| The win on the West Coast Candlestick Park 26 October 1980 The background The Buccaneers' record on the West Coast is pretty appalling. Occasional wins in Los Angeles and San Diego and of course a Super Bowl, but the record in San Francisco is just downright atrocious. One win in 32 years of trying. And that one win came in 1980 during what was a really disappointing season that came on the back of the run to the NFC Championship game the previous year. A 2-0 start fell away to a 5-10-1 mark on the season and only this one win against Bill Walsh's future NFL powerhouse shed any light in the final three months of the season. The game situation The Bucs were trailing 23-21 late in the game when Doug Williams led them downfield on a drive that covered 68 yards in 11 plays and included an 11-yard completion to Ricky Bell on 4th & 9. In came kicker Garo Yepremian (he of the botched pass in the Miami Super Bowl win over the Redskins) and his 30-yard fieldgoal gave the Bucs their only win in San Francisco. Click here for the game reports & stats |
| The 100 Greatest Plays in Buccaneer history Welcome to the next and best countdown that we have ever run on BUCPOWER.COM. Featuring every one of the 32 years that the Bucs have played NFL football, we have clips of memorable touchdowns, bloopers, decisive moments and trick plays. From the ridiculous to the sublime, this is a countdown to bring back a lot of memories for Buccaneer fans of all ages around the world. Whereas the top 20-30 plays do stand out and are able to be ranked subjectively (and have been by some of the Tampa media), the early plays are generally spread out across the years and can only be placed approximately in terms of their importance. |
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