The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) have had 12 head coaches in their franchise history. The franchise was founded in 1960 by Lamar Hunt and were known as the Dallas Texans when the team was located in Dallas, Texas.[1] The team relocated to Kansas City, Missouri and were renamed the Chiefs in 1963. The franchise was a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) before entering into the NFL following the AFL-NFL merger.[1][2]
Hank Stram, the team's first head coach, led the Chiefs to three AFL championship victories and two appearances in the Super Bowl. Stram was the team's longest-tenured head coach, holding the position from 1960 to 1974.[2] Marty Schottenheimer was hired in 1989 and led Kansas City to seven playoff appearances in his ten seasons as head coach.[3][4] Gunther Cunningham served as the team's head coach in between stints as the team's defensive coordinator.[5][6] Dick Vermeil coached the team to a franchise-best 9–0 start in the 2003 season.[7][8] Of the ten Chiefs coaches, Hank Stram and Marv Levy have been elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[9] Herman Edwards served as the team's head coach from 2006 to 2008, compiling a 15–33 record.[10][11][12][13] Todd Haley, the team's last permanent head coach, served his first season with the team in 2009,[14][15] but was fired on December 12, 2011.[16] Defensive Coordinator Romeo Crennel was named the teams interim head coach for the remaining 3 games of the season.[17] Following the 2011 season Crennel was named permanent head coach.[18] Crennel was fired after the 2012 season, having posted a 4–15 record as head coach.[19] Before the 2013 season Andy Reid was hired after being let go by the Eagles after the NFL 2012 season.
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Key [edit]
| # | Number of coaches |
| GC | Games coached |
| W | Wins |
| L | Losses |
| T | Ties |
| Win% | Winning percentage |
| † | Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a coach |
| ‡ | Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player |
| * | Spent entire NFL head coaching career with the Texans/Chiefs |
Coaches [edit]
Note: Statistics correct through the 2012 NFL season.
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First Chiefs coach Hank Stram
| # | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Achievements | Reference | |||||||||||
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| GC | W | L | T | Win% | GC | W | L | ||||||||||
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| 1 | Hank Stram †[a] | 1960–1962 | 42 | 27 | 17 | 0 | .642 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1962 AFL Championship | [20] | |||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||||||||
| — | Hank Stram †[a] | 1963–1974 | 164 | 97 | 57 | 10 | .607 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1966 AFL Championship 1969 AFL Championship Super Bowl IV Championship UPI AFL Coach of the Year (1968)[21] Pro Football Weekly AFL Coach of the Year (1968)[21] |
[20] | |||||
| 2 | Paul Wiggin* | 1975–1977 | 35 | 11 | 24 | 0 | .314 | — | — | — | [22] | ||||||
| 3 | Tom Bettis* | 1977[b] | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | — | — | — | [23] | ||||||
| 4 | Marv Levy † | 1978–1982 | 73 | 31 | 42 | 0 | .425 | — | — | — | [24] | ||||||
| 5 | John Mackovic* | 1983–1986 | 64 | 30 | 34 | 0 | .469 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [25] | ||||||
| 6 | Frank Gansz* | 1987–1988 | 31 | 8 | 22 | 1 | .274 | — | — | — | [26] | ||||||
| 7 | Marty Schottenheimer | 1989–1998 | 160 | 101 | 58 | 1 | .634 | 10 | 3 | 7 | UPI NFL Coach of the Year (1995)[21] | [27] | |||||
| 8 | Gunther Cunningham* | 1999–2000 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | [28] | ||||||
| 9 | Dick Vermeil | 2001–2005 | 80 | 44 | 36 | 0 | .550 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Maxwell Football Club NFL Coach of the Year (2003)[21] | [8] | |||||
| 10 | Herman Edwards | 2006–2008 | 48 | 15 | 33 | 0 | .319 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [29] | ||||||
| 11 | Todd Haley* | 2009–2011[c] | 45 | 19 | 26 | 0 | .422 | 1 | 0 | 1 | [30] | ||||||
| 12 | Romeo Crennel | 2011–2012[c] | 19 | 4 | 15 | 0 | .211 | — | — | — | [31] | ||||||
| 13 | Andy Reid | 2013– | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | |||||||
Footnotes [edit]
- a Hank Stram was head coach of the franchise when it was known as the Dallas Texans from 1960 to 1962, and remained with the franchise after relocation to Kansas City, Missouri.
