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| Name | No. | Pos | Seasons played | Games | Starts |
| Mark Cotney
| 33
| S
| 1976-84
| 113
| 92
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| College | Height | Weight | Date of birth |
| William & Mary
| 6-0
| 205
| 26-Jun-52
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| How acquired | How left |
| Veteran allocation draft 1976 - Houston
| Camp cut 1985
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Played the first nine seasons with the Bucs and started for the best part of seven of them at strong safety. Remains in the top 10 on the all-time franchise list for interceptions with 17 in his nine-year career. Originally a 7th round pick of the Houston Oilers, he came to the Bucs in the veteran allocation draft in 1976 and was voted an All-Pro by Sports Illustrated in 1983. Started all but five games in the first five years of the Buccaneer franchise but missed the entire 1981 season through injury.
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| 1976
| 1977
| 1978
| 1979
| 1980
| 1982
| 1983
| |
|---|
| Games | Starts | Games | Starts | Games | Starts | Games | Starts | Games | Starts | Games | Starts | Games | Starts |
|---|
| 14
| 13
| 14
| 12
| 16
| 15
| 16
| 15
| 16
| 16
| 9
| 0
| 12
| 12
|
1984
| Games | Starts |
|---|
| 16
| 9
|
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|---|
| Interceptions |
|---|
| Season |
No. |
Yards |
Avg |
LG |
TD |
| 1976 |
3 |
25 |
8.3 |
25 |
0 |
| 1977 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1978 |
2 |
28 |
14.0 |
28 |
0 |
| 1979 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0 |
| 1980 |
3 |
28 |
9.3 |
21 |
0 |
| 1983 |
2 |
1 |
0.5 |
1 |
0 |
| 1984 |
5 |
123 |
24.6 |
26 |
0 |
| Total |
17 |
205 |
12.1 |
28 |
0 |
| Punt Returns |
|---|
| Season |
No. |
Yards |
Avg |
LG |
FC |
| 1976 |
3 |
26 |
8.7 |
9 |
0 |
| 1978 |
5 |
38 |
7.6 |
10 |
1 |
| Total |
8 |
64 |
8.0 |
10 |
1 |
| Tackles | Sacks |
|---|
| Season |
Solo |
Asst |
Total |
Season |
No.
|
| 1976 |
51 |
22 |
73 |
|
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| 1977 |
|
|
95 |
|
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| 1978 |
|
|
100 |
|
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| 1979 |
|
|
90 |
|
2.0 |
| 1980 |
|
|
105 |
|
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| 1982 |
|
|
11 |
|
|
| 1983 |
|
|
61 |
|
1.0 |
| 1984 |
|
|
55 |
|
2.0 |
| Total |
|
|
590 |
Total |
5.0 |
| Special Teams' Tackles | Passes Defensed |
|---|
| Season |
Total | | Season |
Total |
|
|
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1976 |
6 |
|
|
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1977 |
14 |
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1978 |
12 |
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| 1979 |
1 |
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1979 |
6 |
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1980 |
11 |
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| 1982 |
10 |
|
1982 |
1 |
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1983 |
10 |
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| 1984 |
8 |
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1984 |
3 |
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| Total |
19 |
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Total |
63 |
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