List of NFL Coach of the Year Recipients | AP Coach of the Year Winners
The Associated Press (AP) awards the NFL Coach of the Year title each year to the coach who performed best that season. This award has been given since 1957. Starting in 2011, the winner has been announced at the NFL Honors event annually.
What NFL coaches have won multiple Coach of the Year Awards?
Don Shula has won this award the most times, with four wins during his 33 years as a head coach. He won three times with the Baltimore Colts and once with the Miami Dolphins.
Chuck Knox and Bill Belichick have each won the AP NFL Coach of the Year award three times.
Who Just Won NFL Coach of the Year?
Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski was voted AP NFL Coach of the Year for 2023. It’s his second time winning the award.
Stefanski, 41, took home the award on a tiebreaker. Houston Texans coach DeMeco Ryans also finished with 165 points, but Stefanski had 21 first-place votes to Ryans’ 20.
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AP NFL Coach of the Year Recipients
| Year | Winner | Team | Record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | George Wilson | Detroit Lions | 8-4 |
| 1958 | Weeb Ewbank | Baltimore Colts | 9-3 |
| 1959 | Vince Lombardi | Green Bay Packers | 7-5 |
| 1960 | Buck Shaw | Philadelphia Eagles | 10-2 |
| 1961 | Allie Sherman | New York Giants | 10-3-1 |
| 1962 | Allie Sherman | New York Giants | 12-2 |
| 1963 | George Halas | Chicago Bears | 11-1-2 |
| 1964 | Don Shula | Baltimore Colts | 12-2 |
| 1965 | George Halas | Chicago Bears | 9-5 |
| 1966 | Tom Landry | Dallas Cowboys | 10-3-1 |
| 1967 | George Allen / Don Shula | Los Angles Rams/ Baltimore Colts | 11-1-2 /11-1-2 |
| 1968 | Don Shula | Baltimore Colts | 13-1 |
| 1969 | Bud Grant | Minnesota Vikings | 12-2 |
| 1970 | Paul Brown | Cincinnati Bengals | 8-6 |
| 1971 | George Allen | Washington Redskins | 9-4-1 |
| 1972 | Don Shula | Miami Dolphins | 14-0 |
| 1973 | Chuck Knox | Los Angeles Rams | 12-2 |
| 1974 | Don Coryell | St. Louis Cardinals | 10-4 |
| 1975 | Ted Marchibroda | Baltimore Colts | 10-4 |
| 1976 | Forrest Gregg | Cleveland Browns | 9-5 |
| 1977 | Red Miller | Denver Broncos | 12-2 |
| 1978 | Jack Patera | Seattle Seahawks | 9-7 |
| 1979 | Jack Pardee | Washington Redskins | 10-6 |
| 1980 | Chuck Knox | Buffalo Bills | 11-5 |
| 1981 | Bill Walsh | San Francisco 49ers | 13-3 |
| 1982 | Joe Gibbs | Washington Redskins | 8-1 |
| 1983 | Joe Gibbs | Washington Redskins | 14-2 |
| 1984 | Chuck Knox | Seattle Seahawks | 12-4 |
| 1985 | Mike Ditka | Chicago Bears | 15-1 |
| 1986 | Bill Parcells | New York Giants | 14-2 |
| 1987 | Jim Mora | New Orleans Saints | 12-3 |
| 1988 | Mike Ditka | Chicago Bears | 12-4 |
| 1989 | Lindy Infante | Green Bay Packers | 10-6 |
| 1990 | Jimmy Johnson | Dallas Cowboys | 7-9 |
| 1991 | Wayne Fontes | Detroit Lions | 12-4 |
| 1992 | Bill Cowher | Pittsburgh Steelers | 11-5 |
| 1993 | Dan Reeves | New York Giants | 11-5 |
| 1994 | Bill Parcells | New England Patriots | 10-6 |
| 1995 | Ray Rhodes | Philadelphia Eagles | 10-6 |
| 1996 | Dom Capers | Carolina Panthers | 12-4 |
| 1997 | Jim Fassel | New York Giants | 10-5-1 |
| 1998 | Dan Reeves | Atlanta Falcons | 14-2 |
| 1999 | Dick Vermeil | St. Louis Rams | 13-3 |
| 2000 | Jim Haslett | New Orleans Saints | 10-6 |
| 2001 | Dick Jauron | Chicago Bears | 13-3 |
| 2002 | Andy Reid | Philadelphia Eagles | 12-4 |
| 2003 | Bill Belichick | New England Patriots | 14-2 |
| 2004 | Marty Schottenheimer | San Diego Chargers | 12-4 |
| 2005 | Lovie Smith | Chicago Bears | 11-5 |
| 2006 | Sean Payton | New Orleans Saints | 10-6 |
| 2007 | Bill Belichick | New England Patriots | 16-0 |
| 2008 | Mike Smith | Atlanta Falcons | 11-5 |
| 2009 | Marvin Lewis | Cincinnati Bengals | 10-6 |
| 2010 | Bill Belichick | New England Patriots | 14-2 |
| 2011 | Jim Harbaugh | San Francisco 49ers | 13-3 |
| 2012 | Bruce Arians | Indianapolis Colts | 9-3 |
| 2013 | Ron Rivera | Carolina Panthers | 12-4 |
| 2014 | Bruce Arians | Arizona Cardinals | 11-5 |
| 2015 | Ron Rivera | Carolina Panthers | 15-1 |
| 2016 | Jason Garrett | Dallas Cowboys | 13-3 |
| 2017 | Sean McVay | Los Angeles Rams | 11-5 |
| 2018 | Matt Nagy | Chicago Bears | 12-4 |
| 2019 | John Harbaugh | Baltimore Ravens | 14-2 |
| 2020 | Kevin Stefanski | Cleveland Browns | 11-5 |
| 2021 | Mike Vrabel | Tennessee Titans | 12-5 |
| 2022 | Brian Daboll | New York Giants | 9-7-1 |
| 2023 | Kevin Stefanski | Cleveland Browns | 11-6 |
