2005 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season

2005 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
2005 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season
Owner	Malcolm Glazer
Head coach	Jon Gruden
Home field	Raymond James Stadium
Results
Record	11–5
Division place	1st NFC South
Playoff finish	Lost Wild Card Playoffs; (vs. Redskins) 10–17
Pro Bowlers	3 CB Ronde Barber; P Josh Bidwell; LB Derrick Brooks;
AP All-Pros	3 CB Ronde Barber; LB Derrick Brooks; P Josh Bidwell (2nd team);
Team MVP	RB Cadillac Williams
Team ROY	RB Cadillac Williams
	← 2004; Buccaneers seasons; 2006 →;

The 2005 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise's 30th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 8th playing their home games at Raymond James Stadium, and the 4th under head coach Jon Gruden. The season began with the team trying to improve on their 5–11 record in 2004; they made a complete reversal from last season by going 11–5, clinching their first winning season, playoff appearance and division title since 2002. Cadillac Williams won Offensive Rookie of the Year. The Buccaneers would lose in the Wild Card playoff game at home to the Washington Redskins.