1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Roster
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
1986 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Results
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League ended the 1986 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 labored to change the scoreboard with just 239 points, while the shaky defensive squad surrendered 473, most in the league. Steve Young passed for 2,282 yards. Calvin Magee caught 45 balls, while Gerald Carter contributed 640 receiving yards, while James Wilder was targeted regularly, too.
James Wilder rushed for a team-high 704 yards for the Buccaneers.
Vito McKeever intercepted 3 opponent throws. Chris Washington and Keith Browner each topped pass rushers with 4 sacks.
Leeman Bennett coached the team.
Click on column headings to sort.
# | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
28 | Greg Allen | RB | June 4, 1963 | 5'11" | 200 | Florida St. | Milton, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
82 | Jerry Bell | TE | March 7, 1959 | 6'5" | 230 | Arizona St. | Derby, CT USA | 10 | 3 |
38 | Dennis Bligen | RB | March 3, 1962 | 5'11" | 215 | St. John's (NY) | New York, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
34 | Mack Boatner | RB | October 4, 1958 | 6'0" | 220 | SE Louisiana | White Castle, LA USA | 7 | 0 |
52 | Scot Brantley | RILB | February 24, 1958 | 6'1" | 230 | Florida | Chester, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
57 | Keith Browner | LOLB | January 24, 1962 | 6'6" | 245 | USC | Warren, OH USA | 15 | 13 |
78 | John Cannon | LDE | July 30, 1960 | 6'5" | 260 | William & Mary | Long Branch, NJ USA | 9 | 8 |
87 | Gerald Carter | WR | June 19, 1957 | 6'1" | 190 | Texas A&M | Bryan, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
23 | Jeremiah Castille | LCB | January 15, 1961 | 5'10" | 175 | Alabama | Columbus, GA USA | 13 | 6 |
31 | Craig Curry | FS | July 20, 1961 | 6'0" | 187 | Texas | Houston, TX USA | 16 | 10 |
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 | 16 | 2 |
85 | 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 | 9 | 2 |
62 | Sean Farrell | RG | May 25, 1960 | 6'3" | 260 | Penn St. | Southampton, NY USA | 16 | 15 |
35 | Pat Franklin | RB | August 16, 1963 | 6'1" | 232 | Texas St. | Bay City, TX USA | 8 | 1 |
81 | Phil Freeman | KR | December 9, 1962 | 5'11" | 185 | Arizona | St. Paul, MN USA | 15 | 6 |
36 | Bobby Futrell | PR | August 4, 1963 | 5'11" | 190 | Elizabeth City St. | Ahoskie, NC USA | 16 | 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 | 7 | 7 |
83 | Willie Gillespie | WR | October 24, 1961 | 5'9" | 170 | Tenn-Chattanooga | Starkville, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
60 | Randy Grimes | C | July 20, 1960 | 6'4" | 270 | Baylor | Tyler, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
84 | Leonard Harris | WR | November 27, 1960 | 5'8" | 162 | Austin | McKinney, TX USA | 6 | 1 |
89 | Vince Heflin | WR | July 7, 1959 | 6'0" | 185 | Central State (OH) | Dayton, OH USA | 6 | 3 |
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 | 14 | 12 |
89 | Kevin House | WR | December 20, 1957 | 6'1" | 181 | Southern Illinois | St. Louis, MO USA | 7 | 7 |
25 | Bobby Howard | RB | June 1, 1964 | 6'0" | 213 | Indiana | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 7 | 2 |
1 | Donald Igwebuike | K | December 27, 1960 | 5'9" | 181 | Clemson | Anamba, Nigeria | 16 | 0 |
22 | Rod Jones | RCB | March 31, 1964 | 6'0" | 185 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
75 | Kevin Kellin | DT | November 16, 1959 | 6'6" | 267 | Minnesota | Hampton, VA USA | 9 | 0 |
98 | Tyrone Keys | DE | October 24, 1959 | 6'7" | 272 | Mississippi St. | Jackson, MS USA | 14 | 2 |
76 | David Logan | NT | October 25, 1956 | 6'2" | 250 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
77 | J.D. Maarleveld | T | October 24, 1961 | 6'6" | 300 | Notre Dame | Jersey City, NJ USA | 14 | 0 |
86 | Calvin Magee | TE | April 23, 1963 | 6'3" | 240 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 13 |
68 | Rick Mallory | G | October 21, 1960 | 6'2" | 265 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 1 |
21 | Vito McKeever | LCB | October 8, 1961 | 6'0" | 180 | Florida | Inverness, FL USA | 16 | 8 |
67 | Karl Morgan | NT | February 23, 1961 | 6'1" | 255 | UCLA | Houma, LA USA | 12 | 0 |
59 | Kevin Murphy | LB | September 8, 1963 | 6'2" | 233 | Oklahoma | Plano, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
71 | Bob Nelson | LDE | March 3, 1959 | 6'4" | 272 | Miami (FL) | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 10 |
74 | Marvin Powell | T | August 30, 1955 | 6'5" | 268 | USC | Fort Bragg, NC USA | 3 | 3 |
54 | Ervin Randle | LB | October 12, 1962 | 6'1" | 250 | Baylor | Hearne, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
64 | Greg Robinson | T | December 25, 1962 | 6'5" | 280 | Nevada-Reno | Sacramento, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
88 | Jeff Spek | TE | October 1, 1960 | 6'3" | 240 | UNLV | Calgary, AB Canada | 2 | 0 |
20 | Ron Springs | FB | November 4, 1956 | 6'0" | 213 | Ohio St. | Williamsburg, VA USA | 12 | 8 |
44 | Ivory Sully | FS | June 20, 1957 | 6'0" | 198 | Delaware | Salisbury, MD USA | 16 | 9 |
41 | Craig Swoope | SS | February 3, 1964 | 6'1" | 205 | Illinois | Fort Pierce, FL USA | 15 | 13 |
72 | Rob Taylor | LT | November 14, 1960 | 6'6" | 293 | Northwestern | St. Charles, IL USA | 16 | 13 |
56 | Jackie Walker | LB | November 3, 1962 | 6'5" | 245 | Jackson St. | Monroe, LA USA | 15 | 3 |
37 | Kevin Walker | DB | October 20, 1963 | 5'11" | 180 | East Carolina | Greensboro, NC USA | 4 | 0 |
51 | Chris Washington | ROLB | 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 | 12 | 12 |
80 | David Williams | WR | June 10, 1963 | 6'3" | 190 | Illinois | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 0 |
46 | Nathan Wonsley | RB | December 7, 1963 | 5'10" | 190 | Mississippi | Moss Point, MS USA | 10 | 2 |
66 | George Yarno | LG | August 12, 1957 | 6'2" | 260 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
8 | Steve Young | QB | October 11, 1961 | 6'2" | 215 | BYU | Salt Lake City, UT USA | 14 | 14 |