Top 20 Coaching Victories
History
Published on : 2/21/2005
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(At the Start of the 2005 Season)
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Regular Season
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Post-Season
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Overall
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| Rank | Coach (Team) | Yrs. |
W
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L
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T
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Pct.
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W
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L
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Pct.
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W
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L
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T
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Pct.
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| 1 | Don Shula * (Colts, Dolphins) | 33 |
328
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156
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6
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.677
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19
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17
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.528
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347
|
173
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6
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.677
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| 2 | George Halas * (Bears) | 40 |
318
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148
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31
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.682
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6
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3
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.667
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324
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151
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31
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.682
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| 3 | Tom Landry * (Cowboys) | 29 |
250
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162
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6
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.607
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20
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16
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.556
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270
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178
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6
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.603
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| 4 | Curly Lambeau * (Packers, Cardinals, Redskins) | 33 |
226
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132
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22
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.631
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3
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2
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.600
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229
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134
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22
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.631
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| 5 | Paul Brown * (Browns#, Bengals) | 25 |
213
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104
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9
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.667
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9
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8
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.529
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222
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112
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9
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.660
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| 6 | Chuck Noll * (Steelers) | 23 |
193
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148
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1
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.566
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16
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8
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.667
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209
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156
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1
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.572
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| 7 | Dan Reeves (Broncos, Giants, Falcons) | 23 |
190
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165
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2
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.535
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11
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9
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.550
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201
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174
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2
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.536
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| 8 | Chuck Knox (Rams, Bills, Seahawks) | 22 |
186
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147
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1
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.558
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7
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11
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.389
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193
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158
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1
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.550
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| 9 | MARTY SCHOTTENHEIMER (Browns, Chiefs, Redskins, Chargers) | 19 |
177
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117
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1
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.602
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5
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12
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.294
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182
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129
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1
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.585
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| 10 | Bud Grant * (Vikings) | 18 |
158
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96
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5
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.621
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10
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12
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.455
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168
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108
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5
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.608
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| 11 | BILL PARCELLS (Giants, Patriots, Jets, Cowboys) | 17 |
154
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116
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1
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.570
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11
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7
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.611
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165
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123
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1
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.573
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| 12 | Marv Levy * (Chiefs, Bills) | 17 |
143
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112
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0
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.561
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11
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8
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.579
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154
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120
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0
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.562
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| 13 | Steve Owen * (Giants) | 23 |
151
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100
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17
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.602
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2
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8
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.200
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153
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108
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17
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.586
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| 14 | JOE GIBBS * (Redskins) | 13 |
130
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70
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0
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.650
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16
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5
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.762
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146
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75
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0
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.661
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| 15 | BILL COWHER (Steelers) | 13 |
130
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77
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1
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.627
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8
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9
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.471
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138
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86
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1
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.616
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| 16 | Hank Stram * (Chiefs, Saints) | 17 |
131
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97
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10
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.574
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5
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3
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.625
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136
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100
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10
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.576
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| 17T | Weeb Ewbank * (Colts, Jets) | 20 |
130
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129
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7
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.502
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4
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1
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.800
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134
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130
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7
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.508
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| 17T | MIKE HOLMGREN (Packers, Seahawks) | 13 |
125
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83
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0
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.601
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9
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8
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.529
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134
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91
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0
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.596
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| 19 | Mike Ditka ^ (Bears, Saints) | 14 |
121
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95
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0
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.560
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6
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6
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.500
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127
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101
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0
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.557
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| 20 | Jim Mora (Saints, Colts) | 15 |
125
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106
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0
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.541
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0
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6
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.000
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125
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112
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0
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.527
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| 2004 Notes: | |||||||||||||
| BILL COWHER entered the Top 20 coaches in 2004. George Seifert (124 wins) was displaced from the Top 20. | |||||||||||||
| Next in Line: | |||||||||||||
| Of those coaches currently active, MIKE SHANAHAN (116 wins) and DICK VERMEIL (116 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 | |||||||||||||
| Note: Prior to 1972, ties did not count in winning percentage. | |||||||||||||
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