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1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers: 5-4-0
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Home record: 4-1-0 (109 points scored, 105 allowed) Road record: 1-3-0 (49 points scored, 73 allowed) Head Coach: John McKay

158 points scored (18th of 28 teams), 178 points allowed (16th) NFL Averages: 20.2 points/game (181.4 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:   164   308   1,943   ( 6)   6.09    9   11    268     952   (19)    3.6    6    2,895    (13)      23
Defense:   145   254   1,384   ( 4)   4.96   10   11    285   1,058   (18)    3.7    9    2,442    ( 3)      21

Team roster (starters in bold):
 #   Player              Pos   GP   Hgt   Wgt  Age  Exp   College
 1  Michael Morton       RB     9   5'8   180   22    R   Nevada-Las Vegas
 3  Bill Capece          K      9   5'7   170   23    2   Florida State
 5  Brian Clark          K      1   6'2   190   24    R   Florida
 9  Larry Swider         P      9   6'2   195   27    4   Pittsburgh
11  Jerry Golsteyn       QB     1   6'4   200   28    4   Northern Illinois
12  Doug Williams        QB     9   6'4   220   27    5   Grambling
20  Neal Colzie          DB     9   6'2   200   28    8   Ohio State
21  John Holt            DB     9   5'11  180   23    2   West Texas State
22  Johnny Ray Smith     DB     9   5'9   180   25    1   Lamar
24  Thomas Morris        DB     8   5'11  175   22    R   Michigan State
26  James Owens          RB     8   5'11  195   27    4   UCLA
28  Melvin Carver        RB     9   5'11  215   23    R   Nevada-Las Vegas
30  Dave Barrett         RB     7   6'0   230   23    R   Houston
32  James Wilder         RB     9   6'3   225   24    2   Missouri
33  Mark Cotney          DB     9   6'0   200   30    7   Cameron
34  Cedric Brown         DB     9   6'1   200   28    7   Kent State
35  Rick Moser           RB     1   6'0   210   25    5   Rhode Island
39  Terdell Middleton    RB     2   6'0   205   27    6   Memphis
40  Mike Washington      DB     8   6'3   200   29    7   Alabama
41  Norris Thomas        DB     9   5'11  185   28    6   Southern Mississippi
50  Steve Wilson         C      8   6'3   265   28    7   Georgia
51  Dana Nafziger        LB     8   6'1   225   29    5   Cal Poly-S.L.O.
52  Scot Brantley        LB     9   6'1   230   24    3   Florida
53  Hugh Green           LB     9   6'2   225   23    2   Pittsburgh
54  Richard Wood         LB     9   6'2   230   29    8   Southern California
56  Cecil Johnson        LB     9   6'2   235   27    6   Pittsburgh
57  Jim Leonard          C      9   6'3   260   25    3   Santa Clara
58  Jeff Davis           LB     9   6'0   225   22    R   Clemson
59  Andy Hawkins         LB     9   6'2   230   24    3   Texas A&I
61  Greg Roberts         OG     7   6'3   265   25    4   Oklahoma
62  Sean Farrell         OG     9   6'3   260   22    R   Penn State
63  Lee Roy Selmon       DE     9   6'3   250   28    7   Oklahoma
65  Dave Stalls          DE     9   6'5   250   27    6   Northern Colorado
66  Booker Reese         DE     7   6'6   260   23    R   Bethune-Cookman
67  Bob Cobb             DE     3   6'4   250   25    2   Arizona
68  George Yarno         OG     9   6'2   260   25    4   Washington State
72  Ray Snell            OG     7   6'4   265   24    3   Wisconsin
73  Charley Hannah       OT     7   6'5   265   27    6   Alabama
74  Gene Sanders         OT     4   6'3   270   25    4   Texas A&M
75  Dave Reavis          OT     7   6'5   265   32    9   Arkansas
76  David Logan          DT     9   6'2   255   26    4   Pittsburgh
78  John Cannon          DE     9   6'5   250   22    R   William & Mary
82  Jerry Bell           TE     9   6'5   230   23    R   Arizona State
83  Theo Bell            WR     9   6'0   190   28    6   Arizona
84  Gordon Jones         WR     9   6'0   190   25    4   Pittsburgh
86  Jim Obradovich       TE     9   6'2   225   29    8   Southern California
87  Gerald Carter        WR     9   6'1   190   25    3   Texas A&M
88  Jimmie Giles         TE     9   6'3   245   27    6   Alcorn State
89  Kevin House          WR     9   6'1   180   24    3   Southern Illinois
90  Brad White           DT     9   6'2   250   24    2   Tennessee

