About Raymond James Stadium
Raymond James Stadium is a College Football and NFL stadium in Tampa, Florida. It opened in 1998. It was designed by Populous. It seats 65,890. Its current tenants are Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL) and South Florida Bulls (College Football). By capacity it ranks 20th of 30 current NFL venues and 26th of 241 current College Football venues, counting only venues with a known capacity. On our ranked lists it ranks 234th oldest of 354 stadiums and arenas still in use.
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Venue Information
Location
Architect
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.
Architect and operator credits from Wikidata.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
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South Florida Bulls While based here: 28 seasons · 154-144 regular season in the 26 seasons with results on record · 13 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
College Football · 1999–present
American 2013–2026 · Big East Conference 2005–2012 · C-USA 2003–2004 · 1 earlier conference · FBS (Division I-A)
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College Football | 1999–present |
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers While based here: 29 seasons · 217-242 regular season · 11 postseason trips · 2026 in progress
NFL · 1998–present
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NFL | 1998–present |
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 Raymond James Stadium?
The capacity of Raymond James Stadium is 65,890.
When was Raymond James Stadium built?
Raymond James Stadium opened in 1998.
Who designed Raymond James Stadium?
Raymond James Stadium was designed by Populous.
Who plays at Raymond James Stadium?
Raymond James Stadium is the home venue of South Florida Bulls, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Where did the Tampa Bay Buccaneers play before Raymond James Stadium?
Before moving to Raymond James Stadium in 1998, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers played at Houlihan's Stadium from 1976 to 1997.
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): Capacity, Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 16 m of this point), Architect and operator.
- Wikimedia Commons (Public domain): Photograph.
Location
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Houlihan's Stadium | 1967–1998 | 0.2 mi |
| George M. Steinbrenner Field | 1996– | 0.4 mi |
| Phillips Field | 1937–1967 | 2.8 mi |
| Pepin-Rood Stadium | 1899–2002 | 2.9 mi |
| Benchmark International Arena | 1996– | 3.9 mi |
| Expo Hall | 1976– | 8.7 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Teams on Wikipedia
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.