List of Philadelphia Eagles head coaches

This is a list of head coaches for the Philadelphia Eagles. The Philadelphia Eagles are a professional American football team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Eagles joined the National Football League (NFL) as an expansion team in 1933. Currently members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC), the team has won three NFL titles and made two Super Bowl appearances (1980 and 2004). There have been 22 head coaches of the Eagles in the NFL.

Two different coaches have won NFL championships with the team: Earl "Greasy" Neale in 1948 and 1949, and Buck Shaw in 1960.^[1] Andy Reid is the all-time leader in games coached and wins,^[2] while Neale has the highest winning percentage with .594 (with at least one full season coached). Bert Bell is statistically the worst coach the Eagles have had in terms of winning percentage, with .185 win/loss percentage.^[3]

Of the 22 Eagles coaches, four have been elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.^[4] Bert Bell was a charter member of the Hall of Fame. Bell was inducted for his work as the NFL Commissioner from 1946–1959. Wayne Millner, who coached the team in 1951, was enshrined as a player in 1968. Greasy Neale was in the class of 1969 for his work as the Eagles coach in the 1940s. Mike McCormack made the 1984 class for his Offensive Tackle play. Several former NFL players have been head coaches for the Eagles, including Jerry Williams, Ed Khayat, and Marion Campbell. Andy Reid.^[5] spent 14 seasons in charge before he was fired on December 31, 2012, after a 4–12 season – Reid's worst season in charge – which left the Eagles bottom of the NFC.^[6] He was replaced by former University of Oregon head coach Chip Kelly, who led the Eagles to a 10–6 record and the playoffs. Kelly was fired on December 29, 2015 after going 6–9 through that season's first 15 games. He was replaced by Offensive coordinator Pat Shurmer for week 17. As of January 14th, the Eagles named Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator, Doug Pederson their new head coach going into the 2016-2017 NFL season.

Key

Bert Bell (center), a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, coached the Eagles from 1936 to 1940.

#	Number of coaches[N 1]
GC	Games Coached
W	Wins
L	Loses
T	Ties
Win%	Winning percentage
00†	Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a coach
00‡	Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player
00^	Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as the NFL Commissioner
00*	Spent entire NFL head coaching career with the Eagles

Coaches

Earle "Greasy" Neale, a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, coached the Eagles from 1941 to 1950.

Statistics are correct as of the end of the 2015 NFL season.

#	Name	Term	Regular Season					Playoffs			Awards	Ref.
			GC	W	L	T	Win%	GC	W	L
1	Lud Wray	1933–1935	31	9	21	1	.300	–	–	–		[7]
2	Bert Bell ^	1936–1940	56	10	44	2	.185	–	–	–		[8]
3	Greasy Neale †*	1941–1950*	111	63	43	5	.594	4	3	1	NFL Championship (1948) NFL Championship (1949) Sporting News Coach of the Year (1948)[9]	[10]
4	Bo McMillin	1951[N 2]	2	2	0	0	1.000	–	–	–		[11] [12]
5	Wayne Millner ‡*	1951*[N 3]	10	2	8	0	.200	–	–	–		[13] [14]
6	Jim Trimble*	1952–1955*	48	25	20	3	.556	–	–	–		[15]
7	Hugh Devore	1956–1957	24	7	16	1	.304	–	–	–		[16]
8	Buck Shaw	1958–1960	36	19	16	1	.543	1	1	0	NFL Championship (1960) AP Coach of the Year (1960) UPI NFL Coach of the Year (1960)[9]	[17]
9	Nick Skorich	1961–1963	42	15	24	3	.385	–	–	–		[18]
10	Joe Kuharich	1964–1968	70	28	41	1	.406	–	–	–		[19]
11	Jerry Williams*	1969–1971*	31	7	22	2	.241	–	–	–		[20]
12	Ed Khayat*	1971–1972*	25	8	15	2	.348	–	–	–		[21]
13	Mike McCormack ‡	1973–1975	42	16	25	1	.390	–	–	–		[22]
14	Dick Vermeil	1976–1982	101	54	47	0	.535	7	3	4	Pro Football Weekly Coach of the Year (1979) Sporting News Coach of the Year (1979) UPI NFC Coach of the Year (1978)[9]	[23]
15	Marion Campbell	1983–1985	47	17	29	1	.370	–	–	–		[24]
16	Fred Bruney*	1985*[N 4]	1	1	0	0	1.000	–	–	–		[25]
17	Buddy Ryan	1986–1990	79	43	35	1	.551	3	0	3		[26]
18	Rich Kotite	1991–1994	64	36	28	0	.563	2	1	1		[27]
19	Ray Rhodes	1995–1998	64	29	34	1	.460	3	1	2	AP Coach of the Year (1995) Sporting News Coach of the Year (1995) UPI NFC Coach of the Year (1995)[9]	[28]
20	Andy Reid	1999–2012	224	130	93	1	.583	19	10	9	AP Coach of the Year (2002) Pro Football Weekly Coach of the Year (2002) Sporting News Coach of the Year (2000, 2002)[9]	[29]
21	Chip Kelly	2013–2015	47	26	21	0	.553	1	0	1		[30]
22	Pat Shurmur	2015[N 5]	1	1	0	0	1.000	–	–	–		[31]
23	Doug Pederson*	2016–present	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Footnotes

1. A running total of the number of coaches of the Eagles. Thus, any coach who has two separate terms as head coach is only counted once.
2. After two games, McMillin underwent surgery for what was believed to be ulcer troubles. It turned out to be stomach cancer, which ended his coaching career.
3. Millner spent just one year as Head Coach before resigning prior to the start of the 1952, citing health problems. However, just 17 days after his decision, he accepted an assistant coaching position with the Redskins.
4. Bruney was appointed the interim head coach of the Eagles for the last game of the 1985 season after former coach Marion Campbell was let go with one game remaining in the season.
5. Shurmur was appointed the interim head coach of the Eagles for the last game of the 2015 season after former coach Chip Kelly was let go with one game remaining in the season.

References

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13. "WAYNE MILLNER". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
14. "Wayne Millner". DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
15. "Jim Trimble". DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
16. "Hugh Devore". DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
17. "Buck Shaw". DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
18. "Nick Skorich". DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
19. "Joe Kuharich". DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
20. "Jerry Williams". DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
21. "Ed Khayat". DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
22. "Mike McCormack". DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
23. "Dick Vermeii". DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
24. "Marion Campbell]". DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
25. "Fred Bruney". DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
26. "Buddy Ryan". DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
27. "Rich Kotite". DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
28. "Ray Rhodes". DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
29. "Andy Reid". DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
30. "Chip Kelly Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
31. "Pat Shurmur Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2016.

External links

• "Philadelphia Eagles History". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
• "Hall of Famers by Franchise". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
• "Philadelphia Eagles Coaching Records and History". DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved March 15, 2008.