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By Chris Malumphy
Think head coaching in the NFL is a tough, results oriented job? You may not have given consideration to how tough it actually is. Of the 31 currently filled spots (the 49ers position currently being vacant), only 7 coaches have lifetime losing records. Even more astounding, only three current head coaches have lifetime records that are more than two games below .500: the Redskins' Jay Gruden (21-26-1 overall and 8-7-1 in 2016), the Titans' Mike Mularkey (27-46 overall and 9-7 in 2016) and the Browns' Hue Jackson (9-23 overall and 1-15 in 2016).
| Only Current NFL Head Coaches with Losing Lifetime Records | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Team | Current Team Tenure | W | L | T | Pct | ||||||||
| Todd Bowles | Jets | 2015 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0.486 | ||||||||
| Doug Marrone | Jaguars | 2016 | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0.471 | ||||||||
| Jay Gruden | Redskins | 2014 | 21 | 26 | 1 | 0.448 | ||||||||
| Doug Pederson | Eagles | 2016 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 | ||||||||
| Mike Mularkey | Titans | 2016 | 27 | 46 | 0 | 0.370 | ||||||||
| Hue Jackson | Browns | 2016 | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0.281 | ||||||||
| Anthony Lynn | Chargers | 2017 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | ||||||||
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| Coach | Lifetime | Current Team | 2016 | ||||||||||||
| W | L | T | Pct | Tenure | Team | W | L | T | Pct | W | L | T | Pct | ||
| Ben McAdoo | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0.688 | 2016 | Giants | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0.688 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0.688 | |
| Bill Belichick | 237 | 115 | 0 | 0.673 | 2000 | Patriots | 201 | 71 | 0 | 0.739 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0.875 | |
| Mike McCarthy | 114 | 61 | 1 | 0.651 | 2006 | Packers | 114 | 61 | 1 | 0.651 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 | |
| Bruce Arians | 41 | 22 | 1 | 0.648 | 2013 | Cardinals | 41 | 22 | 1 | 0.648 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 0.469 | |
| Mike Tomlin | 103 | 57 | 0 | 0.644 | 2007 | Steelers | 103 | 57 | 0 | 0.644 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0.688 | |
| Adam Gase | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 | 2016 | Dolphins | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0.625 | |
| Chuck Pagano | 49 | 31 | 0 | 0.613 | 2012 | Colts | 49 | 31 | 0 | 0.613 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.500 | |
| Andy Reid | 173 | 114 | 1 | 0.602 | 2013 | Chiefs | 43 | 21 | 0 | 0.672 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.750 | |
| Dan Quinn | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0.594 | 2015 | Falcons | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0.594 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 0.688 | |
| John Harbaugh | 85 | 59 | 0 | 0.590 | 2008 | Ravens | 85 | 59 | 0 | 0.590 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.500 | |
| Pete Carroll | 103 | 72 | 1 | 0.588 | 2010 | Seahawks | 70 | 41 | 1 | 0.629 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0.656 | |
| Sean Payton | 94 | 66 | 0 | 0.588 | 2006 | Saints | 94 | 66 | 0 | 0.588 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 | |
| Bill O'Brien | 27 | 21 | 0 | 0.563 | 2014 | Texans | 27 | 21 | 0 | 0.563 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | |
| Dirk Koetter | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | 2016 | Buccaneers | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | |
| Jason Garrett | 58 | 46 | 0 | 0.558 | 2010 | Cowboys | 58 | 46 | 0 | 0.558 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0.813 | |
| Ron Rivera | 53 | 42 | 1 | 0.557 | 2011 | Panthers | 53 | 42 | 1 | 0.557 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0.375 | |
| Jim Caldwell | 53 | 43 | 0 | 0.552 | 2014 | Lions | 27 | 21 | 0 | 0.563 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | |
| Mike Zimmer | 26 | 22 | 0 | 0.542 | 2014 | Vikings | 26 | 22 | 0 | 0.542 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0.500 | |
| Marvin Lewis | 118 | 103 | 3 | 0.533 | 2003 | Bengals | 118 | 103 | 3 | 0.533 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 0.406 | |
| John Fox | 128 | 112 | 0 | 0.533 | 2015 | Bears | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0.281 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 0.188 | |
| Gary Kubiak | 82 | 75 | 0 | 0.522 | 2015 | Broncos | 21 | 11 | 0 | 0.656 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | |
| Jeff Fisher | 173 | 165 | 1 | 0.512 | 2012 | Rams | 31 | 45 | 1 | 0.409 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0.308 | |
| Jack Del Rio | 87 | 84 | 0 | 0.509 | 2015 | Raiders | 19 | 13 | 0 | 0.594 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0.750 | |
| Todd Bowles | 17 | 18 | 0 | 0.486 | 2015 | Jets | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0.469 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0.313 | |
| Rex Ryan | 61 | 66 | 0 | 0.480 | 2015 | Bills | 15 | 16 | 0 | 0.484 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0.467 | |
| Doug Marrone | 16 | 18 | 0 | 0.471 | 2016 | Jaguars | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | |
| Jay Gruden | 21 | 26 | 1 | 0.448 | 2014 | Redskins | 21 | 26 | 1 | 0.448 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.531 | |
| Chip Kelly | 28 | 35 | 0 | 0.444 | 2016 | 49ers | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0.125 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0.125 | |
| Doug Pederson | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 | 2016 | Eagles | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0.438 | |
| Mike McCoy | 27 | 37 | 0 | 0.422 | 2013 | Chargers | 27 | 37 | 0 | 0.422 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0.313 | |
| Mike Mularkey | 27 | 46 | 0 | 0.370 | 2016 | Titans | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0.563 | |
| Hue Jackson | 9 | 23 | 0 | 0.281 | 2016 | Browns | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0.063 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0.063 | |
| Gus Bradley | 14 | 48 | 0 | 0.226 | 2013 | Jaguars | 14 | 48 | 0 | 0.226 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0.143 | |
| Vance Joseph | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 2017 | Broncos | |||||||||
| Sean McDermott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 2017 | Bills | |||||||||
| Sean McVay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 2017 | Rams | |||||||||
| Anthony Lynn | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 2016 | Bills | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.000 | |
| 2017 | Chargers | ||||||||||||||
| John Fassel | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 2016 | Rams | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0.000 | |
