List of Dallas Cowboys head coaches

Tom Landry was the first head coach of the Cowboys, and coached the team from 1960 to 1988. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1990.

The Dallas Cowboys are a professional American football team based in Frisco, Texas. Their stadium is located in Arlington, Texas. They are members of the Eastern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The Cowboys franchise was founded in 1960 as an expansion team.[1] The team played their games in the Cotton Bowl from 1960 to 1970, then in Texas Stadium from 1971 to 2008, and AT&T Stadium from 2009 to present.

There have been nine head coaches for the Dallas Cowboys. Three coaches have won Super Bowls with the team: Tom Landry in Super Bowl VI and XII, Jimmy Johnson in Super Bowl XXVII and XXVIII, and Barry Switzer in Super Bowl XXX.[2] Landry is the team's all-time leader in games coached and wins, and McCarthy leads all coaches in regular season winning percentage with .627. Dave Campo is the only Cowboys coach with a losing record (.313), and is also the only coach in franchise history to have never posted a winning season. The team's first coach, Tom Landry, has been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.[3] The most recent coach (before the current) was Jason Garrett who replaced Wade Phillips on November 8, 2010.[4] The current coach is Mike McCarthy, who replaced Jason Garrett on January 6, 2020.[5]

## Key

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# | Number of coaches[N 1]

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Yrs | Years coached
First | First season coached
Last | Last season coached
GC | Games Coached
W | Wins
L | Loses
T | Ties
W% | Win – Loss percentage
00*†  | Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a coach and
spent entire NFL head coaching career with the Cowboys
00†  | Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a coach
00*  | Spent entire NFL head coaching career with the Cowboys

## Coaches

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Note: Statistics are accurate through end of the 2023 NFL season.
#  | Image  | Name  | Term[N 2] | Regular season  | Playoffs  | Accomplishments  | Ref.

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Yrs  | First  | Last  | GC  | W  | L  | T  | W%  | GC  | W  | L
1  |  | Tom Landry*† | 29  | 1960 | 1988 | 418  | 250  | 162  | 6  | .605  | 36  | 20  | 16  | Inducted Pro Football Hall of Fame (1990)
2 Super Bowl Championships (VI, XII)
5 NFC Championships (1970, 1971, 1975, 1977, 1978)
1 NFL Eastern Championship (1966)
12 NFC East Championships (1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1985)
18 Playoff Berths
1 AP Coach of the Year Award (1966)[6]
1 Sporting News Coach of the Year Award (1966)[6]
1 UPI NFL Coach of the Year Award (1966)[6]
1 UPI NFC Coach of the Year Award (1975)[6] | [7]
2  |  | Jimmy Johnson† | 5  | 1989 | 1993 | 80  | 44  | 36  | 0  | .550  | 8  | 7  | 1  | Inducted Pro Football Hall of Fame (2020)
2 Super Bowl Championships (XXVII, XXVIII)
2 NFC Championships (1992, 1993)
2 NFC East Championships (1992, 1993)
3 Playoff Berths
1 AP Coach of the Year Award (1990)[6]
1 UPI NFC Coach of the Year Award (1990)[6] | [8]
3  |  | Barry Switzer*  | 4  | 1994 | 1997 | 64  | 40  | 24  | 0  | .625  | 7  | 5  | 2  |  1 Super Bowl Championship (XXX)
1 NFC Championship (1995)
3 NFC East Championships (1994, 1995, 1996)
3 Playoff Berths | [9]
4  |  | Chan Gailey | 2  | 1998 | 1999 | 32  | 18  | 14  | 0  | .563  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 1 NFC East Championship (1998)
2 Playoff Berths | [10]
5  |  | Dave Campo*  | 3  | 2000 | 2002 | 48  | 15  | 33  | 0  | .313  | —  |  | [11]
6  |  | Bill Parcells† | 4  | 2003 | 2006 | 64  | 34  | 30  | 0  | .531  | 2  | 0  | 2  | Inducted Pro Football Hall of Fame (2013)
2 Playoff Berths | [12]
7  |  | Wade Phillips | 4  | 2007 | 2010[N 3] | 56  | 34  | 22  | 0  | .607  | 3  | 1  | 2  | 2 NFC East Championships (2007, 2009)
2 Playoff Berths | [13]
8  |  | Jason Garrett*  | 10  | 2010[N 3] | 2019 | 152  | 85  | 67  | 0  | .559  | 5  | 2  | 3  | 3 NFC East Championships (2014, 2016, 2018)
3 Playoff Berths
1 AP Coach of the Year Award (2016)
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9  |  | Mike McCarthy | 4  | 2020 — present  | 67  | 42  | 25  | 0  | .627  | 4  | 1  | 3  | 2 NFC East Championships (2021, 2023)
3 Playoff Berths | [15]

