List of Super Bowl Head Coaches

Players and coaches work hard to win the Super Bowl, America's largest sporting event. How significant is the head coach in the Super Bowl outcome? Head coaches are crucial to team success. They create the team's game strategy, manage its staff, and inspire players to perform well. In the Super Bowl, the head coach's judgments may be crucial.

Bill Belichick, Tom Landry, and Joe Gibbs are NFL legends with several Super Bowl wins. These coaches are noted for building successful teams and maximizing player potential. Many head coaches have lost the Super Bowl while having great teams. This implies the head coach is not the sole determinant of Super Bowl outcomes.

Evolution must be a big thing in the NFL. By this, we are specifically talking about how young offensive-minded coaches have won it all recently. Kyle Shanahan, Zac Taylor, and Sean McVay have done well in the last 5 years. These coaches are noted for their creative offensive concepts and quarterback development.

The surge of youthful, offensive-minded NFL head coaches has raised questions about their Super Bowl role. Some say the quarterback is now the most important player on the field which means the head coach's job has lessened. Others believe the head coach is still crucial, particularly in a game like the Super Bowl with such high stakes.

Head coach relevance in the Super Bowl is subjective. Head coaches are crucial to their teams' success, yet they are not the sole element in Super Bowls. Here are several ways head coaches may affect the Super Bowl:

• Game planning: The head coach creates the Super Bowl strategy. This involves finding and exploiting the opponent's vulnerabilities. Head coaches must also be able to change game plans during play.

• Personnel management: The head coach manages team personnel. This involves choosing starters, players, and substitutes. The head coach must also maximize team member performance.

• Motivation: The head coach inspires players to perform well. This is crucial in a high-pressure event like the Super Bowl. Head coaches must provide a pleasant and encouraging atmosphere for players.