- b Paul Wiggin was fired after seven games in the 1977 season and was replaced by Tom Bettis for the remainder of the season.
- c After 13 games of the 2011 season, with the Chiefs at 5–8, Haley was fired as head coach and replaced by defensive coordinator Romeo Crennel on an interim basis,[16] however following the 2011 season Crennel was named permanent head coach.[18]
References [edit]
- General
- Herb, Patrick, Kuhbander, Brad, Looney, Josh, and Moris, Pete, eds. 2008 Kansas City Chiefs Media Guide, Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, Inc., 2008
- "History of the Kansas City Chiefs". CBS Sportsline. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- "Kansas City Chiefs coaching records and history". DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- Specific
- ^ a b "Kansas City Chiefs History–1960's". Kansas City Chiefs official website. Archived from the original on 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ a b "Kansas City Chiefs History–1970's". Kansas City Chiefs official website. Archived from the original on 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ "Kansas City Chiefs History–1980's". Kansas City Chiefs official website. Archived from the original on 2008-05-01. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ "Kansas City Chiefs History–1990's". Kansas City Chiefs official website. Archived from the original on 2008-06-10. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ "Kansas City Chiefs History–2000's". Kansas City Chiefs official website. Archived from the original on 2008-06-09. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ Tucker, Doug (2004-01-20). "Chiefs name Gunther Cunningham defensive coordinator". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ "Vermeil and the Chiefs in perfect harmony as the curtain falls with a 37–3 win". Kansas City Chiefs official website. Retrieved 2008-07-09.[dead link]
- ^ a b "Dick Vermeil's coaching record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Hall of Famers by Franchise". Pro Football Hall of Fame Official website. Archived from the original on 2008-07-07. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ "Herm Edwards named the 10th head coach in Kansas City Chiefs history". Kansas City Chiefs official website. Retrieved 2008-07-09.[dead link]
- ^ "Chiefs given permission to talk to Herm Edwards". Kansas City Chiefs official website. Retrieved 2008-07-09.[dead link]
- ^ "Chiefs fire Edwards; Shanahan next?". ESPN.com. 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2009-01-23.
- ^ "Herm Edwards relieved of duties as Chiefs head coach". Kansas City Chiefs. 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2009-01-23.[dead link]
- ^ "Todd Haley named Kansas City Chiefs head coach". Kansas City Chiefs. 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2009-02-06.[dead link]
- ^ Associated Press (2009-02-06). "Chiefs hire Cardinals offensive coordinator Haley as coach". Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ^ a b "Chiefs fire coach Haley after two-plus seasons, 19–27 record". NFL.com (National Football League). December 12, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
- ^ "Romeo Crennel will coach Chiefs for remainder of season". KCChiefs.com.
- ^ a b "CHIEFS TO NAME ROMEO CRENNEL HEAD COACH". KCChiefs.com.
- ^ "Chiefs Part Ways with Romeo Crennel". Kansas City Chiefs (NFL Enterprises LLC). December 31, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
- ^ a b "Hank Stram's coaching record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ a b c d "NFL Coach of the Year Award". About.com. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Paul Wiggin's coaching record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Tom Bettis' coaching record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Marv Levy's coaching record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ "John Mackovic's coaching record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Frank Gansz' coaching record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Marty Schottenheimer's coaching record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Gunther Cunningham's coaching record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Herman Edwards' coaching record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Todd Haley's coaching record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ "Romeo Crennel's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
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