1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) |
| 5th place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 2-14-0 .125 |
| Head Coach: Leeman Bennett |
| Greg Brown | Offense |
| Kim Helton | Offensive Line |
| Don Lawrence | Defensive Line |
| Vic Rapp | Running Backs |
| Jimmy Raye | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks |
| Dick Roach | Defensive Backs |
| Larry Seiple | Receivers |
| Doug Shively | Defensive Coordinator/Linebackers |
| Howard Tippett | Special Teams/Linebackers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Score | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/10/1985 | H | Pittsburgh Steelers | 27-42 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 47447 | |
| Sat | 8/17/1985 | H | Atlanta Falcons | 17-23 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 34040 | |
| Sat | 8/24/1985 | A | New Orleans Saints | 14-10 | W | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 49337 | |
| Fri | 8/30/1985 | H | Washington Redskins | 7-20 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 33640 | |
| Sun | 9/8/1985 | A | Chicago Bears | 28-38 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 57828 | |
| Sun | 9/15/1985 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 16-31 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 46188 | |
| Sun | 9/22/1985 | A | New Orleans Saints | 13-20 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 45320 | |
| Sun | 9/29/1985 | A | Detroit Lions | 9-30 | L | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 45023 | |
| Sun | 10/6/1985 | H | Chicago Bears | 19-27 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 51795 | |
| Sun | 10/13/1985 | H | Los Angeles Rams | 27-31 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 39607 | |
| Sun | 10/20/1985 | A | Miami Dolphins | 38-41 | L | Miami, FL | Orange Bowl | 62335 | |
| Sun | 10/27/1985 | H | New England Patriots | 14-32 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 34661 | |
| Sun | 11/3/1985 | A | New York Giants | 20-22 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 72031 | |
| Sun | 11/10/1985 | H | St. Louis Cardinals | 16-0 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 34736 | |
| Sun | 11/17/1985 | A | New York Jets | 28-62 | L | East Rutherford, NJ | Giants Stadium | 65344 | |
| Sun | 11/24/1985 | H | Detroit Lions | 19-16 | W | OT | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 43471 |
| Sun | 12/1/1985 | A | Green Bay Packers | 0-21 | L | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 19856 | |
| Sun | 12/8/1985 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 7-26 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 51593 | |
| Sun | 12/15/1985 | H | Indianapolis Colts | 23-31 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 25577 | |
| Sun | 12/22/1985 | H | Green Bay Packers | 17-20 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 33992 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Adger Armstrong | 40 | RB | 6-0 | 230 | 28 | Texas A&M | 16 | 0 |
| Jerry Bell | 82 | UBK | 6-5 | 230 | 26 | Arizona State | 9 | 9 |
| Theo Bell | 83 | WR | 5-11 | 180 | 32 | Arizona | 15 | 0 |
| Scot Brantley | 52 | RILB | 6-1 | 230 | 27 | Florida | 13 | 13 |
| Gene Branton | 80 | TE | 6-5 | 245 | 25 | Texas Southern | 3 | 0 |
| Leon Bright | 29 | RB | 5-9 | 192 | 30 | Florida State | 8 | 0 |
| Keith Browner | 57 | LOLB-ROLB | 6-6 | 245 | 23 | Southern California | 16 | 5 |
| John Cannon | 78 | LDE | 6-5 | 262 | 25 | William & Mary | 16 | 16 |
| Gerald Carter | 87 | WR | 6-1 | 188 | 28 | Tyler JC; Texas A&M | 16 | 16 |
| Mel Carver | 28 | RB | 5-11 | 215 | 26 | Laney JC; Nevada-Las Vegas | 2 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Castille | 22 | LCB | 5-10 | 175 | 24 | Alabama | 16 | 16 |
