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List of Cleveland Browns head coaches
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The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are a member of the North Division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The team began playing in 1946 as a charter member of the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), and joined the NFL as part of the AAFC–NFL merger in 1950. The team played their home games at Cleveland Stadium from 1946 to 1995 before moving to Cleveland Browns Stadium, where they have played since 1999. The Browns did not play from 1996 to 1998 when the team's owner, Art Modell, moved the team to Baltimore, Maryland and formed the Baltimore Ravens. The team was reactivated under new ownership in Cleveland in 1999. The Browns are currently owned by Jimmy Haslam III.
There have been 19 non-interim head coaches for the Browns franchise. Their first head coach was Paul Brown, who coached for 17 complete seasons. Brown is also the franchise's all-time leader for the most regular season games coached (214), the most regular season game wins (158), the most playoffs games coached (14), and the most playoff game wins (9). Brown is the only Browns head coach to win an AAFC championship, winning four. Brown and Blanton Collier have led the Browns to NFL championships. Brown won the Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year three times, the United Press International (UPI) NFL Coach of the Year once, and was elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a coach. Five coaches have won Coach of the Year awards: Brown (1949, 1951, 1953, 1957), Forrest Gregg (1976), Sam Rutigliano (1979, 1980), Marty Schottenheimer (1986), and Kevin Stefanski (2020, 2023).
Since their reactivation in 1999, the Browns have had significant turnover at the head coaching position. Eleven men have coached the Browns since 1999, and only two have reached the postseason: Butch Davis (2002) and Stefanski (2020 and 2023).
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| * | Spent entire NFL head coaching career with the Browns |
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Coaches
:Note: Statistics are accurate through the 2025 NFL season.
| # | Image | Name | TermEach year is linked to an article about that NFL season. | Regular season | Playoffs | Achievements | Ref. | GC | W | L | T | Win% | GC | W | L | Win% | ||
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| 1 | [[File:Paul Brown, American football head coach.png | 60px]] | Paul Brown † | 1946–1962 | 214 | 158 | 48 | 8 | .767 | 14 | 9 | 5 | .643 | Four AAFC championships (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949) | ||||
| Three NFL championships (1950, 1954, 1955) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seven NFL Conference championships (1950–55, 1957) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Blanton Collier* | 1963–1970 | 112 | 76 | 34 | 2 | .691 | 7 | 3 | 4 | .429 | NFL Champion in 1964 | ||||||
| Four Eastern conference champions (1964, 1965, 1968, 1969) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Three Century Division Champions (1967,1968, 1969) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Nick Skorich | 1971–1974 | 56 | 30 | 24 | 2 | .556 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | AFC Central Division Champions 1971 | ||||||
| 4 | Forrest Gregg ‡ | 1975–1977 | 41 | 18 | 23 | 0 | .439 | — | — | — | — | Associated Press (AP) NFL Coach of the Year | ||||||
| – | Dick Modzelewski*Gregg was fired thirteen games into the 1977 season. Modzelewski served as interim head coach for the remaining game. | 1977 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 5 | [[File:Sam-Rutigliano-1979.jpg | 60px]] | Sam Rutigliano* | 1978–1984 | 97 | 47 | 50 | 0 | .485 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | and UPI NFL Coach of the Year | ||||
| AFC Central Division Champions 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6 | [[File:Marty Schottenheimer 2011 (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Marty SchottenheimerRutigliano was fired eight games into the 1984 season. Schottenheimer served as interim head coach for the remaining eight games before being promoted to full-time head coach. | 1984–1988 | 71 | 44 | 27 | 0 | .620 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | UPI NFL Coach of the Year | ||||
| Three AFC Central Division Champions (1985, 1986 and 1987) | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7 | [[File:Bud Carson.jpg | 50px]] | Bud Carson* | 1989–1990 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 1 | .458 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | AFC Central Division Champions 1989 | ||||
| – | [[File:Jim Shofner, 1976.png | 50px]] | Jim Shofner*Carson was fired nine games into the 1990 season. Shofner served as interim head coach for the remaining seven games. | 1990 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 8 | [[File:BBelichick.jpg | 60px]] | Bill Belichick | 1991–1995 | 80 | 36 | 44 | 0 | .450 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||||
