<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Tampa Bay Buccaneers </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Current season </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Established April 24, 1974; 44 years ago (April 24, 1974) First season: 1976 Play in Raymond James Stadium Tampa, Florida Headquartered in One Buccaneer Place Tampa, Florida </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Logo </Td> <Td> Wordmark </Td> </Tr> </Table> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> League / conference affiliations </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> National Football League (1976--present) </P> <Ul> <Li> American Football Conference (1976) <Ul> <Li> AFC West (1976) </Li> </Ul> </Li> <Li> National Football Conference (1977--present) <Ul> <Li> NFC Central (1977--2001) </Li> <Li> NFC South (2002--present) </Li> </Ul> </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Current uniform </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Team colors </Th> <Td> <P> Buccaneer red, pewter, Bay orange </P> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Mascot </Th> <Td> Captain Fear </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Personnel </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Owner (s) </Th> <Td> Glazer family </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Chairman </Th> <Td> Bryan Glazer Joel Glazer Edward Glazer </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> General manager </Th> <Td> Jason Licht </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Head coach </Th> <Td> Dirk Koetter </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Team history </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1976--present) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Team nicknames </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> The Bucs </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Championships </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> League championships (1) </P> <Ul> <Li> Super Bowl championships (1) 2002 (XXXVII) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> Conference championships (1) </P> <Ul> <Li> NFC: 2002 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <P> Division championships (6) </P> <Ul> <Li> NFC Central: 1979, 1981, 1999 </Li> <Li> NFC South: 2002, 2005, 2007 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Playoff appearances (10) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> NFL: 1979, 1981, 1982, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2005, 2007 </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Home fields </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> <Ul> <Li> Tampa Stadium (1976--1997) </Li> <Li> Raymond James Stadium (1998--present) </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Tampa Bay Buccaneers </Th> </Tr>

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