List of New York Giants head coaches

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The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in East Rutherford, New Jersey. They are members of the East Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The franchise was founded in 1925 and have played for 19 NFL championships. They have won seven World Championship Games (Super Bowl and NFL Championship games) and one NFL Championship by virtue of having the league's best record at the end of the season in 1927.^[1][2]

There have been 17 head coaches for the Giants franchise. Five different coaches have won NFL Championships with the team: Earl Potteiger in 1927, Steve Owen in 1934 and 1938, Jim Lee Howell in 1956, Bill Parcells in 1986 and 1990, and Tom Coughlin in 2007 and 2011.^[2] Steve Owen leads all-time in games coached and wins, and LeRoy Andrews leads all coaches in winning percentage with .828 (with at least one full season coached).^[3] Bill Arnsparger is statistically the worst coach the Giants have had in terms of winning percentage, with .200.^[4]

Of the 17 Giants coaches, three have been elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Benny Friedman, Steve Owen and Bill Parcells.^[5] Several former players have been head coach for the Giants, including Doc Alexander, Earl Potteiger, Benny Friedman, Steve Owen, Jim Lee Howell, and Alex Webster. The franchise's most recent coach was Tom Coughlin,^[6] who spent 12 seasons in charge – going 110–93 in 203 total games with the pair of Super Bowl wins – before resigning in January 2016.^[7]

Key

#	Number of coaches[N 1]
GC	Games coached
W	Wins
L	Losses
T	Ties
Win%	Winning percentage
00†	Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a coach
00‡	Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player
00*	Spent entire NFL head coaching career with the Giants

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct as of the end of Week 5 of the 2016 NFL season.

Tom Coughlin spent 12 years as head coach of the Giants,^[8] before resigning on January 4, 2016.

#	Name	Term[N 2]	Regular Season					Playoffs			Awards
			GC	W	L	T	Win%	GC	W	L
1	Bob Folwell*	1925	12	8	4	0	.667	–	–	–
2	Doc Alexander	1926	13	8	4	1	.667	–	–	–
3	Earl Potteiger	1927–1928	26	15	8	3	.652	–	–	–	NFL Championship (1927)
4	LeRoy Andrews	1929–1930	30	24	5	1	.828	–	–	–
5	Benny Friedman ‡	1930	2	2	0	0	1.000	–	–	–
6	Steve Owen †	1931–1953	268	151	100	17	.602	10	2	8	NFL Championship (1934) NFL Championship (1938) Sporting News Coach of the Year (1950)[9]
7	Jim Lee Howell*	1954–1960	84	53	27	4	.663	4	2	2	NFL Championship (1956) Sporting News Coach of the Year (1956)[9]
8	Allie Sherman*	1961–1968	112	57	51	4	.528	3	0	3	AP Coach of the Year (1961, 1962)[10] UPI NFL Coach of the Year (1961, 1962)[9]
9	Alex Webster*	1969–1973	70	29	40	1	.420	–	–	–	UPI NFC Coach of the Year (1970)[9]
10	Bill Arnsparger*	1974–1976	35	7	28	0	.200	–	–	–
11	John McVay*	1976–1978	37	14	23	0	.378	–	–	–
12	Ray Perkins	1979–1982	57	23	34	0	.404	2	1	1
13	Bill Parcells †	1983–1990	127	77	49	1	.611	11	8	3	NFL Championship (1986) NFL Championship (1990) AP Coach of the Year (1986)[11] Pro Football Weekly Coach of the Year (1986)[12] Sporting News Coach of the Year (1986)[13] UPI NFC Coach of the Year (1986)[9]
14	Ray Handley*	1991–1992	32	14	18	0	.438	–	–	–
15	Dan Reeves	1993–1996	64	31	33	0	.484	2	1	1	AP Coach of the Year (1993)[14] Pro Football Weekly Coach of the Year (1993)[15] Sporting News Coach of the Year (1993)[16] UPI NFC Coach of the Year (1993)[9]
16	Jim Fassel	1997–2003	112	58	53	1	.523	5	2	3	AP Coach of the Year (1997)[17] Pro Football Weekly Coach of the Year (1997)[18] Sporting News Coach of the Year (1997)[9]
17	Tom Coughlin	2004–2015	192	102	90	0	.531	11	8	3	NFL Championship (2007, 2011)
18	Ben McAdoo	2016–present	10	7	3	0	.700	0	0	0

Notes

1. ↑ A running total of the number of Giants head coaches. Thus, any head coach who has two or more separate terms is only counted once.
2. ↑ Each year is linked to an article about that particular NFL season.

References

1. ↑ Goldstein, Richard (2005-10-25). "Wellington Mara, Co-Owner of New York Giants, Is Dead at 89". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-04-04. 
2. 1 2 "New York Giants Championship History". NFLTeamHistory.com. Retrieved 2008-03-16. 
3. ↑ "LeRoy Andrews' Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-03-17. 
4. ↑ "Bill Arnsparger's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-03-17. 
5. ↑ "Hall of Famers by Franchise". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 16, 2008. 
6. ↑ Zinser, Lynn (2004-01-07). "Giants Hire Coughlin to Revitalize Team". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-16. 
7. ↑ Reyes, Lorenzo (January 4, 2016). "Eli Manning gets emotional on day Giants coach Tom Coughlin steps down". USA Today. Gannett Company. Retrieved January 4, 2016. 
8. ↑ "Tom Coughlin's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-03-17. 
9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "NFL Coach of the Year Award". Hickok Sports. Retrieved March 22, 2008. 
10. ↑ "Allie Sherman". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-04-07. 
11. ↑ "Duane Charles Parcells". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-04-07. 
12. ↑ "Two-time SB champion Parcells retires from coaching". ESPN. January 23, 2007. Retrieved 2008-04-07. 
13. ↑ "Bill Parcells". 60 Minutes. CBS. October 3, 2004. Retrieved 2008-04-07. 
14. ↑ "Dan Reeves". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2008-04-07. 
15. ↑ "Reeves beats owner to the punch". ESPN. Retrieved 2008-04-11. 
16. ↑ "Pro Football Hall of Fame". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2008-04-11. 
17. ↑ "James Edward Fassel". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-04-11. 
18. ↑ "James Fassel". Associated Press. Retrieved 2008-04-11. 

