NFL Head Coach
2 Super Bowls
Awards
Best: 1980 DAL (+2.8) · Worst: 1988 DAL (-3.9)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DALbefore Jimmy Johnson | 1960–1988 (29) | 250–162–6 | .598 | — | 2 |
| Season | Team | W | L | T | Pct | Playoffs | Postseason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | DAL | 0 | 11 | 1 | .000 | — | |
| 1961 | DAL | 4 | 9 | 1 | .286 | — | |
| 1962 | DAL | 5 | 8 | 1 | .357 | — | |
| 1963 |
| DAL |
| 4 |
| 10 |
| — |
| .286 |
| — |
| 1964 | DAL | 5 | 8 | 1 | .357 | — |
| 1965 | DAL | 7 | 7 | — | .500 | — |
| 1966 | DAL | 10 | 3 | 1 | .714 | 0–1 | Lost Title Game |
| 1967 | DAL | 9 | 5 | — | .643 | 1–1 | Lost Title Game |
| 1968 | DAL | 12 | 2 | — | .857 | 0–1 | Playoffs |
| 1969 | DAL | 11 | 2 | 1 | .786 | 0–1 | Playoffs |
| 1970 | DAL | 10 | 4 | — | .714 | 2–1 | Lost Super Bowl |
| 1971 | DAL | 11 | 3 | — | .786 | 3–0 | Super Bowl ✓ |
| 1972 | DAL | 10 | 4 | — | .714 | 1–1 | Conf. Final |
| 1973 | DAL | 10 | 4 | — | .714 | 1–1 | Conf. Final |
| 1974 | DAL | 8 | 6 | — | .571 | — |
| 1975 | DAL | 10 | 4 | — | .714 | 2–1 | Lost Super Bowl |
| 1976 | DAL | 11 | 3 | — | .786 | 0–1 | Div. Round |
| 1977 | DAL | 12 | 2 | — | .857 | 3–0 | Super Bowl ✓ |
| 1978 | DAL | 12 | 4 | — | .750 | 2–1 | Lost Super Bowl |
| 1979 | DAL | 11 | 5 | — | .688 | 0–1 | Div. Round |
| 1980 | DAL | 12 | 4 | — | .750 | 2–1 | Conf. Final |
| 1981 | DAL | 12 | 4 | — | .750 | 1–1 | Conf. Final |
| 1982 | DAL | 6 | 3 | — | .667 | 2–1 | Conf. Final |
| 1983 | DAL | 12 | 4 | — | .750 | 0–1 | Wild Card |
| 1984 | DAL | 9 | 7 | — | .563 | — |
| 1985 | DAL | 10 | 6 | — | .625 | 0–1 | Div. Round |
| 1986 | DAL | 7 | 9 | — | .438 | — |
| 1987 | DAL | 7 | 8 | — | .467 | — |
| 1988 | DAL | 3 | 13 | — | .188 | — |