How do we get through the longest Month in the NFL Offseason without going stir crazy? We go over Bucs records, and we show you the Video of the records so you can relive them!
Who has the longest TD bomb? Longest TD run? Interception return? Think you know the answer? Follow along all month, and we will show a video each day featuring that record so you can see it happen. Theres no better way to know an appreciate Bucs history than to be part of re-living it.
INDIVIDUAL vs TEAM RECORDS
Most of what we show will be individual records, but that doesnt mean we can’t show you some video from the season!
You’ll be amazed how many OLD SCHOOL Bucs are still at the top of the record books! If your a fan of the old original Bucs teams, this will make you proud! These old school Bucs are still at the top of the lists of Bucs records!
MOST TDS SCORED IN A SEASON
James Wilder is still first after his amazing 1984 season where he scored 13 touchdowns. Doug Martin and 2nd year WR Mike Evans have 12. You get the feeling Evans wants to remove Wilder?
MOST TDS in a GAME
Jimmie Giles has 4 Receiving TDs in 1985 at Miami, while Doug Martin has 4 Rushing TD at Oakland in 2012.
MOST RUSHING YARDS BY QB
Steve Young 1986 with 425 yards. Could Jameis break this in 2015?
MOST YARDS RECEIVING
Mark Carrier 1,422 yards in 1989
BEST AVERAGE YARDS PER RECEPTION
Kevin House 1980 22.1 yards per catch
LONGEST RECPTION for RUNNING BACK
74 yards by GARY ANDERSON in 1990
LONGEST RECPTION BY TIGHT END
Tyji Armstrong and Jimmie Giles TIED with 81 yard TD catches in 1992 and 1981 respectively.
MOST 100 YARD RECEIVING GAMES
Mark Carrier 9 games in 1989
MOST YARDS RECEIVING FOR TIGHT END in a GAME
Calvin Magee 1986 w/ 138 yards
MOST PUNT RETURNS IN A SEASON
Danny Reece 1979 with 70, an NFL record! He also has 2nd place, and MOST IN A GAME w/8!
MOST KICK OFF RETURNS
Bobby Joe Edmunds 58 in 1995
MOST PUNTS
COMBINED YARDAGE in a SEASON
James Wilder in 1984 had 2229 total yards, 1544 rushing, 685 receiving. Doug Martin is about 250 yards behind him with his 2012 season.
We can have a whole section on James Wilder, and it would not surprise me if Wilder is next years Ring of Honor candidate. He is team leader in these other records…
- MOST RUSHING YARDS (1,544 in ’84)
- MOST RUSHING ATTEMPTS (407 in ’84)
- MOST TD RUSHING-Season (13 in ’84)
- MOST RECEPTIONS FOR RUNNING BACK (85 in 1984)
- MOST YARDS RECEIVING FOR RUNNING BACK (685 in ’84)
2nd place in best AVERAGE YARDS PER RUSH in SEASON
Notice how its all OFFENSE that the old Bucs have the records in? Well you’ll be surprised to hear there are plenty of defensive records that were never broken by the Super Bowl Era Pewter Bucs, and that old school John McKay defensive players still have the record books filled in Bucs history! But why spoil all the fun..youll get to learn about them and see them, in JUNE: BUCS RECORDS MONTH on Bucstop.com with help of the Bucstop.com VIDEO VAULT!!
NOTE: All info from Tampa Bay Buccaneers Media Guide 2014. Any 2014 season events will be added if it applies.
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