Tampa Bay Buccaneers - NFC South
Overall 2011 NFL Rankings (Average per game)
| Passing Yards | Rushing Yards | Points For | Points Against |
|---|---|---|---|
| 230.8 | 100.5 | 17.8 | 28.5 |
| 13th | 25th | 26th | 31st |
| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2011/12 Schedule - *All Times ET
| Regular Season Schedule | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME/SCORE | LOCATION |
| 1 | Sun, Sep 11 | vs Detroit | L 20-27 | Raymond James Stadium |
| 2 | Sun, Sep 18 | @ Minnesota | W 24-20 | Metrodome |
| 3 | Sun, Sep 25 | vs Atlanta | W 16-13 | Raymond James Stadium |
| 4 | Sun, Oct 2 | vs Indianapolis | W 24-17 | Raymond James Stadium |
| 5 | Sun, Oct 9 | @ San Francisco | L 3-48 | Candlestick Park |
| 6 | Sun, Oct 16 | vs New Orleans | W 26-20 | Raymond James Stadium |
| 7 | Sun, Oct 23 | vs Chicago | L 18-24 | Raymond James Stadium |
| 8 | BYE WEEK | |||
| 9 | Sun, Nov 6 | @ New Orleans | L 16-27 | Louisiana Superdome |
| 10 | Sun, Nov 13 | vs Houston | L 9-37 | Raymond James Stadium |
| 11 | Sun, Nov 20 | @ Green Bay | L 26-35 | Lambeau Field |
| 12 | Sun, Nov 27 | @ Tennessee | L 17-23 | LP Field |
| 13 | Sun, Dec 4 | vs Carolina | L 19-38 | Raymond James Stadium |
| 14 | Sun, Dec 11 | @ Jacksonville | L 14-41 | EverBank Field |
| 15 | Sat, Dec 17 | vs Dallas | L 15-31 | Raymond James Stadium |
| 16 | Sat, Dec 24 | @ Carolina | 1:00 PM | Bank of America Stadium |
| 17 | Sun, Jan 1 | @ Atlanta | 1:00 PM | Georgia Dome |
| Preseason Schedule | ||||
| WK | DATE | OPPONENT | TIME/SCORE | LOCATION |
| 1 | Fri, Aug 12 | @ Kansas City | W 25-0 | Arrowhead Stadium |
| 2 | Thu, Aug 18 | vs New England | L 31-14 | Raymond James Stadium |
| 3 | Sat, Aug 27 | vs Miami | W 17-13 | Raymond James Stadium |
| 4 | Thu, Sep 1 | @ Washington | L 24-29 | FedEx Field |
| Team's name: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Conference: NFC  Division: South Location: Tampa, Florida Nickname: Bucs Mascot: Captain Fear Team Colours: Buccaneer Red, Pewter, Black, Orange and White Joined the League: 1976 General Manager: Bruce Allen Football Head Coach: Jon Gruden Football Stadium: Raymond James Stadium Current Capacity: 65,857 First Year of Football: 1976 Team Titles: Super Bowl Champs: 2002 NFC Championships: 2002 Division Championships: NFC Central: 1979, 1981, 1999 NFC South: 2002, 2005, 2007 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Based in Tampa Bay, Florida, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League. The team presently plays its home games at the Raymond James Stadium and is owned by Malcolm Glazer.
The Buccaneers franchise was first established in 1976, along with the Seattle Sea Hawks, as an NFL expansion team. During its first year, Tampa Bay played in the AFC but then moved, again with Seattle, to play in the NFC the following season.
After several years of success in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Tampa Bay suffered through fourteen losing seasons in a row. However, since 1996, the Buccaneers have been repeated playoffs contenders, even winning a Super Bowl title in 2002. In addition to their Super Bowl title, the Buccaneers have also attained 1 conference championship and 6 division titles in their history.
In 2008, Tampa Bay finished in 7th place of the NFC with a 9-7 record that left the team close to obtaining a Wild Card playoff berth; however, the Buccaneers lost their final four games of the season, leaving them out of the postseason. Now with new coach Raheem Morris, the Buccaneers have high expectations for 2009.
2009 was a deceiving season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, finishing 3-13 in what was a year to forget. To add some makeup this result, we can bring up kicker Connor Barth’s three 50+ yards field goals in one game, and tied the NFL record held by Morten Andersen, Neil Rackers and Kris Brown. Cornerback Aqib Talib’s 3 interceptions in one game set a franchise record, as well as quarterback Josh Freeman’s 1,857 passing yards for 10 touchdowns, the highest for a Buccaneer rookie. And tight end Kellen Winslow’s 884 yards receiving and 77 receptions also set a team tight end record.