The New York Giants NFL team is one of the most competitive teams in league history. They have made 33 playoff appearances and clinched several titles from division to conference and even the Super Bowl Championship. They have a historic reign in the NFL, and a lot of credit goes to their players and coaching staff. Their coaches have brought the best out of every player on the team. Talking about coaches, who is their most successful coach in history? So let us look at the New York Giants head coach history and find out their most successful coach.
New York Giants Head Coach History
As of the 2024 season, 22 different coaches have coached the Giants. Here is the coaches’ complete list, stats, and records.
1. Bob Folwell (1925)
- Season: 1
- Regular season record: 8-4
- Regular season win percentage: 0.667
- Playoff appearances: nil
- Playoffs record: nil
- Titles: nil
2. Doc Alexander (1926)
- Season: 1
- Regular season record: 8-4-1
- Regular season win percentage: 0.654
- Playoff appearances: nil
- Playoffs record: nil
- Titles: nil
3. Earl Potteiger (1927-1928)
- Season: 2
- Regular season record: 15-8-3
- Regular season win percentage: 0.635
- Playoff appearances: nil
- Playoffs record: nil
- Titles: 1x Super Bowl
4. LeRoy Andrews (1929-1930)
- Season: 2
- Regular season record: 24-5-1
- Regular season win percentage: 0.817
- Playoff appearances: nil
- Playoffs record: nil
- Titles: nil
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5. Benny Friedman (1930)
- Season: 1
- Regular season record: 2-0
- Regular season win percentage: 1
- Playoff appearances: nil
- Playoffs record: nil
- Titles: nil
6. Steve Owen (1931-1953)
- Season: 23
- Regular season record: 153-100-17
- Regular season win percentage: 0.598
- Playoff appearances: 10
- Playoffs record: 2-8
- Titles: 2x Super Bowl and 8x Division
7. Jim Lee Howell (1954-1960)
- Season: 7
- Regular season record: 53-27-4
- Regular season win percentage: 0.655
- Playoff appearances: 3
- Playoffs record: 2-2
- Titles: 1x Super Bowl and 3x Conference
8. Allie Sherman (1961-1968)
- Season: 8
- Regular season record: 57-51-4
- Regular season win percentage: 0.527
- Playoff appearances: 3
- Playoffs record: 0-3
- Titles: 3x Conference
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9. Alex Webster (1969-1973)
- Season: 5
- Regular season record: 29-40-1
- Regular season win percentage: 0.421
- Playoff appearances: nil
- Playoffs record: nil
- Titles: nil
10. Bill Arnsparger (1974-1978)
- Season: 5
- Regular season record: 7-28
- Regular season win percentage: 0.200
- Playoff appearances: nil
- Playoffs record: nil
- Titles: nil
11. John McVay (1976-1978)
- Season: 3
- Regular season record: 14-23
- Regular season win percentage: 0.378
- Playoff appearances: nil
- Playoffs record: nil
- Titles: nil
12. Ray Perkins (1979-1982)
- Season: 4
- Regular season record: 23-34
- Regular season win percentage: 0.404
- Playoff appearances: 1
- Playoffs record: 1-1
- Titles: nil
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13. Bill Parcells (1983-1990)
- Season: 8
- Regular season record: 77-49-1
- Regular season win percentage: 0.610
- Playoff appearances: 5
- Playoffs record: 8-3
- Titles: 2x Super Bowl, 2x Conference, and 3x Division
14. Ray Handley (1991-1992)
- Season: 2
- Regular season record: 14-18
- Regular season win percentage: 0.428
- Playoff appearances: nil
- Playoffs record: nil
- Titles: nil
15. Dan Reeves (1993-1996)
- Season: 4
- Regular season record: 31-33
- Regular season win percentage: 0.484
- Playoff appearances: 1
- Playoffs record: 1-1
- Titles: nil
16. Jim Fassel (1997-2003)
- Season: 7
- Regular season record: 58-53-1
- Regular season win percentage: 0.522
- Playoff appearances: 3
- Playoffs record: 2-3
- Titles: 1x Conference and 2x Division
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17. Tom Coughlin (2004-2015)
- Season: 12
- Regular season record: 102-90
- Regular season win percentage: 0.531
- Playoff appearances: 5
- Playoffs record: 8-3
- Titles: 2x Super Bowl, 2x Conference, and 3x Division
18. Ben McAdoo (2016-2017)
- Season: 2
- Regular season record: 13-15
- Regular season win percentage: 0.464
- Playoff appearances: 1
- Playoffs record: 0-1
- Titles: nil
19. Steve Spagnuolo (2017)
- Season: 1
- Regular season record: 1-3
- Regular season win percentage: 0.250
- Playoff appearances: nil
- Playoffs record: nil
- Titles: nil
20. Pat Shurmur (2018-2019)
- Season: 2
- Regular season record: 9-23
- Regular season win percentage: 0.281
- Playoff appearances: nil
- Playoffs record: nil
- Titles: nil
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21. Joe Judge (2020-2021)
- Season: 2
- Regular season record: 10-23
- Regular season win percentage: 0.303
- Playoff appearances: nil
- Playoffs record: nil
- Titles: nil
22. Brian Daboll (2022-present)
- Season: 2
- Regular season record: 15-18-1
- Regular season win percentage: 0.456
- Playoff appearances: 1
- Playoffs record: 1-1
- Titles: nil
Most Successful Coach in New York Giants History
Steve Owen, Tom Coughlin, and Bill Parcells are the most successful coaches in the Giants’ history. Owen coached the team for 23 years (1931-53), Madden for 12 years (2004-2015), and Parcells coached the team for eight years (1983-1990).
Steve Owen stats and records with the Giants (1931-1953)
- 153-100-17 in the regular season and 2-8 in the postseason
- Ten playoff appearances
- Eight division titles
- Two Super Bowl Championships
Tom Coughlin stats and records with the Giants (2004-2015)
- 102-90 in the regular season and 8-3 in the postseason
- Five playoff appearances
- Three division titles
- Two Conferences Championships
- Two Super Bowl Championships
Bill Parcells stats and records with Giants (1983-1990)
- 77-49-1 in the regular season and 8-3 in the postseason
- Five playoff appearances
- Three division titles
- Two Conference titles
- Two Super Bowl Championships
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