New York Giants Head Coach History: Know Their Most Successful Coach

January 14, 2024

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

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

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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