1988 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) |
| 3rd place • National Football Conference • Central Division • 5-11-0 .313 |
| Head Coach: Ray Perkins |
| Larry Beightol | Offensive Line |
| John Bobo | Offensive Assistant |
| Sylvester Croom | Running Backs |
| Mike DuBose | Defensive Line |
| Doug Graber | Defensive Coordinator/Secondary |
| Kent Johnston | Strength and Conditioning |
| Joe Kines | Outside Linebackers |
| Herb Paterra | Inside Linebackers |
| Mike Shula | Offensive Assistant |
| Rodney Stokes | Special Teams |
| Richard Williamson | Receivers |
| SCORES | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Day | Date | Opponent | Result | Location | Venue | Attendance | |||
| Sat | 8/6/1988 | H | Indianapolis Colts | 7-20 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 44258 | |
| Sat | 8/13/1988 | H | Cleveland Browns | 3-23 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 50074 | |
| Sat | 8/20/1988 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 14-19 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 18141 | |
| Thu | 8/25/1988 | N | Buffalo Bills | 7-14 | L | Nashville, TN | Vanderbilt Stadium | 20600 | |
| Sun | 9/4/1988 | H | Philadelphia Eagles | 14-41 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 43502 | |
| Sun | 9/11/1988 | A | Green Bay Packers | 13-10 | W | Green Bay, WI | Lambeau Field | 52583 | |
| Sun | 9/18/1988 | H | Phoenix Cardinals | 24-30 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 35034 | |
| Sun | 9/25/1988 | A | New Orleans Saints | 9-13 | L | New Orleans, LA | Louisiana Superdome | 66671 | |
| Sun | 10/2/1988 | H | Green Bay Packers | 27-24 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 40003 | |
| Sun | 10/9/1988 | A | Minnesota Vikings | 13-14 | L | Minneapolis, MN | Metrodome | 55274 | |
| Sun | 10/16/1988 | A | Indianapolis Colts | 31-35 | L | Indianapolis, IN | Hoosier Dome | 53135 | |
| Sun | 10/23/1988 | H | Minnesota Vikings | 20-49 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 48020 | |
| Sun | 10/30/1988 | H | Miami Dolphins | 14-17 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 67352 | |
| Sun | 11/6/1988 | A | Chicago Bears | 10-28 | L | Chicago, IL | Soldier Field | 56892 | |
| Sun | 11/13/1988 | A | Detroit Lions | 23-20 | W | Pontiac, MI | Pontiac Silverdome | 25956 | |
| Sun | 11/20/1988 | H | Chicago Bears | 15-27 | L | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 67070 | |
| Sun | 11/27/1988 | A | Atlanta Falcons | 10-17 | L | Atlanta, GA | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium | 14020 | |
| Sun | 12/4/1988 | H | Buffalo Bills | 10-5 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 49498 | |
| Sun | 12/11/1988 | A | New England Patriots | 7-10 | L | OT | Foxborough, MA | Sullivan Stadium | 39889 |
| Sun | 12/18/1988 | H | Detroit Lions | 21-10 | W | Tampa, FL | Tampa Stadium | 37778 | |
| ROSTER | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | No | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College | GP | GS |
| Selwyn Brown | 28 | S | 5-11 | 205 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 4 | 0 |
| John Bruhin | 69 | ROG | 6-3 | 285 | 24 | Tennessee | 16 | 6 |
| John Cannon | 78 | LDE-NT | 6-5 | 262 | 28 | William & Mary | 16 | 3 |
| John Carney | 4 | K | 5-11 | 178 | 24 | Notre Dame | 4 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 88 | WR | 6-0 | 185 | 23 | Nicholls State | 16 | 16 |
| Joey Clinkscales | 83 | WR | 6-0 | 199 | 24 | Tennessee | 3 | 0 |
| Sidney Coleman | 53 | RILB | 6-2 | 250 | 24 | Southern Mississippi | 16 | 10 |
| Mark Cooper | 71 | OT | 6-5 | 273 | 28 | Miami (Florida) | 15 | 0 |
| Ray Criswell | 13 | P | 6-0 | 189 | 25 | Florida | 16 | 0 |
