List of Los Angeles Rams head coaches

The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team based in the Los Angeles metropolitan area. The Rams compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West division.[1] The Rams played their first season in 1936 in Cleveland, Ohio. During World War II, the Rams did not play during the 1943 season because of wartime restrictions and shortages.[2] The team became known as the Los Angeles Rams after it moved to Los Angeles, California in 1946. After the 1979 season, the Rams moved south to the suburbs in nearby Orange County, playing their home games at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim for fifteen seasons (1980–1994) but kept their Los Angeles name. The club moved east to St. Louis, Missouri before the 1995 season, and moved back to Los Angeles before the 2016 season.

The NFL considers the franchise to be a second incarnation of the previous Cleveland Rams team that was a charter member of the second American Football League. Although the NFL granted membership to the same owner, the NFL considers it a separate entity because only four of the players (William "Bud" Cooper, Harry "The Horse" Mattos, Stan Pincura, and Mike Sebastian) and none of the team's management joined the new NFL team.[3][4]

The Rams franchise has had 26  head coaches throughout their history . Damon Wetzel became the first head coach of the Rams in 1936, when it was called the Cleveland Rams. He served for one season before he was replaced by Hugo Bezdek. Sid Gillman and George Allen were inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as coaches. Dick Vermeil is the only coach to win a Super Bowl championship for the St. Louis Rams.

Rich Brooks was the first coach for the team in St. Louis. After struggling to win, Brooks was fired and replaced by former Philadelphia Eagles head coach, Dick Vermeil. Vermeil went on to win the Super Bowl XXXIV in 1999. His offensive coordinator, Mike Martz, took over after Vermeil retired for the second time. Mike Martz has the best winning percentages in St. Louis Rams history. Since Martz's firing the Rams have had Joe Vitt coach interim, Scott Linehan was his successor and replaced by Jim Haslett once he, himself, was terminated in the early part of the 2008 season. The franchise's most recent current head coach was Jeff Fisher, who had gone 27–36–1 as head coach through four seasons was fired on December 12, 2016. The team's current head coach is Sean McVay, who is the youngest head coach in NFL history.

Key

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

Coaches

Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2017 NFL season.

# Name Term Regular season Playoffs Achievements Reference
GC W L T Win% GC W L Win%
Cleveland Rams
1 Damon Wetzel [a] 1936 9522.667 — [2]
2 Hugo Bezdek* 1937–1938* [b] 141130.071 — [5]
3 Art Lewis* 1938* 8440.500 — [6]
4 Dutch Clark ‡ 1939–1942 4416262.386 — [7]
[c]1943
5 Buff Donelli 1944 10460.400 — [8]
6 Adam Walsh* 1945–1946* 211551.738 1101.000 1945 Pro NFL Coach of the Year[9] [10]
Los Angeles Rams
7 Bob Snyder* 1947* 12660.500 — [11]
8 Clark Shaughnessy* 1948–1949* 241473.646 101.000 [12]
9 Joe Stydahar ‡ 1950–1952 [d] 251780.680 321.667 [13]
10 Hamp Pool* 1952–1954* 3523102.686 101.000 1952 Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year[14] [15]
11 Sid Gillman † 1955–1959 6028311.475 101.000 [16]
12 Bob Waterfield ‡* 1960–1962* [e] 349241.279 — [17]
13 Harland Svare 1962–1965 4814313.323 — [18]
14 George Allen † 1966–1970 7049174.729 202.000 [21]
15 Tommy Prothro 1971–1972 2814122.536 — [22]
16 Chuck Knox 1973–1977 7054151.779 835.375 [25]
17 Ray Malavasi 1978–1982 7340330.548 633.500 [26]
18 John Robinson* 1983–1991* 14375680.524 1046.400 [27]
— Chuck Knox [f] 1992–1994 4815330.313 — [25]
St. Louis Rams
19 Rich Brooks* 1995–1996* 3213190.406 — [28]
20 Dick Vermeil 1997–1999 4822260.458 3301.000 [30]
21 Mike Martz* 2000–2005* [g] 8553320.624 734.429 [31]
22 Joe Vitt 2005 11470.364 — [32]
23 Scott Linehan* 2006–2008* 3611250.306 — [33]
24 Jim Haslett 2008 122100.167 — [34]
25 Steve Spagnuolo* 2009–2011* 4810380.208 — [35][36]
26 Jeff Fisher 2012–2015 6427361.430 — [37][38]
Los Angeles Rams
— Jeff Fisher[h] 2016 13490.308 — [39]
27 John Fassel* 2016*[i] 3030.000 — [40]
28 Sean McVay* 2017–present 161150.688 101.000 2017 AP NFL Coach of the Year[41] [42]

