1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season explained

Team:Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Year:1991
Record:3–13
Division Place:5th NFC Central
Coach:Richard Williamson
General Manager:Phil Krueger
Owner:Hugh Culverhouse
Mvp:LB Broderick Thomas
Stadium:Tampa Stadium
Playoffs:Did not qualify
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The 1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise's 16th season in the National Football League.

In Richard Williamson's first full season as coach the Buccaneers started by losing their first five games, on the way to another last place 3–13 season. Among the major disappointments was quarterback Vinny Testaverde, who was replaced by Chris Chandler at quarterback early in the season, who passed for 1,994 yards and eight touchdown passes to 15 interceptions. Following the season Coach Williamson would be fired and replaced by Sam Wyche.

Tax records would later show that 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 get income. Such records revealed Culverhouse ran the Bucs as a profit first business, often releasing better players who would deserve big contracts.

Offseason

NFL Draft

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Personnel

Staff

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Roster

Preseason

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1at Cleveland BrownsW 23–101–0Cleveland Municipal Stadium64,753
2Miami DolphinsL 13–291–1Tampa Stadium51,387
3at Atlanta FalconsW 12–72–1Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium41,983
4Kansas City ChiefsW 20–73–1Tampa Stadium33,996
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Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateOpponentResultRecordVenueAttendance
1September 1at New York JetsL 13–160–1Giants Stadium61,204
2September 8Chicago BearsL 20–210–2Tampa Stadium65,625
3September 15at Green Bay PackersL 13–150–3Lambeau Field58,114
4September 22Buffalo BillsL 10–170–4Tampa Stadium57,323
5September 29at Detroit LionsL 3–310–5Pontiac Silverdome44,479
6October 6Philadelphia EaglesW 14–131–5Tampa Stadium41,219
7Bye
8October 20at New Orleans SaintsL 7–231–6Louisiana Superdome68,591
9October 27Green Bay PackersL 0–27 1–7Tampa Stadium40,275
10November 3at Minnesota VikingsL 13–281–8Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome35,737
11November 10Detroit LionsW 30–212–8Tampa Stadium37,742
12November 17at Atlanta FalconsL 7–432–9Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium41,274
13November 24New York GiantsL 14–212–10Tampa Stadium63,698
14December 1at Miami DolphinsL 14–332–11Joe Robbie Stadium51,036
15December 8Minnesota VikingsL 24–262–12Tampa Stadium41,091
16at Chicago BearsL 0–272–13Soldier Field54,719
17December 22Indianapolis ColtsW 17–33–13Tampa Stadium28,043
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Season summary

Week 6

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Standings

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1991 Stats, History, Awards and More . https://web.archive.org/web/20081005051300/http://www.databasefootball.com/teams/teamyear.htm?tm=TAM&yr=1991&lg=nfl . 2008-10-05 . dead . 2009-03-11 .
  2. Book: 2009 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Media Guide . 44–46 . 2010-08-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100315173010/http://www.buccaneers.com/team/mediaguide.aspx . 2010-03-15 . dead .
  3. Web site: 1991 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL). Pro Football Archives. November 11, 2023.
  4. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/199110060tam.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com