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| 9 | Chris Palmer* | 1999–2000 | 32 | 5 | 27 | 0 | .156 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 10 | [[File:2018-0719-CUSAMD-ButchDavis.jpg | 60px]] | Butch Davis* | 2001–2004 | 59 | 24 | 35 | 0 | .407 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||||
| – | [[File:Terry Robiskie 2013.jpg | 60px]] | Terry RobiskieDavis resigned eleven games into the 2004 season. Robiskie served as interim head coach for the remaining five games. | 2004 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 11 | [[File:Romeo Crennel 2005 (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Romeo Crennel | 2005–2008 | 64 | 24 | 40 | 0 | .375 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 12 | [[File:Leslie Frazier, Bill Cowher, Ben Kotwica, Eric Mangini 2012 (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Eric Mangini | 2009–2010 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 0 | .313 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 13 | [[File:Head Coach Pat Shurmur at Browns training camp.jpg | 60px]] | Pat Shurmur | 2011–2012 | 32 | 9 | 23 | 0 | .281 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 14 | [[File:Rob Chudzinski 2013.jpg | 60px]] | Rob Chudzinski* | 2013 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 15 | [[File:Mike Pettine (14748357667).jpg | 60px]] | Mike Pettine* | 2014–2015 | 32 | 10 | 22 | 0 | .313 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 16 | [[File:Hue Jackson (36729325286) (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Hue Jackson | 2016–2018 | 40 | 3 | 36 | 1 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| – | [[File:Gregg Williams (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Gregg WilliamsJackson was fired eight games into the 2018 season. Williams served as interim head coach for the remaining eight games. | 2018 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 17 | [[File:Freddie Kitchens (49092990208).jpg | 60px]] | Freddie Kitchens* | 2019 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 18 | [[File:Kevin Stefanski AUG2023 (cropped).jpg | 86x86px]] | 2021 season]], with Priefer again serving as acting head coach against the Las Vegas Raiders, losing the game. | 2020–2025 | 101 | 45 | 56 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | and AP NFL Coach of the Year | ||||||
| 19 | Todd Monken* | 2026–present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — |
Footnotes
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References
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- "Cleveland Browns Stadium". NFL Enterprises LLC.
- {{harvnb. Henkel. 2005
- (January 20, 2013). "Cleveland Browns – Front Office".
- Interim head coaches are not included in the numbering.
- "Cleveland Browns". Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- "History: NFL Champions". Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- "NFL Coach of the Year". Sporting News.
- Hickok, Ralph. (April 17, 2008). "NFL Coach of the Year Award". Hick OK Sports.
- "Paul Brown". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Paul Brown". [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]].
- "Blanton Collier". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Nick Skorich". Sports Reference LLC.
- (January 8, 2005). "AP NFL Coach of the Year Winners". The Washington Post.
- "Forrest Gregg". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Dick Modzelewski". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Sam Rutigliano". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Marty Schottenheimer". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Bud Carson". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Jim Shofner". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Bill Belichick". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Chris Palmer". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Butch Davis". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Terry Robiskie". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Romeo Crennel". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Eric Mangini". Sports Reference LLC.
- "Pat Shurmur's Coaching Record". Sports Reference LLC.
- "AP Source: Browns Hire Rob Chudzinski as New Coach". AP.
- "Mike Pettine Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Sports Reference LLC.
- (January 13, 2016). "Hue Jackson hired as Cleveland Browns' 8th head coach since 1999". The Plain Dealer.
- (October 29, 2018). "Browns fire head coach Hue Jackson, offensive coordinator Todd Haley". ESPN.
- (January 9, 2019). "Browns promote Freddie Kitchens to head coach". NFL.
- (January 12, 2020). "Browns hire Kevin Stefanski as next head coach". NFL.
- "Kevin Stefanski Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Sports Reference LLC.
- Russo, Kelsey. (2026-01-28). "Todd Monken named Browns head coach".
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