List of Las Vegas Raiders head coaches explained

The Las Vegas Raiders are a professional American football team based in the Las Vegas Valley. The Raiders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) West division. Their stadium is located in Paradise, Nevada. There have been 23 head coaches in Oakland, Los Angeles, and Las Vegas franchise history. The Raiders franchise was founded in Oakland, California in 1959 and became the eighth member of the American Football League (AFL) in 1960 as a replacement for the Minnesota Vikings, who had moved to the NFL. The Raiders joined the NFL in 1970, after the AFL–NFL merger. They played in Los Angeles between 1982 and 1995, before returning to Oakland.[1] As of the end of the 2023 season, the Raiders have played 983 games in a total of 64 seasons in the AFL and NFL.[2] In those games, two coaches have won the Super Bowl with the team: John Madden in 1976 and Tom Flores in 1980 and 1983. One coach, John Rauch in 1966, won the AFL Championship.[3] Five other coaches, Art Shell, Jack Del Rio, Jon Gruden, Bill Callahan, and Rich Bisaccia, have also taken the Raiders to the playoffs.[4] Callahan led the Raiders to the Super Bowl. He did this in his first year as head coach of the team.[5]

Shell and Gruden are the only coaches to have more than one tenure with the team, and Flores and Shell are the only coaches to have coached the team in both Oakland and Los Angeles. Gruden is the only coach to have coached the team in both Oakland and Las Vegas. Rauch is statistically the best, with a winning percentage of .805. However, the all-time leader in both games coached and wins is Madden, with 142 and 103 respectively.[2] Of the 23 Raiders coaches, Al Davis, Madden, and Flores are the only Raider coaches to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame for their contributions as coaches. Davis, who was also the Managing General partner and an AFL Commissioner, was in the Hall of Fame class of 1992. Madden was in the 2006 class. Flores was in the 2021 class. Two coaches, Flores and Shell, are also former players for the Raiders. Shell was also inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1989, but as a player.[4] [6] Their most recent coach was Antonio Pierce, who was hired on January 19, 2024, after he became an interim head coach in week 9 of the team's 2023 season.

Key

Number of coaches
GCGames coached
WWins
LLosses
TTies
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 Raiders

Coaches

Note: Statistics are accurate through the end of the 2023 NFL season.

ImageNameTermRegular seasonPlayoffsAwardsReference
GCWLTWin%GCWLWin%
Oakland Raiders
1Eddie Erdelatz1960–1961*166100————[7]
2Marty Feldman1961–1962*172150————[8]
3Red Conkright19629180————[9]
4Al Davis †*1963–1965*4223163————AFL Coach of the Year (1963)[10]
5John Rauch1966–1968423381422AFL Champion (1967)
6John Madden †*1969–1978*1421033271697Super Bowl Champion (1976)
Pro Football Weekly Coach of the Year (1969)[11] 		[12]
7Tom Flores †1979–19814827210440Super Bowl Champion (1980)[13]
Los Angeles Raiders
–Tom Flores †1982–19878856320743Super Bowl Champion (1983)
8Mike Shanahan1988–1989208120————[14]
9Art Shell ‡*1989–1994*9254380523Pro Football Weekly Coach of the Year (1990)[15]
Oakland Raiders
10Mike White1995–1996*3215170————[16]
11Joe Bugel1997164120————[17]
12Jon Gruden1998–20016438260422[18]
13Bill Callahan2002–20033215170321AFC Champion (2002)
14Norv Turner2004–2005329230————[19]
–Art Shell ‡*2006162140————
15Lane Kiffin2007–2008*205150————[20]
16Tom Cable2008–2010*4417270————[21]
17Hue Jackson201116880————[22]
18Dennis Allen2012–2014368280————[23]
19Tony Sparano201412390————[24]
20Jack Del Rio2015–20174825230101[25]
–Jon Gruden2018–20193211210————
Las Vegas Raiders
–Jon Gruden2020–20212111100————
21Rich Bisaccia202112750101[26]
22Josh McDaniels2022–2023259160————[27]
23Antonio Pierce2023–present9540————[28]

