1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Roster

National Football League (NFL)
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
1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Statistics
1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Results

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League ended the 1985 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 chalked up 294 points, while the shaky defensive squad conceded 448. Steve DeBerg threw for 2,488 yards. James Wilder led the receiving corps, catching 53 balls, while Kevin House contributed 803 receiving yards. Jimmie Giles, Gerald Carter and Jerry Bell each were targeted regularly, too.

James Wilder rushed for a team-high 1,300 yards for the Buccaneers.

Jeremiah Castille snatched 7 opponent throws. David Logan sacked quarterbacks 6.5 times.

Leeman Bennett coached the team.

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# Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight College Hometown GP GS
40Adger ArmstrongRBJune 21, 19576'0"213Texas A&MHouston, TX USA160
82Jerry BellTEMarch 7, 19596'5"230Arizona St.Derby, CT USA99
83Theo BellWRDecember 21, 19536'0"185ArizonaBakersfield, CA USA150
52Scot BrantleyRILBFebruary 24, 19586'1"230FloridaChester, SC USA1313
80Gene BrantonWRNovember 23, 19606'4"223Texas SouthernTampa, FL USA30
29Leon BrightRBMay 19, 19555'9"192Florida St.Starke, FL USA80
57Keith BrownerLOLBJanuary 24, 19626'6"245USCWarren, OH USA165
78John CannonLDEJuly 30, 19606'5"260William & MaryLong Branch, NJ USA1616
87Gerald CarterWRJune 19, 19576'1"190Texas A&MBryan, TX USA1616
28Mel CarverRBJuly 14, 19595'11"221UNLVPensacola, FL USA20
23Jeremiah CastilleLCBJanuary 15, 19615'10"175AlabamaColumbus, GA USA1616
72Steve CoursonLGOctober 1, 19556'1"274South CarolinaPhiladelphia, PA USA1613
31Craig CurrySSJuly 20, 19616'0"187TexasHouston, TX USA167
58Jeff DavisLILBJanuary 26, 19606'0"230ClemsonGreensboro, NC USA1616
17Steve DeBergQBJanuary 19, 19546'3"210San Jose St.Oakland, CA USA1111
47Paul DombroskiDBAugust 8, 19566'0"185HawaiiSumter, SC USA60
80K.D. DunnTEApril 28, 19636'3"235ClemsonFort Hood, TX USA70
26Ricky EasmonDBJuly 3, 19635'10"158FloridaInverness, FL USA60
62Sean FarrellRGMay 25, 19606'3"260Penn St.Southampton, NY USA1414
65Don FielderDEOctober 20, 19596'3"260KentuckyLas Cruces, NM USA110
81Phil FreemanKRDecember 9, 19625'11"185ArizonaSt. Paul, MN USA140
5Frank GarciaPJune 5, 19576'0"205Arizona St.Tucson, AZ USA160
88Jimmie GilesTENovember 8, 19546'3"239Alcorn St.Natchez, MS USA1616
53Hugh GreenROLBJuly 27, 19596'2"225PittsburghNatchez, MS USA55
30David GreenwoodSSMarch 25, 19606'3"210WisconsinPark Falls, WI USA169
60Randy GrimesCJuly 20, 19606'4"270BaylorTyler, TX USA1616
73Ron HellerRTAugust 25, 19626'5"298Penn St.East Meadow, NY USA1616
90Ron HolmesRDEAugust 26, 19636'4"261WashingtonFort Benning, GA USA1614
21John HoltRCBMay 14, 19595'11"180West Texas A&MLawton, OK USA1616
89Kevin HouseWRDecember 20, 19576'1"181Southern IllinoisSt. Louis, MO USA1616
25Carl HowardDBSeptember 20, 19616'2"188RutgersNewark, NJ USA40
1Donald IgwebuikeKDecember 27, 19605'9"181ClemsonAnamba, Nigeria160
56Cecil JohnsonLBAugust 19, 19556'2"230PittsburghMiami, FL USA162
55Dennis JohnsonLB-DEJune 19, 19586'3"234USCFlint, MI USA80
79Ken KaplanTJanuary 12, 19606'4"270New HampshireBoston, MA USA160
59Larry KubinLBFebruary 26, 19596'2"234Penn St.Union, NJ USA40
71Chris LindstromDEAugust 3, 19606'7"260Boston Univ.Weymouth, MA USA152
76David LoganNTOctober 25, 19566'2"250PittsburghPittsburgh, PA USA1616
86Calvin MageeTEApril 23, 19636'3"240SouthernNew Orleans, LA USA167
68Rick MalloryRGOctober 21, 19606'2"265WashingtonSeattle, WA USA138
67Karl MorganNTFebruary 23, 19616'1"255UCLAHouma, LA USA160
38George PeoplesRBAugust 25, 19606'0"211AuburnTampa, FL USA20
24Mike PriorPRNovember 14, 19636'0"208Illinois St.Chicago Heights, IL USA160
54Ervin RandleLOLBOctober 12, 19626'1"250BaylorHearne, TX USA167
7Alan RisherQBMay 6, 19616'2"190LSUNew Orleans, LA USA160
74Gene SandersT-G-DE-NTNovember 10, 19566'3"273WashingtonNew Orleans, LA USA20
64Joe ShearinG-CApril 16, 19606'4"254TexasDallas, TX USA100
20Ron SpringsRBNovember 4, 19566'0"213Ohio St.Williamsburg, VA USA120
71Mark StudawayDESeptember 20, 19606'3"273TennesseeMemphis, TN USA60
44Ivory SullyFSJune 20, 19576'0"198DelawareSalisbury, MD USA1616
84David VerserWRMarch 1, 19586'1"200KansasKansas City, KS USA10
51Chris WashingtonLOLBMarch 6, 19626'4"231Iowa St.Jackson, MS USA1616
32James WilderRBMay 12, 19586'3"225MissouriSikeston, MO USA1616
50Steve WilsonCMay 19, 19546'4"265GeorgiaFort Sill, OK USA51
85Mark WitteTEDecember 3, 19596'3"236North TexasCorpus Christi, TX USA160
66George YarnoLTAugust 12, 19576'2"260Washington St.Spokane, WA USA1212
8Steve YoungQBOctober 11, 19616'2"215BYUSalt Lake City, UT USA55



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