1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

The 1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise's 15th season in the National Football League.

1990 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
OwnerHugh Culverhouse
Head coachRay Perkins (fired December 2; 5–8 record)
Richard Williamson (interim; 1–2 record)
Home fieldTampa Stadium
Results
Record6–10
Division place2nd NFC Central
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro BowlersCB Wayne Haddix
Team MVPCB Wayne Haddix

Head coach Ray Perkins and Bucs players were getting criticized by fans with his 3-a-day training camp practices. Leaving many players complaining of fatigue late in the year, and with injuries that never really healed themselves throughout the end of the season.

Still, after starting 4–2 via four wins against divisional opponents, the Buccaneers dropped two out of three games to a weak Dallas Cowboys team. Later in the year, quarterback Vinny Testaverde and receiver Willie Drewrey combined on an 89-yard touchdown pass in week 13 for the longest play in franchise history. Coach Perkins was fired after that game and the team fell short of a possible break even season with two losses to end the season, although the 6-10 record was Tampa Bay's best since 1984, John McKay's last season as coach.

Offensive coordinator Richard Williamson was made head coach for the 1991 season based on a 1–2 record. Tax records showed the Buccaneers were one of the most profitable teams during this time, even though owner Hugh Culverhouse announced the Bucs were losing money and needed to play games in Orlando, Florida to gain income.

The Buccaneers officially finished second in the NFC Central thanks to their 5-3 divisional record. The other three teams in the division who went 6-10--the Lions, Packers and Vikings--all went 3-5 in division games. The second place finish was their highest since winning the division in 1981, and would be their highest until 1997.

Offseason

NFL Draft
PickRoundPlayerPositionSchool
4Round 1Keith McCantsLinebackerAlabama
30Round 2Reggie CobbRunning BackTennessee
87Round 4Jess AndersonTight EndMississippi State
108Round 4Tony MayberryCenterWake Forest
114Round 5Ian BecklesGuardIndiana
141Round 6Derrick DouglasRunning BackLouisiana Tech
171Round 7Donnie GardnerDefensive EndKentucky
224Round 9Terry CookDefensive EndFresno State
254Round 10Mike BuschTight EndIowa State
281Round 11Terry AnthonyWide ReceiverFlorida State
307Round 12Todd HammelQuarterbackStephen F. Austin

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Roster
Tampa Bay Buccaneers roster
Quarterbacks

Running Backs

Wide Receivers

Tight Ends

 Offensive Linemen

Defensive Linemen

 Linebackers

Defensive Backs

Special Teams

 Reserve Lists

Practice Squad

Rookies in italics

Regular season

Schedule
Regular season
WeekDateOpponentResultKickoff[a]Game siteTVAttendanceRecord
1 September 9, 1990 at Detroit Lions W 38–211:00Pontiac SilverdomeCBS56,6921–0
2 September 16, 1990 Los Angeles Rams L 35–141:00Tampa StadiumCBS59,7051–1
3 September 23, 1990 Detroit Lions W 23–208:00Tampa StadiumTNT55,0752–1
4 September 30, 1990 at Minnesota Vikings W 23–20 OT1:00Hubert H. Humphrey MetrodomeCBS54,4623–1
5 October 7, 1990 at Dallas Cowboys L 14–101:00Texas StadiumCBS60,0763–2
6 October 14, 1990 Green Bay Packers W 26–141:00Tampa StadiumCBS67,4724–2
7 October 21, 1990 Dallas Cowboys L 17–131:00Tampa StadiumCBS68,3154–3
8 October 28, 1990 at San Diego Chargers L 41–104:00Jack Murphy StadiumCBS40,6534–4
9 November 4, 1990 Chicago Bears L 26–64:00Tampa StadiumCBS68,5554–5
10 November 11, 1990 at New Orleans Saints L 35–71:00Louisiana SuperdomeCBS67,8654–6
11 November 18, 1990 at San Francisco 49ers L 31–74:00Candlestick ParkCBS62,2214–7
12 November 25, 1990 at Green Bay Packers L 20–101:00Milwaukee County StadiumCBS53,6774–8
13 December 2, 1990 Atlanta Falcons W 23–171:00Tampa StadiumCBS42,8395–8
14 Bye
15 December 16, 1990 Minnesota Vikings W 26–131:00Tampa StadiumCBS47,2726–8
16 December 23, 1990 at Chicago Bears L 27–141:00Soldier FieldCBS46,4566–9
17 December 30, 1990 New York Jets L 16–144:00Tampa StadiumNBC46,5436–10

Notes:

a All times in North American Eastern Time. (UTC–4 and UTC–5 during Standard Time)

Standings
NFC Central
W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(3) Chicago Bears 11 5 0 .688 6–2 9–3 348 280 L1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 6 10 0 .375 5–3 6–8 264 367 L2
Detroit Lions 6 10 0 .375 3–5 5–7 373 413 L1
Green Bay Packers 6 10 0 .375 3–5 5–7 271 347 L5
Minnesota Vikings 6 10 0 .375 3–5 4–8 351 326 L4

References
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