Buffalo Bills Coaches

Team Names: Buffalo Bills

Seasons: 67 (1960 to 2026)

Record (W-L-T): 498-510-8

Playoff Record: 22-23

Super Bowls Won: 0 (4 Appearances)

Championships Won*: 2

All-time Passing Leader: Jim Kelly 2,874/4,779, 35,467 yds, 237 TD

All-time Rushing Leader: Thurman Thomas 2,849 att, 11,938 yds, 65 TD

All-time Receiving Leader: Andre Reed 941 rec, 13,095 yds, 86 TD

All-time Scoring Leader: Steve Christie 1,011 points

All-time AV Leader: Bruce Smith 201 AV

Winningest Coach (including playoffs): Marv Levy 123-78-0

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20 Coaches

Active head coach in bold, + indicates Hall of Fame

20 Coaches Table
				Reg. Season							Playoffs					Combined
Rk	Coach	From	To	Yrs	G	W	L	T	W-L%	G > .500	Yrs	G	W	L	W-L%	G	W	L	T	W-L%	AvRk	BstRk	Chmp	SBwl	Conf
	Marv Levy+	1986	1997	12	182	112	70	0	.615	42	8	19	11	8	.579	201	123	78	0	.612	2.2	1	0	0	4
	Sean McDermott	2017	2025	9	148	98	50	0	.662	48	8	16	8	8	.500	164	106	58	0	.646	1.6	1	0	0	0
	Lou Saban	1962	1976	9	117	68	45	4	.601	23	4	4	2	2	.500	121	70	47	4	.597	2.4	1	2	0	0
	Chuck Knox	1978	1982	5	73	37	36	0	.507	1	2	3	1	2	.333	76	38	38	0	.500	3.2	1	0	0	0
	Wade Phillips	1998	2000	3	48	29	19	0	.604	10	2	2	0	2	.000	50	29	21	0	.580	3.0	2	0	0	0
	Dick Jauron	2006	2009	4	57	24	33	0	.421	-9	0	0	0	0		57	24	33	0	.421	3.3	2	0	0	0
	Gregg Williams	2001	2003	3	48	17	31	0	.354	-14	0	0	0	0		48	17	31	0	.354	4.0	3	0	0	0
	Chan Gailey	2010	2012	3	48	16	32	0	.333	-16	0	0	0	0		48	16	32	0	.333	4.0	4	0
	Doug Marrone	2013	2014	2	32	15	17	0	.469	-2	0	0	0	0		32	15	17	0	.469	3.0	2	0
	Rex Ryan	2015	2016	2	31	15	16	0	.484	-1	0	0	0	0		31	15	16	0	.484	3.0	3	0	0	0
	Mike Mularkey	2004	2005	2	32	14	18	0	.438	-4	0	0	0	0		32	14	18	0	.438	3.0	3	0	0	0
	Joe Collier	1966	1968	3	30	13	16	1	.448	-3	1	1	0	1	.000	31	13	17	1	.433	3.0	1	0	0	0
	Buster Ramsey	1960	1961	2	28	11	16	1	.407	-5	0	0	0	0		28	11	16	1	.407	3.5	3	0	0	0
	Kay Stephenson	1983	1985	3	36	10	26	0	.278	-16	0	0	0	0		36	10	26	0	.278	4.3	3	0	0	0
	John Rauch	1969	1970	2	28	7	20	1	.259	-13	0	0	0	0		28	7	20	1	.259	3.5	3	0	0	0
	Hank Bullough	1985	1986	2	21	4	17	0	.190	-13	0	0	0	0		21	4	17	0	.190	4.5	4	0	0	0
	Perry Fewell	2009	2009	1	7	3	4	0	.429	-1	0	0	0	0		7	3	4	0	.429	4.0	4	0
	Jim Ringo+	1976	1977	2	23	3	20	0	.130	-17	0	0	0	0		23	3	20	0	.130	4.5	4	0	0	0
	Harvey Johnson	1968	1971	2	26	2	23	1	.080	-21	0	0	0	0		26	2	23	1	.080	5.0	5	0	0	0
	Anthony Lynn	2016	2016	1	1	0	1	0	.000	-1	0	0	0	0		1	0	1	0	.000	3.0	3	0	0	0

