1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-14
Finishing 5th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Leeman Bennett (2-14)
Location: Tampa, Florida
1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers StatisticsTeam Record: 2-14
Finishing 5th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Leeman Bennett (2-14)
Location: Tampa, Florida
1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Results
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League ended the 1985 season with a record of 2 wins and 14 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
Tampa Bay chalked up 294 points, while the shaky defensive squad conceded 448. Steve DeBerg threw for 2,488 yards. James Wilder led the receiving corps, catching 53 balls, while Kevin House contributed 803 receiving yards. Gerald Carter, Jerry Bell and Jimmie Giles each provided receiving help, too.
James Wilder rushed for a team-high 1,300 yards for the Buccaneers.
Jeremiah Castille snatched 7 opponent throws. David Logan sacked quarterbacks 6.5 times.
Leeman Bennett coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Adger Armstrong | RB | June 21, 1957 | 6'0" | 213 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 82 | Jerry Bell | TE | March 7, 1959 | 6'5" | 230 | Arizona St. | Derby, CT USA | 9 | 9 |
| 83 | Theo Bell | WR | December 21, 1953 | 6'0" | 185 | Arizona | Bakersfield, CA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 52 | Scot Brantley | RILB | February 24, 1958 | 6'1" | 230 | Florida | Chester, SC USA | 13 | 13 |
| 80 | Gene Branton | WR | November 23, 1960 | 6'4" | 223 | Texas Southern | Tampa, FL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Leon Bright | RB | May 19, 1955 | 5'9" | 192 | Florida St. | Starke, FL USA | 8 | 0 |
| 57 | Keith Browner | LOLB | January 24, 1962 | 6'6" | 245 | USC | Warren, OH USA | 16 | 5 |
| 78 | John Cannon | LDE | July 30, 1960 | 6'5" | 260 | William & Mary | Long Branch, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | Gerald Carter | WR | June 19, 1957 | 6'1" | 190 | Texas A&M | Bryan, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Mel Carver | RB | July 14, 1959 | 5'11" | 221 | UNLV | Pensacola, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Jeremiah Castille | LCB | January 15, 1961 | 5'10" | 175 | Alabama | Columbus, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Steve Courson | LG | October 1, 1955 | 6'1" | 274 | South Carolina | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 31 | Craig Curry | SS | July 20, 1961 | 6'0" | 187 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 7 |
| 58 | Jeff Davis | LILB | January 26, 1960 | 6'0" | 230 | Clemson | Greensboro, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 17 | Steve DeBerg | QB | January 19, 1954 | 6'3" | 210 | San Jose St. | Oakland, CA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 47 | Paul Dombroski | DB | August 8, 1956 | 6'0" | 185 | Hawaii | Sumter, SC USA | 6 | 0 |
| 80 | K.D. Dunn | TE | April 28, 1963 | 6'3" | 235 | Clemson | Fort Hood, TX USA | 7 | 0 |
| 26 | Ricky Easmon | DB | July 3, 1963 | 5'10" | 158 | Florida | Inverness, FL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 62 | Sean Farrell | RG | May 25, 1960 | 6'3" | 260 | Penn St. | Southampton, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 65 | Don Fielder | DE | October 20, 1959 | 6'3" | 260 | Kentucky | Las Cruces, NM USA | 11 | 0 |
| 81 | Phil Freeman | KR | December 9, 1962 | 5'11" | 185 | Arizona | St. Paul, MN USA | 14 | 0 |
| 5 | Frank Garcia | P | June 5, 1957 | 6'0" | 205 | Arizona St. | Tucson, AZ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 88 | Jimmie Giles | TE | November 8, 1954 | 6'3" | 239 | Alcorn St. | Natchez, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 53 | Hugh Green | ROLB | July 27, 1959 | 6'2" | 225 | Pittsburgh | Natchez, MS USA | 5 | 5 |
