1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
Owner	Malcolm Glazer
General manager	Rich McKay
Head coach	Tony Dungy
Home field	Raymond James Stadium
Results
Record	8–8
Division place	3rd NFC Central
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	5 FB Mike Alstott; LB Derrick Brooks; C Tony Mayberry; MLB Hardy Nickerson; DT Warren Sapp;
AP All-Pros	3 FB Mike Alstott; LB Derrick Brooks (2nd team); DT Warren Sapp (2nd team);
Team MVP	LB Derrick Brooks
	← 1997; Buccaneers seasons; 1999 →;

The 1998 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise's 23rd season in the National Football League (NFL) and their first season in Raymond James Stadium.

Following their breakthrough 1997 season, the Buccaneers finished 8–8 and missed the postseason; nonetheless they were the only team to beat the 15–1 Minnesota Vikings during the regular season. In Week 17, they recorded the biggest road win in franchise history with a 35–0 win over the Cincinnati Bengals, a record that stood until the 2020 team defeated the Detroit Lions 47–7 in Detroit.