76-62

D. Selmon 64-74-68-63-78-34-42-52-32-88-27-19-24-35-29-19-0-77-75-83

R. Wood 69-68-73-68-68-35-44-53-31-92-26-20-23-33-28-20-0-79-81-85

Bonness 69-66-63-68-68-28-34-53-31-75-23-20-21-28-26-20-0-71-74-62

A. Brown 67-65-58-66-66-31-38-56-31-72-22-20-21-29-28-19-0-70-68-61

C. Johnson 68-66-63-67-70-35-44-58-32-82-26-19-23-32-29-20-0-76-74-68

Inmon 69-61-53-68-66-34-43-64-25-75-21-20-13-16-22-20-0-74-77-62

J. White 84-54-74-83-84-54-57-76-28-75-22-19-14-18-23-20-10-77-89-66

M. Washington 83-56-65-83-85-59-57-74-29-75-23-20-13-16-22-20-10-76-80-62

Reece 86-46-60-85-87-63-57-72-29-66-28-19-12-14-20-20-71-72-73-58

Cesare 81-44-54-80-80-51-57-72-29-62-22-20-13-16-21-19-10-70-71-62

C. Brown 80-55-64-79-84-58-57-89-29-88-20-20-15-17-20-20-10-77-74-65

J. Anderson 76-48-48-75-75-51-57-68-29-67-21-20-13-15-20-20-10-70-67-58

Cotney 77-56-67-76-80-53-57-64-29-87-22-20-12-16-19-18-26-79-84-63

C. Jordan 78-54-62-77-77-52-54-68-28-70-22-22-14-18-22-21-10-72-74-66

O’Donohue 54-27-60-53-53-38-44-50-17-19-21-20-12-14-78-76-0-49-71-45

Blanchard 47-34-83-44-47-44-40-53-15-13-29-33-20-20-83-81-0-44-82-48

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1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Individual Statistical Leaders

Passing: Doug Williams, 2448 yds., 41.8 comp. pct., 18 TDs, 52.5 rating

Rushing: Ricky Bell, 1263 yds., 7 TD’s, 4.5 yds. /carry

Receiving: Isaac Hagins, 39 rec., 692 yds., 3 TDs

Touchdowns: Ricky Bell, 9 (7 rush., 2 rec.)

Interceptions: Cedric Brown, Mark Washington,and Jeris White, 3

Points: Neil O’Donoghue, 63 (11 FG’s, 30 PAT’s)

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1979 NFC CENTRAL DIVISION STANDINGS

1^st Place – Tampa Bay (10-6)

2^nd Place – Chicago (10-6)

3^rd Place – Minnesota (7-9)

4^th Place – Green Bay (5-11)

5^th Place – Detroit (2-14)