Leading Lifetime Coaches
General
Published on : 1/1/2005
Passing | Receiving | Rushing | Scoring | Combined Net Yards | Top 20 Potpourri | Coaching
All-Time Passer Ratings | All-Time Passing Leaders
 Dan Reeves |
 Marty Schottenheimer |
 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