HomeListiclesLas Vegas Raiders Head Coach History: Know Their Most Successful Coach

Las Vegas Raiders Head Coach History: Know Their Most Successful Coach

The Las Vegas Raiders NFL team is one of the most competitive teams in league history. They have made 23 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 Las Vegas Raiders head coach history and find out their most successful coach.

Las Vegas Raiders Head Coach History

As of the 2024 season, 23 different coaches have coached the Raiders. Here is the coaches’ complete list, stats, and records.

1. Eddie Erdelatz (1960-1961)

  • Season: 2
  • Regular season record: 6-10
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.375
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

2. Marty Feldman (1961-1962)

  • Season: 1
  • Regular season record: 2-15
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.118
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

 3. Red Conkright (1962)

  • Season: 1
  • Regular season record: 1-8
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.111
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

4. Al Davis (1963-1965)

  • Season: 3
  • Regular season record: 23-16-3
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.583
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

In case you missed: Washington Commanders Head Coach History: Know Their Most Successful Coach

5. John Rauch (1966-1968)

  • Season: 3
  • Regular season record: 33-8-1
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.798
  • Playoff appearances: 2
  • Playoffs record: 2-2
  • Titles: 1x Super Bowl, and 2x Division

6. John Madden (1969-1978)

  • Season: 10
  • Regular season record: 103-32-7
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.750
  • Playoff appearances: 7
  • Playoffs record: 9-7
  • Titles: 1x Super Bowl, 1x Conference, and 7x Division

7. Tom Flores (1979-1987)

  • Season: 9
  • Regular season record: 83-53
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.532
  • Playoff appearances: 5
  • Playoffs record: 8-3
  • Titles: 2x Super Bowl, 2x Conference, and 2x Division

8. Mike Shanahan (1988-1989)

  • Season: 2
  • Regular season record: 8-12
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.400
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

Also read: Tennessee Titans Head Coach History: Know Their Most Successful Coach

9. Art Shell (1989-1994 and 2006)

  • Season: 7
  • Regular season record: 56-52
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.518
  • Playoff appearances: 3
  • Playoffs record: 2-3
  • Titles: 1x Division

10. Mike White (1995-1996)

  • Season: 2
  • Regular season record: 15-17
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.469
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

11. Joe Bugel (1997)

  • Season: 1
  • Regular season record: 4-12
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.250
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

12. Jon Gruden (1998-2001 and 2018-2021)

  • Season: 8
  • Regular season record: 60-57
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.512
  • Playoff appearances: 2
  • Playoffs record: 2-2
  • Titles: 2x Division

Read more: Atlanta Falcons Head Coach History: Know Their Most Successful Coach

13. Bill Callahan (2002-2003)

  • Season: 2
  • Regular season record: 15-17
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.469
  • Playoff appearances: 1
  • Playoffs record: 2-1
  • Titles: 1x Conference and 1x Division

14. Norv Turner (2004-2005)

  • Season: 2
  • Regular season record: 9-23
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.281
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

15. Lane Kiffin (2007-2008)

  • Season: 2
  • Regular season record: 5-15
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.250
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

16. Tom Cable (2008-2010)

  • Season: 3
  • Regular season record: 17-27
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.375
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

In case you missed: New England Patriots Head Coach History: Know Their Most Successful Coach

17. Hue Jackson (2011)

  • Season: 1
  • Regular season record: 8-8
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.500
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

18. Dennis Allen (2012-2014)

  • Season: 3
  • Regular season record: 8-28
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.222
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

19. Tony Sparano (2014)

  • Season: 1
  • Regular season record: 3-9
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.250
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

20. Jack Del Rio (2015-2017)

  • Season: 3
  • Regular season record: 25-23
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.521
  • Playoff appearances: 1
  • Playoffs record: 0-1
  • Titles: nil

Also read: Seattle Seahawks Head Coach History: Know Their Most Successful Coach

21. Rich Bisaccia (2021)

  • Season: 1
  • Regular season record: 7-5
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.583
  • Playoff appearances:
  • Playoffs record: 0-1
  • Titles: nil

22. Josh McDaniels (2022-2023)

  • Season: 2
  • Regular season record: 9-16
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.360
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

23. Antonio Pierce (2023-present)

  • Season: 1
  • Regular season record: 5-4
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.556
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

Read more: Los Angeles Chargers Head Coach History: Know Their Most Successful Coach

Most Successful Coach in Las Vegas Raiders History

John Rauch, John Madden, and Tom Flores are the most successful coaches in the Raiders’ history. Rauch coached the team for three years (1966-68), Madden for ten years (1969-1978), and Flores coached the team for nine years (1979-1987).

John Rauch stats and records with Raiders (1966-1968)

  • 33-8-1 in the regular season and 2-2 in the postseason
  • Two playoff appearances
  • Two division titles
  • One Super Bowl Championship

John Madden stats and records with Raiders (1969-1978)

  • 103-32-7 in the regular season and 9-7 in the postseason
  • Seven playoff appearances
  • Seven division titles
  • One Conference
  • One Super Bowl Championship

Tom Flores stats and records with Raiders (1979-1987)

  • 83-53 in the regular season and 8-3 in the postseason
  • Five playoff appearances
  • Two division titles
  • Two Conference titles
  • Two Super Bowl Championships
Thank you for reading. Leave us a comment if you liked it.

Do follow us on: Google News | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Youtube | LinkedIn

Have a good day ahead 🙂
Nikhil Lopes
Nikhil Lopes
Hi, this is Nikhil Lopes, who has a great interest in sports. Nikhil has been following several sports in the past few years, like the NFL, football, NBA, F1, UFC, cricket, and many more. The term 'sports addict' completely suits him.
RELATED ARTICLES

Read More