| 30 | David Greenwood | SS | March 25, 1960 | 6'3" | 210 | Wisconsin | Park Falls, WI USA | 16 | 9 |
| 60 | Randy Grimes | C | July 20, 1960 | 6'4" | 270 | Baylor | Tyler, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 73 | Ron Heller | RT | August 25, 1962 | 6'5" | 298 | Penn St. | East Meadow, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 90 | Ron Holmes | RDE | August 26, 1963 | 6'4" | 261 | Washington | Fort Benning, GA USA | 16 | 14 |
| 21 | John Holt | RCB | May 14, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | West Texas A&M | Lawton, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Kevin House | WR | December 20, 1957 | 6'1" | 181 | Southern Illinois | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | Carl Howard | DB | September 20, 1961 | 6'2" | 188 | Rutgers | Newark, NJ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 1 | Donald Igwebuike | K | December 27, 1960 | 5'9" | 181 | Clemson | Anamba, Nigeria | 16 | 0 |
| 56 | Cecil Johnson | LB | August 19, 1955 | 6'2" | 230 | Pittsburgh | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 55 | Dennis Johnson | LB-DE | June 19, 1958 | 6'3" | 234 | USC | Flint, MI USA | 8 | 0 |
| 79 | Ken Kaplan | T | January 12, 1960 | 6'4" | 270 | New Hampshire | Boston, MA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 59 | Larry Kubin | LB | February 26, 1959 | 6'2" | 234 | Penn St. | Union, NJ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 71 | Chris Lindstrom | DE | August 3, 1960 | 6'7" | 260 | Boston Univ. | Weymouth, MA USA | 15 | 2 |
| 76 | David Logan | NT | October 25, 1956 | 6'2" | 250 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Calvin Magee | TE | April 23, 1963 | 6'3" | 240 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 7 |
| 68 | Rick Mallory | RG | October 21, 1960 | 6'2" | 265 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 13 | 8 |
| 67 | Karl Morgan | NT | February 23, 1961 | 6'1" | 255 | UCLA | Houma, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 38 | George Peoples | RB | August 25, 1960 | 6'0" | 211 | Auburn | Tampa, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Mike Prior | PR | November 14, 1963 | 6'0" | 208 | Illinois St. | Chicago Heights, IL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 54 | Ervin Randle | LOLB | October 12, 1962 | 6'1" | 250 | Baylor | Hearne, TX USA | 16 | 7 |
| 7 | Alan Risher | QB | May 6, 1961 | 6'2" | 190 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 74 | Gene Sanders | T-G-DE-NT | November 10, 1956 | 6'3" | 273 | Washington | New Orleans, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 64 | Joe Shearin | G-C | April 16, 1960 | 6'4" | 254 | Texas | Dallas, TX USA | 10 | 0 |
| 20 | Ron Springs | RB | November 4, 1956 | 6'0" | 213 | Ohio St. | Williamsburg, VA USA | 12 | 0 |
| 71 | Mark Studaway | DE | September 20, 1960 | 6'3" | 273 | Tennessee | Memphis, TN USA | 6 | 0 |
| 44 | Ivory Sully | FS | June 20, 1957 | 6'0" | 198 | Delaware | Salisbury, MD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | David Verser | WR | March 1, 1958 | 6'1" | 200 | Kansas | Kansas City, KS USA | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Chris Washington | LOLB | March 6, 1962 | 6'4" | 231 | Iowa St. | Jackson, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | James Wilder | RB | May 12, 1958 | 6'3" | 225 | Missouri | Sikeston, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 50 | Steve Wilson | C | May 19, 1954 | 6'4" | 265 | Georgia | Fort Sill, OK USA | 5 | 1 |
| 85 | Mark Witte | TE | December 3, 1959 | 6'3" | 236 | North Texas | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 66 | George Yarno | LT | August 12, 1957 | 6'2" | 260 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 8 | Steve Young | QB | October 11, 1961 | 6'2" | 215 | BYU | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 5 | 5 |