Year-by-Year Coaches

Year-by-Year Coaches Table
		Reg. Season					Playoffs				Coordinators
Year	Coach	G	W	L	T	W-L%	G	W	L	Result	Offense	Defense
2025	Sean McDermott	17	12	5	0	.706	2	1	1	Lost Div	Joe Brady	Bobby Babich
2024	Sean McDermott	17	13	4	0	.765	3	2	1	Lost Conf	Joe Brady	Bobby Babich
2023	Sean McDermott	17	11	6	0	.647	2	1	1	Lost Div	Joe Brady, Ken Dorsey
2022	Sean McDermott	16	13	3	0	.813	2	1	1	Lost Div	Ken Dorsey	Leslie Frazier
2021	Sean McDermott	17	11	6	0	.647	2	1	1	Lost Div	Brian Daboll	Leslie Frazier
2020	Sean McDermott	16	13	3	0	.813	3	2	1	Lost Conf	Brian Daboll	Leslie Frazier
2019	Sean McDermott	16	10	6	0	.625	1	0	1	Lost WC	Brian Daboll	Leslie Frazier
2018	Sean McDermott	16	6	10	0	.375	0	0	0		Brian Daboll	Leslie Frazier
2017	Sean McDermott	16	9	7	0	.563	1	0	1	Lost WC	Rick Dennison	Leslie Frazier
2016	Anthony Lynn	1	0	1	0	.000	0	0	0		Greg Roman	Dennis Thurman
	Rex Ryan	15	7	8	0	.467	0	0	0		Anthony Lynn, Greg Roman	Dennis Thurman
2015	Rex Ryan	16	8	8	0	.500					Greg Roman	Dennis Thurman
2014	Doug Marrone	16	9	7	0	.563	0	0	0		Nathaniel Hackett	Jim Schwartz
2013	Doug Marrone	16	6	10	0	.375	0	0	0		Nathaniel Hackett	Mike Pettine
2012	Chan Gailey	16	6	10	0	.375	0	0	0		Curtis Modkins	Dave Wannstedt
2011	Chan Gailey	16	6	10	0	.375	0	0	0		Curtis Modkins	George Edwards
2010	Chan Gailey	16	4	12	0	.250	0	0	0		Curtis Modkins	George Edwards
2009	Perry Fewell	7	3	4	0	.429	0	0	0		Alex Van Pelt
	Dick Jauron	9	3	6	0	.333	0	0	0		Alex Van Pelt	Perry Fewell
2008	Dick Jauron	16	7	9	0	.438	0	0	0		Turk Schonert	Perry Fewell
2007	Dick Jauron	16	7	9	0	.438	0	0	0		Steve Fairchild	Perry Fewell
2006	Dick Jauron	16	7	9	0	.438	0	0	0		Steve Fairchild	Perry Fewell
2005	Mike Mularkey	16	5	11	0	.313	0	0	0		Tom Clements	Jerry Gray
2004	Mike Mularkey	16	9	7	0	.563	0	0	0		Tom Clements	Jerry Gray
2003	Gregg Williams	16	6	10	0	.375	0	0	0		Kevin Gilbride	Jerry Gray
2002	Gregg Williams	16	8	8	0	.500	0	0	0		Kevin Gilbride	Jerry Gray
2001	Gregg Williams	16	3	13	0	.188	0	0	0		Mike Sheppard	Jerry Gray
2000	Wade Phillips	16	8	8	0	.500	0	0	0		Joe Pendry	Ted Cottrell
1999	Wade Phillips	16	11	5	0	.688	1	0	1	Lost WC	Joe Pendry	Ted Cottrell
1998	Wade Phillips	16	10	6	0	.625	1	0	1	Lost WC	Joe Pendry	Ted Cottrell
1997	Marv Levy	16	6	10	0	.375	0	0	0		Dan Henning	Wade Phillips
