List of Seattle Seahawks head coaches

Pete Carroll was the Seahawks' coach from 2010 to 2023.

The Seattle Seahawks are a professional American football team based in Seattle, Washington. They are members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The team, along with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, joined the NFL in 1976 as expansion teams. The Seahawks are the only team to have played in both the American Football Conference (AFC) and NFC Championship Games. The team has made three Super Bowl appearances; they lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XL,[1] before winning Super Bowl XLVIII against the Denver Broncos. The Seahawks then lost Super Bowl XLIX to the New England Patriots.

There have been nine coaches for the Seahawks franchise. Pete Carroll, who coached the team from 2010 to 2023, holds the team record for most regular season wins (137). Tom Flores, who coached the team from 1991 to 1994, was the team's least successful coach with a winning percentage of .292. Mike McCormack and Tom Flores are the only Seahawks coaches to have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The current head coach of the Seahawks is Mike Macdonald.

## 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
Win% | Win – Loss percentage
00†  | Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a coach
00*  | Spent entire NFL head coaching career with the Seahawks

## Coaches

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Note: Statistics are accurate through the 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  | Win%  | GC  | W  | L
1  |  | Jack Patera*  | 7  | 1976 | 1982[N 3] | 94  | 35  | 59  | 0  | .372  | —  |  1 The Sporting News Coach of the Year Award (1978)[2]
1 AP Coach of the Year Award (1978) [2] | [3]
2  |  | Mike McCormack | 1  | 1982[N 3] | 7  | 4  | 3  | 0  | .571  | —  |  | [4]
3  |  | Chuck Knox | 9  | 1983 | 1991 | 143  | 80  | 63  | 0  | .559  | 7  | 3  | 4  | 1 AFC West Championship (1988)
4 Playoff Berths
2 UPI Coach of the Year Awards (1983, 1984)[2]
1 The Sporting News Coach of the Year Award (1984)[2]
1 AP Coach of the Year Award (1984)[2] | [5]
4  |  | Tom Flores† | 3  | 1992 | 1994 | 48  | 14  | 34  | 0  | .292  | —  |  | [6]
5  |  | Dennis Erickson | 4  | 1995 | 1998 | 64  | 31  | 33  | 0  | .484  | —  |  | [7]
6  |  | Mike Holmgren | 10  | 1999 | 2008 | 160  | 86  | 74  | 0  | .538  | 10  | 4  | 6  | 1 NFC Championship (2005)
1 AFC West Championship (1999)
4 NFC West Championships (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007)
6 Playoff Berths | [8]
7  |  | Jim L. Mora | 1  | 2009 | 16  | 5  | 11  | 0  | .313  | —  |  | [9]
8  |  | Pete Carroll | 14  | 2010 | 2023 | 227  | 137  | 89  | 1  | .606  | 19  | 10  | 9  | 1 Super Bowl Championship (XLVIII)
2 NFC Championships (2013, 2014)
5 NFC West Championships (2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2020)
10 Playoff Berths | [10][11]
9  |  | Mike Macdonald*  | 0  | 2024–present  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 0  | –  | —  |  | [12][13]

## Notes

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1. ^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Seahawks. 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 lost their first two games, and three weeks into the strike in 1982 season, Patera was fired as head coach. General manager McCormack took the role.

## References

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1. ^ "Seattle Seahawks". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
2. ^ a b c d e "Coach of the Year Awards". Hickok Sports. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved December 7, 2008.
3. ^ "Jack Patera". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
4. ^ "Mike McCormack". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
5. ^ "Chuck Knox". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
6. ^ "Tom Flores". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
7. ^ "Dennis Erickson". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
8. ^ "Mike Holmgren". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 8, 2008.
9. ^ "Ji Mora". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2010.
10. ^ "Challenge accepted: Carroll signs five-year deal to coach Seahawks". NFL.com. January 11, 2010. Archived from the original on February 6, 2020.
11. ^ "Pete Carroll Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
12. ^ "Mike Macdonald Named Head Coach Of The Seattle Seahawks". Seattle Seahawks. January 31, 2024. Retrieved January 31, 2024.
13. ^ "Mike Macdonald Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 31, 2024.

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* Founded in 1976
* Based in Seattle, Washington
* Headquartered in Renton, Washington

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Lore|

* We want the ball and we're going to score!
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Rivalries|

* Arizona Cardinals
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Division championships (11)|

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Conference championships (3)|

* 2005
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League championships (1)|

* 2013 (XLVIII)

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* 45
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* League: National Football League
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Seattle Seahawks head coaches

* Jack Patera (1976–1982)
* Mike McCormack # (1982)
* Chuck Knox (1983–1991)
* Tom Flores (1992–1994)
* Dennis Erickson (1995–1998)
* Mike Holmgren (1999–2008)
* Jim Mora (2009)
* Pete Carroll (2010–2023)
* Mike Macdonald (2024–present)

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

* John Harbaugh (Baltimore Ravens)
* Zac Taylor (Cincinnati Bengals)
* Kevin Stefanski (Cleveland Browns)
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* DeMeco Ryans (Houston Texans)
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* 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)

* Raheem Morris (Atlanta Falcons)
* Dave Canales (Carolina Panthers)
* Dennis Allen (New Orleans Saints)
* Todd Bowles (Tampa Bay Buccaneers)

* Jonathan Gannon (Arizona Cardinals)
* Sean McVay (Los Angeles Rams)
* Kyle Shanahan (San Francisco 49ers)
* Mike Macdonald (Seattle Seahawks)

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