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The Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL) have had 10 head coaches in their franchise history. The franchise was founded in 1960 by Lamar Hunt and were known as the Dallas Texans when the team was located in Dallas, Texas. The team relocated to Kansas City, Missouri and were renamed the Chiefs in 1963. The franchise was a charter member of the American Football League (AFL) before entering into the NFL following the AFL-NFL merger.
Hank Stram, the team's first head coach, led the Chiefs to three AFL championship victories and two appearances in the Super Bowl. Stram was the team's longest-tenured head coach, holding the position from 1960 to 1974. Marty Schottenheimer was hired in 1989 and led Kansas City to seven playoff appearances in his ten seasons as head coach. Gunther Cunningham has been on the Chiefs' coaching staff in various positions since 1995. Dick Vermeil coached the team to a franchise-best 9-0 start in the 2003 season. Of the ten Chiefs coaches, Hank Stram and Marv Levy have been elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Herman Edwards is the team's current coach, having been hired in 2006.
Key
| # | Number of coaches |
| GC | Games coached |
| W | Wins |
| L | Losses |
| T | Ties |
| W–L % | Win–Loss percentage |
| * | Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame |
| † | Entire professional head coaching career with Texans/Chiefs |
Coaches
Note: Statistics correct as of January 13, 2008, after the end of the 2007 NFL season.
| # | Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | Reference | |||||||||||
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| GC | W | L | T | W–L % | GC | W | L | ||||||||||
| Dallas Texans | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Hank Stram* | 1960–1962 | 42 | 27 | 17 | 0 | .642 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| Kansas City Chiefs | |||||||||||||||||
| — | Hank Stram* | 1963–1974 | 164 | 97 | 57 | 10 | .607 | 7 | 4 | 2 | UPI AFL Coach of the Year (1968) Pro Football Weekly AFL Coach of the Year (1968) |
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| 2 | Paul Wiggin† | 1975–1977 | 35 | 11 | 24 | 0 | .314 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 3 | Tom Bettis† | 1977 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 4 | Marv Levy* | 1978–1982 | 73 | 31 | 42 | 0 | .425 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 5 | John Mackovic† | 1983–1986 | 64 | 30 | 34 | 0 | .469 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
| 6 | Frank Gansz† | 1987–1988 | 31 | 8 | 22 | 1 | .274 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 7 | Marty Schottenheimer | 1989–1998 | 160 | 101 | 58 | 1 | .634 | 10 | 2 | 7 | UPI NFL Coach of the Year (1995) | ||||||
| 8 | Gunther Cunningham† | 1999–2000 | 32 | 16 | 16 | 0 | .500 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 9 | Dick Vermeil | 2001–2005 | 80 | 44 | 36 | 0 | .550 | 1 | 0 | 1 | Maxwell Football Club NFL Coach of the Year (2003) | ||||||
| 10 | Herman Edwards | 2006–present | 32 | 13 | 19 | 0 | .406 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||
Footnotes
- Hank Stram was head coach of the franchise when it was known as the Dallas Texans from 1960 to 1962, and remained with the franchise after relocation to Kansas City, Missouri.
- Paul Wiggin was fired after seven games in the 1977 season and was replaced by Tom Bettis for the remainder of the season.
References
- General
- "History of the Kansas City Chiefs". CBS Sportsline. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- "Kansas City Chiefs coaching records and history". DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- Specific
- ^ "Kansas City Chiefs History–1960's". Kansas City Chiefs official website. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ "Kansas City Chiefs History–1970's". Kansas City Chiefs official website. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- "Kansas City Chiefs History–1980's". Kansas City Chiefs official website. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- "Kansas City Chiefs History–1990's". Kansas City Chiefs official website. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- "Kansas City Chiefs History–2000's". Kansas City Chiefs official website. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ "Chiefs name Gunther Cunningham defensive coordinator". USA Today. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - "Vermeil and the Chiefs in perfect harmony as the curtain falls with a 37-3 win". Kansas City Chiefs official website. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ "Dick Vermeil's coaching record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- "Hall of Famers by Franchise". Pro Football Hall of Fame Official website. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- "Herm Edwards named the 10th head coach in Kansas City Chiefs history". Kansas City Chiefs official website. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- "Chiefs given permission to talk to Herm Edwards". Kansas City Chiefs official website. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ "Hank Stram's coaching record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- ^ "NFL Coach of the Year Award". About.com. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- "Paul Wiggin's coaching record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- "Tom Bettis' coaching record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- "Marv Levy's coaching record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- "John Mackovic's coaching record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- "Frank Gansz' coaching record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- "Marty Schottenheimer's coaching record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- "Gunther Cunningham's coaching record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
- "Herman Edwards' coaching record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-07-09.
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