1983 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: John McKay (2-14)
Location: Tampa, Florida
1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers StatisticsTeam Record: 2-14
Finishing 5th in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: John McKay (2-14)
Location: Tampa, Florida
1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Results
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League ended the 1983 season with a record of 2 wins and 14 losses, finishing fifth in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference.
The Buccaneers stumbled, scoring only 241 points, while the defense allowed 380. Jack Thompson threw for 2,906 yards. James Wilder led pass catchers, catching 57 balls, while Kevin House contributed 769 receiving yards. Gerald Carter provided receiving help, too.
James Wilder rushed for a team-high 640 yards for Tampa Bay.
Beasley Reece intercepted 6 opponent throws. Lee Selmon topped the defensive unit with 11 quarterback sacks.
John McKay coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Hasson Arbubakrr | DE | December 9, 1960 | 6'4" | 250 | Pasadena CC | Newark, NJ USA | 16 | 1 |
| 46 | Adger Armstrong | FB | June 21, 1957 | 6'0" | 213 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 11 | 5 |
| 82 | Jerry Bell | TE | March 7, 1959 | 6'5" | 230 | Arizona St. | Derby, CT USA | 16 | 6 |
| 83 | Theo Bell | WR | December 21, 1953 | 6'0" | 185 | Arizona | Bakersfield, CA USA | 16 | 4 |
| 52 | Scot Brantley | RILB | February 24, 1958 | 6'1" | 230 | Florida | Chester, SC USA | 16 | 15 |
| 80 | Gene Branton | WR | November 23, 1960 | 6'4" | 223 | Texas Southern | Tampa, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Cedric Brown | FS | May 6, 1954 | 6'1" | 199 | Kent St. | Columbus, OH USA | 8 | 7 |
| 77 | Glenn Bujnoch | G | December 20, 1953 | 6'5" | 260 | Texas A&M | Houston, TX USA | 6 | 2 |
| 78 | John Cannon | LDE | July 30, 1960 | 6'5" | 260 | William & Mary | Long Branch, NJ USA | 14 | 11 |
| 3 | Bill Capece | K | April 1, 1959 | 5'7" | 170 | Florida St. | Miami, FL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 87 | Gerald Carter | WR | June 19, 1957 | 6'1" | 190 | Texas A&M | Bryan, TX USA | 16 | 9 |
| 28 | Mel Carver | RB | July 14, 1959 | 5'11" | 221 | UNLV | Pensacola, FL USA | 16 | 9 |
| 23 | Jeremiah Castille | LCB | January 15, 1961 | 5'10" | 175 | Alabama | Columbus, GA USA | 15 | 7 |
| 20 | Neal Colzie | DB | February 28, 1954 | 6'2" | 200 | Ohio St. | Fitzgerald, GA USA | 5 | 3 |
| 33 | Mark Cotney | SS | June 26, 1952 | 6'0" | 204 | New Mex. Highlands | Altus, OK USA | 12 | 12 |
| 58 | Jeff Davis | LILB | January 26, 1960 | 6'0" | 230 | Clemson | Greensboro, NC USA | 15 | 14 |
| 62 | Sean Farrell | RG | May 25, 1960 | 6'3" | 260 | Penn St. | Southampton, NY USA | 10 | 9 |
| 5 | Frank Garcia | P | June 5, 1957 | 6'0" | 205 | Arizona St. | Tucson, AZ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 88 | Jimmie Giles | TE | November 8, 1954 | 6'3" | 239 | Alcorn St. | Natchez, MS USA | 11 | 9 |
| 11 | Jerry Golsteyn | QB | August 6, 1954 | 6'4" | 207 | Northern Illinois | West Allis, WI USA | 5 | 3 |
| 53 | Hugh Green | ROLB | July 27, 1959 | 6'2" | 225 | Pittsburgh | Natchez, MS USA | 16 | 15 |
| 60 | Randy Grimes | C | July 20, 1960 | 6'4" | 270 | Baylor | Tyler, TX USA | 15 | 10 |
| 59 | Andy Hawkins | LOLB | March 31, 1958 | 6'2" | 225 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Bay City, TX USA | 6 | 5 |
| 8 | Bob Hewko | QB | June 8, 1960 | 6'3" | 195 | Florida | Abington, PA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | John Holt | LCB | May 14, 1959 | 5'11" | 180 | West Texas A&M | Lawton, OK USA | 16 | 16 |
