NFL Head Coach
Awards
Best: 1982 BUF (+2.9) · Worst: 1992 LAR (-4.5)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LARafter Tommy Prothro · before Ray Malavasi | 1973–1994 (8) | 69–48–1 | .585 | — | — |
| BUFafter Jim Ringo · before Kay Stephenson | 1978–1982 (5) | 37–36 | .507 | — | — |
| SEAafter Mike McCormack · before Tom Flores |
| Season | Team | W | L | T | Pct | Playoffs | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | LAR | 12 | 2 | — | .857 | 0–1 | Div. Round |
| 1974 | LAR | 10 | 4 | — | .714 | 1–1 | Conf. Final |
| 1975 | LAR | 12 | 2 | — | .857 | 1–1 |
| 1983–1991 (9) |
| 80–63 |
| .559 |
| — |
| — |
| Conf. Final |
| 1976 | LAR | 10 | 3 | 1 | .714 | 1–1 | Conf. Final |
| 1977 | LAR | 10 | 4 | — | .714 | 0–1 | Div. Round |
| 1992 | LAR | 6 | 10 | — | .375 | — |
| 1993 | LAR | 5 | 11 | — | .313 | — |
| 1994 | LAR | 4 | 12 | — | .250 | — |
| 1978 | BUF | 5 | 11 | — | .313 | — |
| 1979 | BUF | 7 | 9 | — | .438 | — |
| 1980 | BUF | 11 | 5 | — | .688 | 0–1 | Div. Round |
| 1981 | BUF | 10 | 6 | — | .625 | 1–1 | Div. Round |
| 1982 | BUF | 4 | 5 | — | .444 | — |
| 1983 | SEA | 9 | 7 | — | .563 | 2–1 | Conf. Final |
| 1984 | SEA | 12 | 4 | — | .750 | 1–1 | Div. Round |
| 1985 | SEA | 8 | 8 | — | .500 | — |
| 1986 | SEA | 10 | 6 | — | .625 | — |
| 1987 | SEA | 9 | 6 | — | .600 | 0–1 | Wild Card |
| 1988 | SEA | 9 | 7 | — | .563 | 0–1 | Div. Round |
| 1989 | SEA | 7 | 9 | — | .438 | — |
| 1990 | SEA | 9 | 7 | — | .563 | — |
| 1991 | SEA | 7 | 9 | — | .438 | — |