1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
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1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season | |
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Head Coach | John McKay |
Home Field | Tampa Stadium |
Results | |
Record | 2-12 |
Place | 5th NFC Central |
Playoff Finish | Did not qualify |
Timeline | |
Previous Season | Next Season |
1976 | 1978 |
The 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season began with the team trying to improve on an 0-14 season. In week 13 they recorded their first win in franchise history. It was a 33-14 defeat of the New Orleans Saints. The win ended a 26 game losing streak which as of 2008 remains an NFL record. They scored just six touchdowns during the season and were shut out six times during the season, which also remains an NFL record.
Contents |
[edit] Offseason
[edit] NFL Draft
Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
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1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Ricky Bell | Running Back | USC |
29 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Dave Lewis | Linebacker | USC |
57 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Charles Hannah | Defensive End | Alabama |
[edit] Regular Season
The Buccaneers joined the NFL as members of the AFC West in 1976. The following year, they were moved to the NFC Central, while the other 1976 expansion team, the Seattle Seahawks, switched conferences with Tampa Bay and joined the AFC West. This realignment was dictated by the league as part of the 1976 expansion plan, so that both teams could play each other twice and every other NFL franchise once during their first two seasons.
Tampa Bay started the first two seasons winless with an overall 0-26 record before finally winning its first game in 1977 on the road against the New Orleans Saints. Saints Head Coach Hank Stram was fired after losing to the Buccaneers, but Tampa Bay went out the next week and won their first home game over the St. Louis Cardinals in the 1977 season finale.
[edit] Schedule
Regular season | ||||||||
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Kickoff | Game site | TV | Record | |
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1 | September 18, 1977 | Philadelphia Eagles | L 13-3 | Veterans Stadium | 0-1 | |||
2 | September 24, 1977 | Minnesota Vikings | L 9-3 | Tampa Stadium | 0-2 | |||
3 | October 2, 1977 | Dallas Cowboys | L 23-7 | Texas Stadium | 0-3 | |||
4 | October 9, 1977 | Washington Redskins | L 10-0 | Tampa Stadium | 0-4 | |||
5 | October 16, 1977 | Seattle Seahawks | L 30-23 | Kingdome | 0-5 | |||
6 | October 23, 1977 | Green Bay Packers | L 13-0 | Tampa Stadium | 0-6 | |||
7 | October 30, 1977 | San Francisco 49ers | L 20-10 | Candlestick Park | 0-7 | |||
8 | November 6, 1977 | Los Angeles Rams | L 31-0 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | 0-8 | |||
9 | November 13, 1977 | New York Giants | L 10-0 | Tampa Stadium | 0-9 | |||
10 | November 20, 1977 | Detroit Lions | L 16-7 | Pontiac Silverdome | 0-10 | |||
11 | November 27, 1977 | Atlanta Falcons | L 17-0 | Tampa Stadium | 0-11 | |||
12 | December 4, 1977 | Chicago Bears | L 10-0 | Tampa Stadium | 0-12 | |||
13 | December 11, 1977 | New Orleans Saints | W 33-14 | Louisiana Superdome | 1-12 | |||
14 | December 18, 1977 | St. Louis Cardinals | W 17-7 | Tampa Stadium | 2-12 |
[edit] 1977 Roster
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1977 roster | ||||||||
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receivers Tight Ends |
Offensive Linemen
Defensive Linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive Backs CB Special Teams |
Reserve Lists
Practice Squad Rookies in italics |
[edit] Standings
NFC Central | ||||||
Team | W | L | T | PCT | PF | PA |
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Minnesota Vikings | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 231 | 227 |
Chicago Bears | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 255 | 253 |
Detroit Lions | 6 | 8 | 0 | .429 | 183 | 252 |
Green Bay Packers | 4 | 10 | 0 | .286 | 134 | 219 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | 103 | 223 |
[edit] Awards and honors
- Lee Roy Selmon, All-Pro selection
[edit] References
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AFC | East | Central | West | NFC | East | Central | West |
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Baltimore | Cincinnati | Denver | Dallas | Chicago | Atlanta | ||
Buffalo | Cleveland | Kansas City | NY Giants | Detroit | Los Angeles | ||
Miami | Houston | Oakland | Philadelphia | Green Bay | New Orleans | ||
New England | Pittsburgh | San Diego | St. Louis | Minnesota | San Francisco | ||
NY Jets | Seattle | Washington | Tampa Bay | ||||
1977 NFL Draft • NFL Playoffs • Pro Bowl • Super Bowl XII |