NFL Head Coach
Awards
Best: 1980 LAC (+1.1) · Worst: 1984 LAC (-2.2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARIafter Bob Hollway · before Bud Wilkinson | 1973–1977 (5) | 42–27–1 | .600 | — | — |
| LACafter Tommy Prothro · before Al Saunders | 1978–1986 (9) | 69–56 | .552 | — | — |
| Season | Team | W | L | T | Pct | Playoffs | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | ARI | 4 | 9 | 1 | .286 | — | |
| 1974 | ARI | 10 | 4 | — | .714 | 0–1 | Div. Round |
| 1975 | ARI | 11 | 3 | — | .786 | 0–1 |
| 1976 | ARI | 10 | 4 | — | .714 | — |
| 1977 | ARI | 7 | 7 | — | .500 | — |
| 1978 | LAC | 8 | 4 | — | .667 | — |
| 1979 | LAC | 12 | 4 | — | .750 | 0–1 | Div. Round |
| 1980 | LAC | 11 | 5 | — | .688 | 1–1 | Conf. Final |
| 1981 | LAC | 10 | 6 | — | .625 | 1–1 | Conf. Final |
| 1982 | LAC | 6 | 3 | — | .667 | 1–1 | Playoffs |
| 1983 | LAC | 6 | 10 | — | .375 | — |
| 1984 | LAC | 7 | 9 | — | .438 | — |
| 1985 | LAC | 8 | 8 | — | .500 | — |
| 1986 | LAC | 1 | 7 | — | .125 | — |