Washington Commanders head coaches

31 head coaches · Head coach now: Dan Quinn

Who has coached the Commanders?

The Washington Commanders have had 31 head coaches since 1932. Joe Gibbs won the most games, 154, with 3 titles. Titles also came under Ray Flaherty (2). The head coach now is Dan Quinn, since 2024.

Washington Commanders: every head coach, first to last
Coach	Seasons	W-L-T	Pct	Playoffs	Titles
Lud Wray	1932	4-4-2	.500	—
Lone Star Dietz	1933-1934	11-11-2	.500	—
Eddie Casey	1935	2-8-1	.227	—
Ray Flaherty	1936-1942	54-21-3	.712	2-2	2
Dutch Bergman	1943	6-3-1	.650	1-1
Dudley DeGroot	1944-1945	14-5-1	.725	0-1
Turk Edwards	1946-1948	16-18-1	.471	—
John Whelchel	1949	3-3-1	.500	—
Herman Ball	1949-1951	4-16	.200	—
Dick Todd	1951	5-4	.556	—
Curly Lambeau	1952-1953	10-13-1	.438	—
Joe Kuharich	1954-1958	26-32-2	.450	—
Mike Nixon	1959-1960	4-18-2	.208	—
Bill McPeak	1961-1965	21-46-3	.321	—
Otto Graham	1966-1968	17-22-3	.440	—
Vince Lombardi	1969	7-5-2	.571	—
Bill Austin	1970	6-8	.429	—
George Allen	1971-1977	67-30-1	.689	2-5
Jack Pardee	1978-1980	24-24	.500	—
Joe Gibbs	1981-1992	124-60	.674	16-5	3
Richie Petitbon	1993	4-12	.250	—
Norv Turner	1994-2000	49-59-1	.454	1-1
Terry Robiskie	2000	1-2	.333	—
Marty Schottenheimer	2001	8-8	.500	—
Steve Spurrier	2002-2003	12-20	.375	—
Joe Gibbs	2004-2007	30-34	.469	1-2
Jim Zorn	2008-2009	12-20	.375	—
Mike Shanahan	2010-2013	24-40	.375	0-1
Jay Gruden	2014-2019	35-49-1	.418	0-1
Bill Callahan	2019	3-8	.273	—
Ron Rivera	2020-2023	26-40-1	.396	0-1
Dan Quinn	2024-2026	17-17	.500	2-1

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.