1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | John McKay (10-6) | 10-6 | 1-1 | Finished 1st in the NFL’s National Football Conference Central Division | Lost Conference Championship |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Darrell Austin | G-C-T | November 6, 1951 | 6’4′ | 250 | South Carolina |
| Ricky Bell | RB | April 8, 1955 | 6’2′ | 220 | USC |
| Rick Berns | RB | February 5, 1956 | 6’2′ | 205 | Nebraska |
| Tom Blanchard | P | May 28, 1948 | 6’0′ | 190 | Oregon |
| Rik Bonness | LB | March 20, 1954 | 6’3′ | 220 | Nebraska |
| Aaron Brown | LB | January 13, 1956 | 6’2′ | 235 | Ohio St. |
| Cedric Brown | DB | May 6, 1954 | 6’1′ | 199 | Kent St. |
| Darryl Carlton | T | June 24, 1953 | 6’6′ | 271 | Tampa |
| William Cesare | DB | June 2, 1955 | 5’11’ | 190 | Memphis |
| Wally Chambers | DT-DE | May 15, 1951 | 6’6′ | 250 | East. Kentucky |
| Mark Cotney | DB | June 26, 1952 | 6’0′ | 204 | New Mex. Highlands |
| Randy Crowder | DT-NT-DE | July 30, 1953 | 6’2′ | 242 | Penn St. |
| Johnny Davis | RB | July 17, 1956 | 6’1′ | 235 | Alabama |
| Tony Davis | RB | January 21, 1953 | 5’11’ | 212 | Nebraska |
| Jerry Eckwood | RB | December 26, 1954 | 6’0′ | 198 | Arkansas |
| Chuck Fusina | QB | May 31, 1957 | 6’1′ | 197 | Penn St. |
| Jimmie Giles | TE | November 8, 1954 | 6’3′ | 239 | Alcorn St. |
| Isaac Hagins | WR | March 2, 1954 | 5’9′ | 179 | Southern |
| Charley Hannah | G-T-DE | July 26, 1955 | 6’5′ | 260 | Alabama |
| Greg Horton | G-C,G/T | January 7, 1951 | 6’4′ | 245 | Colorado |
| Cecil Johnson | LB | August 19, 1955 | 6’2′ | 230 | Pittsburgh |
| Gordon Jones | WR | July 25, 1957 | 6’0′ | 190 | Pittsburgh |
| Curtis Jordan | DB | January 25, 1954 | 6’2′ | 200 | Texas Tech |
| Bill Kollar | DE-NT-DT | November 27, 1952 | 6’3′ | 255 | Montana St. |
| Dave Lewis | LB | October 15, 1954 | 6’4′ | 240 | USC |
| Reggie Lewis | DE-NT | May 6, 1956 | 6’3′ | 200 | North Texas |
| David Logan | NT | October 25, 1956 | 6’2′ | 250 | Pittsburgh |
| Larry Mucker | WR | December 15, 1954 | 5’11’ | 190 | Arizona St. |
| Dana Nafziger | TE-LB | October 26, 1953 | 6’1′ | 220 | Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo |
| Neil O’Donoghue | K | January 18, 1953 | 6’6′ | 208 | St. Bernard |
| Jim Obradovich | TE | April 2, 1953 | 6’2′ | 225 | USC |
| Morris Owens | WR | February 14, 1953 | 6’0′ | 190 | Arizona St. |
| Mike Rae | QB | July 26, 1951 | 6’0′ | 193 | USC |
| George Ragsdale | RB-WR | December 4, 1952 | 5’11’ | 185 | North Carolina A&T |
| Dave Reavis | T-G | June 19, 1950 | 6’5′ | 257 | Arkansas |
| Danny Reece | DB | January 28, 1955 | 5’11’ | 190 | USC |
| Greg Roberts | G | January 19, 1956 | 6’3′ | 260 | Oklahoma |
| Gene Sanders | T-G-DE-NT | November 10, 1956 | 6’3′ | 273 | Washington |
| Dewey Selmon | LB-DT | November 19, 1953 | 6’1′ | 246 | Oklahoma |
| Lee Selmon | DE-DT | October 20, 1954 | 6’3′ | 256 | Oklahoma |
| Mike Washington | DB | July 1, 1953 | 6’2′ | 197 | Alabama |
| Jeris White | DB | September 3, 1952 | 5’9′ | 188 | Hawaii |
| Doug Williams | QB | August 9, 1955 | 6’4′ | 220 | Grambling St. |
| Steve Wilson | C-G-T | May 19, 1954 | 6’4′ | 265 | Georgia |
| Richard Wood | LB | May 31, 1953 | 6’2′ | 224 | USC |
| George Yarno | G-C-T | August 12, 1957 | 6’2′ | 260 | Washington St. |