Leadership lessons from footballs top head coaches lamonte, bob, shook, robert l. Don shulas record victory pro football hall of fame official site. Brady, belichick and the patriots continue to rewrite nfl. Chiefs hc andy reid ties chuck noll for sixthmost wins in. List of philadelphia eagles head coaches wikipedia. Bill belichick holds the current nfl record for most playoff games coached 41 and most wins by a head coach 30. The chicago bears and green bay packers are tied for the secondbest winning record of all time.
Belichick is one of only five head coaches with four or more titles in nfl history, is the only coach to win five super bowls, and ranks first all time in postseason victories. Go adfree to support sports reference and get our fastest browsing experience. Top ten winningest coaches in nfl history sports chat place. Patriots break their own record for most wins in a decade.
The 10 winningest active head coaches in the nfl for the win. Andy reids 203 regular season wins are the seventhmost in history and. The patriots moved into a tie for the secondmost postseason wins of all time. This book, by the former super bowlwinning head coach, brian billick, dates. On january 21, 2008, dungy announced that he would return at least for the 2008 season. Under him, the packers won five national football league championships in seven years, including three consecutive titles as well as winning the first two. Sports quiz nfl coaches with most wins random sports or nfl quiz can you name the nfl coaches with more wins than bill belichick. Chuck noll, by contrast, spent his entire career with the pittsburg steelers, from 1969 to 1991. Last season, andy reid passed marty schottenheimer for the seventhmost wins in nfl history, including postseason. In the 1934 nfl season, the franchise moved to detroit and changed their name to the lions. Andy reid is the alltime leader in games coached and wins, 2 while pederson has the highest winning percentage with.
After sifting through the history books, weve found our 50 greatest coaches of all time with an iconic. We present them here for purely educational purposes. Don shula, george halas, tom landry, curly lambeau. Tom brady was hobbled, yet efficient as ever with the game on the line and time on the clock. The most successful nfl playoff coaches of all time jason belzer is founder of game, inc. List of national basketball association head coaches with. Active quarterback tom brady holds the record for the most regular season wins with 219.
Rams coach jeff fisher lost eight of his last nine games to streak to the top or is it the bottom. As of the 2019 season, 104 coaches, about 20%, have won 50 or more games. In professional american football, the national football league nfl gives the head coach credit for his teams winloss record. Profootballreference utilizes official nfl data for current nfl seasons. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. A master class in building teams and winning at the highest level. Furthermore, belichicks 277 career wins including playoffs rank third in nfl history, behind shula 347 and george halas 324, and his. Sharpeyed readers who see an error or a missing record can contact texas. The patriots have the lead on the final day of voting, and its easy to see why bill belichick is the most decorated coach in nfl history. The bears were founder members of the league in 1920. In professional american football, the national football league nfl gives the head coach credit for his teams win loss record. The making of the greatest football coach of all time. List of national football league career quarterback wins.
Can you name the nfl coaches with more wins than bill belichick. The best nfl head coaches who have never won a super bowl. The best books for football coaches provide insight into being a head coach, strategies for winning the game, and tips for bringing together a team of players. While he remains only three wins behind don nelson for most career. Belichick leads all active coaches with 253 wins, good.
The 50 greatest coaches of all time bleacher report latest. Three coaches have won nfl championships with the team. One of the most successful coaches in nfl history, lombardi was the coach of the green bay packers from 1959 to 1967. Playing with an ailing knee, brady tied peyton manning for most wins by a. Bill belichick and tom brady secured their fifth super bowl as a coachquarterback duo on sunday in houston to pass chuck noll and terry bradshaw for the most in nfl history. A biography of the winningest coach in nfl history 9781683582335. The 11 football books any true student of the game must read. In the great books of history, it will go down as little more than a. George potsy clark is the only coach to have more than one tenure. The franchise has had 27 head coaches in team history, which includes its existence as the portsmouth ohio spartans 19301933. This book is a must read for anyone who wants to build a great culture and. Bill belichick holds the current nfl record for most playoff games coached 42 and most.
Bill belichick record, statistics, and category ranks. Bill belichick now 4th alltime in wins for an nfl head coach. The dallas cowboys have the best regularseason winning percentage in nfl history. Ties are registered as a half win and a half loss when calculating the winloss record. Coaches with most regular season wins in nfl history. Granted, a coach s place in history cannot be defined by titles alone. After looking through the record books for all nfl coaches, with. The new england patriots on sunday won their 127th game since 2010, which makes this the winningest decade in nfl history. The most successful nfl playoff coaches of all time. The following is a listing of all 32 current national football league nfl teams ranked by their combined win loss record percentage, accurate as of the end of the super bowl liii.
