Houlihan's Stadium

Opened in 1967

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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Photo of Houlihan's Stadium
Photo by "zeng8r". License: CC BY 3.0. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

Venue Information

Capacity

74,301

Year Opened

1967

Year Closed

1998

Location

Tampa, Florida

Elevation

35 ft

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.

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Teams

Home seasons at Houlihan's Stadium by team, 1967–1998. Bars use each team's colors at the time; the table below lists every season.
Team League Years
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
While based here: 22 seasons · 110-229-1 regular season · 4 postseason trips
NFL · 1976–1997
  1. Houlihan's Stadium 1976–1997
  2. Raymond James Stadium 1998–present
NFL 1976–1997
Tampa
While based here: 8 seasons
College Football · 1967–1974
Independent 1967–1974 · NAIA
  1. Plant Field 1936
  2. Phillips Field 1937–1966
  3. Tampa Stadium 1967–1974
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.

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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.

Historical Names

Houlihan's Stadium

1996 - 1998

Current

Tampa Stadium

1967 - 1995

Location

Coordinates: 27.9783, -82.5025
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Nearby Venues

VenueYearsDistance
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

Read more on Wikipedia

Teams on Wikipedia

Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.

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