| Reuben Davis | 79 | LDE | 6-4 | 290 | 23 | North Carolina | 16 | 13 |
| Donnie Elder | 40 | CB | 5-9 | 175 | 26 | Memphis | 16 | 0 |
| Joe Ferguson | 12 | QB | 6-1 | 190 | 38 | Arkansas | 2 | 1 |
| Bobby Futrell | 36 | RCB | 5-11 | 190 | 26 | Elizabeth City State | 16 | 15 |
| Robert Goff | 94 | RDE | 6-3 | 270 | 23 | Butler CC; Auburn | 16 | 6 |
| Kerry Goode | 27 | RB | 5-11 | 200 | 23 | Alabama | 14 | 5 |
| Randy Grimes | 60 | C | 6-4 | 273 | 28 | Baylor | 16 | 16 |
| Paul Gruber | 74 | LOT | 6-5 | 291 | 23 | Wisconsin | 16 | 16 |
| Ron Hall | 82 | TE | 6-4 | 245 | 24 | Cal Poly (Pomona); Hawaii | 15 | 14 |
| Harry Hamilton | 39 | FS | 6-0 | 193 | 26 | Penn State | 16 | 16 |
| Odie Harris | 20 | SS | 6-0 | 190 | 22 | Sam Houston State | 16 | 7 |
| Bruce Hill | 84 | WR | 6-0 | 175 | 24 | Arizona State | 14 | 14 |
| Ron Holmes | 90 | RDE | 6-4 | 262 | 25 | Washington | 10 | 10 |
| Bobby Howard | 25 | RB | 6-0 | 210 | 24 | Indiana | 1 | 0 |
| William Howard | 43 | FB-RB | 6-0 | 240 | 24 | Tennessee | 15 | 9 |
| Donald Igwebuike | 1 | K | 5-9 | 187 | 28 | Clemson | 12 | 0 |
| Ray Isom | 28 | CB-S | 5-9 | 190 | 23 | Penn State | 2 | 0 |
| Curt Jarvis | 95 | NT | 6-2 | 270 | 23 | Alabama | 15 | 15 |
| Rod Jones | 22 | RCB | 6-0 | 182 | 24 | Southern Methodist | 14 | 1 |
| Victor Jones | 52 | LB | 6-2 | 247 | 22 | Virginia Tech | 8 | 0 |
| Kevin Kellin | 75 | DE | 6-6 | 265 | 29 | Minnesota | 4 | 0 |
| Shawn Lee | 97 | NT | 6-2 | 295 | 22 | Westchester CC; North Alabama | 15 | 0 |
| Calvin Magee | 86 | TE | 6-3 | 240 | 25 | Southern University | 13 | 3 |
| Rick Mallory | 68 | LOG | 6-2 | 265 | 28 | Washington | 16 | 16 |
| Eugene Marve | 99 | LILB | 6-2 | 240 | 28 | Saginaw Valley State | 16 | 16 |
| Derrick McAdoo | 33 | FB | 5-10 | 198 | 23 | Baylor | 5 | 0 |
| Tom McHale | 73 | C | 6-4 | 280 | 25 | Maryland; Cornell | 10 | 0 |
| Winston Moss | 57 | ROLB | 6-3 | 240 | 23 | Miami (Florida) | 16 | 15 |
| Kevin Murphy | 59 | LOLB | 6-2 | 233 | 25 | Oklahoma | 16 | 16 |
| Pete Najarian | 58 | LB | 6-2 | 234 | 25 | Minnesota | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Parks | 85 | TE | 6-4 | 238 | 24 | Auburn | 3 | 1 |
| Frank Pillow | 80 | WR | 5-10 | 170 | 23 | Tennessee State | 15 | 0 |
| Ervin Randle | 54 | RILB | 6-1 | 250 | 26 | Baylor | 9 | 6 |
| Ricky Reynolds | 29 | LCB | 5-11 | 187 | 23 | Washington State | 16 | 16 |
| Greg Richardson | 89 | WR | 5-7 | 180 | 24 | Alabama | 2 | 0 |
| Mark Robinson | 30 | SS | 5-11 | 203 | 26 | Penn State | 9 | 9 |
| Henry Rolling | 55 | LB | 6-2 | 233 | 23 | Nevada-Reno | 15 | 0 |
| Don Smith | 47 | RB-WR | 5-11 | 195 | 25 | Mississippi State | 10 | 3 |
| Jeff Smith | 35 | RB-FB | 5-9 | 201 | 26 | Nebraska | 16 | 3 |
| Stephen Starring | 81 | WR | 5-10 | 172 | 27 | McNeese State | 6 | 0 |
| Harry Swayne | 70 | LDE | 6-5 | 295 | 23 | Rutgers | 10 | 1 |
| Lars Tate | 34 | RB | 6-2 | 215 | 22 | Georgia | 15 | 5 |
| Gene Taylor | 85 | WR | 6-2 | 189 | 26 | Contra Costa JC; Fresno State | 4 | 0 |
| Rob Taylor | 72 | ROT | 6-6 | 290 | 28 | Northwestern | 16 | 16 |
| Vinny Testaverde | 14 | QB | 6-5 | 231 | 25 | Miami (Florida) | 15 | 15 |
| Kevin Thomas | 64 | C | 6-2 | 265 | 24 | Arizona State | 10 | 0 |
| Dan Turk | 50 | ROG | 6-4 | 281 | 26 | Drake; Wisconsin | 12 | 10 |
| Jackie Walker | 56 | LB | 6-5 | 250 | 26 | Jackson State | 16 | 0 |
| Chris Washington | 51 | ROLB | 6-4 | 230 | 26 | Iowa State | 16 | 1 |
| James Wilder | 32 | FB | 6-3 | 225 | 30 | Northeastern Oklahoma A&M JC; Missouri | 7 | 7 |
| Charlie Wright | 21 | CB | 5-9 | 175 | 23 | Highland CC; Fort Scott CC; Tulsa | 2 | 0 |
| DRAFT LIST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Overall | Player | Pos | College |