1996	Marv Levy	16	10	6	0	.625	1	0	1	Lost WC	Tom Bresnahan	Wade Phillips
1995	Marv Levy	16	10	6	0	.625	2	1	1	Lost Div	Tom Bresnahan	Wade Phillips
1994	Marv Levy	16	7	9	0	.438	0	0	0		Tom Bresnahan	Walt Corey
1993	Marv Levy	16	12	4	0	.750	3	2	1	Lost SB	Tom Bresnahan	Walt Corey
1992	Marv Levy	16	11	5	0	.688	4	3	1	Lost SB	Tom Bresnahan	Walt Corey
1991	Marv Levy	16	13	3	0	.813	3	2	1	Lost SB	Ted Marchibroda	Walt Corey
1990	Marv Levy	16	13	3	0	.813	3	2	1	Lost SB	Ted Marchibroda	Walt Corey
1989	Marv Levy	16	9	7	0	.563	1	0	1	Lost Div	Ted Marchibroda	Walt Corey
1988	Marv Levy	16	12	4	0	.750	2	1	1	Lost Conf	Jim Ringo	Walt Corey
1987	Marv Levy	15	7	8	0	.467	0	0	0		Jim Ringo	Walt Corey
1986	Marv Levy	7	2	5	0	.286	0	0	0		Jim Ringo	Herb Paterra
	Hank Bullough	9	2	7	0	.222	0	0	0		Jim Ringo	Herb Paterra
1985	Hank Bullough	12	2	10	0	.167	0	0	0		Jim Ringo
	Kay Stephenson	4	0	4	0	.000	0	0	0		Jim Ringo	Hank Bullough
1984	Kay Stephenson	16	2	14	0	.125	0	0	0			Don Lawrence
1983	Kay Stephenson	16	8	8	0	.500	0	0	0			Bob Zeman
1982	Chuck Knox	9	4	5	0	.444	0	0	0		Ray Prochaska	Tom Catlin
1981	Chuck Knox	16	10	6	0	.625	2	1	1	Lost Div	Ray Prochaska	Tom Catlin
1980	Chuck Knox	16	11	5	0	.688	1	0	1	Lost Div	Ray Prochaska	Tom Catlin
1979	Chuck Knox	16	7	9	0	.438	0	0	0		Ray Prochaska	Tom Catlin
1978	Chuck Knox	16	5	11	0	.313	0	0	0		Ray Prochaska	Tom Catlin
1977	Jim Ringo	14	3	11	0	.214	0	0	0			Richie McCabe
1976	Jim Ringo	9	0	9	0	.000	0	0	0			Richie McCabe
	Lou Saban	5	2	3	0	.400	0	0	0			Richie McCabe
1975	Lou Saban	14	8	6	0	.571	0	0	0
1974	Lou Saban	14	9	5	0	.643	1	0	1	Lost Div
1973	Lou Saban	14	9	5	0	.643	0	0	0
1972	Lou Saban	14	4	9	1	.321	0	0	0
1971	Harvey Johnson	14	1	13	0	.071	0	0	0
1970	John Rauch	14	3	10	1	.231	0	0	0
1969	John Rauch	14	4	10	0	.286	0	0	0
1968	Harvey Johnson	12	1	10	1	.091	0	0	0
	Joe Collier	2	0	2	0	.000	0	0	0
1967	Joe Collier	14	4	10	0	.286	0	0	0
1966	Joe Collier	14	9	4	1	.692	1	0	1	Lost Conf
1965	Lou Saban	14	10	3	1	.769	1	1	0	Won Champ
1964	Lou Saban	14	12	2	0	.857	1	1	0	Won Champ
1963	Lou Saban	14	7	6	1	.538	1	0	1	Lost Div
1962	Lou Saban	14	7	6	1	.538	0	0	0
1961	Buster Ramsey	14	6	8	0	.429	0	0	0
1960	Buster Ramsey	14	5	8	1	.385	0	0	0

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