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List of Washington Commanders head coaches

List of Washington Commanders head coaches

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The Washington Commanders are a professional American football franchise based in the Washington metropolitan area. They are members of the East division in the National Football Conference (NFC) of the National Football League (NFL). The Commanders were founded in 1932 as the Boston Braves, named after the local baseball franchise.[1] The franchise changed its name the following year to the Redskins and moved to Washington, D.C. in 1937.[1] In 2020, the team retired the Redskins name after longstanding controversies surrounding it and briefly played as the Washington Football Team before becoming the Commanders in 2022.[1]

Dan Quinn, hired in 2024, is the team's current head coach and 31st overall

There have been 31 head coaches for the franchise, four of which played for the franchise during their career. Joe Gibbs is the only coach to have more than one tenure with the team.[2] Two different coaches have won NFL championships with the team: Ray Flaherty in 1937 and 1942, and Joe Gibbs in 1982, 1987 and 1991.[3] Gibbs is the all-time leader in games coached and wins, and Dudley DeGroot leads all coaches in winning percentage with .737.[4] Of all the coaches, seven have been elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Flaherty, Turk Edwards, Curly Lambeau, Otto Graham, Vince Lombardi, George Allen, and Gibbs.[5]

Coaches

# Number of coaches[lower-alpha 1]
GC Games coached
W Wins
L Loses
T Ties
Win % Winning percentage
00† Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a coach
00‡ Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player
00* Spent their entire NFL head coaching career with Washington
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Footnotes

  1. A running total of the number of coaches of the Redskins. Thus any coach who has two terms as head coach is only counted once.
  2. George Preston Marshall, owner and founder of the franchise, sought to rename the Boston Braves after leaving the stadium they shared with the baseball team of the same name. He chose the name Redskins in honor of Dietz, who was Sioux.
  3. DeGroot was a member of the United States rugby team that won an Olympic gold medal during the 1924 competition in Paris.
  4. Fired after seven games
  5. Fired after three games in the 1951 season.
  6. Lombardi died before the start of the 1970 season.
  7. Gibbs full coaching record with the Redskins is 248 regular season games coached with a record of 154–94–0 and a W–L percentage of .621. He is also 17–7 in 24 Playoff games.
  8. Took over for last 3 games of the season.
  9. Fired five games into the 2019 season, with Bill Callahan taking over for the rest of the year.

References

General
  • "Washington Redskins History". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  • "Boston Redskins Coaching Records and History". DatabaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  • "Washington Redskins Coaching Records and History". DatabaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on August 28, 2007. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  • "Washington Redskins History". JT-SW.com. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  • "Coaching Roster – Washington Redskins". Hickoksports.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2013. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
Specific
  1. [1]
    "Washington Commanders Team History". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 14, 2024.
  2. [2]
    "Joe Gibbs' Coaching Record". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  3. [3]
    "Washington Redskins Championship History". NFLTeamHistory.com. Archived from the original on 2008-04-22. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  4. [4]
    "Dudley DeGroot's Coaching Record". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  5. [5]
    "Hall of Famers by Franchise". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 14, 2008.
  6. [6]
    "Lud Wray's Coaching Record". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  7. [7]
    "Lone Star Dietz's Coaching Record". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  8. [8]
    "Eddie Casey's Coaching Record". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  9. [9]
    "Ray Flaherty's Coaching Record". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  10. [10]
    "Dutch Bergman's Coaching Record". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 26, 2024.
  11. [11]
    "Turk Edwards' Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  12. [12]
    "John Whelchel's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  13. [13]
    "Herman Ball's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  14. [14]
    "Dick Todd's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  15. [15]
    "Curly Lambeau's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-03-22.
  16. [16]
    "NFL Coach of the Year Award". Hickok Sports. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2008.
  17. [17]
    "Joe Kuharich's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  18. [18]
    "Mike Nixon's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
  19. [19]
    "Bill McPeak's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2012-11-07. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  20. [20]
    "Otto Graham's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  21. [21]
    "Vince Lombardi's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  22. [22]
    "Bill Austin's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  23. [23]
    "George Allen's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  24. [24]
    "Jack Pardee's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  25. [25]
    "Richie Petitbon's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2012-09-02. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  26. [26]
    "Norv Turner's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2012-08-20. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  27. [27]
    "Terry Robiskie's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  28. [28]
    "Marty Schottenheimer's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  29. [29]
    "Steve Spurrier's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  30. [30]
    "Jim Zorn's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2012-10-20. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  31. [31]
    "Mike Shanahan's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2012-08-04.
  32. [32]
    "Jay Gruden". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Archived from the original on January 5, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  33. [33]
    "Bill Callahan". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  34. [34]
    "Ron Rivera Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
  35. [35]
    "Dan Quinn Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 3, 2024.
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