Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year Award

NFL awards from the Associated Press

The Associated Press National Football League Coach of the Year Award is presented annually by the Associated Press (AP) to the National Football League (NFL) coach adjudged to have had the most outstanding season. It has been awarded since the 1957 season. Since 2011, the winner has been announced at the annual NFL Honors ceremony held the day before the Super Bowl.

Don Shula has won the most AP NFL Coach of the Year awards, receiving four during his 33-year head coaching career: three with the Baltimore Colts and one with the Miami Dolphins. Chuck Knox and Bill Belichick have each been awarded three times. The incumbent AP NFL Coach of the Year is Jason Garrett, who led the Dallas Cowboys to the playoffs after compiling 13 wins and 3 losses in the regular season.

Winners

Don Shula was named AP NFL Coach of the Year four times, the most of any coach.
Bold Team won NFL championship (1957–1965) or Super Bowl (1966–present)
Italics First-year head coach of that team
dagger Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
double-dagger Currently active NFL head coach
Season Coach Team Record Ref
1957 Wilson, GeorgeGeorge Wilson Detroit Lions 8–4 [1]
1958 Ewbank, WeebWeeb Ewbankdagger Baltimore Colts 9–3 [2]
1959 Lombardi, VinceVince Lombardidagger Green Bay Packers 7–5 [3]
1960 Shaw, BuckBuck Shaw Philadelphia Eagles 10–2 [4]
1961 Sherman, AllieAllie Sherman New York Giants 10–3–1 [5]
1962 Sherman, AllieAllie Sherman (2) New York Giants 12–2 [6]
1963 Halas, GeorgeGeorge Halasdagger Chicago Bears 11–1–2 [7]
1964 Shula, DonDon Shuladagger Baltimore Colts 12–2 [8]
1965 Halas, GeorgeGeorge Halasdagger Chicago Bears 9–5 [9]
1966 Landry, TomTom Landrydagger Dallas Cowboys 10–3–1 [10]
1967 Allen, GeorgeGeorge Allendagger
Shula, DonDon Shuladagger (2) 		Los Angeles Rams
Baltimore Colts 		11–1–2
11–1–2 		[11]
1968 Shula, DonDon Shuladagger (3) Baltimore Colts 13–1 [12]
1969 Grant, BudBud Grantdagger Minnesota Vikings 12–2 [13]
1970 Brown, PaulPaul Brown Cincinnati Bengals 8–6 [14]
1971 Allen, GeorgeGeorge Allendagger (2) Washington Redskins 9–4–1 [15]
1972 Shula, DonDon Shuladagger (4) Miami Dolphins 14–0 [16]
1973 Knox, ChuckChuck Knox Los Angeles Rams 12–2 [17]
1974 Coryell, DonDon Coryell St. Louis Cardinals 10–4 [18]
1975 Marchibroda, TedTed Marchibroda Baltimore Colts 10–4 [19]
1976 Gregg, ForrestForrest Greggdagger* Cleveland Browns 9–5 [20]
1977 Miller, RedRed Miller Denver Broncos 12–2 [21]
1978 Patera, JackJack Patera Seattle Seahawks 9–7 [22]
1979 Pardee, JackJack Pardee Washington Redskins 10–6 [23]
1980 Knox, ChuckChuck Knox (2) Buffalo Bills 11–5 [24]
1981 Walsh, BillBill Walshdagger San Francisco 49ers 13–3 [25]
1982 Gibbs, JoeJoe Gibbsdagger Washington Redskins 8–1 [26]
1983 Gibbs, JoeJoe Gibbsdagger (2) Washington Redskins 14–2 [27]
1984 Knox, ChuckChuck Knox (3) Seattle Seahawks 12–4 [28]
1985 Ditka, MikeMike Ditkadagger* Chicago Bears 15–1 [29]
1986 Parcells, BillBill Parcells New York Giants 14–2 [30]
1987 Mora, JimJim Mora New Orleans Saints 12–3 [31]
1988 Ditka, MikeMike Ditkadagger* (2) Chicago Bears 12–4 [32]
1989 Infante, LindyLindy Infante Green Bay Packers 10–6 [33]
1990 Johnson, JimmyJimmy Johnson Dallas Cowboys 7–9 [34]
1991 Fontes, WayneWayne Fontes Detroit Lions 12–4 [35]
1992 Cowher, BillBill Cowher Pittsburgh Steelers 11–5 [36]
1993 Reeves, DanDan Reeves New York Giants 11–5 [37]
1994 Parcells, BillBill Parcells (2) New England Patriots 10–6 [38]
1995 Rhodes, RayRay Rhodes Philadelphia Eagles 10–6 [39]
1996 Capers, DomDom Capers Carolina Panthers 12–4 [40]
1997 Fassel, JimJim Fassel New York Giants 10–5–1 [41]
1998 Reeves, DanDan Reeves (2) Atlanta Falcons 14–2 [42]
1999 Vermeil, DickDick Vermeil St. Louis Rams 13–3 [43]
2000 Haslett, JimJim Haslett New Orleans Saints 10–6 [44]
2001 Jauron, DickDick Jauron Chicago Bears 13–3 [45]
2002 Reid, AndyAndy Reiddouble-dagger Philadelphia Eagles 12–4 [46]
2003 Belichick, BillBill Belichickdouble-dagger New England Patriots 14–2 [47]
2004 Schottenheimer, MartyMarty Schottenheimer San Diego Chargers 12–4 [48]
2005 Smith, LovieLovie Smith Chicago Bears 11–5 [49]
2006 Payton, SeanSean Paytondouble-dagger New Orleans Saints 10–6 [50]
2007 Belichick, BillBill Belichickdouble-dagger (2) New England Patriots 16–0 [51]
2008 Smith, MikeMike Smith Atlanta Falcons 11–5 [52]
2009 Lewis, MarvinMarvin Lewisdouble-dagger Cincinnati Bengals 10–6 [53]
2010 Belichick, BillBill Belichickdouble-dagger (3) New England Patriots 14–2 [54]
2011 Harbaugh, JimJim Harbaugh San Francisco 49ers 13–3 [55]
2012 Arians, BruceBruce Ariansdouble-dagger Indianapolis Colts 9–3# [56]
2013 Rivera, RonRon Riveradouble-dagger Carolina Panthers 12–4 [57]
2014 Arians, BruceBruce Ariansdouble-dagger (2) Arizona Cardinals 11–5 [58]
2015 Rivera, RonRon Riveradouble-dagger (2) Carolina Panthers 15–1 [59]
2016 Garrett, JasonJason Garrettdouble-dagger Dallas Cowboys 13–3 [60]

*Inducted into Pro Football Hall of Fame for playing career
#Served as interim head coach for team's final 12 games

See also

References

General
Footnotes
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  2. ↑ "Associated Press Votes Ewbank Coach of Year". The Pantagraph. Associated Press. January 12, 1959. p. 9. Retrieved March 9, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Lombardi Named Coach Of Year". The Odessa American. Associated Press. December 22, 1959. p. 23. Retrieved March 10, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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