| Steve Courson | 72 | LOG | 6-1 | 270 | 30 | South Carolina | 16 | 13 |
| Craig Curry | 31 | SS-FS | 6-0 | 187 | 24 | Texas | 16 | 7 |
| Jeff Davis | 58 | LILB | 6-0 | 230 | 25 | Clemson | 16 | 16 |
| Steve DeBerg | 17 | QB | 6-3 | 210 | 31 | Fullerton JC; San Jose State | 11 | 11 |
| Paul Dombroski | 47 | S | 6-0 | 185 | 29 | Linfield; Hawaii; Linfield | 6 | 0 |
| K.D. Dunn | 80 | TE | 6-3 | 231 | 22 | Clemson | 7 | 0 |
| Ricky Easmon | 26 | CB | 5-10 | 160 | 22 | Florida | 6 | 0 |
| Sean Farrell | 62 | ROG-LOT | 6-3 | 260 | 25 | Penn State | 14 | 14 |
| Don Fielder | 65 | DE | 6-3 | 240 | 26 | Golden West JC; Kentucky | 11 | 0 |
| Phil Freeman | 81 | WR | 5-11 | 185 | 23 | Arizona | 14 | 0 |
| Frank Garcia | 5 | P | 6-0 | 200 | 28 | Nevada-Las Vegas; Arizona | 16 | 0 |
| Jimmie Giles | 88 | TE | 6-3 | 242 | 31 | Alcorn State | 16 | 16 |
| Hugh Green | 53 | ROLB | 6-2 | 226 | 26 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 5 |
| David Greenwood | 30 | SS-FS | 6-3 | 210 | 25 | Wisconsin | 16 | 9 |
| Randy Grimes | 60 | C | 6-4 | 273 | 25 | Baylor | 16 | 16 |
| Ron Heller | 73 | ROT | 6-6 | 280 | 23 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
| Ron Holmes | 90 | RDE | 6-4 | 262 | 22 | Washington | 16 | 14 |
| John Holt | 21 | RCB | 5-11 | 180 | 26 | West Texas A&M | 16 | 16 |
| Kevin House | 89 | WR | 6-1 | 185 | 28 | Southern Illinois | 16 | 16 |
| Carl Howard | 25 | CB | 6-2 | 189 | 24 | Rutgers | 4 | 0 |
| Donald Igwebuike | 1 | K | 5-9 | 187 | 25 | Clemson | 16 | 0 |
| Cecil Johnson | 56 | RILB | 6-2 | 230 | 30 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 2 |
| Dennis Johnson | 55 | LB | 6-3 | 235 | 27 | Southern California | 8 | 0 |
| Ken Kaplan | 79 | OT | 6-4 | 275 | 25 | New Hampshire | 16 | 0 |
| Larry Kubin | 59 | LB | 6-2 | 234 | 26 | Penn State | 4 | 0 |
| Chris Lindstrom | 71 | RDE | 6-7 | 260 | 25 | Boston University | 13 | 2 |
| Dave Logan | 76 | NT | 6-2 | 250 | 29 | Pittsburgh | 16 | 16 |
| Calvin Magee | 86 | UBK | 6-3 | 240 | 22 | Southern University | 16 | 7 |
| Rick Mallory | 68 | ROG-LOG | 6-2 | 265 | 25 | Washington | 13 | 8 |
| Karl Morgan | 67 | NT | 6-1 | 255 | 24 | UCLA | 16 | 0 |
| George Peoples | 38 | RB | 6-0 | 213 | 25 | Auburn | 2 | 0 |
| Mike Prior | 24 | CB-S | 6-0 | 207 | 22 | Illinois State | 16 | 0 |
| Ervin Randle | 54 | LOLB | 6-1 | 250 | 23 | Baylor | 16 | 7 |
| Alan Risher | 7 | QB | 6-2 | 190 | 24 | Louisiana State | 16 | 0 |
| Gene Sanders | 74 | OT | 6-3 | 285 | 29 | Texas A&M | 2 | 0 |
| Joe Shearin | 64 | OG | 6-4 | 250 | 25 | Texas | 10 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 20 | RB | 6-1 | 224 | 29 | Coffeyville CC; Ohio State | 12 | 0 |
| Mark Studaway | 71 | DE | 6-3 | 260 | 25 | Tennessee | 6 | 0 |
| Ivory Sully | 44 | FS-SS | 6-0 | 200 | 28 | Delaware | 16 | 16 |
| David Verser | 84 | WR | 6-1 | 201 | 27 | Kansas | 1 | 0 |
| Chris Washington | 51 | ROLB-LOLB-RILB | 6-4 | 230 | 23 | Iowa State | 16 | 16 |
| James Wilder | 32 | RB | 6-3 | 225 | 27 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Missouri | 16 | 16 |
| Steve Wilson | 50 | LOT | 6-4 | 266 | 31 | Georgia | 5 | 1 |
| Mark Witte | 85 | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 26 | North Texas | 16 | 0 |
| George Yarno | 69 | LOT | 6-2 | 267 | 28 | Washington State | 12 | 12 |
| Steve Young | 8 | QB | 6-2 | 204 | 24 | Brigham Young | 5 | 5 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 8 | Ron Holmes | DE | Washington |
| 3 | 64 | Ervin Randle | LB | Baylor |
| 4 | 92 | Mike Heaven | DB | Illinois |
| 7 | 176 | Mike Prior | DB | Illinois State |
| 8 | 204 | Phil Freeman | WR | Arizona |
| 9 | 232 | Steve Calabria | QB | Colgate |
| 10 | 260 | Donald Igwebuike | K | Clemson |
| 11 | 288 | James Williams | RB | Memphis |
| 12 | 316 | Jim Rockford | DB | Oklahoma |
