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| [[1978 NFL season|September 2, 1978]]
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| [[1979 NFL season|November 18, 1979]]
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| [[1980 NFL season|August 16, 1980]]
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Revision as of 18:26, 22 November 2021

Tampa Stadium
Location Tampa, Florida
Opened November 4, 1967
Closed September 13, 1998
Demolished April 11, 1999
Other Names Houlihan's Stadium (1996-99)
Tenants Tampa Bay Mutiny (1996-98)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers (1976-97)
South Florida Bulls (1997)
Tampa Bay Bandits (1983-85)
Tampa Spartans (1967-74)

Tampa Stadium (nicknamed The Big Sombrero) was a large open-air stadium (maximum capacity about 74,000) located in Tampa, Florida, which opened in 1967 and was significantly expanded in 1974-75. The facility is most closely associated with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League, who played there from their establishment in 1976 until 1997. It also hosted two Super Bowls, in 1984 and 1991, as well as the 1984 USFL Championship Game.

List of credited publications

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
National Football League September 2, 1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New York Giants Program
October 21, 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Green Bay Packers Program
November 18, 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New York Giants Program
August 16, 1980 Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. St. Louis Cardinals Program
October 12, 1980 Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Green Bay Packers Program
November 29, 1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Miami Dolphins Program
November 24, 1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. New Orleans Saints Program

See also


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