About Houlihan's Stadium
Houlihan's Stadium was a College Football and NFL stadium in Tampa, Florida. It opened in 1967 and closed in 1998. Its last recorded capacity was 74,301. Tenants included Tampa (College Football, 1967–1974) and Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL, 1976–1997). On our ranked lists it ranks 112th shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years. It has also been known as Tampa Stadium (1967–1995).
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- 112th shortest-lived of 272 stadiums and arenas with known opening and closing years
- 39th shortest-lived of 139 football stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 13th shortest-lived of 55 NFL stadiums with known opening and closing years
- 51st longest single tenancy (21 years) of the 101 longest on record in NFL stadiums
- 30th shortest-lived of 107 College Football stadiums with known opening and closing years
Venue Information
Capacity
Year Opened
Year Closed
Location
Elevation
11 m above sea level
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers While based here: 22 seasons · 110-229-1 regular season · 4 postseason trips
NFL · 1976–1997
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NFL | 1976–1997 |
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Tampa While based here: 8 seasons
College Football · 1967–1974
Independent 1967–1974 · NAIA
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College Football | 1967–1974 |
Records are each team's full-season results while it was based here, home and away games alike, from final scores. They are not records of games played at this venue.
Game results are on record only for top-division college football seasons; other seasons count toward seasons here but not toward the record.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Houlihan's Stadium?
The capacity of Houlihan's Stadium is 74,301.
When was Houlihan's Stadium built?
Houlihan's Stadium opened in 1967.
Where did the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play after Houlihan's Stadium?
After leaving Houlihan's Stadium in 1997, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers moved to Raymond James Stadium in 1998.
Where did the Tampa play before Houlihan's Stadium?
Before moving to Houlihan's Stadium in 1967, the Tampa played at Phillips Field from 1937 to 1966.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 127 m of this point).
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY): Photograph.
Historical Names
Houlihan's Stadium
1996 - 1998
CurrentTampa Stadium
1967 - 1995
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Raymond James Stadium | 1998– | 0.2 mi |
| George M. Steinbrenner Field | 1996– | 0.3 mi |
| Phillips Field | 1937–1967 | 2.9 mi |
| Pepin-Rood Stadium | 1899–2002 | 3.0 mi |
| Benchmark International Arena | 1996– | 4.0 mi |
| Expo Hall | 1976– | 8.6 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.