List of Chicago Bears head coaches





Mike Ditka was the head coach of the Bears from 1982 to 1992 and was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1988.[1]


This is a complete list of Chicago Bears head coaches. There have been 17 head coaches for the Chicago Bears, including coaches for the Decatur Staleys (1919–1920) and Chicago Staleys (1921). The Bears franchise was founded as the Decatur Staleys, a charter member of the American Professional Football Association. The team moved to Chicago in 1921, and changed its name to the Bears in 1922, the same year the American Professional Football Association (APFA) changed its name to the National Football League (NFL).


The Chicago Bears have played more than 1,000 games. Of those games, five different coaches have won NFL championships with the team: George Halas in 1921, 1933, 1940, 1941, 1946 and 1963; Ralph Jones in 1932; Hunk Anderson and Luke Johnsos in 1943; and Mike Ditka in 1985.[2] George Halas is the only coach to have more than one tenure and is the all-time leader in games coached and games won, while Ralph Jones leads all coaches in winning percentage with .706.[3]Abe Gibron is statistically the worst coach of the Bears in terms of winning percentage, with a .268 average.[4]


Of the 18 Bears coaches, three have been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame: George Halas, Paddy Driscoll, and Mike Ditka.[5] Several former players have been head coach for the Bears, including George Halas, Hunk Anderson, Luke Johnsos, Paddy Driscoll, Jim Dooley, Abe Gibron and Mike Ditka.


After Ditka was fired following the 1992 season, the Bears went through six head coaches starting with Dave Wannstedt, who coached until 1998. Dick Jauron took over in 1999 until he was fired in 2003. Lovie Smith was hired on January 14, 2004.[6] Smith was fired on December 31, 2012, after the Bears missed the playoffs with a 10–6 record after starting the season 7–1.[7] On January 16, 2013, Marc Trestman was hired to be the new head coach to take Smith's place.[8] Trestman was fired on December 29, 2014, with a 13–19 record over two seasons.[9] On January 16, 2015, John Fox was hired as the new head coach of the team.[10] He compiled a 14–34 record over three seasons before being fired on January 1, 2018.[11] A week later, Matt Nagy became the new head coach.[12]





George Halas, founder of the Bears, shown here during his brief career with the New York Yankees in 1919[13]




Contents





  • 1 Key


  • 2 Coaches


  • 3 Footnotes


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links




Key


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#
Number of coaches

GC
Games Coached

W
Wins

L
Loses

T
Ties

Win%

Winning percentage

–
Returning from previous year(s) of coaching

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 Bears

00§
Spent head coaching career in both CFL and NFL



Coaches


Statistics correct as of 2018.





































































































































































































































































Decatur Staleys
#[a]Name
Term
Regular season
Playoffs
Achievements
GC
W
L
T
Win%[b]GC
W
L
(1)[a]
Robert E. Brannan[c]
1919


Not Available[d]		Central Illinois Championship

Decatur Staleys/Chicago Staleys/Chicago Bears
#[a]Name
Term
Regular season
Playoffs
Achievements
GC
W
L
T
Win%[b]GC
W
L
1 (2)

George Halas[e] †

1920–1929 *
134
84
31
17
.744

No postseason[f]
NFL Championship (1921)
2 (3)

Ralph Jones *

1930–1932
41
24
10
7
.706
 –
–
–

NFL Championship (1932)
—

George Halas[e]†

1933–1942 *
110
84
22
4
.799
6
4
2
3 NFL Championships (1933, 1940–41)
3 (4)

Hunk Anderson[g] *

1942–1945
36
23
11
2
.676
2
1
1

NFL Championship (1943)
4 (5)

Luke Johnsos[g] *

1942–1945
36
23
11
2
.676
2
1
1
—

George Halas[e] †

1946–1955 *
119
75
42
2
.641
2
1
1

NFL Championship (1946)
5 (6)

Paddy Driscoll ‡

1956–1957
24
14
9
1
.609
1
0
1

—

George Halas[e] †

1958–1967 *
134
75
53
6
.588
1
1
0

NFL Championship (1963)
AP Coach of the Year (1963, 1965)[14]
Sporting News Coach of the Year (1963, 1965)[15]
UPI NFL Coach of the Year (1963, 1965)[16]
6 (7)

Jim Dooley *

1968–1971
56
20
36
0
.357
 –
–
–

7 (8)

Abe Gibron *

1972–1974
42
11
30
1
.268
 –
–
–

8 (9)

Jack Pardee

1975–1977
42
20
22
0
.476
1
0
1

UPI NFC Coach of the Year (1976)[17]
9 (10)

Neill Armstrong *

1978–1981
64
30
34
0
.469
1
0
1

10 (11)

Mike Ditka ‡

1982–1992
168
106
62
0
.631
12
6
6

Super Bowl Championship (1985)
AP Coach of the Year (1985, 1988)[18]
Pro Football Weekly Coach of the Year (1988)[19]
Sporting News Coach of the Year (1985)[20]
UPI NFC Coach of the Year (1985, 1988)[21]
11 (12)

Dave Wannstedt

1993–1998
96
40
56
0
.417
2
1
1
UPI NFC Coach of the Year (1994)[22]
12 (13)

