List of Tampa Bay Buccaneers seasons

For complete team history, see History of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Raymond James Stadium where the Buccaneers have played their home games since 1998

This article is a compilation of the list of seasons completed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, an American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida. The Buccaneers are members of the South division in the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL). The list documents the season-by-season records of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' franchise from 1976 to present, including postseason records, and league awards for individual players or head coaches.

The Buccaneers first joined the NFL in 1976 as members of the AFC West. The following year, they moved to the NFC Central. The Tampa Bay expansion franchise was originally awarded to Tom McCloskey, a construction company owner from Philadelphia. It soon became apparent that McCloskey had financial problems, so the NFL found a replacement in Hugh Culverhouse. They were purchased by Malcolm Glazer in 1995 for $192 million, following Culverhouse's death. The front office staff of the team includes Bryan Glazer, Edward Glazer, and Joel Glazer.

The Buccaneers' only Super Bowl championship was won in Super Bowl XXXVII, at the conclusion of the 2002 season. This was the teams' only Super Bowl appearance, having reached the NFC conference championship on two other occasions. The Buccaneers have been divisional champions six times, three of them in the NFC Central and the other three in NFC South. They were the first team to win the NFC South after the NFL restructure in 2002. In their 40-year history, the Buccaneers have played over 500 regular and post-season games and have appeared in the post-season ten times.

Seasons

The Finish, Wins, Losses, and Ties columns list regular season results and exclude any postseason play. Regular and postseason records are combined only at the bottom of the list.

Super Bowl Champions (1970–present) Conference Champions Division Champions Wild Card Berth
NFL
Season		 Team
season		 League Conference Division Regular Season Post Season Results Awards Head coaches
Finish Wins Losses Ties
1976 1976 NFL AFC West 5th 0 14 0 John McKay
1977 1977 NFL NFC Central 5th 2 12 0 John McKay
1978[1] 1978 NFL NFC Central 5th 5 11 0 John McKay
1979[2] 1979 NFL NFC Central 1st 10 6 0 Won Divisional Playoffs (Eagles) 24–17
Lost Conference Championship (Rams) 0–9		 Lee Roy Selmon (DPOY) John McKay
1980 1980 NFL NFC Central 4th 5 10 1 John McKay
1981 1981 NFL NFC Central 1st 9 7 0 Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Cowboys) 0–38 John McKay
1982[3] 1982 NFL NFC — 7th 5 4 0 Lost First Round (at Cowboys) 17–30 John McKay
1983 1983 NFL NFC Central 5th 2 14 0 John McKay
1984 1984 NFL NFC Central 3rd 6 10 0 John McKay
1985 1985 NFL NFC Central 5th 2 14 0 Leeman Bennett
1986 1986 NFL NFC Central 5th 2 14 0 Leeman Bennett
1987 1987 NFL NFC Central 4th 4 11 0 Ray Perkins
1988 1988 NFL NFC Central 3rd 5 11 0 Ray Perkins
1989 1989 NFL NFC Central 5th 5 11 0 Ray Perkins
1990 1990 NFL NFC Central 2nd 6 10 0 Ray Perkins (5–8)
Richard Williamson (1–2)
1991 1991 NFL NFC Central 5th 3 13 0 Richard Williamson
1992 1992 NFL NFC Central 3rd 5 11 0 Sam Wyche
1993 1993 NFL NFC Central 5th 5 11 0 Sam Wyche
1994 1994 NFL NFC Central 5th 6 10 0 Sam Wyche
1995 1995 NFL NFC Central 5th 7 9 0 Sam Wyche
1996 1996 NFL NFC Central 4th 6 10 0 Tony Dungy
1997 1997 NFL NFC Central 2nd 10 6 0 Won Wild Card Playoffs (Lions) 20–10
Lost Divisional Playoffs (at Packers) 7–21		 Warrick Dunn (OROY) Tony Dungy
1998 1998 NFL NFC Central 3rd 8 8 0 Tony Dungy
1999 1999 NFL NFC Central 1st 11 5 0 Won Divisional Playoffs (Redskins) 14–13
Lost Conference Championship (at Rams) 6–11		 Warren Sapp (DPOY) Tony Dungy
2000 2000 NFL NFC Central 2nd 10 6 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Eagles) 3–21 Derrick Brooks (WPMOY) Tony Dungy
2001 2001 NFL NFC Central 3rd 9 7 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (at Eagles) 9–31 Tony Dungy
2002 2002 NFL NFC South 1st[4][5] 12 4 0 Won Divisional Playoffs (49ers) 31–6
Won Conference Championship (at Eagles) 27–10
Won Super Bowl XXXVII (1) (vs. Raiders) 48–21		 Derrick Brooks (DPOY)
Dexter Jackson (SB MVP)		 Jon Gruden
2003 2003 NFL NFC South 3rd 7 9 0 Jon Gruden
2004 2004 NFL NFC South 4th 5 11 0 Jon Gruden
2005 2005 NFL NFC South 1st[6][7] 11 5 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Redskins) 10–17 Carnell Williams (OROY) Jon Gruden
2006 2006 NFL NFC South 4th 4 12 0 Jon Gruden
2007 2007 NFL NFC South 1st 9 7 0 Lost Wild Card Playoffs (Giants) 14–24 Jon Gruden
2008 2008 NFL NFC South 3rd 9 7 0 Jon Gruden
2009 2009 NFL NFC South 4th 3 13 0 Raheem Morris
2010 2010 NFL NFC South 3rd 10 6 0 Raheem Morris
2011 2011 NFL NFC South 4th 4 12 0 Raheem Morris
2012 2012 NFL NFC South 4th 7 9 0 Greg Schiano
2013 2013 NFL NFC South 4th 4 12 0 Greg Schiano
2014 2014 NFL NFC South 4th 2 14 0 Lovie Smith
2015 2015 NFL NFC South 4th 6 10 0 Lovie Smith
Total
6 Division Titles
1 NFC Title
Super Bowl XXXVII win		 Regular Season 241 386 1 .385 Winning percentage
Postseason 6 9 0 .400 Winning percentage
Overall 247 395 1 .385 Winning percentage

Footnotes

  1. ↑ For the 1978 season, the NFL expanded from a 14-game season to a 16-game season.
  2. ↑ The Buccaneers finished ahead of the Chicago Bears in the NFC Central based on a better division record of 6–2 to the Bears 5–3
  3. ↑ 1982 was a strike-shortened season so the league was divided up into two conferences instead of its normal divisional alignment.
  4. ↑ The Philadelphia Eagles clinched the NFC number 1 seed ahead of the Buccaneers based on better conference record of 11–1 to the Buccaneers's 9–3.
  5. ↑ The Buccaneers clinched the NFC number 2 seed ahead of the Green Bay Packers based on better head-to-head record.
  6. ↑ The Buccaneers finished ahead of the Carolina Panthers in the NFC South on a better divisional record of 5–1 to the Panthers 4–2.
  7. ↑ The Chicago Bears clinched the NFC number 2 seed ahead of the Buccaneers based on a better conference record of 10–2 to the Buccaneers 9–3.

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