List of Canadian Football League head coaches by wins


This article contains a list of Canadian Football League head coaches by regular season wins. This list is current through the close of the 2018 regular season.
This list also includes coaches who coached in the CFL's predecessor leagues, the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union and the Western Interprovincial Football Union.
Wally Buono is the all-time leader in both wins and losses with 282 wins, 165 losses, and three ties. Ten coaches have more than 100 wins and only Buono and Don Matthews have more than 200.
As of the end of the 2019 CFL season, the active head coach with the most wins is Mike O'Shea, who has 56 wins and 52 losses.

Head coaches with 100 or more wins

RankCoachSeasonsTeamsTeam
Wins
Team
Losses
Team
Ties
Career
Wins
Career
Losses
TiesPctRef.
11990–20021537922821653
12003–11, 2016–181298612821653
21983–1987562312311331
21990, 1996–98, 2008493102311331
21991–93252202311331
21994–9527902311331
21999–2000162002311331
22002–06582802311331
31950–54313121471067
31956–691167551471067
41979–8042801421371
41991–97834301421371
41998–2003, 2006556611421371
51959–63384021311078
51965–70682531311078
51971–75254231311078
61970–7665434127944
61978–8245350127944
61994–9517190127944
71993–9531221108763
71997–9825101108763
71999–200452441108763
81982–89, 1993–95897931071043
81990–92182501071043
92008–15102411102411
101957–66102562102562