NameNo.PosSeasons playedGamesStarts
James Owens 26 RB 1981-84 40 12
CollegeHeightWeightDate of birth
UCLA 5-11 200 5-Jul-55
How acquiredHow left
Trade - San Francisco - 1981 Camp cut 1985
Spent four seasons with Tampa Bay but his numbers diminished every season from 1981 when he was part of the three-headed Buc backfield team with James Wilder and Jerry Eckwood. Missed all but four games of his final season in Tampa with a knee injury sustained on a kick return. Set a Buccaneer record in 1983 by scoring touchdowns in five consecutive games. Was originally drafted by the 49ers in 1979 in the 2nd round as a wide receiver and only switched to the backfield on being traded to the Bucs. He competed in the 1976 Olympics finishing 6th in the 110 meter hurdles.
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1981 1982 1983 1984
GamesStartsGamesStartsGamesStartsGamesStarts
16 1 8 6 12 5 4 0

Rushing
Season No. Yards Avg LG TD
1981 91 406 4.5 35 3
1982 76 238 3.1 14 0
1983 96 266 2.8 15 5
1984 1 1 1.0 1 0
Total 264 911 3.5 35 8
Receiving
Season No. Yards Avg LG TD
1981 12 145 12.1 35 0
1982 8 42 5.3 12 1
1983 15 81 5.4 11 1
1984 2 13 6.5 8 1
Total 37 281 7.6 35 3
Kick Returns
Season No. Yards Avg LG TD
1981 24 473 19.7 34 0
1982 3 52 17.3 27 0
1983 20 380 19.0 31 0
1984 8 168 21.0 36 0
Total 55 1,073 19.5 36 0