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 National Football Conference (NFC) South Division.[2] The Buccaneers have played their home games at Raymond James Stadium since 1998.[1] Founded in 1974 by Hugh Culverhouse, the Buccaneers joined the NFL in 1976 as members of the AFC West.[3][4] 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.[5] 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.[6] They were purchased by Malcolm Glazer in 1995 for $192 million, following Culverhouse's death.[7] Glazer owned the team until his death in 2014, at which point the team passed on to his six children.[8] The team has been owned and run by the Glazer family since then.[9][10]

View of the Raymond James Stadium from an upper corner seat, showing the field and a large portion of the stands.
Raymond James Stadium where the Buccaneers have played their home games since 1998[1]

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.[11] The Buccaneers are one of two NFL franchises to have at least two Super Bowl appearances without a loss, along with the Baltimore Ravens.[12] 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,[A] doing so in their inaugural 1976 season.[14]

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.[15] 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.[16][17]

Seasons

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(#) The order of league championship won by the franchise
Finish Final position in league, division, or conference
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers record by season
Season Team League Conference Division Regular season Postseason results Awards Head coach Refs
Finish W L T Pct
1976 1976 NFL AFC West 5th 0 14 0 .000 John McKay [18]
1977 1977 NFL NFC[B] Central[B] 5th 2 12 0 .143 [22]
1978 1978 NFL NFC Central 5th 5 11 0 .313 [23][C]
1979 1979 NFL NFC Central^ 1st^ 10 6 0 .625 Won Divisional playoffs (Eagles) 24–17
Lost NFC Championship (Rams) 9–0
Lee Roy Selmon (DPOYTooltip AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year) [26][27]
1980 1980 NFL NFC Central 4th 5 10 1 .344 [28]
1981 1981 NFL NFC Central^ 1st^ 9 7 0 .563 Lost Divisional playoffs (at Cowboys) 38–0 [29]
1982 1982 NFL NFC [D] 7th§[D] 5 4 0 .556 Lost First round playoffs (at Cowboys) 30–17 [31][32]
1983 1983 NFL NFC Central 5th 2 14 0 .125 [33]
1984 1984 NFL NFC Central 3rd 6 10 0 .375 [34]
1985 1985 NFL NFC Central 5th 2 14 0 .125 Leeman Bennett [35]
1986 1986 NFL NFC Central 5th 2 14 0 .125 [36]
1987 1987 NFL NFC Central 4th 4 11 0 .267 Ray Perkins [37][E]
1988 1988 NFL NFC Central 3rd 5 11 0 .313 [39]
1989 1989 NFL NFC Central 5th 5 11 0 .313 [40]
1990 1990 NFL NFC Central 2nd 6 10 0 .375 Ray Perkins (5–8)
Richard Williamson (1–2)
[41]
1991 1991 NFL NFC Central 5th 3 13 0 .188 Richard Williamson [42]
1992 1992 NFL NFC Central 3rd 5 11 0 .313 Sam Wyche [43]
1993 1993 NFL NFC Central 5th 5 11 0 .313 [44]
1994 1994 NFL NFC Central 5th 6 10 0 .375 [45]
1995 1995 NFL NFC Central 5th 7 9 0 .438 [46]
1996 1996 NFL NFC Central 4th 6 10 0 .375 Tony Dungy [47]
1997 1997 NFL NFC Central 2nd§ 10 6 0 .625 Won Wild Card playoffs (Lions) 20–10
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Packers) 21–7
Warrick Dunn (OROYTooltip AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year) [48][49]
1998 1998 NFL NFC Central 3rd 8 8 0 .500 [50]
1999 1999 NFL NFC Central^ 1st^ 11 5 0 .688 Won Divisional playoffs (Redskins) 14–13
Lost NFC Championship (at Rams) 11–6
Warren Sapp (DPOYTooltip AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year) [51][52]
2000 2000 NFL NFC Central 2nd§ 10 6 0 .625 Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 3–21 Derrick Brooks (WPMOYTooltip Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year) [53][54]
