1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 5-11
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ray Perkins (5-11)
Location: Tampa, Florida
1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers StatisticsTeam Record: 5-11
Finishing 3rd in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Ray Perkins (5-11)
Location: Tampa, Florida
1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Results
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League ended the 1988 season with a record of 5 wins and 11 losses, finishing third in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
The Buccaneers scored 261 points, but the defensive squad allowed 350. Vinny Testaverde triggered the aerial attack, throwing for 3,240 yards. Bruce Hill led pass catchers, catching 58 balls for 1,040 yards, while Mark Carrier contributed to the receiving game, too.
Lars Tate rushed for a team-high 467 yards for Tampa Bay, and William Howard also aided the ground game.
Harry Hamilton intercepted 6 opponent throws. Ron Holmes topped the defensive unit with 4 sacks.
Ray Perkins coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | Selwyn Brown | DB | September 28, 1965 | 5'11" | 205 | Miami (FL) | St. Petersburg, FL USA | 4 | 0 |
| 69 | John Bruhin | RG | December 9, 1964 | 6'3" | 280 | Tennessee | Knoxville, TN USA | 16 | 6 |
| 78 | John Cannon | DE | July 30, 1960 | 6'5" | 260 | William & Mary | Long Branch, NJ USA | 16 | 3 |
| 4 | John Carney | K | April 20, 1964 | 5'11" | 180 | Notre Dame | Hartford, CT USA | 4 | 0 |
| 88 | Mark Carrier | WR | October 28, 1965 | 6'0" | 186 | Nicholls St. | Lafayette, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Joey Clinkscales | WR | May 21, 1964 | 6'0" | 199 | Tennessee | Asheville, NC USA | 3 | 0 |
| 53 | Sidney Coleman | RILB | January 14, 1964 | 6'2" | 250 | Southern Miss | Gulfport, MS USA | 16 | 10 |
| 71 | Mark Cooper | G-T | February 14, 1960 | 6'5" | 270 | Miami (FL) | Camden, NJ USA | 15 | 0 |
| 13 | Ray Criswell | P | August 16, 1963 | 6'0" | 192 | Florida | Lake City, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 79 | Reuben Davis | LDE | May 7, 1965 | 6'5" | 302 | North Carolina | Greensboro, NC USA | 16 | 13 |
| 40 | Donnie Elder | KR | December 13, 1962 | 5'9" | 175 | Memphis | Chattanooga, TN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | Joe Ferguson | QB | April 23, 1950 | 6'1" | 195 | Arkansas | Alvin, TX USA | 2 | 1 |
| 36 | Bobby Futrell | PR | August 4, 1963 | 5'11" | 190 | Elizabeth City St. | Ahoskie, NC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 94 | Robert Goff | RDE | October 2, 1965 | 6'3" | 280 | Auburn | Rochester, NY USA | 16 | 6 |
| 27 | Kerry Goode | RB | July 28, 1965 | 5'11" | 200 | Alabama | Town Creek, AL USA | 14 | 5 |
| 60 | Randy Grimes | C | July 20, 1960 | 6'4" | 270 | Baylor | Tyler, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 74 | Paul Gruber | LT | February 24, 1965 | 6'5" | 292 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Ron Hall | TE | March 15, 1964 | 6'4" | 245 | Cal Poly-Pomona | Fort Huachuca, AZ USA | 15 | 14 |
| 39 | Harry Hamilton | FS | November 29, 1962 | 6'0" | 194 | Penn St. | Queens, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 20 | Odie Harris | SS | April 1, 1966 | 6'0" | 190 | Sam Houston St. | Bryan, TX USA | 16 | 7 |
| 84 | Bruce Hill | WR | February 29, 1964 | 6'0" | 178 | Arizona St. | Fort Dix, NJ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 90 | Ron Holmes | RDE | August 26, 1963 | 6'4" | 261 | Washington | Fort Benning, GA USA | 10 | 10 |
| 25 | Bobby Howard | RB | June 1, 1964 | 6'0" | 213 | Indiana | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | William Howard | FB | June 2, 1964 | 6'0" | 240 | Tennessee | Lima, OH USA | 15 | 9 |
| 1 | Donald Igwebuike | K | December 27, 1960 | 5'9" | 181 | Clemson | Anamba, Nigeria | 12 | 0 |
