List of Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coaches - wikipedia List of Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coaches Jon Gruden was the Buccaneers ' head coach between 2002 and 2008. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. They are members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference ( NFC ) in the National Football League ( NFL ). The franchise was founded as an NFL team in 1976 by Hugh Culverhouse. They lost their first 26 games and had one playoff win in its first 21 seasons before winning the Super Bowl in 2002. There have been ten head coaches for the Buccaneers franchise. The team has played 628 games in 40 seasons since joining the NFL. Three Buccaneers coaches, John McKay, Tony Dungy, and Jon Gruden, have taken the Buccaneers to the playoffs, while only Gruden has won the Super Bowl with the team, at Super Bowl XXXVII. The team 's all - time leader in games coached is McKay ( 133 ) and the leader in wins is Gruden ( 57 ) plus 3 postseason victories ; Dungy leads all Buccaneers coaches in winning percentage (. 563 ). Leeman Bennett has the lowest winning percentage (. 125 ) of all Buccaneers coaches. The eighth coach, Raheem Morris, was fired on January 2, 2012. On January 26, 2012 Rutgers head coach Greg Schiano was hired as the new Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach. Schiano posted a record of 11 -- 21 during two seasons in charge, before he was fired on December 30, 2013. Contents 1 Key 2 Coaches 3 Notes 4 References Key # Number of coaches GC Games coached Wins Losses Ties Win % Winning percentage 00 † Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a coach 00 ‡ Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player 00 * Spent entire NFL head coaching career with the Buccaneers Coaches Note : Statistics are accurate through the 2016 NFL season. # Name Term Regular season Playoffs Achievements Reference GC Win % GC Win % John McKay * 1976 -- 1984 * 133 44 88. 333. 250 Leeman Bennett 1985 -- 1986 32 28 0. 125 -- Ray Perkins 1987 -- 1990 60 19 41 0. 332 -- Richard Williamson * 1990 -- 1991 * 19 15 0. 211 -- 5 Sam Wyche 1992 -- 1995 64 23 41 0. 359 -- 6 Tony Dungy 1996 -- 2001 96 54 42 0. 563 6. 333 Maxwell Football Club Coach of the Year ( 1997 ) 7 Jon Gruden 2002 -- 2008 112 57 55 0. 509 5. 600 Super Bowl XXXVII Champion 8 Raheem Morris * 2009 -- 2011 * 48 17 31 0. 354 -- 9 Greg Schiano * 2012 -- 2013 * 32 11 21 0. 344 -- 10 Lovie Smith 2014 -- 2015 32 8 24 0. 250 -- 11 Dirk Koetter * 2016 -- present 32 14 18 0. 438 -- Notes Jump up ^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Buccaneers. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once. Jump up ^ Each year is linked to an article about that particular NFL season. References General `` Tampa Bay Buccaneers History ''. CBS Sportsline. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 08. `` Hall of Famers by Franchise ''. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on 2008 - 08 - 22. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 08. `` Coaching Roster - Tampa Bay Buccaneers ''. Hickoksports. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 08. Specific Jump up ^ `` Tampa Bay Buccaneers ''. CBS Sportsline. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 08. Jump up ^ `` Tampa Bay Buccaneers Championship History ''. NFL Team History. Retrieved 2008 - 03 - 25. ^ Jump up to : `` Tony Dungy 's Coaching Record ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008 - 03 - 25. ^ Jump up to : `` Leeman Bennett 's Coaching Record ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008 - 03 - 25. Jump up ^ La Canfora, Jason ( January 2, 2012 ). `` Bucs ' Morris out after posting 17 - 31 record in three seasons ''. NFL.com. NFL Enterprises LLC. NFL Network. Retrieved January 2, 2012. Jump up ^ Rosenthal, Gregg ( December 30, 2013 ). `` Greg Schiano, Mark Dominik fired by Buccaneers ''. National Football League. NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2013. Jump up ^ `` John McKay ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Ray Perkins ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Richard Williamson ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Sam Wyche ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 09. Jump up ^ `` NFL Coach of the Year Award ''. Hickoksports. Archived from the original on 2012 - 12 - 05. Retrieved 2008 - 03 - 25. Jump up ^ `` Jon Gruden ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008 - 12 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Raheem Morris Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2011. Jump up ^ `` Greg Schiano Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 30, 2012. Jump up ^ `` Lovie Smith Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Lovie Smith Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2016. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Founded in 1976 Based and headquartered in Tampa, Florida Franchise Franchise Seasons History Coaches Players Expansion draft First - round draft picks Draft history Starting quarterbacks Broadcasters Stadiums Tampa Stadium Raymond James Stadium Culture and lore Hugh Culverhouse Malcolm Glazer Tampa 2 Captain Fear Cheerleaders Snow Bowl A Triumph of the Heart : The Ricky Bell Story Rivalries Carolina Panthers New Orleans Saints Miami Dolphins Wild card berths ( 3 ) 1997 2000 2001 Division championships ( 6 ) 1979 1981 1999 2002 2005 2007 Conference championships ( 1 ) 2002 League championships ( 1 ) 2002 ( XXXVII ) Hall of Fame members Lee Roy Selmon Steve Young Randall McDaniel Warren Sapp Derrick Brooks Tim Brown Ron Wolf Retired numbers 55 63 99 Current league affiliations League : National Football League Conference : National Football Conference Division : South Division Seasons ( 43 ) 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1990 1991 1992 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 Championship seasons in bold Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coaches John McKay ( 1976 -- 1984 ) Leeman Bennett ( 1985 -- 1986 ) Ray Perkins ( 1987 -- 1990 ) Richard Williamson ( 1990 -- 1991 ) Sam Wyche ( 1992 -- 1995 ) Tony Dungy ( 1996 -- 2001 ) Jon Gruden ( 2002 -- 2008 ) Raheem Morris ( 2009 -- 2011 ) Greg Schiano ( 2012 -- 2013 ) Lovie Smith ( 2014 -- 2015 ) Dirk Koetter ( 2016 -- ) Current head coaches of the National Football League American Football Conference AFC East AFC North AFC South AFC West Sean McDermott ( Buffalo Bills ) Adam Gase ( Miami Dolphins ) Bill Belichick ( New England Patriots ) Todd Bowles ( New York Jets ) John Harbaugh ( Baltimore Ravens ) Marvin Lewis ( Cincinnati Bengals ) Hue Jackson ( Cleveland Browns ) Mike Tomlin ( Pittsburgh Steelers ) Bill O'Brien ( Houston Texans ) Frank Reich ( Indianapolis Colts ) Doug Marrone ( Jacksonville Jaguars ) Mike Vrabel ( Tennessee Titans ) Vance Joseph ( Denver Broncos ) Andy Reid ( Kansas City Chiefs ) Anthony Lynn ( Los Angeles Chargers ) Jon Gruden ( Oakland Raiders ) National Football Conference NFC East NFC North NFC South NFC West Jason Garrett ( Dallas Cowboys ) Pat Shurmur ( New York Giants ) Doug Pederson ( Philadelphia Eagles ) Jay Gruden ( Washington Redskins ) Matt Nagy ( Chicago Bears ) Matt Patricia ( Detroit Lions ) Mike McCarthy ( Green Bay Packers ) Mike Zimmer ( Minnesota Vikings ) Dan Quinn ( Atlanta Falcons ) Ron Rivera ( Carolina Panthers ) Sean Payton ( New Orleans Saints ) Dirk Koetter ( Tampa Bay Buccaneers ) Steve Wilks ( Arizona Cardinals ) Sean McVay ( Los Angeles Rams ) Kyle Shanahan ( San Francisco 49ers ) Pete Carroll ( Seattle Seahawks ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Tampa_Bay_Buccaneers_head_coaches&oldid=832768029 '' Categories : Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coaches Lists of National Football League head coaches by team Tampa Bay Buccaneers lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 27 March 2018, at 22 : 02. 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Question: who was the first coach of the tampa bay buccaneers
Answer: John McKay