List of Tampa Bay Buccaneers seasons

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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 South division of the National Football Conference (NFC).

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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 have won two Super Bowl championships as a franchise, 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. The Buccaneers have been divisional champions eight times, three of them in the NFC Central and five in the NFC South. They were the first team to win the NFC South after the NFL realigned the divisions in 2002. In their 46-year history, the Buccaneers have played over 700 regular-season and post-season games and have appeared in the post-season thirteen times.

Seasons

Legend
(#)The order of league championship won by the franchise
FinishFinal position in league, division, or conference
T-#Finished tied in that position with one or more teams
PctThe team's winning percentage for the season
‡ Super Bowl champions (1970–present)
*Conference champions
^Division champions
§Wild Card berth
Tampa Bay Buccaneers record by season
Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason resultsAwards Head coach Refs
FinishWLTPct
1976 1976 NFL AFC West 5th0140.000 John McKay [1]
1977 1977 NFL NFC Central 5th2120.143 [2]
1978 1978 NFLNFCCentral5th5110.313 [3] [upper-alpha 1]
1979 1979 NFLNFCCentral^1st^1060.625Won Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 24–17
Lost NFC Championship (Rams) 9–0		 Lee Roy Selmon (DPOY) [6] [7]
1980 1980 NFLNFCCentral4th5101.344 [8]
1981 1981 NFLNFCCentral^1st^970.563Lost Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 38–0 [9]
1982 1982 NFLNFC— [upper-alpha 2] 7th§ [upper-alpha 2] 540.556Lost First Round playoffs (at Cowboys) 30–17 [11]
1983 1983 NFLNFCCentral5th2140.125 [12]
1984 1984 NFLNFCCentral3rd6100.375 [13]
1985 1985 NFLNFCCentral5th2140.125 Leeman Bennett [14]
1986 1986 NFLNFCCentral5th2140.125 [15]
1987 1987 NFLNFCCentral4th4110.267 Ray Perkins [16] [upper-alpha 3]
1988 1988 NFLNFCCentral3rd5110.313 [18]
1989 1989 NFLNFCCentral5th5110.313 [19]
1990 1990 NFLNFCCentral2nd6100.375 Ray Perkins (5–8)
Richard Williamson (1–2)		 [20]
1991 1991 NFLNFCCentral5th3130.188 Richard Williamson [21]
1992 1992 NFLNFCCentral3rd5110.313 Sam Wyche [22]
1993 1993 NFLNFCCentral5th5110.313 [23]
1994 1994 NFLNFCCentral5th6100.375 [24]
1995 1995 NFLNFCCentral5th790.438 [25]
1996 1996 NFLNFCCentral4th6100.375 Tony Dungy [26]
1997 1997 NFLNFCCentral2nd§1060.625Won Wild Card playoffs (Lions) 20–10
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Packers) 21–7		 Warrick Dunn (OROY) [27]
1998 1998 NFLNFCCentral3rd880.500 [28]
1999 1999 NFLNFCCentral^1st^1150.688Won Divisional playoffs (Redskins) 14–13
Lost NFC Championship (at Rams) 11–6		 Warren Sapp (DPOY) [29]
2000 2000 NFLNFCCentral2nd§1060.625Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 3–21 Derrick Brooks (WPMOY) [30]
2001 2001 NFLNFCCentral3rd§970.563Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 9–31 [31]
2002 2002 NFL†NFC* South ^ [upper-alpha 4] 1st^1240.750Won Divisional playoffs (49ers) 31–6
Won NFC Championship (at Eagles) 27–10
Won Super Bowl XXXVII (1) (vs. Raiders) 48–21		 Derrick Brooks (DPOY)
Dexter Jackson (SB MVP)		 Jon Gruden [33]
2003 2003 NFLNFCSouth3rd790.438 [34]
2004 2004 NFLNFCSouth4th5110.313 [35]
2005 2005 NFLNFCSouth^1st^1150.688Lost Wild Card playoffs (Redskins) 17–10 Carnell Williams (OROY) [36]
2006 2006 NFLNFCSouth4th4120.250 [37]
2007 2007 NFLNFCSouth^1st^970.563Lost Wild Card playoffs (Giants) 24–14 [38]
2008 2008 NFLNFCSouth3rd970.563 [39]
2009 2009 NFLNFCSouth4th3130.188 Raheem Morris [40]
2010 2010 NFLNFCSouth3rd1060.625 [41]
2011 2011 NFLNFCSouth4th4120.250 [42]
2012 2012 NFLNFCSouth4th790.438 Greg Schiano [43]
2013 2013 NFLNFCSouth4th4120.250 [44]
2014 2014 NFLNFCSouth4th2140.125 Lovie Smith [45]
2015 2015 NFLNFCSouth4th6100.375 [46]
2016 2016 NFLNFCSouth2nd970.563 Dirk Koetter [47]
2017 2017 NFLNFCSouth4th5110.313 [48]
2018 2018 NFLNFCSouth4th5110.313 [49]
2019 2019 NFLNFCSouth3rd790.438 Bruce Arians [50]
2020 2020 NFL†NFC*South2nd§1150.688Won Wild Card playoffs (at Football Team) 31–23
Won Divisional playoffs (at Saints) 30–20
Won NFC Championship (at Packers) 31–26
Won Super Bowl LV (2) (vs. Chiefs) 31–9		 Tom Brady (SB MVP) [51] [52]
2021 2021 NFLNFCSouth^1st^1340.765Won Wild Card playoffs (Eagles) 31–15
Lost Divisional playoffs (Rams) 30–27		 [53] [upper-alpha 5]
2022 2022 NFLNFCSouth^1st^890.471Lost Wild Card playoffs (Cowboys) 31–14 Todd Bowles [55]
2023 2023 NFLNFCSouth^1st^980.529Won Wild Card playoffs (Eagles) 32–9
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Lions) 31–23		 [56]
Total3084501.406Regular season
1212—.500Postseason
3204621.409Overall

Notes

  1. ↑ In 1978, the NFL expanded its regular season schedule, which had been 14 games since 1961, to 16 games. [4] [5]
  2. 1 2 The 1982 season was shortened to nine games after a players' strike. The top eight teams in each conference advanced to the playoffs. [10]
  3. ↑ The 1987 NFL strike caused the schedule to be reduced to 15 games. [17]
  4. ↑ In 2002, the NFL realigned to create four divisions in both conferences with four teams in each division. [32]
  5. ↑ In 2021, the NFL expanded its regular season schedule, which had been 16 games since 1978, to 17 games. [4] [54]

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