| 1 | 4 | Paul Gruber | T | Wisconsin |
| 2 | 53 | Lars Tate | RB | Georgia |
| 4 | 83 | Robert Goff | DT | Auburn |
| 4 | 86 | John Bruhin | G | Tennessee |
| 4 | 107 | Monte Robbins | P | Michigan |
| 5 | 113 | William Howard | RB | Tennessee |
| 6 | 163 | Shawn Lee | DT | North Alabama |
| 7 | 167 | Kerry Goode | RB | Alabama |
| 8 | 198 | Anthony Simpson | RB | East Carolina |
| 9 | 225 | Reuben Davis | DT | North Carolina |
| 11 | 279 | Frank Pillow | WR | Tennessee State |
| 12 | 310 | Victor Jones | LB | Virginia Tech |
| SCORING BY QUARTERS | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 27 | 75 | 41 | 118 | 0 | 261 |
| Opponents Totals | 105 | 93 | 95 | 54 | 3 | 350 |
| TEAM STATS | TOP | 1st Downs | FDR | FDP | FDX | 3rd Down Efficiency | 4th Down Efficiency | PEN | PENY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team Totals | 29:00 | 295 | 91 | 173 | 31 | 72/202 35.6% | 2/11 18.2% | 102 | 816 |
| Opponents Totals | 31:00 | 293 | 104 | 169 | 20 | 101/227 44.5% | 6/9 66.7% | 105 | 872 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | PCT | FG | FGA | PCT | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Igwebuike | 0 | 21 | 21 | 100.0 | 19 | 25 | 76.0 | 0 | 78 |
| Bruce Hill | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||
| Lars Tate | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | ||
| Mark Carrier | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | ||
| John Carney | 0 | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 0 | 12 |
| William Howard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Kevin Murphy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Frank Pillow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Don Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Vinny Testaverde | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| James Wilder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Kerry Goode | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Ray Criswell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Team Totals | 28 | 28 | 28 | 100.0 | 21 | 30 | 70.0 | 1 | 261 |
| Opponents Totals | 42 | 42 | 42 | 100.0 | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 1 | 350 |
| FIELD GOALS | MADE | ATT | PCT | BL | LG | 1-19 | 20-29 | 30-39 | 40-49 | 50+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donald Igwebuike | 19 | 25 | 76.0 | 0 | 53 | 1/1 | 6/6 | 7/8 | 3/6 | 2/4 |
| John Carney | 2 | 5 | 40.0 | 2 | 29 | 0/0 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 30 | 70.0 | 2 | 53 | 1/1 | 8/9 | 7/9 | 3/7 | 2/4 |
| Opponents Totals | 18 | 30 | 60.0 | 0/0 | 6/6 | 6/11 | 5/9 | 1/4 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lars Tate | 122 | 467 | 3.8 | 47t | 7 |
| William Howard | 115 | 452 | 3.9 | 29t | 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 |
| Team Totals | 452 | 1753 | 3.9 | 47t | 11 |
| Opponents Totals | 478 | 1551 | 3.2 | 48 | 21 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | PCT | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | TS | YL | NYP | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vinny Testaverde | 466 | 222 | 47.6 | 209 | 3240 | 7.0 | 14.6 | 59t | 13 | 2.8 | 35 | 7.5 | 33 | 292 | 2948 | 48.8 |
| Joe Ferguson | 46 | 31 | 67.4 | 14 | 368 | 8.0 | 11.9 | 34 | 3 | 6.5 | 1 | 2.2 | 1 | 8 | 360 | 104.3 |
| Team Totals | 512 | 253 | 49.4 | 223 | 3608 | 7.0 | 14.3 | 59t | 16 | 3.1 | 36 | 7.0 | 34 | 300 | 3308 | 53.7 |
| Opponents Totals | 527 | 304 | 57.7 | 202 | 3744 | 7.1 | 12.3 | 56 | 19 | 3.6 | 21 | 4.0 | 20 | 140 | 3604 | 75.2 |
| RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Hill | 58 | 1040 | 17.9 | 42t | 9 |
| Mark Carrier | 57 | 970 | 17.0 | 59t | 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 |
