Rooney Rule - List of Minority NFL Head Coaches

List of Minority NFL Head Coaches

Key

W Wins
L Losses
Interim head coach only
Active head coach


Note: List is correct through December 22, 2012.

Head coach Teams Years Regular Season Playoffs Best Results
W L T Win% W L Win%
Pollard, FritzFritz Pollard Akron Pros, Hammond Pros 1921, 1925 8 4 .667 0 0 0
Flores, TomTom Flores Oakland/LA Raiders, Seattle Seahawks 1979–1987, 1992–1994 97 87 .527 8 3 .727 Won Super Bowl XV and Super Bowl XVIII
Shell, ArtArt Shell Los Angeles Raiders 1989–1994, 2006 56 52 .518 2 3 .400 1990–1991 AFC Championship Game
Green, DennisDennis Green Minnesota Vikings and Arizona Cardinals 1992–2001, 2004–2006 113 94 .546 4 8 .333 1998 and 2000 NFC Championship Game
Rhodes, RayRay Rhodes Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers 1995–1998, 1999 37 42 .468 1 2 .333 1995 NFC Divisional Game
Dungy, TonyTony Dungy Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Indianapolis Colts 1996–2001, 2002–2008 139 69 .668 9 10 .474 Super Bowl XLI Champion
Edwards, HermanHerman Edwards New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs 2001–2005, 2006–2008 54 74 .422 2 4 .333 2002, 2004 AFC Divisional Game
Rooney Rule Instituted, 2003
Lewis, MarvinMarvin Lewis Cincinnati Bengals 2003— 79 80 1 .496 0 4 .000 1st in AFC North, Lost all AFC Wild-Card games played
Smith, LovieLovie Smith Chicago Bears 2004–2012 81 63 0 .563 3 3 .500 Won 2006 NFC Championship, Lost Super Bowl XLI
Robiskie, TerryTerry Robiskie Washington Redskins*, Cleveland Browns* 2000, 2004 2 7 0 .222 — — — 3rd AFC North (with Cleveland)
Crennel, RomeoRomeo Crennel Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs 2005–2008, 2011–2012 28 55 0 .337 — — — 2nd AFC North (with Cleveland)
Tomlin, MikeMike Tomlin Pittsburgh Steelers 2007– 63 33 0 .656 5 3 .667 Won Super Bowl XLIII
Thomas, EmmittEmmitt Thomas Atlanta Falcons* 2007 1 4 0 .200 — — — 4th NFC South
Singletary, MikeMike Singletary San Francisco 49ers 2008–2010 18 22 0 .462 — — — 2nd NFC West
Caldwell, JimJim Caldwell Indianapolis Colts 2009–2011 26 22 0 .542 2 2 .500 2009 AFC Champion, Lost Super Bowl XLIV
Morris, RaheemRaheem Morris Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2009–2011 17 31 0 .354 — — — 3rd NFC South
Fewell, PerryPerry Fewell Buffalo Bills* 2009 3 4 0 .429 — — — 4th AFC East
Frazier, LeslieLeslie Frazier Minnesota Vikings 2010– 16 22 0 .421 0 1 .000 2nd NFC North
Studesville, EricEric Studesville Denver Broncos* 2010 1 3 0 .250 — — — 4th AFC West
Rivera, RonRon Rivera Carolina Panthers 2011– 13 19 0 .406 — — — 2nd NFC South

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