## Notes

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1. ^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Cowboys. Thus, any coach who has two or more terms as head coach is only counted once.
2. ^ Each year is linked to an article about that particular NFL season.
3. ^ a b After a 1–7 start Wade Phillips became the first coach in Cowboys history to be fired during the season. He was replaced by offensive coordinator Jason Garrett.

## References

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1. ^ "1950 Dallas Cowboys". Dallas Cowboys. Archived from the original on March 8, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
2. ^ "Dallas Cowboys Championship History". NFLTeamHistory.com. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
3. ^ "Hall of Famers by Franchise". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
4. ^ "Wade Phillips fired by Cowboys after 3 1/2 seasons as coach". Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
5. ^ Phillips, Rob (January 7, 2020). "Mike McCarthy Officially Hired As Head Coach". DallasCowboys.com.
6. ^ a b c d e f "NFL Coach of the Year Award". Hickok Sports. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved March 22, 2008.
7. ^ "Tom Landry Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
8. ^ "Jimmy Johnson Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
9. ^ "Barry Switzer Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
10. ^ "Chan Gailey Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 5, 2013.
11. ^ "Dave Campo Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
12. ^ "Bill Parcells Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
13. ^ "Wade Phillips Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2014.
14. ^ "Jason Garrett Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
15. ^ "Mike McCarthy Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 15, 2024.

## External links

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* Dallas Cowboys official website
* Voices of Oklahoma interview with Barry Switzer. First person interview conducted on August 17, 2009, with Barry Switzer, Dallas Cowboy's head coach from 1994 to 1997. Original audio and transcript archived with Voices of Oklahoma oral history project.

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Dallas Cowboys head coaches

* Tom Landry (1960–1988)
* Jimmy Johnson (1989–1993)
* Barry Switzer (1994–1997)
* Chan Gailey (1998–1999)
* Dave Campo (2000–2002)
* Bill Parcells (2003–2006)
* Wade Phillips (2007–2010)
* Jason Garrett (2010–2019)
* Mike McCarthy (2020–present)

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* Sean McDermott (Buffalo Bills)
* Mike McDaniel (Miami Dolphins)
* Jerod Mayo (New England Patriots)
* Jeff Ulbrich* (New York Jets)

* John Harbaugh (Baltimore Ravens)
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* Doug Pederson (Jacksonville Jaguars)
* Brian Callahan (Tennessee Titans)

* Sean Payton (Denver Broncos)
* Andy Reid (Kansas City Chiefs)
* Antonio Pierce (Las Vegas Raiders)
* Jim Harbaugh (Los Angeles Chargers)

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* Mike McCarthy (Dallas Cowboys)
* Brian Daboll (New York Giants)
* Nick Sirianni (Philadelphia Eagles)
* Dan Quinn (Washington Commanders)

* Matt Eberflus (Chicago Bears)
* Dan Campbell (Detroit Lions)
* Matt LaFleur (Green Bay Packers)
* Kevin O'Connell (Minnesota Vikings)

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* Todd Bowles (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

* Jonathan Gannon (Arizona Cardinals)
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* Mike Macdonald (Seattle Seahawks)

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