Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 ...
On January 15, 2016, Dirk Koetter was promoted from offensive coordinator to become the new head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. [27] The Bucs finished 9-7 with Koetter as head coach, but won only 10 games in the next two seasons, and on December 30, 2018, the team fired Koetter as head coach. [28]
The following year, they were moved to the NFC Central, while the other 1976 expansion team, the Seattle Seahawks, switched conferences with Tampa Bay and joined the AFC West. [7] This realignment was dictated by the league as part of the 1976 expansion plan, so that both teams could play each other twice and every other NFL franchise once ...
These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Buccaneers. Through the 2023 season, the Buccaneers have had 40 different starting quarterbacks since their inaugural season in 1976.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were founded by Hugh Culverhouse and began playing in the NFL in the 1976 season. [17] The Buccaneers suffered from primarily having to acquire players through an expansion draft and claims on the waiver wire , with most of the newly acquired players being made up of aging veterans.
They would then lose to the eventual Super Bowl champions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in the playoffs. [1] In 2022 the Tampa Bay Buccaneers became the fourth team in NFL history to win its division and advance to the playoffs with a losing record (8–9). The 2010 Seahawks, 2014 Panthers, and 2020 Washington Football Team previously accomplished ...
Ronde Barber never doubted he’d wind up in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The undersized cornerback’s journey included some of the most memorable plays in Tampa Bay Buccaneers history, as well ...
The 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise's first season in the National Football League (NFL). The Buccaneers played their home games at Tampa Stadium and their inaugural head coach was John McKay. The Buccaneers gained infamy as the first team to play an entire 14-game season without winning or tying a single game (including five ...