1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

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1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
Head Coach John McKay
Home Field Tampa Stadium
Results
Record 0-14
Place 5th AFC West
Playoff Finish Did not qualify
Timeline
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1975 1977

The 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the team's first season. Prior to the season they drafted Lee Roy Selmon who as of 2007 is the only major contributor to the Buccaneers in the Pro football hall of fame. They did not score until their third game and came within seven points on just three occasions. Running back Louis Carter had the honor of throwing the team's first ever touchdown pass. As of 2008 it is the most recent time that an NFL team has gone winless for an entire season.

Contents

[edit] Offseason

[edit] NFL Draft

Pick # NFL Team Player Position College
1 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Lee Roy Selmon Defensive End Oklahoma
30 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Jimmy Dubose -- Florida
60 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Dewey Selmon -- Oklahoma
61 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Steve Young -- Colorado
91 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Steve Maughan -- Utah State
121 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Richard Appleby -- Georgia
124 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Everett Little -- Houston
125 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Michael Kelson -- West Texas State
154 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Steve Wilson -- Georgia
158 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Curtis Jordan -- Texas Tech

[edit] Regular Season

[edit] Schedule

Regular season
Week Date Opponent Result Kickoff Game site TV Record
1 September 12, 1976 Houston Oilers L 20-0 The Astrodome NBC 0-1
2 September 19, 1976 San Diego Chargers L 23-0 Tampa Stadium NBC 0-2
3 September 26, 1976 Buffalo Bills L 14-9 Tampa Stadium NBC 0-3
4 October 3, 1976 Baltimore Colts L 42-17 Memorial Stadium NBC 0-4
5 October 10, 1976 Cincinnati Bengals L 21-0 Riverfront Stadium NBC 0-5
6 October 17, 1976 Seattle Seahawks L 13-10 Tampa Stadium CBS 0-6
7 October 24, 1976 Miami Dolphins L 23-20 Tampa Stadium NBC 0-7
8 October 31, 1976 Kansas City Chiefs L 28-19 Tampa Stadium NBC 0-8
9 November 7, 1976 Denver Broncos L 48-13 Mile High Stadium NBC 0-9
10 November 14, 1976 New York Jets L 34-0 Shea Stadium NBC 0-10
11 November 21, 1976 Cleveland Browns L 24-7 Tampa Stadium NBC 0-11
12 November 28, 1976 Oakland Raiders L 49-16 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum NBC 0-12
13 December 5, 1976 Pittsburgh Steelers L 42-0 Three Rivers Stadium NBC 0-13
14 December 12, 1976 New England Patriots L 31-14 Tampa Stadium NBC 0-14

[edit] 1976 Roster

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1976 roster
Quarterbacks
  •  11 Steve Spurrier

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

  •  63 Lee Roy Selmon DE
 Linebackers

Defensive Backs CB

Special Teams

 Reserve Lists

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics

[edit] Final standings

AFC West
Team W L T PCT PF PA
Oakland Raiders 13 1 0 .929 350 237
Denver Broncos 9 5 0 .643 315 206
San Diego Chargers 6 8 0 .429 248 285
Kansas City Chiefs 5 9 0 .357 290 376
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 0 14 0 .000 125 412

[edit] References

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