| 2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season | |
|---|---|
| Owner | Malcolm Glazer |
| General manager | Mark Dominik |
| Head coach | Raheem Morris |
| Home field | Raymond James Stadium |
| Results | |
| Record | 10–6 |
| Division place | 3rd NFC South |
| Playoff finish | Did not qualify |
| Pro Bowlers | LT Donald Penn |
| Uniform | |
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The 2010 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the franchise's 35th season in the National Football League (NFL) and the second under head coach Raheem Morris. The Buccaneers entered the season attempting to improve on their 3–13 record and last place finish in the NFC South in 2009, a feat they accomplished after only six games. The Buccaneers achieved the best turnaround in franchise history and became the first team since the NFL merger in 1970 to start 10 rookies and achieve a winning season. Raheem Morris spent his second season as head coach. The Buccaneers had the third overall pick in the 2010 NFL draft, with which they selected Gerald McCoy.
John McKay, the team's first head coach, became the second inductee into the Ring of Honor on December 5 during a game against Atlanta. McKay's son Rich, a former Buccaneers general manager, and current president of the Falcons, accepted the award for his late father.[1] The Buccaneers wore throwback uniforms for the Falcons game.[1][2]
Despite finishing the season with a 10–6 record (a seven-game improvement from the year before), the team failed to sell out any of its home games at Raymond James Stadium, and narrowly missed the playoffs.[3] It is the second NFL stadium that failed to sell out any of the team's home games; the first stadium was Sun Devil Stadium back in 2005. This was the team's last winning season until the 2016 season.
- ^ a b "John McKay next into Bucs' Ring of Honor". TBO.com. June 14, 2010. Archived from the original on February 3, 2013. Retrieved October 31, 2010.
- ^ "McKay to Join Ring During Throwback Game". Buccaneers.com. June 16, 2010. Archived from the original on June 26, 2010. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
- ^ "Sources: Bucs a front-runner for 'Hard Knocks'". March 21, 2011.