List of all the Superbowl Head Coaches

Date	Super Bowl	Winning coach	Team	Opponent	Losing coach	Score
January 15, 1967	I	Vince Lombardi	Green Bay Packers	Kansas City Chiefs	Hank Stram	35–10
January 14, 1968	II	Vince Lombardi (2)	Green Bay Packers	Oakland Raiders	John Rauch	33–14
January 12, 1969	III	Weeb Ewbank	New York Jets	Baltimore Colts	Don Shula	16–7
January 11, 1970	IV	Hank Stram	Kansas City Chiefs	Minnesota Vikings	Bud Grant	23–7
January 17, 1971	V	Don McCafferty	Baltimore Colts	Dallas Cowboys	Tom Landry	16–13
January 16, 1972	VI	Tom Landry	Dallas Cowboys	Miami Dolphins	Don Shula [2]	24–3
January 14, 1973	VII	Don Shula	Miami Dolphins	Washington Redskins	George Allen	14–7
January 13, 1974	VIII	Don Shula (2)	Miami Dolphins	Minnesota Vikings	Bud Grant [2]	24–7
January 12, 1975	IX	Chuck Noll	Pittsburgh Steelers	Minnesota Vikings	Bud Grant [3]	16–6
January 18, 1976	X	Chuck Noll (2)	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dallas Cowboys	Tom Landry [2]	21–17
January 9, 1977	XI	John Madden	Oakland Raiders	Minnesota Vikings	Bud Grant [4]	32–14
January 15, 1978	XII	Tom Landry (2)	Dallas Cowboys	Denver Broncos	Red Miller	27–10
January 21, 1979	XIII	Chuck Noll (3)	Pittsburgh Steelers	Dallas Cowboys	Tom Landry [3]	35–31
January 20, 1980	XIV	Chuck Noll (4)	Pittsburgh Steelers	Los Angeles Rams	Ray Malavasi	31–19
January 25, 1981	XV	Tom Flores	Oakland Raiders	Philadelphia Eagles	Dick Vermeil	27–10
January 24, 1982	XVI	Bill Walsh	San Francisco 49ers	Cincinnati Bengals	Forrest Gregg	26–21
January 30, 1983	XVII	Joe Gibbs	Washington Redskins	Miami Dolphins	Don Shula [3]	27–17
January 22, 1984	XVIII	Tom Flores (2)	Los Angeles Raiders	Washington Redskins	Joe Gibbs	38–9
January 20, 1985	XIX	Bill Walsh (2)	San Francisco 49ers	Miami Dolphins	Don Shula [4]	38–16
January 26, 1986	XX	Mike Ditka	Chicago Bears	New England Patriots	Raymond Berry	46–10
January 25, 1987	XXI	Bill Parcells	New York Giants	Denver Broncos	Dan Reeves	39–20
January 31, 1988	XXII	Joe Gibbs (2)	Washington Redskins	Denver Broncos	Dan Reeves [2]	42–10
January 22, 1989	XXIII	Bill Walsh (3)	San Francisco 49ers	Cincinnati Bengals	Sam Wyche	20–16
January 28, 1990	XXIV	George Seifert	San Francisco 49ers	Denver Broncos	Dan Reeves [3]	55–10
January 27, 1991	XXV	Bill Parcells (2)	New York Giants	Buffalo Bills	Marv Levy	20–19
January 26, 1992	XXVI	Joe Gibbs (3)	Washington Redskins	Buffalo Bills	Marv Levy [2]	37–24
January 31, 1993	XXVII	Jimmy Johnson	Dallas Cowboys	Buffalo Bills	Marv Levy [3]	52–17
January 30, 1994	XXVIII	Jimmy Johnson (2)	Dallas Cowboys	Buffalo Bills	Marv Levy [4]	30–13
January 29, 1995	XXIX	George Seifert (2)	San Francisco 49ers	San Diego Chargers	Bobby Ross	49–26
January 28, 1996	XXX	Barry Switzer	Dallas Cowboys	Pittsburgh Steelers	Bill Cowher	27–17
January 26, 1997	XXXI	Mike Holmgren	Green Bay Packers	New England Patriots	Bill Parcells	35–21
January 25, 1998	XXXII	Mike Shanahan	Denver Broncos	Green Bay Packers	Mike Holmgren	31–24
January 31, 1999	XXXIII	Mike Shanahan (2)	Denver Broncos	Atlanta Falcons	Dan Reeves [4]	34–19
January 30, 2000	XXXIV	Dick Vermeil	St. Louis Rams	Tennessee Titans	Jeff Fisher	23–16
January 28, 2001	XXXV	Brian Billick	Baltimore Ravens	New York Giants	Jim Fassel	34–7
February 3, 2002	XXXVI	Bill Belichick	New England Patriots	St. Louis Rams	Mike Martz	20–17
January 26, 2003	XXXVII	Jon Gruden	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Oakland Raiders	Bill Callahan	48–21
February 1, 2004	XXXVIII	Bill Belichick (2)	New England Patriots	Carolina Panthers	John Fox	32–29
February 6, 2005	XXXIX	Bill Belichick (3)	New England Patriots	Philadelphia Eagles	Andy Reid	24–21
February 5, 2006	XL	Bill Cowher	Pittsburgh Steelers	Seattle Seahawks	Mike Holmgren [2]	21–10
February 4, 2007	XLI	Tony Dungy	Indianapolis Colts	Chicago Bears	Lovie Smith	29–17
February 3, 2008	XLII	Tom Coughlin	New York Giants	New England Patriots	Bill Belichick	17–14
February 1, 2009	XLIII	Mike Tomlin	Pittsburgh Steelers	Arizona Cardinals	Ken Whisenhunt	27–23
February 7, 2010	XLIV	Sean Payton	New Orleans Saints	Indianapolis Colts	Jim Caldwell	31–17
February 6, 2011	XLV	Mike McCarthy	Green Bay Packers	Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Tomlin	31–25
February 5, 2012	XLVI	Tom Coughlin (2)	New York Giants	New England Patriots	Bill Belichick [2]	21–17
February 3, 2013	XLVII	John Harbaugh	Baltimore Ravens	San Francisco 49ers	Jim Harbaugh	34–31
February 2, 2014	XLVIII	Pete Carroll	Seattle Seahawks	Denver Broncos	John Fox [2]	43–8
February 1, 2015	XLIX	Bill Belichick (4)	New England Patriots	Seattle Seahawks	Pete Carroll	28–24
February 7, 2016	50	Gary Kubiak	Denver Broncos	Carolina Panthers	Ron Rivera	24–10
February 5, 2017	LI	Bill Belichick (5)	New England Patriots	Atlanta Falcons	Dan Quinn	34–28
February 4, 2018	LII	Doug Pederson	Philadelphia Eagles	New England Patriots	Bill Belichick [3]	41–33
February 3, 2019	LIII	Bill Belichick (6)	New England Patriots	Los Angeles Rams	Sean McVay	13–3
February 2, 2020	LIV	Andy Reid	Kansas City Chiefs	San Francisco 49ers	Kyle Shanahan	31–20
February 7, 2021	LV	Bruce Arians	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Kansas City Chiefs	Andy Reid [2]	31–9
February 13, 2022	LVI	Sean McVay	Los Angeles Rams	Cincinnati Bengals	Zac Taylor	23–20
February 12, 2023	LVII	Andy Reid (2)	Kansas City Chiefs	Philadelphia Eagles	Nick Sirianni	38–35