Cowboys kicker drills second longest field goal in nfl history, breaks record for most 60yarders brett maher had a big game for the cowboys. Tom brady holds these 54 nfl records hes the only player in nfl history to win four super bowl mvp awards and owns an arsenal of other records in addition. Dan marino helped rewrite the nfl history books, leading miami to five division titles, 10. The 2020 nfl draft is less than a month away and nfl coaches reportedly believe its increasingly likely that the start of the 2020 nfl season will be delayed. Shula was named the youngest head coach in nfl history when he took over the baltimore colts in 1963. In the nfl, the starting quarterback is the only position that is credited with records of wins and losses. Bill belichick is 162 wins behind halas, and at belichicks current rate, he. Cowboys kicker drills second longest field goal in nfl. How three football legends bill walsh, joe gibbs, and bill parcells won eight. Bill belichick, andy reid, pete carroll, mike tomlin.
The steelers had the most super bowl wins with six until a patriots win in super bowl 53 moved tom brady and co. Noll, who was inducted into the hall of fame in 1993, finished his career with 4 super bowl wins the most out of any head coach in the history of the nfl. Does a head coach need a super bowl win to be considered great. The greatest football coaches in nfl history the delite. With a 270 win for the new england patriots over the houston texans, bill belichick tied curly lambeau for the fourthmost wins in nfl history for a head coach.
Andy reid coached the eagles for like 14 years and he has coached the chiefs for like 7, so its a good bet he has more wins with the eagles, especially since he had them in the playoffs almost every year. With the nfl season over, many nfl fans will be looking for good books to pass. At the start of the 2019 season, the chicago bears had won the most regularseason games in nfl history. Nfls coach of the year in 1981 and 1984, walsh popularized the. The truth lies in some combination of all these factors. Among active head coaches through the end of the 2015 season, reid ranks fourth in regular season wins, trailing only bill belichick, tom coughlin and jeff fisher. Tom brady threw three touchdown passes sunday as the patriots smacked the jets 3716. Most nfl wins as head coach national football league.
Test your knowledge on this sports quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others. Popovich has the most regular season games coached 1,820 with one team, during his 23year career with the san antonio spurs. The definitive biography of the nfls most enigmatic, controversial, and yet successful coach. The pittsburgh steelers have been to the most conference title games in nfl history, with 16 appearances. But after public feuding with star quarterback johnny unitas and owner carroll rosenbloom, and despite leading the team to two nfl championship games, shula accepted the job as head coach of the perennial doormat miami dolphins in 1970. List of national football league head coaches with 50 wins.
Vince lombardi won 90% of his playoff appearances, the record for coaches with more than three games to their credit. Add in all of belichicks super bowl rings, and one question must be asked. Nfl head coach mike smith lead one of the most remarkable turnarounds in. Its the team he has the most wins with, not his current team. Earl greasy neale in 1948 and 1949, buck shaw in 1960, and pederson in super bowl lii. His 172 wins in regular season and postseason play rank 15th in nfl history. Top ten winningest coaches in nfl postseason history. Former head coach don shula holds the records for most wins with 347 and. Receiving scoring defensespecial teams sixman coaching playoffs wins.
On december 23, 2007, with a win over the houston texans, dungy won his 72nd game as colts head coach, passing don shula to become the coach with most wins in franchise history. Bill belichick just tied tom landry for the thirdmost total wins in nfl history. With the kansas city chiefs win in super bowl liv, andy reid vaults into the list of the greatest coaches in nfl history. Larry brown has coached 9 different teams, the highest number of teams coached among the head coaches. List of national football league head coaches by playoff. It was the 117th win for brady and bill belichick, the most for a quarterbackcoach combo in nfl history. He also holds the record for the most postseason wins with 30 and therefore has the record for the most total regular and postseason wins with 249. The win also helped their head coach further rise up the ranks of the nfls alltime coaching leaderboard. As of the 2018 season, 102 coaches, about 20%, have won 50 or more games. The debate over who is the best head coach in nfl history involves many factors. He also has the record of most game wins when combining regular season and postseason games with 1,415 wins. There are 20 head coaches in nfl history with at least 50 wins over the.