1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Statistics
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: John McKay (9-7)
Location: Tampa, Florida
1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers RosterTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 1st in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 0-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: John McKay (9-7)
Location: Tampa, Florida
1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Results
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League ended the 1981 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing first in the NFL's Central Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 0-1.
The Buccaneers chalked up 315 points, and the miserly defensive unit conceded 268. Doug Williams triggered the aerial attack, throwing for 3,563 yards. Kevin House caught 56 balls for 1,176 yards, while Jimmie Giles and James Wilder contributed to the receiving game as well.
Jerry Eckwood rushed for a team-high 651 yards for Tampa Bay.
Cedric Brown picked off 9 opponent throws.
John McKay coached the team. The 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost in the Division Playoff.
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Passing:
| Player | Att | Comp | Comp % | Yds | Yds/Att | TDs | TD % | Ints | Int % | Long | Sacked | Yds Lost | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Williams | 471 | 238 | 50.5 | 3563 | 7.6 | 19 | 4.0 | 14 | 3.0 | 84 | 18 | 135 | 76.8 |
| Chuck Fusina | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 118.8 |
| Kevin House | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39.6 |
| Jerry Eckwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | ||||
| Totals | 473 | 239 | 50.5 | 3565 | 7.5 | 20 | 4.2 | 14 | 3.0 | 84 | 19 | 136 |
Rushing:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerry Eckwood | 172 | 651 | 3.8 | 59 | 2 |
| James Owens | 91 | 406 | 4.5 | 35 | 3 |
| James Wilder | 107 | 370 | 3.5 | 23 | 4 |
| Doug Williams | 48 | 209 | 4.4 | 29 | 4 |
| Ricky Bell | 30 | 80 | 2.7 | 8 | 0 |
| Kevin House | 2 | 9 | 4.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tony Davis | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Chuck Fusina | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Tom Blanchard | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Larry Swider | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | -9 | 0 |
| Totals | 458 | 1731 | 3.8 | 59 | 13 |
Receiving:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin House | 56 | 1176 | 21.0 | 84 | 9 |
| James Wilder | 48 | 507 | 10.6 | 38 | 1 |
| Jimmie Giles | 45 | 786 | 17.5 | 81 | 6 |
| Jerry Eckwood | 24 | 213 | 8.9 | 33 | 0 |
| Theo Bell | 21 | 318 | 15.1 | 58 | 2 |
| Gordon Jones | 20 | 276 | 13.8 | 44 | 1 |
| James Owens | 12 | 145 | 12.1 | 35 | 0 |
| Ricky Bell | 8 | 92 | 11.5 | 22 | 0 |
| Jim Obradovich | 4 | 42 | 10.5 | 16 | 1 |
| Gerald Carter | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| Totals | 239 | 3565 | 14.9 | 84 | 20 |
Kicking:
| Player | X/CA | X/CM | X/CP % | FGA | FGM | FG % | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Capece | 32 | 30 | 93.8 | 24 | 15 | 62.5 | 75 |
| Garo Yepremian | 6 | 6 | 100.0 | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 12 |
| Totals | 38 | 36 | 94.7 | 28 | 17 | 60.7 | 87 |
Punting:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Swider | 58 | 2476 | 42.7 | 62 |
| Tom Blanchard | 22 | 899 | 40.9 | 58 |
| Totals | 80 | 3375 | 42.2 | 62 |
Punt Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Theo Bell | 27 | 132 | 4.9 | 13 | 0 |
| John Holt | 9 | 100 | 11.1 | 56 | 0 |
| Neal Colzie | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Totals | 38 | 244 | 6.4 | 56 | 0 |
Kick Returns:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Owens | 24 | 473 | 19.7 | 34 | 0 |
| John Holt | 11 | 274 | 24.9 | 40 | 0 |
| Gary Davis | 5 | 81 | 16.2 | 21 | 0 |
| Tony Davis | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 21 | 0 |
| James Wilder | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | 0 |
| Jim Obradovich | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Scot Brantley | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 46 | 912 | 19.8 | 40 | 0 |
Interceptions:
| Player | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cedric Brown | 9 | 215 | 23.9 | 81 | 2 |
| Mike Washington | 6 | 156 | 26.0 | 34 | 1 |
| Neal Colzie | 6 | 110 | 18.3 | 82 | 1 |
| Cecil Johnson | 5 | 84 | 16.8 | 36 | 0 |
| Hugh Green | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 50 | 0 |
| Dave Lewis | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 10 | 0 |
| John Holt | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Scot Brantley | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| Totals | 32 | 648 | 20.2 | 82 | 4 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Player | Tackle | Brup | Fum | FRec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug Williams | 9 | 3 | -31 | 0 | |||
| Bill Kollar | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Tom Blanchard | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Norris Thomas | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Jerry Eckwood | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Dave Lewis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hugh Green | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| James Owens | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Ricky Bell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Andy Hawkins | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dave Stalls | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| James Wilder | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Neal Colzie | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Mike Washington | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cedric Brown | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Dana Nafziger | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| David Logan | 0 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Gary Davis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Cecil Johnson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Leonard | 1 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | ||
| John Holt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kevin House | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Theo Bell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 27 | 24 | -8 | 1 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| Bill Capece | 15 | 30 | 0 | 75 | ||||||||||
| Kevin House | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | ||||||||
| Jimmie Giles | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | |||||||||
| James Wilder | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| Doug Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | |||||||||
| James Owens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| Cedric Brown | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
| Theo Bell | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| Jerry Eckwood | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||
| Garo Yepremian | 2 | 6 | 0 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Jim Obradovich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| Gordon Jones | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Mike Washington | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Neal Colzie | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||
| David Logan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||||
| Totals | 13 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 315 |