Some of the most crucial late-game changes made by a coach in the Super Bowl

Super Bowl coaches' most important late-game changes:

• Super Bowl XXV: Bill Parcells called for a pass play on third down and one with 34 seconds left to beat the Buffalo Bills. The game-winning 20-yard touchdown throw went to Ottis Anderson from quarterback Jeff Hostetler.

• Super Bowl LII: Philadelphia Eagles head coach, Doug Pederson, called the "Philly Special" on fourth and one with ten seconds left against the New England Patriots. As a wide receiver, Nick Foles got a straight snap from center Jason Kelce and delivered a touchdown ball to tight end Trey Burton. The Eagles won in OT.

• In Super Bowl LIV, Kansas City Chiefs coach, Andy Reid, went for it on fourth and one with 2:44 left against the San Francisco 49ers. The Chiefs won when Patrick Mahomes converted the fourth down.

These are several Super Bowl coaches' significant late-game adjustments. These tweaks may affect the game and help teams win championships… or not.

Not all late-game tweaks work. With 26 seconds left in Super Bowl XLIX against the New England Patriots, Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll passed instead of rushing on second and goal from the one-yard line. Patriots defender Malcolm Butler intercepted the pass, winning the game.

In the Super Bowl, coaches routinely make late-game alterations to win despite the risk of defeat. These adjustments may excite spectators and athletes and generate unforgettable Super Bowl moments.

Youngest head coach to win the Super Bowl

In 2021, Sean McVay, the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams became the youngest head coach to win the Super Bowl in the NFL's long history. At the time of the win, McVay was only 36 years old as his Rams defeated the Cincinnati Bengals in Super Bowl LVI at SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, California.

Who has won the most Super Bowls?

The title for the most Super Bowl victories as a head coach belongs to the legendary former New England Patriots head coach - Bill Belichick who won a staggering six rings with the organization. Belichick led the Patriots to a total of nine Super Bowls and has a record of 6-3 which is the most by any coach with the next best being Chuck Noll who won 4 with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

How much money does the winning Super Bowl coach get?

The exact amount of money that a head coach receives after winning a Super Bowl is unknown. They may get some amount of bonuses as a reward for having won the ultimate prize the game has to offer, or they may have some clauses in their contract depicting the amount of money they would receive. Typically, one would assume the bonus may range from a few hundred thousand dollars to maybe several million dollars as well.

How Many Coaches Have Won Multiple Super Bowls?

There are plenty of head coaches who have won the Super Bowl on more than one occasion. As of January 2024, there are 14 head coaches to have won multiple Super Bowls.

Coach	Super Bowl Wins	Team
Bill Belichick	6	Patriots
Chuck Noll	4	Steelers
Bill Walsh	3	49ers
Joe Gibbs	3	Redskins
Andy Reid	2	Chiefs
Vince Lombardi	2	Packers
Tom Flores	2	Raiders
Jimmy Johnson	2	Cowboys
George Seifert	2	49ers
Mike Shanahan	2	Broncos
Tom Coughlin	2	Giants
Bill Parcells	2	Giants
Tom Landry	2	Cowboys
Don Shula	2	Dolphins