1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 2-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: John McKay (2-12)
Location: Tampa, Florida
1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers RosterTeam Record: 2-12
Finishing 5th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: John McKay (2-12)
Location: Tampa, Florida
1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Results
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League ended the 1977 season with a record of 2 wins and 12 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
Tampa Bay managed just 103 points, worst in the league, while the defense surrendered 223. Ricky Bell rushed for a team-high 436 yards for the Buccaneers.
Gary Huff threw for 889 yards, and Jeb Blount threw the ball, too. Morris Owens led pass catchers, catching 34 passes for 655 yards.
Mike Washington intercepted 5 opponent throws.
John McKay coached the team.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Huff | 138 | 67 | 48.6 | 889 | 6.4 | 3 | 2.2 | 13 | 9.4 | 67 | 15 | 150 | 37.4 |
| Jeb Blount | 89 | 37 | 41.6 | 522 | 5.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 7.9 | 56 | 18 | 164 | 28.4 |
| Randy Hedberg | 90 | 25 | 27.8 | 244 | 2.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 10 | 11.1 | 19 | 15 | 131 | 0.0 |
| Dave Green | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 59 | 29.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Louis Carter | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Totals | 321 | 131 | 40.8 | 1714 | 5.3 | 3 | 0.9 | 30 | 9.3 | 67 | 48 | 445 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Bell | 148 | 436 | 2.9 | 20 | 1 |
| Anthony Davis | 95 | 297 | 3.1 | 35 | 1 |
| Jimmy DuBose | 71 | 284 | 4.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Ed Williams | 63 | 198 | 3.1 | 14 | 0 |
| Louis Carter | 59 | 117 | 2.0 | 20 | 2 |
| Randy Hedberg | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 12 | 0 |
| Jeb Blount | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 12 | 0 |
| George Ragsdale | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 15 | 0 |
| Gary Huff | 8 | 10 | 1.2 | 2 | 0 |
| Isaac Hagins | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Dave Green | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morris Owens | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Totals | 465 | 1424 | 3.1 | 35 | 4 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Owens | 34 | 655 | 19.3 | 67 | 3 |
| Isaac Hagins | 15 | 196 | 13.1 | 56 | 0 |
| John McKay | 12 | 164 | 13.7 | 26 | 0 |
| Jimmy DuBose | 11 | 89 | 8.1 | 17 | 0 |
| Ricky Bell | 11 | 88 | 8.0 | 23 | 0 |
| Ed Williams | 10 | 67 | 6.7 | 15 | 0 |
| Louis Carter | 10 | 65 | 6.5 | 19 | 0 |
| Dana Nafziger | 9 | 119 | 13.2 | 38 | 0 |
| Anthony Davis | 8 | 91 | 11.4 | 30 | 0 |
| Larry Mucker | 4 | 59 | 14.8 | 23 | 0 |
| Danny Reece | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 45 | 0 |
| Jack Novak | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 15 | 0 |
| George Ragsdale | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 10 | 0 |
| Gary Butler | 1 | 21 | 21.0 | 21 | 0 |
| Totals | 131 | 1714 | 13.1 | 67 | 3 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allan Leavitt | 5 | 5 | 100.0 | 10 | 5 | 50.0 | 20 |
| Dave Green | 6 | 5 | 83.3 | 7 | 4 | 57.1 | 17 |
| Totals | 11 | 10 | 90.9 | 17 | 9 | 52.9 | 37 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Green | 98 | 3948 | 40.3 | 70 |
| Totals | 98 | 3948 | 40.3 | 70 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny Reece | 31 | 274 | 8.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Isaac Hagins | 17 | 85 | 5.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Totals | 48 | 359 | 7.5 | 36 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaac Hagins | 21 | 493 | 23.5 | 31 | 0 |
| Anthony Davis | 15 | 277 | 18.5 | 28 | 0 |
| Danny Reece | 3 | 72 | 24.0 | 34 | 0 |
| George Ragsdale | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 21 | 0 |
| Dana Nafziger | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 4 | 0 |
| Totals | 43 | 914 | 21.3 | 34 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Washington | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 45 | 1 |
| Richard Wood | 4 | 86 | 21.5 | 30 | 1 |
| Jeris White | 4 | 61 | 15.2 | 32 | 0 |
| Cedric Brown | 2 | 66 | 33.0 | 27 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 42 | 0 |
| Dewey Selmon | 2 | 29 | 14.5 | 20 | 0 |
| Cecil Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Greg Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
| Curtis Jordan | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Cotney | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 23 | 368 | 16.0 | 45 | 3 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cecil Johnson | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Pear | 0 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Gary Huff | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ed Williams | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Lee Selmon | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dana Nafziger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeb Blount | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cedric Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 | |
| Richard Wood | 0 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 0 | |
| Anthony Davis | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Mike Washington | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jeris White | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Green | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Blanchard Carter | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Louis Carter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dave Reavis | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Council Rudolph | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Curtis Jordan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dewey Selmon | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Harris | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Ricky Bell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Randy Hedberg | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dan Ryczek | 1 | 0 | -29 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Isaac Hagins | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Morris Owens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 30 | 29 | 43 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Allan Leavitt | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Morris Owens | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | ||||||||
| Dave Green | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 17 | |||||||||
| Richard Wood | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Louis Carter | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Greg Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Anthony Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Mike Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Ricky Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Totals | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 |
