Detroit Lions head coaches

30 head coaches · Head coach now: Dan Campbell

Who has coached the Lions?

The Detroit Lions have had 30 head coaches since 1930. Wayne Fontes won the most games, 66. Titles also came under Buddy Parker (2), George "Potsy" Clark (1), and George Wilson (1). The head coach now is Dan Campbell, since 2021.

Detroit Lions: every head coach, first to last
Coach	Seasons	W-L-T	Pct	Playoffs	Titles
Hal Griffen	1930	5-6-3	.464	—
George "Potsy" Clark	1931-1936	48-20-6	.689	1-0	1
Earl "Dutch" Clark	1937-1938	14-8	.636	—
Gus Henderson	1939	6-5	.545	—
George "Potsy" Clark	1940	5-5-1	.500	—
Bill Edwards	1941-1942	4-9-1	.321	—
John Karcis	1942	0-8	.000	—
Gus Dorais	1943-1947	20-31-2	.396	—
Bo McMillin	1948-1950	12-24	.333	—
Buddy Parker	1951-1956	47-23-2	.667	3-1	2
George Wilson	1957-1964	53-45-6	.538	2-0	1
Harry Gilmer	1965-1966	10-16-2	.393	—
Joe Schmidt	1967-1972	43-34-7	.554	0-1
Don McCafferty	1973	6-7-1	.464	—
Rick Forzano	1974-1976	15-17	.469	—
Tommy Hudspeth	1976-1977	11-13	.458	—
Monte Clark	1978-1984	43-61-1	.414	0-2
Darryl Rogers	1985-1988	18-40	.310	—
Wayne Fontes	1988-1996	66-67	.496	1-4
Bobby Ross	1997-2000	27-30	.474	0-2
Gary Moeller	2000	4-3	.571	—
Marty Mornhinweg	2001-2002	5-27	.156	—
Steve Mariucci	2003-2005	15-28	.349	—
Dick Jauron	2005	1-4	.200	—
Rod Marinelli	2006-2008	10-38	.208	—
Jim Schwartz	2009-2013	29-51	.362	0-1
Jim Caldwell	2014-2017	36-28	.563	0-2
Matt Patricia	2018-2020	13-29-1	.314	—
Darrell Bevell	2020	1-3	.250	—
Robert Prince	2020	0-1	.000	—
Dan Campbell	2021-2026	48-36-1	.571	2-2

From Wikipedia's list of the club's head coaches, regular season and playoffs; titles are the club's in his seasons. NFL titles before the Super Bowl count. A coach with two stints has a row for each.