Posts with players, coaches, and other topics from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for The Football History Dude podcast, covering the history of the NFL.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers began as an expansion team in the NFL in 1976. Although all expansion teams tend to struggle in their inaugural season, the Buccaneers did not merely struggle; they lost every game, finishing the season with zero wins and 14 losses. They then suffered twelve straight losses in 1977 before winning their … Read more
On one of my recent posts on my Facebook page The NFL in the 1970s, I questioned everyone who follows that page which NFL team from the 1970s won the greatest number of games against their divisional opponents. From 1970 to 1979, which team accumulated more victories over their common foes…. the teams that they … Read more
There were four years where pro football fans got to witness several examples of ultimate futility. These were the teams that could only win one game during a 14-game regular season. This category also continues one team that could not win a single game in a hapless and somewhat legendary inaugural campaign. The 1971 Buffalo … Read more
This week’s episode of Hello Old Sports is all about sports in Tampa Bay! The Lightning are Stanley Cup Champions. The Rays were in the World Series. And the Bucs are being led by Tom Brady, the greatest quarterback in NFL History. With all of that going on, we thought this would be a good … Read more