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Top 20 Coaches

At the Start of the 2004 NFL Season

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At the Start of the 2004 Season
 

 

 

 

Regular Season

Post-Season

Overall

Rank

Coach (Team)

Yrs.
W
L
T
Pct.
W
L
Pct.
W
L
T
Pct.

1

Don Shula * (Colts, Dolphins)

33
328
156
6
.676
19
17
.528
347
173
6
.665

2

George Halas * (Bears)

40
318
148
31
.671
6
3
.667
324
151
31
.671

3

Tom Landry * (Cowboys)

29
250
162
6
.605
20
16
.556
270
178
6
.601

4

Curly Lambeau * (Packers, Cardinals, Redskins)

33
226
132
22
.624
3
2
.600
229
134
22
.623

5

Paul Brown * (Browns#, Bengals)

25
213
104
9
.667
9
8
.529
222
112
9
.660

6

Chuck Noll * (Steelers)

23
193
148
1
.566
16
8
.667
209
156
1
.572

7

Dan Reeves ^^ (Broncos, Giants, Falcons)

23
190
165
2
.535
11
9
.550
201
174
2
.536

8

Chuck Knox (Rams, Bills, Seahawks)

22
186
147
1
.558
7
11
.389
193
158
1
.550

9

MARTY SCHOTTENHEIMER (Browns, Chiefs, Redskins, Chargers)

18
165
113
1
.593
5
11
.313
170
124
1
.578

10

Bud Grant * (Vikings)

18
158
96
5
.620
10
12
.455
168
108
5
.607

11

BILL PARCELLS (Giants, Patriots, Jets, Cowboys)

16
148
106
1
.582
11
7
.611
159
113
1
.584

12

Marv Levy * (Chiefs, Bills)

17
143
112
0
.561
11
8
.579
154
120
0
.562

13

Steve Owen * (Giants)

23
151
100
17
.595
2
8
.200
153
108
17
.581

14

JOE GIBBS * (Redskins)

12
124
60
0
.674
16
5
.762
140
65
0
.683

15

Hank Stram * (Chiefs, Saints)

17
131
97
10
.571
5
3
.625
136
100
10
.573

16

Weeb Ewbank * (Colts, Jets)

20
130
129
7
.502
4
1
.800
134
130
7
.507

17

Mike Ditka ^ (Bears, Saints)

14
121
95
0
.560
6
6
.500
127
101
0
.557

18T

MIKE HOLMGREN (Packers, Seahawks)

12
116
76
0
.604
9
7
.563
125
83
0
.601

18T

Jim Mora (Saints, Colts)

15
125
106
0
.541
0
6
.000
125
112
0
.527

20

George Seifert (49ers, Panthers)

11
114
62
0
.648
10
5
.667
124
67
0
.649

 

2003 Notes:

MIKE HOLMGREN entered the Top 20 coaches in 2003. Sid Gillman* (123 wins) was displaced from the Top 20.

Next in Line:

Of those coaches currently active, BILL COWHER (122 wins) and DICK VERMEIL (109 wins) are the closest to a Top Twenty ranking in coaching victories.

 

# - Paul Brown's total reflects record from the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and NFL

* Pro Football Hall of Fame Member

^ - Enshrined in Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player ACTIVE COACHES

^^ Resigned after 13 games in 2003