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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 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.
There have been 22 head coaches for the Giants franchise. Five coaches have won NFL Championships with the team: Earl Potteiger in , Steve Owen in 1934 and 1938, Jim Lee Howell in 1956, Bill Parcells in 1986 and 1990, and Tom Coughlin in 2007 and 2011. 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). Bill Arnsparger is statistically the worst coach the Giants have had in terms of winning percentage, with .200.
Of the 22 Giants coaches, three have been elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Benny Friedman, Steve Owen and Bill Parcells. 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 current head coach of the Giants is John Harbaugh, since his hiring on January 17, 2026.
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Coaches
:Note: Statistics are accurate through the end of the 2025 NFL season.
| # | Image | Name | TermEach year is linked to an article about that particular NFL season. | Regular season | Playoffs | Awards | GC | W | L | T | Win% | GC | W | L | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [[File:Bob Folwell extracted.jpg | 60px]] | Bob Folwell | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2 | Doc Alexander | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 3 | Earl Potteiger | – | 26 | 15 | 8 | 3 | — | — | — | NFL Championship (1927) | ||||||
| 4 | LeRoy Andrews | – | 30 | 24 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 5 | [[File:Benny Friedman.jpg | 60px]] | Benny Friedman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 6 | Steve Owen | – | 268 | 153 | 100 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 2 NFL Championships (1934, 1938) | ||||||
| Sporting News Coach of the Year (1950) | ||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Jim Lee Howell | – | 84 | 53 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | NFL Championship (1956) | ||||||
| Sporting News Coach of the Year (1956) | ||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Allie Sherman | – | 112 | 57 | 51 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | AP Coach of the Year (1961, 1962) | ||||||
| UPI NFL Coach of the Year (1961, 1962) | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Alex Webster | – | 70 | 29 | 40 | 1 | — | — | — | UPI NFC Coach of the Year (1970) | ||||||
| 10 | Bill Arnsparger | – | 35 | 7 | 28 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 11 | John McVay | – | 37 | 14 | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 12 | [[File:1970 Baltimore Colts team photo postcard (Ray Perkins crop).jpg | 60px]] | Ray Perkins | – | 57 | 23 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||
| 13 | [[File:Bill Parcells (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Bill Parcells | – | 127 | 77 | 49 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 Super Bowl Championships (1986, 1990) | ||||
| AP Coach of the Year (1986) | ||||||||||||||||
| Pro Football Weekly Coach of the Year (1986) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sporting News Coach of the Year (1986) | ||||||||||||||||
| UPI NFC Coach of the Year (1986) | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ray Handley | – | 32 | 14 | 18 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 15 | [[File:Dan Reeves.JPG | 60px]] | Dan Reeves | – | 64 | 31 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | AP Coach of the Year (1993) | ||||
| Pro Football Weekly Coach of the Year (1993) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sporting News Coach of the Year (1993) | ||||||||||||||||
| UPI NFC Coach of the Year (1993) | ||||||||||||||||
| 16 | [[File:Jim Fassel (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Jim Fassel | – | 112 | 58 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | AP Coach of the Year (1997) | ||||
| Pro Football Weekly Coach of the Year (1997) | ||||||||||||||||
| Sporting News Coach of the Year (1997) | ||||||||||||||||
| 17 | [[File:Tom Coughlin crop.jpg | 60px]] | Tom Coughlin | – | 192 | 102 | 90 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 Super Bowl Championships (2007, 2011) | ||||
| 18 | [[File:Ben McAdoo.jpg | 60px]] | Ben McAdoo | –McAdoo was fired twelve games into the 2017 season. Spagnuolo served as interim head coach for the remaining four games. | 28 | 13 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||||
| 19 | [[File:NY Football Giants Training Camp (28194413913) (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | Steve Spagnuolo | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 20 | [[File:Pat Shurmur 2018.jpg | 60px]] | Pat Shurmur | – | 32 | 9 | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||
| 21 | [[File:Joe Judge SEP2021.png | 60px]] | Joe Judge | – | 33 | 10 | 23 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||
| 22 | [[File:Brian Daboll Jan 2018 (cropped).jpg | 60px]] | * | –Daboll was fired with 2–8 record in 2025 season. Kafka served as interim head coach for the remaining season. | 61 | 20 | 40 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | AP Coach of the Year (2022) | ||||
| 23 | [[File:Mike Kafka.jpg | 60px]] | * | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| 24 | [[File:John Harbaugh.jpg | 60px]] | –present | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Notes
References
References
- Goldstein, Richard. (2005-10-25). "Wellington Mara, Co-Owner of New York Giants, Is Dead at 89". New York Times.
- "New York Giants Championship History". NFLTeamHistory.com.
- "LeRoy Andrews' Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference.
- "Bill Arnsparger's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference.
- "Hall of Famers by Franchise". [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]].
- Salomone, Dan. (January 19, 2026). "New York Giants hire John Harbaugh as head coach". [[New York Giants]].
- "Tom Coughlin's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference.
- "NFL Coach of the Year Award". Hickok Sports.
- "Allie Sherman". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- "Duane Charles Parcells". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- (January 23, 2007). "Two-time SB champion Parcells retires from coaching". ESPN.
- (October 3, 2004). "Bill Parcells". CBS.
- "Dan Reeves". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
- (December 10, 2003). "Reeves beats owner to the punch". ESPN.
- "Pro Football Hall of Fame".
- "James Edward Fassel". Pro Football Reference.
- (December 17, 2003). "James Fassel".
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