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The NFL's winningest coaches
Cold, Hard Football Facts for August 22, 2006
The list is limited to only those coaches with 100 or more career games on their résumés.
Elias's list is inaccurate because it calculates winning percentages using three different formulas. The Cold, Hard Football Facts list is accurate because it uses the same calculation for everybody. You'll notice that the Elias method inflates the winning percentage of coaches whose careers began before 1972. (Italics indicate winning percentages that are incorrect or coaches who are listed in the wrong order.)
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Elias list |
Win % |
CHFF list |
Win % |
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John Madden |
.759 |
John Madden |
.750 |
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Vince Lombardi |
.739* |
Vince Lombardi |
.728 |
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George Allen |
.712 |
George Allen |
.705 |
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Blanton Collier |
.691 |
Blanton Collier |
.688 |
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George Halas |
.682 |
Don Shula |
.676 |
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Don Shula |
.677 |
George Halas |
.671 |
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Joe Gibbs |
.648 |
Joe Gibbs |
.648 |
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George Seifert |
.648 |
George Seifert |
.648 |
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Tony Dungy |
.638 |
Tony Dungy |
.638 |
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Bill Cowher |
.632 |
Bill Cowher |
.632 |
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Curly Lambeau |
.631 |
Andy Reid |
.625 |
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Andy Reid |
.625 |
Curly Lambeau |
.622 |
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Paul Brown |
.624 |
Mike Shanahan |
.622 |
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Mike Shanahan |
.622 |
Paul Brown |
.621 |
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Bud Grant |
.621 |
Bud Grant |
.620 |
*Lombardi's record using Elias's calculations should be .738. Elias rounded off incorrectly. The calculation looks like this: (94/130 = .73846 = .738).
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