Notes

  • A A running total of the number of Rams head coaches. Thus, any head coach who has two or more separate terms is only counted once.
  • a Damon Wetzel was a player-coach for the Rams in 1936.
  • b Hugo Bezdek was released after three games in 1938.
  • c The Rams suspended operation during the 1943 season because of wartime restrictions and shortages.
  • d Joe Stydahar resigned after one game in 1952.
  • e Bob Waterfield resigned after eight games in 1962.[43]
  • f Knox's full coaching record with the Rams is 118 regular season games coached with a record of 69–48–1 and a W–L percentage of .589
  • g Mike Martz took medical leave after five games in 2005.
  • h Fisher's full coaching record with the Rams is 77 regular season games coached with a record of 31–45–1 and a W–L percentage of .409
  • i The Rams named John Fassel as interim head coach on December 12, 2016.

References

  1. ↑ "Los Angeles Rams". National Football League. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "St. Louis Rams History: Chronology". Official Website of the St. Louis Rams. Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  3. ↑ Braunwart, Bob. "All Those A.F.L.'S: N.F.L Competitors, 1935-41". Professional Football Researchers Association. Archived from the original on 2007-10-18. Retrieved 2006-11-13. In 1937 the N.F.L. admitted the Cleveland Rams. Four of the players (according to Treat) were the same.
  4. ↑ "An interactive history of The Rams". Archived from the original on September 29, 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
  5. ↑ "Hugo Bezdek". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  6. ↑ "Art Lewis". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
  7. ↑ "Dutch Clark". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
  8. ↑ "Aldo Donelli". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  9. ↑ "Player Bio: Adam Walsh". University of Notre Dame. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  10. ↑ "Adam Walsh". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  11. ↑ "Bob Snyder". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
  12. ↑ "Clark Shaughnessy". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  13. ↑ "Joe Stydahar". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
  14. 1 2 3 4 "NFL Coach of the Year". Sporting News. Archived from the original on 2009-02-17. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  15. ↑ "Hampton Pool". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
  16. ↑ "Sid Gillman". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  17. ↑ "Bob Waterfield". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
  18. ↑ "Harland Svare". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-07.
  19. 1 2 3 "AP NFL Coach of the Year Winners". The Washington Post. 2005-01-08. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  20. ↑ "George Allen". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  21. ↑ "George Allen". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  22. ↑ "Tommy Prothro". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  23. 1 2 Sohn, Matt (2008-01-15). "In wake of 'Spygate,' Belichick steamrolled the competition". Pro Football Weekly. Archived from the original on 2008-05-09. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  24. ↑ "Knox Voted Top Coach Wins UPI Award for Second Straight Year". Philadelphia Inquirer. 1987-12-26.
  25. 1 2 "Chuck Knox". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  26. ↑ "Ray Malavasi". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  27. ↑ "John Robinson". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  28. ↑ "Rich Brooks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  29. ↑ "Maxwell Football Club - Professional Coach of the Year". Maxwell Football Club. Archived from the original on 2004-03-07. Retrieved 2008-12-05.
  30. ↑ "Dick Vermeil". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  31. ↑ "Mike Martz". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  32. ↑ "Joe Vitt Records, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  33. ↑ "Scott Linehan". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2008-12-06.
  34. ↑ "Jim Haslett". Chicago Tribune. 2008-09-29. Archived from the original on 2008-10-11. Retrieved 2008-10-11.
  35. ↑ "Steve Spagnuolo Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 3, 2011.
  36. ↑ "Coach Spagnuolo, GM Devaney fired by Rams". NFL.com. NFL Enterprises LLC. January 2, 2012. Retrieved January 2, 2012.
  37. ↑ "Fisher chooses to coach Rams over Dolphins". NFL.com. National Football League. January 13, 2012. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  38. ↑ "St. Louis Rams will introduce Jeff Fisher as coach Tuesday". ESPN. Retrieved January 21, 2012.
  39. ↑ "Jeff Fisher Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved March 4, 2016.
  40. ↑ "John Fassel Named Rams Interim Head Coach". Los Angeles Rams. December 12, 2016. Archived from the original on December 12, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2016.
  41. ↑ "Rams' Sean McVay named NFL Coach of the Year". NFL.com. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  42. ↑ "Los Angeles Rams hire Sean McVay as head coach". NFL.com. 2017-01-12. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  43. ↑ Arkush, Dan (2008-09-19). "New owner may be losing patience". Pro Football Weekly. Retrieved 2008-10-21.

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