Footnotes

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oakland Raiders. Pro Football Hall of Fame. April 15, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20061230070530/http://www.profootballhof.com/history/team.jsp?franchise_id=23. December 30, 2006. dead.
  2. Web site: Oakland Raiders Franchise Encyclopedia. pro-football-reference.com. April 15, 2008. July 7, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170707115845/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/rai/. live.
  3. Web site: John Rauch . May 26, 2008 . pro-football-reference.com . April 8, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190408161323/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/RaucJo0.htm . live .
  4. Web site: NFLTeamHistory.com . Oakland Raiders Coaching History . April 15, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080517084954/http://www.nflteamhistory.com/nfl_teams/oakland_raiders/coaching_history.html . May 17, 2008 . dead .
  5. Web site: Bill Callahan . May 26, 2008 . pro-football-reference.com . January 26, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130126201925/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/CallBi0.htm . live .
  6. Web site: Pro Football Hall of Fame – Art Shell . Pro Football Hall of Fame . June 3, 2008 . June 12, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080612162832/http://www.profootballhof.com/hof/member.jsp?PLAYER_ID=193 . live .
  7. Web site: Eddie Erdelatz . May 26, 2008 . pro-football-reference.com . December 20, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071220021501/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/ErdeEd0.htm . live .
  8. Web site: Marty Feldman . May 26, 2008 . pro-football-reference.com . December 20, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071220021522/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/FeldMa0.htm . live .
  9. Web site: Bill Conkright . May 26, 2008 . pro-football-reference.com . April 18, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080418104407/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/ConkRe0.htm . live .
  10. Web site: Al Davis . May 26, 2008 . pro-football-reference.com . July 21, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721121738/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/DaviAl0.htm . live .
  11. Web site: NFL Coach of the Year Award . Hickoksports . March 20, 2008 . dead . https://archive.today/20121205094433/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/nflcoy.shtml . December 5, 2012 .
  12. Web site: John Madden . May 26, 2008 . pro-football-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080515110355/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/MaddJo0.htm . May 15, 2008 .
  13. Web site: Tom Flores . May 26, 2008 . pro-football-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080604093420/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/FlorTo0.htm . June 4, 2008 .
  14. Web site: Mike Shanahan . May 26, 2008 . pro-football-reference.com . February 18, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140218104944/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/ShanMi0.htm . live .
  15. Web site: Art Shell . May 26, 2008 . pro-football-reference.com . July 21, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100721225435/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/ShelAr0.htm . live .
  16. Web site: Mike White . May 26, 2008 . pro-football-reference.com . September 11, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100911213047/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/WhitMi0.htm . live .
  17. Web site: Joe Bugel . May 26, 2008 . pro-football-reference.com . July 8, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080708183632/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/BugeJo0.htm . live .
  18. Web site: Jon Gruden Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. January 5, 2021. February 4, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220204034656/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/GrudJo0.htm. live.
  19. Web site: Norv Turner . May 26, 2008 . pro-football-reference.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120820044339/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/TurnNo0.htm . August 20, 2012 .
  20. Web site: Lane Kiffin . May 26, 2008 . pro-football-reference.com . July 9, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080709084030/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/KiffLa0.htm . live .
  21. Web site: Tom Cable Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks. January 3, 2011. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. September 11, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100911095148/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/CablTo0.htm. live.
  22. Web site: Hue Jackson gets Raiders head coaching job. January 17, 2011. Pro Football Talk. NBC Sports. January 21, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110121130319/http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/01/17/hue-jackson-gets-raiders-head-coaching-job. live.
  23. Web site: Dennis Allen Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks. February 7, 2012. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. February 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230203152346/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/AlleDe0.htm. live.
  24. Web site: Tony Sparano Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks. January 4, 2016. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. March 29, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150329141800/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/SparTo0.htm. live.
  25. Web site: Jack Del Rio Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks. January 4, 2016. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. January 4, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180104011527/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/DelRJa0.htm. live.
  26. Web site: Richard Bisaccia Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks. January 15, 2022. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. February 9, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220209225726/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/BisaRi0.htm. live.
  27. Web site: Josh McDaniels Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks. December 31, 2023. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. February 4, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230204194829/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/McDaJo0.htm. live.
  28. Web site: Antonio Pierce Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. January 8, 2024. January 5, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240105185531/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/PierAn0.htm. live.

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