1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Statistics
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 RosterTeam 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.
Tampa Bay scored 261 points, while 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 was targeted regularly, too.
Lars Tate rushed for a team-high 467 yards for the Buccaneers, 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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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 466 | 222 | 47.6 | 3240 | 7.0 | 13 | 2.8 | 35 | 7.5 | 59 | 33 | 292 | 48.8 |
| Joe Ferguson | 46 | 31 | 67.4 | 368 | 8.0 | 3 | 6.5 | 1 | 2.2 | 34 | 1 | 8 | 104.3 |
| Totals | 512 | 253 | 49.4 | 3608 | 7.0 | 16 | 3.1 | 36 | 7.0 | 59 | 34 | 300 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Tate | 122 | 467 | 3.8 | 47 | 7 |
| William Howard | 115 | 452 | 3.9 | 29 | 1 |
| James Wilder | 86 | 343 | 4.0 | 19 | 1 |
| Kerry Goode | 63 | 231 | 3.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 28 | 138 | 4.9 | 24 | 1 |
| Jeff Smith | 20 | 87 | 4.4 | 23 | 0 |
| Don Smith | 13 | 46 | 3.5 | 15 | 1 |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Criswell | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Hill | 2 | -11 | -5.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 452 | 1753 | 3.9 | 47 | 11 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Hill | 58 | 1040 | 17.9 | 42 | 9 |
| Mark Carrier | 57 | 970 | 17.0 | 59 | 5 |
| Ron Hall | 39 | 555 | 14.2 | 37 | 0 |
| Jeff Smith | 16 | 134 | 8.4 | 22 | 0 |
| Frank Pillow | 15 | 206 | 13.7 | 34 | 1 |
| James Wilder | 15 | 124 | 8.3 | 24 | 0 |
| Don Smith | 12 | 138 | 11.5 | 25 | 0 |
| William Howard | 11 | 97 | 8.8 | 16 | 0 |
| Calvin Magee | 9 | 103 | 11.4 | 25 | 0 |
| Kerry Goode | 7 | 68 | 9.7 | 22 | 0 |
| Gene Taylor | 5 | 53 | 10.6 | 14 | 0 |
| Lars Tate | 5 | 23 | 4.6 | 9 | 1 |
| Stephen Starring | 3 | 75 | 25.0 | 53 | 0 |
| Jeff Parks | 1 | 22 | 22.0 | 22 | 0 |
| Totals | 253 | 3608 | 14.3 | 59 | 16 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Igwebuike | 21 | 21 | 100.0 | 25 | 19 | 76.0 | 78 |
| John Carney | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 5 | 2 | 40.0 | 12 |
| Ray Criswell | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | |||
| Totals | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 30 | 21 | 70.0 | 91 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Criswell | 68 | 2477 | 36.4 | 62 |
| Totals | 68 | 2477 | 36.4 | 62 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Futrell | 27 | 283 | 10.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Jeff Smith | 8 | 45 | 5.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Donnie Elder | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 36 | 328 | 9.1 | 40 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Elder | 34 | 772 | 22.7 | 51 | 0 |
| Don Smith | 9 | 188 | 20.9 | 30 | 0 |
| Jeff Smith | 10 | 180 | 18.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Derrick McAdoo | 4 | 108 | 27.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Bobby Futrell | 2 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 |
| Frank Pillow | 3 | 38 | 12.7 | 17 | 0 |
| William Howard | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 64 | 1345 | 21.0 | 51 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Hamilton | 6 | 123 | 20.5 | 58 | 0 |
| Ricky Reynolds | 4 | 7 | 1.8 | 7 | 0 |
| Donnie Elder | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Mark Robinson | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 28 | 0 |
| Odie Harris | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Kevin Murphy | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 35 | 1 |
| Eugene Marve | 1 | 29 | 29.0 | 29 | 0 |
| Bobby Futrell | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Rod Jones | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 21 | 283 | 13.5 | 58 | 1 |
Sacks:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ron Holmes | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| Reuben Davis | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| John Cannon | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Curt Jarvis | 2.5 | 0.0 | |
| Robert Goff | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Shawn Lee | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| Eugene Marve | 1.5 | 0.0 | |
| Henry Rolling | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Kevin Murphy | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 20.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Reynolds | 74 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Reuben Davis | 61 | 61 | 0 | ||||||
| Odie Harris | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Goff | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rod Jones | 20 | 20 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Shawn Lee | 13 | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| Victor Jones | 3 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Henry Rolling | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Paul Gruber | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Vinny Testaverde | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Harry Hamilton | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dan Turk | 1 | 1 | -19 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Ray Criswell | 1 | 1 | -31 | 0 | |||||
| Kevin Murphy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Donnie Elder | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Chris Washington | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Sidney Coleman | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Bobby Futrell | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Bruce Hill | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| John Cannon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Tom McHale | 1 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Lars Tate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mark Carrier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| William Howard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| James Wilder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Totals | 242 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 23 | -44 | 0 | 1 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Donald Igwebuike | 19 | 21 | 0 | 78 | ||||||||||
| Bruce Hill | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| Lars Tate | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||||||||
| Mark Carrier | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||||
| John Carney | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| James Wilder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Kevin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Don Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Vinny Testaverde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Frank Pillow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| William Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Kerry Goode | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||
| Ray Criswell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||
| Totals | 11 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 261 |
