NFL Head Coach
1 Super Bowl
Awards
Best: 1983 MIN (+2.6) · Worst: 1985 MIN (+1.4)
Team wins minus the wins its roster's VAL predicts (roster fit r² 0.59), credited by share of games coached and shrunk toward zero for short careers. Descriptive, not causal: health, schedule and luck sit in the same residual.
| Team | Seasons | W–L–T | Pct | Playoffs | Titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MINafter Norm Van Brocklin · before Les Steckel | 1967–1985 (18) | 158–96–5 | .610 | — | 1 |
| Season | Team | W | L | T | Pct | Playoffs | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | MIN | 3 | 8 | 3 | .214 | — | |
| 1968 | MIN | 8 | 6 | — | .571 | 0–1 | Playoffs |
| 1969 | MIN | 12 | 2 | — | .857 | 2–1 |
| League Title ✓ |
| 1970 | MIN | 12 | 2 | — | .857 | 0–1 | Div. Round |
| 1971 | MIN | 11 | 3 | — | .786 | 0–1 | Div. Round |
| 1972 | MIN | 7 | 7 | — | .500 | — |
| 1973 | MIN | 12 | 2 | — | .857 | 2–1 | Lost Super Bowl |
| 1974 | MIN | 10 | 4 | — | .714 | 2–1 | Lost Super Bowl |
| 1975 | MIN | 12 | 2 | — | .857 | 0–1 | Div. Round |
| 1976 | MIN | 11 | 2 | 1 | .786 | 2–1 | Lost Super Bowl |
| 1977 | MIN | 9 | 5 | — | .643 | 1–1 | Conf. Final |
| 1978 | MIN | 8 | 7 | 1 | .500 | 0–1 | Div. Round |
| 1979 | MIN | 7 | 9 | — | .438 | — |
| 1980 | MIN | 9 | 7 | — | .563 | 0–1 | Div. Round |
| 1981 | MIN | 7 | 9 | — | .438 | — |
| 1982 | MIN | 5 | 4 | — | .556 | 1–1 | Playoffs |
| 1983 | MIN | 8 | 8 | — | .500 | — |
| 1985 | MIN | 7 | 9 | — | .438 | — |