| 12 | 330 | Jim Melka | LB | Wisconsin |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 71 | 109 | 31 | 80 | 3 | 294 |
| Opponents Totals | 75 | 144 | 110 | 119 | 0 | 448 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 27:55 | 291 | 95 | 162 | 34 | 69/212 32.5% | 11/17 64.7% | 103 | 751 |
| Opponents Totals | 32:05 | 351 | 146 | 185 | 20 | 89/214 41.6% | 4/7 57.1% | 114 | 945 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Igwebuike | 0 | 30 | 32 | 93.8 | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 0 | 96 |
| James Wilder | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | ||
| Jimmie Giles | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Kevin House | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| Gerald Carter | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Calvin Magee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||
| Jerry Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||
| Adger Armstrong | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Steve Young | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| (Team) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 33 | 30 | 33 | 90.9 | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 0 | 294 |
| Opponents Totals | 50 | 50 | 50 | 100.0 | 32 | 43 | 74.4 | 1 | 448 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Igwebuike | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 1 | 53 | 1/1 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/10 | 3/6 |
| Team Totals | 22 | 32 | 68.8 | 1 | 53 | 1/1 | 5/5 | 8/10 | 5/10 | 3/6 |
| Opponents Totals | 32 | 43 | 74.4 | 0/0 | 11/14 | 14/15 | 6/10 | 1/3 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wilder | 365 | 1300 | 3.6 | 28 | 10 |
| Steve Young | 40 | 233 | 5.8 | 20 | 1 |
| Ron Springs | 16 | 54 | 3.4 | 11 | 0 |
| Steve DeBerg | 9 | 28 | 3.1 | 13 | 0 |
| Gerald Carter | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Alan Risher | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Adger Armstrong | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 434 | 1644 | 3.8 | 28 | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 547 | 2430 | 4.4 | 38 | 28 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve DeBerg | 370 | 197 | 53.2 | 155 | 2488 | 6.7 | 12.6 | 57 | 19 | 5.1 | 18 | 4.9 | 19 | 143 | 2345 | 71.3 |
| Steve Young | 138 | 72 | 52.2 | 58 | 935 | 6.8 | 13.0 | 59 | 3 | 2.2 | 8 | 5.8 | 21 | 158 | 777 | 56.9 |
| Team Totals | 508 | 269 | 53.0 | 213 | 3423 | 6.7 | 12.7 | 59 | 22 | 4.3 | 26 | 5.1 | 40 | 301 | 3122 | 67.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 505 | 318 | 63.0 | 169 | 3955 | 7.8 | 12.4 | 78t | 18 | 3.6 | 18 | 3.6 | 35 | 277 | 3678 | 84.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Wilder | 53 | 341 | 6.4 | 20 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 44 | 803 | 18.3 | 59 | 5 |
| Jimmie Giles | 43 | 673 | 15.7 | 44 | 8 |
| Jerry Bell | 43 | 496 | 11.5 | 27 | 2 |
| Gerald Carter | 40 | 557 | 13.9 | 40 | 3 |
| Calvin Magee | 26 | 288 | 11.1 | 35 | 3 |
| Theo Bell | 12 | 189 | 15.8 | 24 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Mark Witte | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 13 | 0 |
| Adger Armstrong | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 1 |
| Team Totals | 269 | 3423 | 12.7 | 59 | 22 |
| Opponents Totals | 318 | 3955 | 12.4 | 78t | 18 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Castille | 7 | 49 | 7.0 | 20 | 0 |
| David Greenwood | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Keith Browner | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Jeff Davis | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Ivory Sully | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Cecil Johnson | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| John Holt | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 |