| 89 | Kevin House | WR | December 20, 1957 | 6'1" | 181 | Southern Illinois | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 56 | Cecil Johnson | LB | August 19, 1955 | 6'2" | 230 | Pittsburgh | Miami, FL USA | 5 | 1 |
| 51 | Ed Judie | LOLB | July 6, 1959 | 6'2" | 231 | Northern Arizona | Tyler, TX USA | 11 | 10 |
| 7 | Jeff Komlo | QB | July 30, 1956 | 6'2" | 200 | Delaware | Cheverly, MD USA | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Sandy LaBeaux | DB | August 22, 1961 | 6'2" | 210 | Cal State-Hayward | San Antonio, TX USA | 3 | 0 |
| 57 | Jim Leonard | G | October 19, 1957 | 6'3" | 258 | Santa Clara | Santa Cruz, CA USA | 15 | 1 |
| 76 | David Logan | NT | October 25, 1956 | 6'2" | 250 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | Quentin Lowry | LB | November 11, 1957 | 6'2" | 232 | Youngstown St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 43 | Terdell Middleton | RB | April 8, 1955 | 6'0" | 198 | Memphis | Memphis, TN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 24 | Tom Morris | DB | April 2, 1960 | 5'11" | 175 | Michigan St. | Anniston, AL USA | 12 | 0 |
| 1 | Michael Morton | KR | February 6, 1960 | 5'8" | 180 | UNLV | Birmingham, AL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 44 | Dwayne O'Steen | DB | December 20, 1954 | 6'1" | 193 | California | Los Angeles, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 86 | Jim Obradovich | TE | April 2, 1953 | 6'2" | 225 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 26 | James Owens | RB | July 5, 1955 | 5'11" | 192 | UCLA | Sacramento, CA USA | 12 | 5 |
| 75 | Dave Reavis | LT | June 19, 1950 | 6'5" | 257 | Arkansas | Nashville, TN USA | 15 | 11 |
| 43 | Beasley Reece | FS | March 18, 1954 | 6'1" | 193 | North Texas | Waco, TX USA | 9 | 8 |
| 66 | Booker Reese | LDE | September 20, 1959 | 6'0" | 260 | Bethune-Cookman | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 7 |
| 74 | Gene Sanders | LT | November 10, 1956 | 6'3" | 273 | Washington | New Orleans, LA USA | 12 | 7 |
| 63 | Lee Selmon | RDE | October 20, 1954 | 6'3" | 256 | Oklahoma | Eufaula, OK USA | 14 | 13 |
| 22 | Johnny Smith | DB | September 7, 1957 | 5'9" | 183 | Lamar | Crockett, TX USA | 16 | 1 |
| 72 | Ray Snell | LG | February 24, 1958 | 6'4" | 262 | Wisconsin | Baltimore, MD USA | 9 | 6 |
| 55 | Danny Spradlin | LB | March 3, 1959 | 6'1" | 235 | Tennessee | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 2 |
| 65 | Dave Stalls | DE-DT-NT | September 19, 1955 | 6'5" | 250 | Northern Colorado | Madison, WI USA | 6 | 0 |
| 70 | Kelly Thomas | RT | September 9, 1960 | 6'6" | 270 | USC | Lynwood, CA USA | 14 | 12 |
| 41 | Norris Thomas | DB | May 3, 1954 | 6'0" | 180 | Southern Miss | Inverness, MS USA | 10 | 0 |
| 14 | Jack Thompson | QB | May 19, 1956 | 6'3" | 217 | Washington St. | Tutuwila, American Samoa | 14 | 13 |
| 56 | Robert Thompson | LB | February 4, 1960 | 6'3" | 227 | Michigan | Chicago, IL USA | 10 | 1 |
| 81 | Andre Tyler | PR | July 17, 1959 | 6'0" | 180 | Stanford | Tucson, AZ USA | 14 | 0 |
| 2 | David Warnke | K | December 30, 1960 | 5'11" | 185 | Augsburg | 1 | 0 | |
| 40 | Mike Washington | RCB | July 1, 1953 | 6'2" | 197 | Alabama | Montgomery, AL USA | 10 | 10 |
| 90 | Brad White | NT-DT | August 18, 1958 | 6'2" | 256 | Tennessee | Rexburg, ID USA | 16 | 0 |
| 32 | James Wilder | FB | May 12, 1958 | 6'3" | 225 | Missouri | Sikeston, MO USA | 10 | 10 |
| 50 | Steve Wilson | C | May 19, 1954 | 6'4" | 265 | Georgia | Fort Sill, OK USA | 10 | 10 |
| 85 | Mark Witte | TE | December 3, 1959 | 6'3" | 236 | North Texas | Corpus Christi, TX USA | 16 | 2 |
| 54 | Richard Wood | LB | May 31, 1953 | 6'2" | 224 | USC | Elizabeth, NJ USA | 16 | 1 |
| 68 | George Yarno | LG | August 12, 1957 | 6'2" | 260 | Washington St. | Spokane, WA USA | 14 | 11 |