External links

• "New York Giants History". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 17, 2008. 
• "Hall of Famers by Franchise". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 17, 2008. 
• "New York Giants Coaching Records and History". DatabaseFootball.com. Retrieved March 17, 2008. 
• "New York Giants History". JT-SW.com. Retrieved March 17, 2008. 
• "Coaching Roster – New York Giants". Hickoksports.com. Retrieved March 17, 2008. 

New York Giants
Founded in 1925 Based and headquartered in East Rutherford, New Jersey
Franchise	Franchise Seasons Coaches First-round draft picks Quarterbacks
History	1925–78 1979–93 1994–present Financial history
Stadiums	Polo Grounds Yankee Stadium Yale Bowl Shea Stadium Giants Stadium MetLife Stadium
Culture and Lore	Cleveland Bulldogs The Duke Sneakers Game The Greatest Game Ever Played The Fumble Crunch Bunch Gatorade shower Big Blue Wrecking Crew I'm going to Disney World! Wide Right Little Giants This team is going to the playoffs! One Wild Finish New York Groove We Fly High The Helmet Catch Bob Sheppard Jim Hall Yankee Stadium Legacy License Plate Guy The Comeback 2007 New England Patriots–New York Giants game Big Fan
Rivalries	Philadelphia Eagles Dallas Cowboys Washington Redskins San Francisco 49ers New York Jets
Key personnel	Owners: John Mara, Steve Tisch General Manager: Jerry Reese Head Coach: Ben McAdoo
Division championships (16)	1933 1934 1935 1938 1939 1941 1941 1944 1946 1986 1989 1990 1997 2000 2005 2008 2011
Conference championships (11)	1956 1958 1959 1961 1962 1963 1986 1990 2000 2007 2011
League championships (8)	1927 1934 1938 1956 1986 (XXI) 1990 (XXV) 2007 (XLII) 2011 (XLVI)
Retired numbers	1 4 7 11 14 14 16 32 40 42 50 56
Ring of Honor	Jessie Armstead Carl Banks Tiki Barber Mark Bavaro Al Blozis Rosey Brown Harry Carson Charlie Conerly Frank Gifford Pete Gogolak Mel Hein Jim Lee Howell Sam Huff Dave Jennings Tuffy Leemans Dick Lynch Jack Mara Tim Mara Wellington Mara George Martin Joe Morrison Charlie Conerly Steve Owen Bill Parcells Andy Robustelli Phil Simms Michael Strahan Ken Strong Lawrence Taylor Bob Tisch Y. A. Tittle Amani Toomer Emlen Tunnell Brad Van Pelt Alex Webster George Young
Media	Radio network Bob Papa Carl Banks Howard Cross
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: East Division
Seasons (91)	1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1941 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016
Championship seasons in bold

New York Giants head coaches
Bob Folwell (1925) Doc Alexander (1926) Earl Potteiger (1927–1928) LeRoy Andrews (1929–1930) Benny Friedman (1930) Steve Owen (1931–1953) Jim Lee Howell (1954–1960) Allie Sherman (1961–1968) Alex Webster (1969–1973) Bill Arnsparger (1974–1976) John McVay (1976–1978) Ray Perkins (1979–1982) Bill Parcells (1983–1990) Ray Handley (1991–1992) Dan Reeves (1993–1996) Jim Fassel (1997–2003) Tom Coughlin (2004–2015) Ben McAdoo (2016– )

Current head coaches of the National Football League
American Football Conference AFC East AFC North AFC South AFC West Rex Ryan (Buffalo Bills) Adam Gase (Miami Dolphins) Bill Belichick (New England Patriots) Todd Bowles (New York Jets) John Harbaugh (Baltimore Ravens) Marvin Lewis (Cincinnati Bengals) Hue Jackson (Cleveland Browns) Mike Tomlin (Pittsburgh Steelers) Bill O'Brien (Houston Texans) Chuck Pagano (Indianapolis Colts) Gus Bradley (Jacksonville Jaguars) Mike Mularkey (Tennessee Titans) Gary Kubiak (Denver Broncos) Andy Reid (Kansas City Chiefs) Jack Del Rio (Oakland Raiders) Mike McCoy (San Diego Chargers)
National Football Conference NFC East NFC North NFC South NFC West Jason Garrett (Dallas Cowboys) Ben McAdoo (New York Giants) Doug Pederson (Philadelphia Eagles) Jay Gruden (Washington Redskins) John Fox (Chicago Bears) Jim Caldwell (Detroit Lions) Mike McCarthy (Green Bay Packers) Mike Zimmer (Minnesota Vikings) Dan Quinn (Atlanta Falcons) Ron Rivera (Carolina Panthers) Sean Payton (New Orleans Saints) Dirk Koetter (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Bruce Arians (Arizona Cardinals) John Fassel* (Los Angeles Rams) Chip Kelly (San Francisco 49ers) Pete Carroll (Seattle Seahawks)