| 28 | Ray Isom | DB | December 27, 1965 | 5'9" | 190 | Penn St. | Harrisburg, PA USA | 2 | 1 |
| 95 | Curt Jarvis | NT | January 28, 1965 | 6'2" | 266 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 22 | Rod Jones | DB | March 31, 1964 | 6'0" | 185 | SMU | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 1 |
| 52 | Victor Jones | LB | October 19, 1966 | 6'2" | 250 | Virginia Tech | Rockville, MD USA | 8 | 0 |
| 75 | Kevin Kellin | DT | November 16, 1959 | 6'6" | 267 | Minnesota | Hampton, VA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 97 | Shawn Lee | DT-NT-DE | October 24, 1966 | 6'2" | 300 | North Alabama | Brooklyn, NY USA | 15 | 0 |
| 86 | Calvin Magee | TE | April 23, 1963 | 6'3" | 240 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 13 | 3 |
| 68 | Rick Mallory | LG | October 21, 1960 | 6'2" | 265 | Washington | Seattle, WA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 99 | Eugene Marve | LILB | August 14, 1960 | 6'2" | 237 | Saginaw Valley St. | Flint, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Derrick McAdoo | RB | April 2, 1965 | 5'10" | 198 | Baylor | Pensacola, FL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 73 | Tom McHale | G | February 25, 1963 | 6'4" | 290 | Maryland | Gaithersburg, MD USA | 10 | 0 |
| 57 | Winston Moss | ROLB | December 24, 1965 | 6'3" | 245 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 59 | Kevin Murphy | LOLB | September 8, 1963 | 6'2" | 233 | Oklahoma | Plano, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 58 | Peter Najarian | LB | December 22, 1963 | 6'2" | 233 | Minnesota | San Francisco, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 85 | Jeff Parks | TE | September 14, 1964 | 6'4" | 238 | Auburn | Columbia, SC USA | 3 | 1 |
| 80 | Frank Pillow | WR | March 11, 1965 | 5'10" | 170 | Tennessee St. | Nashville, TN USA | 15 | 0 |
| 54 | Ervin Randle | RILB | October 12, 1962 | 6'1" | 250 | Baylor | Hearne, TX USA | 9 | 6 |
| 29 | Ricky Reynolds | LCB | January 19, 1965 | 5'11" | 190 | Washington St. | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Greg Richardson | WR | October 6, 1964 | 5'7" | 171 | Alabama | Mobile, AL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Mark Robinson | SS | September 13, 1962 | 5'11" | 206 | Penn St. | Washington, DC USA | 9 | 9 |
| 55 | Henry Rolling | LB | September 8, 1965 | 6'2" | 232 | Nevada-Reno | Fort Eustis, VA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 47 | Don Smith | RB | October 30, 1963 | 5'11" | 200 | Mississippi St. | Hamilton, MS USA | 10 | 3 |
| 35 | Jeff Smith | RB | March 22, 1962 | 5'9" | 201 | Nebraska | Wichita, KS USA | 16 | 3 |
| 81 | Stephen Starring | WR | July 30, 1961 | 5'10" | 172 | McNeese St. | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 6 | 0 |
| 70 | Harry Swayne | T | February 2, 1965 | 6'5" | 290 | Rutgers | Philadelphia, PA USA | 10 | 1 |
| 34 | Lars Tate | RB | February 2, 1966 | 6'2" | 215 | Georgia | Indianapolis, IN USA | 15 | 5 |
| 85 | Gene Taylor | WR | November 12, 1962 | 6'2" | 189 | Fresno St. | Oakland, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 72 | Rob Taylor | RT | November 14, 1960 | 6'6" | 293 | Northwestern | St. Charles, IL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 14 | Vinny Testaverde | QB | November 13, 1963 | 6'5" | 235 | Miami (FL) | Brooklyn, NY USA | 15 | 15 |
| 64 | Kevin Thomas | C | July 27, 1964 | 6'2" | 268 | Arizona St. | Tucson, AZ USA | 10 | 0 |
| 50 | Dan Turk | RG | June 25, 1962 | 6'4" | 290 | Drake | Milwaukee, WI USA | 12 | 10 |
| 56 | Jackie Walker | LB-TE | November 3, 1962 | 6'5" | 245 | Jackson St. | Monroe, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 51 | Chris Washington | LB | March 6, 1962 | 6'4" | 231 | Iowa St. | Jackson, MS USA | 16 | 1 |
| 32 | James Wilder | FB | May 12, 1958 | 6'3" | 225 | Missouri | Sikeston, MO USA | 7 | 7 |
| 21 | Charles Wright | DB | April 5, 1964 | 5'9" | 178 | Tulsa | Carthage, MO USA | 2 | 0 |
