2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
Owner	Malcolm Glazer
General manager	Rich McKay
Head coach	Tony Dungy
Home field	Raymond James Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd NFC Central
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (at Eagles) 9–31
Pro Bowlers	6 FB Mike Alstott; CB Ronde Barber; LB Derrick Brooks; WR Keyshawn Johnson; SS John Lynch; DT Warren Sapp;
AP All-Pros	4 CB Ronde Barber; DT Warren Sapp; LB Derrick Brooks; SS John Lynch;
Team MVP	WR Keyshawn Johnson
	← 2000; Buccaneers seasons; 2002 →;

The 2001 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise's 26th season in the National Football League (NFL).

The season began with the team trying to improve on a 10–6 season. Quarterback Shaun King was benched, and Brad Johnson was brought in from free agency. Johnson broke Tampa Bay team records for passing yards (3,406), completions (340), and attempts (540). However, the team stumbled out of the gate, and started the season with a 3–4 record. The team rallied in the second half of the season, however, improving to finish 9–7 and clinched a playoff spot.

In the Wild Card playoffs, however, Tampa Bay lost to the Philadelphia Eagles for the second year in a row. Two days later, head coach Tony Dungy was fired by the management.

Following the season, Randall McDaniel retired.