AP NFL Coach of the Year


The AP NFL Coach of the Year is an annual award presented by the Associated Press to the National Football League coach adjudged to have had the most outstanding season. It has been awarded since the 1957 season. Since 2011, the winner has been announced at the annual NFL Honors ceremony.
Don Shula has won the most AP NFL Coach of the Year awards, receiving four during his 33-year head coaching career: three with the Baltimore Colts and one with the Miami Dolphins, all of which were in a nine season span. Chuck Knox and Bill Belichick have each been awarded three times.
Three coaches have won the award in back to back years: Allie Sherman, Shula, and Joe Gibbs.

Winners

SeasonCoachTeamRecord
~Detroit Lions*8–4
Baltimore Colts*9–3
~Green Bay Packers7–5
Philadelphia Eagles*10–2
New York Giants10–3–1
New York Giants12–2
Chicago Bears*11–1–2
Baltimore Colts12–2
Chicago Bears9–5
Dallas Cowboys10–3–1
Los Angeles Rams11–1–2
Baltimore Colts11–1–2
Baltimore Colts13–1
Minnesota Vikings12–2
Cincinnati Bengals8–6
~ Washington Redskins9–4–1
Miami Dolphins*14–0
Los Angeles Rams12–2
St. Louis Cardinals10–4
~Baltimore Colts10–4
Cleveland Browns9–5
~Denver Broncos12–2
Seattle Seahawks9–7
Washington Redskins10–6
Buffalo Bills11–5
San Francisco 49ers*13–3
Washington Redskins*8–1
Washington Redskins14–2
Seattle Seahawks12–4
Chicago Bears*15–1
New York Giants*14–2
New Orleans Saints12–3
Chicago Bears12–4
Green Bay Packers10–6
Dallas Cowboys7–9
Detroit Lions12–4
~Pittsburgh Steelers11–5
~New York Giants11–5
New England Patriots10–6
~Philadelphia Eagles10–6
Carolina Panthers12–4
~New York Giants10–5–1
Atlanta Falcons14–2
St. Louis Rams*13–3
~New Orleans Saints10–6
Chicago Bears13–3
Philadelphia Eagles12–4
New England Patriots*14–2
San Diego Chargers12–4
Chicago Bears11–5
New Orleans Saints10–6
New England Patriots16–0
~Atlanta Falcons11–5
Cincinnati Bengals10–6
New England Patriots14–2
~San Francisco 49ers13–3
~Indianapolis Colts9–3
Carolina Panthers12–4
Arizona Cardinals11–5
Carolina Panthers15–1
Dallas Cowboys13–3
~Los Angeles Rams11–5
~Chicago Bears12–4
Baltimore Ravens14–2
~Cleveland Browns11–5

Tennessee Titans12–5
~New York Giants9–7–1
Cleveland Browns11–6
Minnesota Vikings14–3