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79 Season Opener/Bucs vs Lions
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 8:15 am
by JohnBowen
Was looking at an old NFL Schedule from this season and it had this week 1 matchup as a Saturday game. This strikes me as odd. Was it actually on a Saturday, and if so, why?
Re: 79 Season Opener/Bucs vs Lions
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:02 am
by ChrisBabcock
All I can think of is that since it was a Florida game, it may have been moved a day in advance of a hurricane. Did the preseason schedule list it as Saturday or were you looking at the season results?
Re: 79 Season Opener/Bucs vs Lions
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:09 am
by ChrisBabcock
Re: 79 Season Opener/Bucs vs Lions
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 10:49 am
by Citizen
It was scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 1, all along. This account doesn't mention anything about a hurricane:
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1979 ... ing-record
Re: 79 Season Opener/Bucs vs Lions
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 12:05 pm
by 74_75_78_79_
Two years later they would open again at home on a Saturday night vs Vikes.
Re: 79 Season Opener/Bucs vs Lions
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 1:41 pm
by nicefellow31
I had asked that question and received an answer back when this site was on the old server. Can't remember why they had those Saturday night games.
Re: 79 Season Opener/Bucs vs Lions
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 1:46 pm
by BD Sullivan
nicefellow31 wrote:I had asked that question and received an answer back when this site was on the old server. Can't remember why they had those Saturday night games.
To beat the heat, I assume.
Re: 79 Season Opener/Bucs vs Lions
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 2:16 pm
by nicefellow31
BD Sullivan wrote:nicefellow31 wrote:I had asked that question and received an answer back when this site was on the old server. Can't remember why they had those Saturday night games.
To beat the heat, I assume.
I was going to send the editor of this site (a great site I may add) to see if he had any info.
http://www.bucpower.com/
Re: 79 Season Opener/Bucs vs Lions
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 3:08 pm
by Todd Pence
The 1978 Buc opener against the Giants was also on a Sat. night. This page offers an explanation:
http://www.bucpower.com/crawford88.html
Re: 79 Season Opener/Bucs vs Lions
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2017 6:40 pm
by JohnBowen
As an 8 year old, those games flew by me unnoticed. I need to try and find a CBS NFL Today from 79 Week 1 and see what mention of it is made. Interesting.......