The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) South Division. The Buccaneers have played their home games at Raymond James Stadium since 1998. Founded in 1974 by Hugh Culverhouse, the Buccaneers joined the NFL in 1976 as members of the AFC West. The following year, they moved to the NFC Central, where they stayed until division realignment in 2002, at which point they were moved to the NFC South. The Tampa Bay expansion franchise was originally awarded to Tom McCloskey, a construction company owner from Philadelphia, but was later awarded to Culverhouse after McCloskey backed out. They were purchased by Malcolm Glazer in 1995 for $192 million, following Culverhouse's death. Glazer owned the team until his death in 2014, at which point the team passed on to his six children. The team has been owned and run by the Glazer family since then.
The franchise has made it to the Super Bowl twice, first in Super Bowl XXXVII during the 2002 season and again in Super Bowl LV during the 2020 season. The Buccaneers are one of two NFL franchises to have at least two Super Bowl appearances without a loss, along with the Baltimore Ravens. Until the 2008 Detroit Lions went winless, the Buccaneers were the only team in the Super Bowl-era to go winless in a season that was not shortened by a strike, doing so in their inaugural 1976 season.
As of the end of the 2025 season, the Buccaneers have an all-time record of 326 wins, 466 losses, and a single tie in the regular season, with an additional 12 wins and 13 losses in the playoffs. The team has made the playoffs 15 times and won their division ten times, three of which were as a part of the NFC Central and seven as part of the NFC South.
Seasons + Legend (#) The order of league championship won by the franchise Finish Final position in league, division, or conference Pct The team's winning percentage for the season Super Bowl champions * Conference champions ^ Division champions § Wild Card berth
+ Tampa Bay Buccaneers record by season Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results Awards Head coach Finish 1976 NFL AFC West 5th 0 14 0 John McKay 1977 NFL NFC Central 5th 2 12 0 1978 NFL NFC Central 5th 5 11 0 1979 NFL NFC Central^ 1st^ 10 6 0 Won Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 24–17Lost NFC Championship (Rams) 9–0Lee Roy Selmon () 1980 NFL NFC Central 4th 5 10 1 1981 NFL NFC Central^ 1st^ 9 7 0 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 38–0 1982 NFL NFC —7th§ 5 4 0 Lost First round playoffs (at Cowboys) 30–17 1983 NFL NFC Central 5th 2 14 0 1984 NFL NFC Central 3rd 6 10 0 1985 NFL NFC Central 5th 2 14 0 Leeman Bennett 1986 NFL NFC Central 5th 2 14 0 1987 NFL NFC Central 4th 4 11 0 Ray Perkins 1988 NFL NFC Central 3rd 5 11 0 1989 NFL NFC Central 5th 5 11 0 1990 NFL NFC Central 2nd 6 10 0 Ray Perkins Richard Williamson 1991 NFL NFC Central 5th 3 13 0 Richard Williamson 1992 NFL NFC Central 3rd 5 11 0 Sam Wyche 1993 NFL NFC Central 5th 5 11 0 1994 NFL NFC Central 5th 6 10 0 1995 NFL NFC Central 5th 7 9 0 1996 NFL NFC Central 4th 6 10 0 Tony Dungy 1997 NFL NFC Central 2nd§ 10 6 0 Won Wild Card playoffs (Lions) 20–10Lost Divisional playoffs (at Packers) 21–7Warrick Dunn () 1998 NFL NFC Central 3rd 8 8 0 1999 NFL NFC Central^ 1st^ 11 5 0 Won Divisional playoffs (Redskins) 14–13Lost NFC Championship (at Rams) 11–6Warren Sapp () 2000 NFL NFC Central 2nd§ 10 6 0 Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 3–21Derrick Brooks () 2001 NFL NFC Central 3rd§ 9 7 0 Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 9–31 2002 NFL NFC* South^ 1st^ 12 4 0 Won Divisional playoffs (49ers) 31–6Won NFC Championship (at Eagles) 27–10Won Super Bowl XXXVII (1) (vs. Raiders) 48–21Derrick Brooks ()Dexter Jackson () Jon Gruden 2003 NFL NFC South 3rd 7 9 0 2004 NFL NFC South 4th 5 11 0 2005 NFL NFC South^ 1st^ 11 5 0 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Redskins) 17–10Cadillac Williams () 2006 NFL NFC South 4th 4 12 0 2007 NFL NFC South^ 1st^ 9 7 0 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Giants) 24–14 2008 NFL NFC South 3rd 9 7 0 2009 NFL NFC South 4th 3 13 0 Raheem Morris 2010 NFL NFC South 3rd 10 6 0 2011 NFL NFC South 4th 4 12 0 2012 NFL NFC South 4th 7 9 0 Greg Schiano 2013 NFL NFC South 4th 4 12 0 2014 NFL NFC South 4th 2 14 0 Lovie Smith 2015 NFL NFC South 4th 6 10 0 2016 NFL NFC South 2nd 9 7 0 Dirk Koetter 2017 NFL NFC South 4th 5 11 0 2018 NFL NFC South 4th 5 11 0 2019 NFL NFC South 3rd 7 9 0 Bruce Arians 2020 NFL NFC* South 2nd§ 11 5 0 Won Wild Card playoffs (at Football Team) 31–23Won Divisional playoffs (at Saints) 30–20 Won NFC Championship (at Packers) 31–26Won Super Bowl LV (2) (vs. Chiefs) 31–9 Tom Brady () 2021 NFL NFC South^ 1st^ 13 4 0 Won Wild Card playoffs (Eagles) 31–15Lost Divisional playoffs (Rams) 30–27 2022 NFL NFC South^ 1st^ 8 9 0 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Cowboys) 31–14 Todd Bowles 2023 NFL NFC South^ 1st^ 9 8 0 Won Wild Card playoffs (Eagles) 32–9Lost Divisional playoffs (at Lions) 31–23 2024 NFL NFC South^ 1st^ 10 7 0 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Commanders) 23–20 2025 NFL NFC South 2nd 8 9 0 Totals 326 466 1 All-time regular season record (1976–2025) 12 13 — All-time postseason record (1976–2025) 338 479 1 All-time regular season & postseason record (1976–2025)
See also History of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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