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Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach History: Know Their Most Successful Coach

The Pittsburgh Steelers NFL team is one of the most competitive teams in league history. They have made 34 playoff appearances and clinched several titles. From division titles to the conference championship and also the Super Bowl. 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 Pittsburgh Steelers head coach history and find out their most successful coach.

Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach History

As of the 2024 season, 16 different coaches have coached the Steelers. Here is the complete list of coaches, along with their stats and records.

1. Forrest Douds (1933)

  • Season: 1
  • Regular season record: 3-6-2
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.333
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

2. Luby DiMeolo (1934)

  • Season: 1
  • Regular season record: 2-10
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.167
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

3. Joe Bach (1935-1936 and 1952-53)

  • Season: 4
  • Regular season record: 21-27
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.437
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

4. John McNally (1937-1939)

  • Season: 3
  • Regular season record: 6-19
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.240
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

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5. Walt Kiesling (1939-1940, 1941-1944, and 1954-1956)

  • Season: 9
  • Regular season record: 30-55-5
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.352
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

6. Bert Bell (1941)

  • Season: 1
  • Regular season record: 0-2
  • Regular season win percentage: 0
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

7. Aldo Donelli (1941)

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

8. Jim Leonard (1945)

  • Season: 1
  • Regular season record: 2-8
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.200
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

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9. Jock Sutherland (1946-1947)

  • Season: 2
  • Regular season record: 13-9-1
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.591
  • Playoff appearances: 1
  • Playoffs record: 0-1
  • Titles: nil

10. John Michelosen (1948-1951)

  • Season: 4
  • Regular season record: 20-26-2
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.435
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

11. Buddy Parker (1957-1964)

  • Season: 8
  • Regular season record: 51-47-6
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.520
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

12. Mike Nixon (1965)

  • Season: 1
  • Regular season record: 2-12
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.143
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

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13. Bill Austin (1966-1968)

  • Season: 3
  • Regular season record: 11-28-3
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.282
  • Playoff appearances: nil
  • Playoffs record: nil
  • Titles: nil

14. Chuck Noll (1969-1991)

  • Season: 23
  • Regular season record: 193-148-1
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.566
  • Playoff appearances: 12
  • Playoffs record: 16-8
  • Titles: 4x Super Bowl, 4x Conference, and 9x Division

15. Bill Cowher (1992-2006)

  • Season: 15
  • Regular season record: 149-90-1
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.623
  • Playoff appearances: 10
  • Playoffs record: 12-9
  • Titles: 1x Super Bowl, 2x Conference, and 8x Division

16. Mike Tomlin (2007-present)

  • Season: 17
  • Regular season record: 173-100-2
  • Regular season win percentage: 0.633
  • Playoff appearances: 11
  • Playoffs record: 8-10
  • Titles: 1x Super Bowl, 2x Conference, and 7x Division

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Most Successful Coach in Pittsburgh Steelers History

Chuck Noll is the most successful coach in the Steelers’ history. Under him, the team reached the playoffs on 12 occasions. He was on the team for 23 years (1969-1991) and has a record of 193-148-1.

When it comes to the postseason, he has a record of 16-8. Noll helped the Steelers win nine division titles, four conference championships, and four Super Bowls.

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Nikhil Lopes
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