Leading Lifetime Coaches

General Published on : 1/1/2005

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Dan Reeves (Photo: Associated Press)
Dan Reeves
Marty Schottenheimer (Photo: Associated Press)
Marty Schottenheimer
Bill Parcells (Photo: Associated Press)
Bill Parcells

(At the Start of 2003 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)
22 187 155 2 .547 11 9 .550 198 164 2 .547
8 Chuck Knox
(Rams, Bills, Seahawks)
22 186 147 1 .558 7 11 .389 193 158 1 .550
9 Bud Grant* (Vikings) 18 158 96 5 .620 10 12 .455 168 108 5 .607
10 MARTY SCHOTTENHEIMER
(Browns, Chiefs, Redskins, Chargers)
17 161 101 1 .614 5 11 .313 166 112 1 .597
11 Marv Levy*
(Chiefs, Bills)
17 143 112 0 .561 11 8 .579 154 120 0 .562
12 Steve Owen*
(Giants)
23 151 100 17 .595 2 8 .200 153 108 17 .581
13 BILL PARCELLS
(Giants, Patriots, Jets, Cowboys)
15 138 100 1 .579 11 6 .647 149 106 1 .584
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
18 Jim Mora
(Saints, Colts)
15 125 106 0 .541 0 6 .000 125 112 0 .527
19 George Seifert
(49ers, Panthers)
11 114 62 0 .648 10 5 .667 124 67 0 .649
20 Sid Gillman*
(Rams, Chargers, Oilers)
18 122 99 7 .550 1 5 .167 123 104 7 .541

2002 Notes:
No new coaches entered the Top 20 during the 2002 season.

Next in Line:
Of those coaches currently active, BILL COWHER (116 wins) and MIKE HOLMGREN (115 wins) are the closest to a Top Twenty ranking in coaching victories.

* Member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame
# Includes All-America Football Conference, 1946-1949