List of New York Giants head coaches
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 in the National Football League. The franchise was founded in and have played for 19 NFL championships. They have won seven World 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 21 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. Bill Arnsparger is statistically the worst coach the Giants have had in terms of winning percentage, with.200.
Of the 20 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.
Key
# | Number of coaches |
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 Giants |
Coaches
Note: Statistics are correct through the end of the 2019 NFL season.spent 12 years as head coach of the Giants, before resigning on January 4, 2016.