Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year Award

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.

AP NFL Coach of the Year Award
Given forCoach of the year in the National Football League
Presented byAssociated Press
History
First award1957
Most winsDon Shula (4)
Most recentKevin Stefanski

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 Kevin Stefanski, who led the Cleveland Browns to an 11-5 record.

Winners
Don Shula was named 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
^Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
*Currently active NFL head coach
Name (X) Denotes number of times received the award
SeasonCoachTeamRecordRef
1957 George Wilson Detroit Lions8–4[1]
1958Weeb Ewbank^Baltimore Colts9–3[2]
1959Vince Lombardi^Green Bay Packers7–5[3]
1960 Buck Shaw Philadelphia Eagles10–2[4]
1961 Allie Sherman New York Giants10–3–1[5]
1962 Allie Sherman (2) New York Giants12–2[6]
1963George Halas^Chicago Bears11–1–2[7]
1964Don Shula^Baltimore Colts12–2[8]
1965George Halas^ (2)Chicago Bears9–5[9]
1966Tom Landry^Dallas Cowboys10–3–1[10]
1967George Allen^
Don Shula^ (2)		Los Angeles Rams
Baltimore Colts		11–1–2
11–1–2		[11]
1968Don Shula^ (3)Baltimore Colts13–1[12]
1969Bud Grant^Minnesota Vikings12–2[13]
1970Paul BrownCincinnati Bengals8–6[14]
1971George Allen^ (2)Washington Redskins9–4–1[15]
1972Don Shula^ (4)Miami Dolphins14–0[16]
1973 Chuck Knox Los Angeles Rams12–2[17]
1974 Don Coryell St. Louis Cardinals10–4[18]
1975 Ted Marchibroda Baltimore Colts10–4[19]
1976Forrest Gregg^[lower-alpha 1]Cleveland Browns9–5[20]
1977 Red Miller Denver Broncos12–2[21]
1978 Jack Patera Seattle Seahawks9–7[22]
1979 Jack Pardee Washington Redskins10–6[23]
1980 Chuck Knox (2) Buffalo Bills11–5[24]
1981Bill Walsh^San Francisco 49ers13–3[25]
1982Joe Gibbs^Washington Redskins8–1[26]
1983Joe Gibbs^ (2)Washington Redskins14–2[27]
1984 Chuck Knox (3) Seattle Seahawks12–4[28]
1985Mike Ditka^[lower-alpha 1]Chicago Bears15–1[29]
1986Bill ParcellsNew York Giants14–2[30]
1987 Jim Mora New Orleans Saints12–3[31]
1988Mike Ditka^* (2)Chicago Bears12–4[32]
1989 Lindy Infante Green Bay Packers10–6[33]
1990Jimmy Johnson^ Dallas Cowboys7–9[34]
1991 Wayne Fontes Detroit Lions12–4[35]
1992Bill Cowher^ Pittsburgh Steelers11–5[36]
1993 Dan Reeves New York Giants11–5[37]
1994Bill Parcells (2)New England Patriots10–6[38]
1995 Ray Rhodes Philadelphia Eagles10–6[39]
1996 Dom Capers Carolina Panthers12–4[40]
1997 Jim Fassel New York Giants10–5–1[41]
1998 Dan Reeves (2) Atlanta Falcons14–2[42]
1999 Dick Vermeil St. Louis Rams13–3[43]
2000 Jim Haslett New Orleans Saints10–6[44]
2001 Dick Jauron Chicago Bears13–3[45]
2002Andy Reid*Philadelphia Eagles12–4[46]
2003Bill Belichick* New England Patriots14–2[47]
2004 Marty Schottenheimer San Diego Chargers12–4[48]
2005 Lovie Smith Chicago Bears11–5[49]
2006Sean Payton*New Orleans Saints10–6[50]
2007Bill Belichick* (2)New England Patriots16–0[51]
2008 Mike Smith Atlanta Falcons11–5[52]
2009Marvin LewisCincinnati Bengals10–6[53]
2010Bill Belichick* (3)New England Patriots14–2[54]
2011 Jim Harbaugh San Francisco 49ers13–3[55]
2012Bruce Arians*Indianapolis Colts9–3[lower-alpha 2][56]
2013Ron Rivera*Carolina Panthers12–4[57]
2014Bruce Arians*(2)Arizona Cardinals11–5[58]
2015Ron Rivera* (2)Carolina Panthers15–1[59]
2016Jason GarrettDallas Cowboys13–3[60]
2017Sean McVay*Los Angeles Rams11–5[61]
2018Matt Nagy*Chicago Bears12–4[62]
2019John Harbaugh*Baltimore Ravens14–2[63]
2020Kevin Stefanski*Cleveland Browns11–5[64]