| Ervin Randle | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 18 | 146 | 8.1 | 25 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 26 | 368 | 14.2 | 46 | 4 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Garcia | 77 | 3233 | 42.0 | 61 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 519 | 2594 | 32.8 |
| Team Totals | 79 | 3233 | 40.9 | 61 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 519 | 2594 | 32.8 |
| Opponents Totals | 59 | 2617 | 44.4 | 69 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 229 | 2228 | 37.8 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Prior | 13 | 7 | 105 | 8.1 | 19 | 0 |
| Leon Bright | 12 | 2 | 124 | 10.3 | 29 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 25 | 9 | 229 | 9.2 | 29 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 47 | 7 | 519 | 11.0 | 28 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phil Freeman | 48 | 0 | 1085 | 22.6 | 58 | 0 |
| Leon Bright | 11 | 0 | 213 | 19.4 | 47 | 0 |
| Mike Prior | 10 | 0 | 131 | 13.1 | 27 | 0 |
| Ron Springs | 5 | 0 | 112 | 22.4 | 34 | 0 |
| David Verser | 4 | 0 | 61 | 15.3 | 18 | 0 |
| Calvin Magee | 2 | 0 | 20 | 10.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 80 | 0 | 1622 | 20.3 | 58 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 51 | 0 | 1187 | 23.3 | 51 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Dave Logan | 6.5 | |
| Ron Holmes | 4.5 | |
| John Cannon | 4.5 | |
| Karl Morgan | 4.0 | |
| David Greenwood | 3.0 | |
| Hugh Green | 2.5 | |
| Jeff Davis | 2.5 | |
| Chris Washington | 2.0 | |
| Keith Browner | 1.5 | |
| Ervin Randle | 1.0 | |
| Cecil Johnson | 1.0 | |
| Don Fielder | 1.0 | |
| Craig Curry | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 35.0 | 277.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 40.0 | 301.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adger Armstrong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jerry Bell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Leon Bright | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Keith Browner | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Cannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Gerald Carter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jeremiah Castille | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Steve Courson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jeff Davis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve DeBerg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Freeman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jimmie Giles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Greenwood | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | |
| Ron Holmes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| John Holt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cecil Johnson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chris Lindstrom | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dave Logan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Calvin Magee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Karl Morgan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Prior | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ervin Randle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ivory Sully | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| David Verser | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chris Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mark Witte | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Steve Young | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 37 | 28 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 12 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 37 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 0 |
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