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

January 14, 2024

The New York Jets NFL team is one of the most competitive teams in league history. They have made 14 playoff appearances and clinched several titles from division to 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 Jets head coach history and find out their most successful coach.

New York Jets Head Coach History

As of the 2024 season, 20 different coaches have coached the Jets. Here is the coaches’ complete list, stats, and records.

1. Sammy Baugh (1960-1961)

Season: 2
Regular season record: 14-14
Regular season win percentage: 0.500
Playoff appearances: nil
Playoffs record: nil
Titles: nil

2. Bulldog Turner (1962)

Season: 1
Regular season record: 5-9
Regular season win percentage: 0.357
Playoff appearances: nil
Playoffs record: nil
Titles: nil

3. Weeb Ewbank (1963-1973)

Season: 11
Regular season record: 71-77
Regular season win percentage: 0.481
Playoff appearances: 2
Playoffs record: 2-1
Titles: 1x Super Bowl and 2x Division

4. Charley Winner (1974-1975)

Season: 2
Regular season record: 9-14
Regular season win percentage: 0.391
Playoff appearances: nil
Playoffs record: nil
Titles: nil

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5. Ken Shipp (1975)

Season: 1
Regular season record: 1-4
Regular season win percentage: 0.200
Playoff appearances: nil
Playoffs record: nil
Titles: nil

6. Lou Shipp (1976)

Season: 1
Regular season record: 3-10
Regular season win percentage: 0.231
Playoff appearances: nil
Playoffs record: nil
Titles: nil

7. Mike Holovak (1976)

Season: 1
Regular season record: 0-1
Regular season win percentage: 0
Playoff appearances: nil
Playoffs record: nil
Titles: nil

8. Walt Michaels (1977-1982)

Season: 6
Regular season record: 39-47-1
Regular season win percentage: 0.454
Playoff appearances: 2
Playoffs record: 2-2
Titles: nil

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9. Joe Walton (1983-1989)

Season: 7
Regular season record: 53-57-1
Regular season win percentage: 0.482
Playoff appearances: 2
Playoffs record: 1-2
Titles: nil

10. Bruce Coslet (1990-1993)

Season: 4
Regular season record: 26-38
Regular season win percentage: 0.406
Playoff appearances: 1
Playoffs record: 0-1
Titles: nil

11. Pete Carroll (1994)

Season: 1
Regular season record: 6-10
Regular season win percentage: 0.375
Playoff appearances: nil
Playoffs record: nil
Titles: nil

12. Rich Kotite (1995-1996)

Season: 2
Regular season record: 4-2
Regular season win percentage: 0.125
Playoff appearances: nil
Playoffs record: nil
Titles: nil

13. Bill Parcells (1997-1999)

Season: 3
Regular season record: 29-19
Regular season win percentage: 0.604
Playoff appearances: 1
Playoffs record: 1-1
Titles: 1x Division

14. Al Groh (2000)

Season: 1
Regular season record: 9-7
Regular season win percentage: 0.563
Playoff appearances: nil
Playoffs record: nil
Titles: nil

15. Herman Edwards (2001-2005)

Season: 5
Regular season record: 39-41
Regular season win percentage: 0.488
Playoff appearances: 3
Playoffs record: 2-3
Titles: 1x Division

16. Eric Mangini (2006-2008)

Season: 3
Regular season record: 23-25
Regular season win percentage: 0.479
Playoff appearances: 1
Playoffs record: 0-1
Titles: nil

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17. Rex Ryan (2009-2014)

Season:
Regular season record: 46-50
Regular season win percentage: 0.479
Playoff appearances: 2
Playoffs record: 4-2
Titles: nil

18. Todd Bowles (2015-2018)

Season: 4
Regular season record: 24-40
Regular season win percentage: 0.375
Playoff appearances: nil
Playoffs record: nil
Titles: nil

19. Adam Gase (2019-2020)

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

20. Robert Saleh (2021-present)

Season: 2
Regular season record: 18-33
Regular season win percentage: 0.353
Playoff appearances: nil
Playoffs record: nil
Titles: nil

Most Successful Coach in New York Jets History

Weeb Ewbank is the most successful coach in the Jets’ history. Under his management, the team reached the playoffs on 11 occasions. He was on the team for 11 years and has a record of 71-77. Regarding the postseason, he has a record of 2-1. Ewbank helped the Jets win 2 division titles and one Super Bowl title.

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