                                               Per   Per
Passing              Att  Cmp    Pct  Yards    Att   Cmp  TD   TD%  Int  Int%  Sack  Loss  Rating
Doug Williams        307  164   53.4  2,071   6.75  12.6   9   2.9   11   3.6    11    28    69.6
Jerry Golsteyn         1    0    0.0      0   0.00   0.0   0   0.0    0   0.0     0     0    39.6
Receiving             Rec  Yards    Avg   TD
James Wilder           53    466    8.8    1
Jimmie Giles           28    499   17.8    3
Kevin House            28    438   15.6    2
Theo Bell              15    203   13.5    0
Gordon Jones           14    205   14.6    1
Gerald Carter          10    140   14.0    0
James Owens             8     42    5.2    1
Melvin Carver           4     46   11.5    1
Jim Obradovich          2     22   11.0    0
Michael Morton          1      5    5.0    0
Jerry Bell              1      5    5.0    0
Rushing               Att  Yards    Avg   TD
James Wilder           83    324    3.9    3
James Owens            76    238    3.1    0
Melvin Carver          70    229    3.3    1
Doug Williams          35    158    4.5    2
Michael Morton          2      3    1.5    0
Jimmie Giles            1      1    1.0    0
Kevin House             1     -1   -1.0    0
Kickoff Returns       Att  Yards    Avg   TD
Michael Morton         21    361   17.2    0
Melvin Carver           3     62   20.7    0
James Owens             3     52   17.3    0
Johnny Ray Smith        3     47   15.7    0
George Yarno            1     14   14.0    0
Jim Obradovich          1     12   12.0    0
Jeff Davis              1      0    0.0    0
Punt Returns          Att  Yards    Avg   FC   TD
John Holt              16     81    5.1    0    0
Theo Bell               9     62    6.9    1    0
Punting Punts Yards Avg TB In20 Blk Ret Yards Net Larry Swider 39 1,620 41.5 6 6 1 23 192 32.7 Kicking 0-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Total PAT Pts Bill Capece 0/0 10/11 5/6 1/3 2/3 18/23 14/14 68 Defense Sacks Ints Yards TD Scot Brantley 2.0 Cedric Brown 3 31 0 Neal Colzie 2.0 3 64 0 Hugh Green 2.3 1 31 0 Andy Hawkins 2.3 David Logan 4.8 Booker Reese 1.0 Lee Roy Selmon 4.0 Dave Stalls 6.5 Norris Thomas 1 0 0 Mike Washington 3 13 0

1982 Draft:
NFL Rnd Ovr Pos Player Games College 1 17 OG Sean Farrell 123 Penn State 2 32 DE Booker Reese 35 Bethune-Cookman [pick acquired from CHI] 3 74 TE Jerry Bell 60 Arizona State 3 83 DE John Cannon 122 William & Mary [pick acquired from SF via SD] 4 103 RB Dave Barrett 7 Houston [pick acquired from SD] 5 128 LB Jeff David 83 Clemson 6 158 WR Andre Tyler 14 Stanford 7 185 DB Tom Morris 20 Michigan State 8 212 LB Kelvin Atkins 13 Illinois 9 242 QB Bob Lane N.E. Louisiana 12 325 RB Michael Morton 44 Nevada-Las Vegas

Traded draft picks: #2 to HOU via MIA, LA (Oliver Luck), #4 to DAL (Brian Carpenter), #10 to SF (Dana McLemore), #11 to DAL (George Thompson)


Transactions:

01-1982traded Tampa's #10 pick in the 1982 draft to 49ers for Ted Vincent
01-27-1982traded Dave Lewis to Chargers for San Francisco's #3 pick in the 1982 draft and San Francisco's #4 pick in the 1984 draft
03-04-1982traded Ricky Bell to Chargers for San Diego's #4 pick in the 1982 draft
03-29-1982traded Dewey Selmon to Chargers for San Diego's #4 pick in the 1984 draft
04-27-1982traded Tampa's #1 pick in the 1983 draft to Bears for Chicago's #2 pick in the 1982 draft
08-30-1982traded Chuck Fusina to 49ers for an undisclosed draft pick
08-30-1982traded a conditional 1984 draft pick to Falcons for James Mayberry
09-02-1982claimed Robert Cobb on waivers from Rams
09-02-1982claimed Terdell Middleton on waivers from Packers


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

Date        Opponent                   Result
01/09/83    at Dallas Cowboys          L 17-30


1982 Regular Season Game Log:
Click on the date to view the game summary. Date Opponent Result Record
09/12/82 at Minnesota Vikings L 10-17 0-1-0 09/19/82 vs Washington Redskins L 13-21 0-2-0 11/21/82 at Dallas Cowboys L 9-14 0-3-0 11/29/82 vs Miami Dolphins W 23-17 1-3-0 12/05/82 at New Orleans Saints W 13-10 2-3-0 12/12/82 at New York Jets L 17-32 2-4-0 12/19/82 vs Buffalo Bills W 24-23 3-4-0 12/26/82 vs Detroit Lions W 23-21 4-4-0 01/02/83 vs Chicago Bears W 26-23 (OT) 5-4-0

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