See also

Notes
  1. Ditka and Gregg were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame primarily in recognition of their playing careers.
  2. Arians served as interim head coach for team's final 12 games in place of Chuck Pagano.

References
General
  • Gellerman, Jacob; Drexler, Sam; Marini, Matt; Cocchiaro, Nicolas; Zerkel, Alex, eds. (2016). 2018 Official NFL Record and Fact Book (PDF). National Football League. p. 525. Retrieved August 14, 2018.
  • "AP NFL Coach of the Year". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. February 6, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
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.
  4. "AP NFL Coach of the Year". The San Diego Union-Tribune. Associated Press. February 6, 2016. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  5. "Allie Sherman Coach of Year". The Portsmouth Herald. Associated Press. December 19, 1961. p. 10. Retrieved March 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Jim Taylor Player of Year and Allie Sherman Coach of Year in NFL Voting". The Evening Times. Associated Press. December 13, 1962. p. 14. Retrieved March 20, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Liska, Jerry (December 12, 1963). "George Halas Coach Of Year". The Advocate-Messenger. Associated Press. p. 12. Retrieved March 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Hand, Jack (December 10, 1964). "Don Shula Coach Of Year In NFL". The Daily Mail (Hagerstown, Maryland). Hagerstown, Maryland. Associated Press. p. 39. Retrieved March 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Liska, Jerry (December 23, 1965). "George Halas Coach Of Year". The Indiana Gazette. Associated Press. p. 10. Retrieved March 21, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Cowboys' Tom Landry NFL's Coach Of Year". The Lincoln Star. Associated Press. December 16, 1966. p. 26. Retrieved March 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "George Allen, Don Shula NFL Coaches of the Year". Nashua Telegraph. Associated Press. December 19, 1967. p. 14. Retrieved March 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Colts' Don Shula Is Coach of Year". Brownwood Bulletin. Associated Press. December 19, 1968. p. 14. Retrieved March 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. Hallman, Charley (December 18, 1969). "Vikings Bud Grant Selected Coach Of The Year". The La Crosse Tribune. Associated Press. p. 22. Retrieved March 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Bengals' Brown Coach Of Year". The Bee. Associated Press. January 8, 1971. p. 7. Retrieved March 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Allen Of Washington Is Coach Of The Year". Gadsden Times. Associated Press. January 6, 1972. p. 14. Retrieved March 9, 2017.
  16. "Shula top NFL coach, authored 16–0 record". Anderson Daily Bulletin. Associated Press. January 5, 1973. p. 7. Retrieved March 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. "Chuck Knox NFL Coach Of Year". The Danville Register. Associated Press. January 6, 1974. p. 35. Retrieved March 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. "Don Coryell Receives Coach of Year Honors". Ironwood Daily Globe. Associated Press. January 6, 1975. p. 12. Retrieved March 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. "Ted Marchibroda NFL Coach of Year". The Daily Times-News. Associated Press. January 11, 1976. p. 45. Retrieved March 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  20. "Forrest Gregg NFL Coach of the Year". The Chillicothe Constitution-Tribune. Associated Press. December 31, 1976. p. 8. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
  21. "Broncos' Red Miller NFL Coach of Year". Daily Sitka Sentinel. Associated Press. January 6, 1978. p. 5. Retrieved March 22, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  22. Baker, Tony (January 10, 1979). "Patera Coach Of Year". The Gettysburg Times. Associated Press. p. 17. Retrieved April 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  23. "Jack Pardee: Coach of the Year". Daily Sitka Sentinel. Associated Press. December 19, 1979. p. 7. Retrieved May 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  24. "Bills' Knox honored". The Index-Journal. Associated Press. January 6, 1981. p. 7. Retrieved May 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  25. "Bill Walsh Overwhelming Coach of Year Choice". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Associated Press. January 5, 1982. p. 8. Retrieved May 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  26. Rosenfeld, Ira (January 5, 1983). "Gibbs named Coach of the Year". The Gettysburg Times. Associated Press. p. 9. Retrieved May 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  27. "Redskins' Joe Gibbs coach of year". The Index-Journal. Associated Press. December 20, 1983. p. 10. Retrieved May 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. "Seattle's Knox Coach of Year". The Index-Journal. Associated Press. December 21, 1984. p. 10. Retrieved May 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  29. "Ditka named Coach of Year". The Salina Journal. Associated Press. December 28, 1985. p. 15. Retrieved May 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  30. "Giants' Bill Parcells Named Coach of Year". Daily Sitka Sentinel. Associated Press. December 31, 1986. p. 7. Retrieved May 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  31. "Saints' Mora voted Coach of the Year". The Galveston Daily News. Associated Press. January 1, 1988. p. 17. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
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  33. "Packers' Infante Named AP Coach of Year". Chicago Tribune. January 4, 1990. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
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  38. "Parcells Lands AP Coach-of-the-Year". Tyrone Daily Herald. Associated Press. December 31, 1994. p. 5. Retrieved May 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  39. Wilner, Barry (December 27, 1995). "Eagles' Rhodes Coach of the Year". Standard-Speaker. Associated Press. p. 18. Retrieved May 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  40. "Dom Capers Easily Voted AP's NFL Coach of the Year". Deseret News. Associated Press. December 25, 1996. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  41. Canavan, Tom (December 26, 1997). "Jim Fassel is AP Coach of the Year". Ukiah Daily Journal. Associated Press. p. 10. Retrieved May 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  42. "Reeves: NFL's Coach Of The Year". CBS News. January 2, 1999. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  43. "NFL Coach of the Year: Rams' Vermeil honored for turnaround". Kitsap Sun. Associated Press. January 16, 2000. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  44. "Haslett named coach of the year". Amarillo Globe-News. Associated Press. January 7, 2001. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  45. Wilner, Barry (January 20, 2002). "Bears' Jauron named Coach of the Year". Athens Banner-Herald. Associated Press. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  46. "Philadelphia's Reid chosen coach of year". Santa Cruz Sentinel. Associated Press. January 12, 2003. p. 31. Retrieved May 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
  47. "Belichick is top coach". The Hays Daily News. Associated Press. January 4, 2004. p. 9. Retrieved May 24, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
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  52. "Falcons' Smith voted as coach of year". ESPN.com. Associated Press. January 4, 2009. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  53. "Bengals' Marvin Lewis named AP's NFL coach of the year". USA Today. Associated Press. January 16, 2010. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  54. "Bill Belichick wins AP Coach of the Year". ESPN.com. February 3, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
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  57. Wesseling, Chris (February 1, 2014). "Carolina Panthers' Ron Rivera wins Coach of the Year". NFL.com. National Football League. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  58. Brinson, Will (January 31, 2015). "2014 NFL Coach of the Year: Cardinals' Bruce Arians wins easily". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  59. Ducey, Kenny (February 7, 2016). "Panthers' Ron Rivera named 2015 Coach of the Year". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
  60. Reyes, Lorenzo (February 4, 2017). "Cowboys' Jason Garrett named NFL coach of the year". USA Today. Retrieved March 10, 2017.
  61. "Rams' Sean McVay named NFL Coach of the Year". NFL.com. Retrieved 4 February 2018.
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  63. Bergman, Jeremy (February 1, 2020). "Ravens' John Harbaugh wins 2019 Coach of the Year". NFL.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
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