Dick Jauron

1999–2003
80
35
45
0
.438
1
0
1
AP Coach of the Year (2001)
Pro Football Weekly Coach of the Year (2001)[23]
Sporting News Coach of the Year (2001)
13 (14)

Lovie Smith

2004–2012
144
81
63
0
.563
6
3
3
AP Coach of the Year (2005)[24]
Pro Football Weekly Coach of the Year (2005)[25]
14 (15)

Marc Trestman §

2013–2014
32
13
19
0
.406




15 (16)

John Fox

2015–2017
48
14
34
0
.291




16 (17)

Matt Nagy*

2018–
16
12
4
0
.750
1
0
1
AP Coach of the Year (2018)[26]
PFWA Coach of the Year (2018)[27]




Footnotes



  • a Official Chicago Bears record books list Halas as the first head coach in franchise history and therefore current head coach Matt Nagy would be the 16th head coach in franchise history.


  • b The winning percentage is calculated using the formula: Wins+12TiesGamesdisplaystyle frac Wins+frac 12TiesGamesfrac Wins+frac 12TiesGames


  • c Robert E. Brannan became the coach of the club when it was established by the A. E. Staley Company of Decatur, Illinois in 1919 as a company team.


  • d No official records for the 1919 season in Chicago Bears record books, but the team finished the season 6-1.


  • e Halas' full coaching record with the Bears is 497 regular season games coached with a record of 318–148–31 and a W–L percentage of .682. He is also 6–3 in 9 Playoff games.


  • f The NFL did not hold playoff games until 1932.


  • g Anderson and Johnsos were co-Head Coaches from 1942 to 1945. They were appointed by Halas when he left to serve in the US Navy.


References




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  2. ^ "Chicago Bears Championship History". NFLTeamHistory.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-03-18.


  3. ^ "Ralph Jones' Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-03-18.


  4. ^ "Abe Gibron's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-03-18.


  5. ^ "Hall of Famers by Franchise". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 18, 2008.


  6. ^ "Bears hire Smith to be head coach". Yahoo Sports. 2004-01-16. Retrieved 2008-03-18.


  7. ^ Pompei, Dan (December 31, 2012). "Lovie Smith out after nine seasons as Bears coach". Chicago Tribune. Tony W. Hunter; Tribune Company. Retrieved December 31, 2012.


  8. ^ Biggs, Brad (16 January 2013). "Trestman chosen to be bears new head coach". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 6 December 2014.


  9. ^ "Chicago Bears fire Marc Trestman". National Football League. NFL Enterprises LLC. December 29, 2014. Retrieved December 29, 2014.


  10. ^ "Bears hire John Fox as new head coach". Chicago Tribune. 16 January 2015.


  11. ^ Patra, Kevin (January 1, 2018). "Chicago Bears fire coach John Fox after 5-11 season". National Football League. Retrieved January 1, 2018.


  12. ^ Biggs, Brad (January 8, 2018). "Bears hire Matt Nagy as franchise's 16th head coach". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved January 8, 2018.


  13. ^ "George Halas' Statistics". Baseball Reference. Retrieved 2008-03-20.


  14. ^ "Bears' Smith wins AP Coach award". Associated Press. ESPN. Retrieved 2008-03-31.


  15. ^ "Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year". Super Bowl. Retrieved 2008-03-31.


  16. ^ Halas, George. Halas by Halas: The Autobiography of George Halas. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 0-07-025549-0.


  17. ^ "Jack Pardee". Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 2008-03-31.


  18. ^ "89 – Mike Ditka". chicagobears.com. Archived from the original on 2007-12-20. Retrieved 2008-03-31.


  19. ^ Dickey, Glenn. "Ditka's delirium:". Archived from the original on 2008-09-16. Retrieved 2008-03-31.


  20. ^ "MIKE DITKA". Nationwide Speakers Bureau, Inc. Archived from the original on 2008-04-05. Retrieved 2008-03-31.


  21. ^ Taylor, Roy. "Mike Ditka, Chicago Bear '61–'66; '82–'92". Retrieved 2008-03-31.


  22. ^ "Dave Wannstedt". Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 2008-03-31.


  23. ^ "Dick Jauron". Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 2008-03-31.


  24. ^ "Lovie Smith". chicagoBears.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-04. Retrieved 2008-03-31.


  25. ^ "Lovie Smith". Sports Reference, LLC. Retrieved 2008-03-31.


  26. ^ Biggs, Brad (February 2, 2019). "Matt Nagy caps his 1st Bears season with the NFL Coach of the Year Award". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved February 2, 2019.


  27. ^ Ellis, Cam (January 17, 2019). "Matt Nagy named Head Coach of the Year by Pro Football Writers of America". NBC Sports Chicago. Retrieved January 17, 2019.



External links


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  • "Chicago Bears History". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 18, 2008.


  • "Hall of Famers by Franchise". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 18, 2008.


  • "Decatur Staleys Coaching Records and History". DatabaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2008.


  • "Chicago Staleys Coaching Records and History". DatabaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2008.


  • "Chicago Bears Coaching Records and History". DatabaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on September 14, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2008.













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