2001 2001 NFL NFC Central 3rd§ 9 7 0 .563 Lost Wild Card playoffs (at Eagles) 9–31 [55]
2002 2002 NFL NFC* South^[F] 1st^ 12 4 0 .750 Won Divisional playoffs (49ers) 31–6
Won NFC Championship (at Eagles) 27–10
Won Super Bowl XXXVII (1) (vs. Raiders) 48–21
Derrick Brooks (DPOYTooltip AP NFL Defensive Player of the Year)
Dexter Jackson (SB MVPTooltip Super Bowl Most Valuable Player)
Jon Gruden [57][54][58]
2003 2003 NFL NFC South 3rd 7 9 0 .438 [59]
2004 2004 NFL NFC South 4th 5 11 0 .313 [60]
2005 2005 NFL NFC South^ 1st^ 11 5 0 .688 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Redskins) 17–10 Cadillac Williams (OROYTooltip AP NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year) [61][62]
2006 2006 NFL NFC South 4th 4 12 0 .250 [63]
2007 2007 NFL NFC South^ 1st^ 9 7 0 .563 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Giants) 24–14 [64]
2008 2008 NFL NFC South 3rd 9 7 0 .563 [65]
2009 2009 NFL NFC South 4th 3 13 0 .188 Raheem Morris [66]
2010 2010 NFL NFC South 3rd 10 6 0 .625 [67]
2011 2011 NFL NFC South 4th 4 12 0 .250 [68]
2012 2012 NFL NFC South 4th 7 9 0 .438 Greg Schiano [69]
2013 2013 NFL NFC South 4th 4 12 0 .250 [70]
2014 2014 NFL NFC South 4th 2 14 0 .125 Lovie Smith [71]
2015 2015 NFL NFC South 4th 6 10 0 .375 [72]
2016 2016 NFL NFC South 2nd 9 7 0 .563 Dirk Koetter [73]
2017 2017 NFL NFC South 4th 5 11 0 .313 [74]
2018 2018 NFL NFC South 4th 5 11 0 .313 [75]
2019 2019 NFL NFC South 3rd 7 9 0 .438 Bruce Arians [76]
2020 2020 NFL NFC* South 2nd§ 11 5 0 .688 Won 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 MVPTooltip Super Bowl Most Valuable Player) [77][78]
2021 2021 NFL NFC South^ 1st^ 13 4 0 .765 Won Wild Card playoffs (Eagles) 31–15
Lost Divisional playoffs (Rams) 30–27
[79][G]
2022 2022 NFL NFC South^ 1st^ 8 9 0 .471 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Cowboys) 31–14 Todd Bowles [81]
2023 2023 NFL NFC South^ 1st^ 9 8 0 .529 Won Wild Card playoffs (Eagles) 32–9
Lost Divisional playoffs (at Lions) 31–23
[82]
2024 2024 NFL NFC South^ 1st^ 10 7 0 .588 Lost Wild Card playoffs (Commanders) 23–20 [83]
2025 2025 NFL NFC South 2nd 8 9 0 .471 [84]
Totals 326 466 1 .412 All-time regular season record (1976–2025) [15]
12 13 .480 All-time postseason record (1976–2025)
338 479 1 .414 All-time regular season & postseason record (1976–2025)
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Notes

  1. The Baltimore Colts went 0–8–1 during the 1982 season, which was shortened due to a player strike.[13]
  2. The Buccaneers were moved from the AFC West to the NFC Central division prior to the start of the 1977 season, switching with fellow 1976 expansion team, the Seattle Seahawks.[5][19] The Buccaneers and Seahawks played unique schedules in the 1976 and 1977 seasons, playing every team in their conference as well as one game against each other. The goal of this schedule, and the division swap, was to have the expansion franchises play every other team in the 28-team league by the end of the second season.[20][21] Following the 1977 season, the Buccaneers and Seahawks played a normal schedule.[19]
  3. In 1978, the NFL expanded its regular season schedule, which had been 14 games since 1961, to 16 games.[24][25]
  4. The 1982 season was shortened to nine games after a players' strike. The top eight teams in each conference advanced to the playoffs.[30]
  5. The 1987 NFL strike caused the schedule to be reduced to 15 games.[38]
  6. In 2002, the NFL realigned to create four divisions in both conferences with four teams in each division.[56]
  7. In 2021, the NFL expanded its regular season schedule, which had been 16 games since 1978, to 17 games.[24][80]

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