| Team Totals | 253 | 3608 | 14.3 | 59t | 16 |
| Opponents Totals | 304 | 3744 | 12.3 | 56 | 19 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | INT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 35t | 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 |
| Team Totals | 21 | 283 | 13.5 | 58 | 1 |
| Opponents Totals | 36 | 486 | 13.5 | 46 | 2 |
| PUNTING | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | BL | TB | I20 | RYDS | NYDS | NET |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Criswell | 68 | 2477 | 36.4 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 273 | 2204 | 32.4 |
| Team Totals | 68 | 2477 | 36.4 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 273 | 2204 | 32.4 |
| Opponents Totals | 77 | 3004 | 39.0 | 66 | 0 | 6 | 24 | 328 | 2556 | 33.2 |
| PUNT RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Futrell | 27 | 10 | 283 | 10.5 | 40 | 0 |
| Jeff Smith | 8 | 3 | 45 | 5.6 | 20 | 0 |
| Donnie Elder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 13 | 328 | 9.1 | 40 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 38 | 13 | 273 | 7.2 | 25 | 0 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donnie Elder | 34 | 0 | 772 | 22.7 | 51 | 0 |
| Jeff Smith | 10 | 0 | 180 | 18.0 | 26 | 0 |
| Don Smith | 9 | 0 | 188 | 20.9 | 30 | 0 |
| Derrick McAdoo | 4 | 0 | 108 | 27.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Frank Pillow | 3 | 0 | 38 | 12.7 | 17 | 0 |
| Bobby Futrell | 2 | 0 | 38 | 19.0 | 20 | 0 |
| William Howard | 2 | 0 | 21 | 10.5 | 12 | 0 |
| Team Totals | 64 | 0 | 1345 | 21.0 | 51 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 52 | 1129 | 21.7 | 57 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| Ron Holmes | 4.0 | |
| John Cannon | 3.0 | |
| Reuben Davis | 3.0 | |
| Curt Jarvis | 2.5 | |
| Robert Goff | 2.0 | |
| Shawn Lee | 2.0 | |
| Eugene Marve | 1.5 | |
| Kevin Murphy | 1.0 | |
| Henry Rolling | 1.0 | |
| Team Totals | 20.0 | 140.0 |
| Opponents Totals | 34.0 | 300.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Cannon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Carrier | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sidney Coleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Criswell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -31 | 0 | |
| Donnie Elder | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | |
| Joe Ferguson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bobby Futrell | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Robert Goff | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Gruber | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Hamilton | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Odie Harris | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bruce Hill | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| William Howard | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tom McHale | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | |
| Kevin Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Ricky Reynolds | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Henry Rolling | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lars Tate | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vinny Testaverde | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dan Turk | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -19 | 0 | |
| Chris Washington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team Totals | 27 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 23 | -44 | 0 |
| Opponents Totals | 29 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 0 |
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