List of Arizona Cardinals head coaches explained
The Arizona Cardinals are a professional American football team based in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) West division. The team began as the Morgan Athletic Club in 1898 in Chicago, Illinois. The team's second name was the Racine Normals, since it played at Normal Field on Racine Street. In 1901, they were renamed to the Racine Street Cardinals, a name that came from the University of Chicago jerseys that the team used, which were described as "Cardinal red". The team was established in Chicago in 1898 and was a charter member of the NFL in . The team has played their home games at the State Farm Stadium since 2006 and is the oldest franchise in the NFL.[1] [2]
The team has moved to numerous cities during its history. After staying in Chicago from 1920 to 1959, it moved to St. Louis, Missouri and remained there from 1960 to 1987. It played in Tempe, Arizona, from 1988 to 2005, before eventually settling in Glendale, Arizona in 2006, where it now resides. Since 1920, two Cardinals coaches have won the NFL Championship: Norman Barry in 1925 and Jimmy Conzelman in 1947. Six other coaches—Don Coryell, Jim Hanifan, Vince Tobin, Ken Whisenhunt, Bruce Arians, and Kliff Kingsbury—have led the Cardinals to the playoffs, and in 2009 they went to the Super Bowl.[3]
There have been 43 head coaches for the Cardinals franchise since it became a professional team in 1920; fourteen of the team's coaches are former Cardinals players. Ernie Nevers and Jimmy Conzelman are the only coaches to have had more than one tenure with the team. Pop Ivy and Gene Stallings both coached the team during its move from one city to another. Cardinals coach Roy Andrews is tied for the lowest winning percentage among the team's coaches (.000), having lost the only game he coached in the 1931 season.[4] Co-coach Walt Kiesling lost all ten games he coached in 1943, when the team merged with the Steelers during World War II and was known as Card-Pitt. Co-coaches Ray Willsey, Ray Prochaska, and Chuck Drulis have the highest winning percentage among Cardinals coaches (1.000). The team's all-time leader in games coached is Ken Whisenhunt, who was hired on January 14, 2007,[5] with 96. Whisenhunt was fired on December 31, 2012, after the Cardinals recorded a 5–11 record in 2012.[6] The all-time leader in wins is Bruce Arians with fifty, including one playoff victory.[7]
Key
Coaches
Note: The list begins in 1920, when the Cardinals became a professional team. Statistics are accurate through the end of the 2023 NFL season.
Notes
- Web site: Stadium History. Global Spectrum. UniversityofPhoenixStadium.com. December 16, 2008. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20081220194643/http://www.universityofphoenixstadium.com/index.php?page=stadium_facts§ion=history. December 20, 2008.
- Web site: Arizona Cardinals. Pro Football Hall of Fame. July 8, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080612154915/http://www.profootballhof.com/history/team.jsp?franchise_id=1. June 12, 2008. live.
- Web site: December 5, 2008. Arizona Cardinals. CBS Sports. https://web.archive.org/web/20081118115917/http://www.sportsline.com/nfl/teams/history/ARI. November 18, 2008. live.
- Web site: Roy Andrews Coaching Record. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. April 15, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080219180034/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/AndrRo0.htm. February 19, 2008. live.
- Web site: NFL.com . Head Coach: Ken Whisenhunt . August 8, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080919095054/http://www.nfl.com/teams/arizonacardinals/coaches?coaType=head&team=ARI . September 19, 2008 . live .
- News: Cardinals fire Ken Whisenhunt, GM Rod Graves. Ian. Rapoport. NFL.com. NFL Enterprises LLC. December 31, 2012. December 31, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20131022194504/http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap1000000120412/article/cardinals-fire-gm-rod-graves-coach-ken-whisenhunt. October 22, 2013. live.
- Web site: Arizona Cardinals Franchise Encyclopedia. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. July 17, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080907232504/http://pro-football-reference.com/teams/crd/. September 7, 2008. live.
- A running total of the number of Cardinals head coaches. Thus, any head coach who has two or more terms is only counted once.
- Each year is linked to an article about that particular NFL season.
- Web site: Paddy Driscoll . July 7, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20081013181117/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/DrisPa0.htm . October 13, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Arnie Horween . July 7, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121021944/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/HorwAr0.htm . November 21, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Norm Barry . July 7, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080706200728/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/BarrNo0.htm . July 6, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Guy Chamberlin . July 7, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080720040221/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/ChamGu0.htm . July 20, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Fred Gillies . July 7, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20081207084208/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/GillFr0.htm . December 7, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Dewey Scanlon . July 7, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080221085816/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/ScanDe0.htm . February 21, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Ernie Nevers . July 7, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080906143257/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/NeveEr0.htm . September 6, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Roy Andrews . July 7, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080706194251/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/AndrRo0.htm . July 6, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Jack Chevigny . July 7, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080725154747/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/ChevJa0.htm . July 25, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Paul Schissler . July 7, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080331170605/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/SchiPa0.htm . March 31, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Milan Creighton . July 7, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080720035644/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/CreiMi0.htm . July 20, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Jimmy Conzelman . July 7, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080720035015/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/ConzJi0.htm . July 20, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Phil Handler . July 7, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080907123034/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/HandPh0.htm . September 7, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Kiesling coaching records . pro-football-reference.com . October 19, 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130818083438/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/KiesWa0.htm . August 18, 2013 . live .
- Web site: The Sporting News: Football Almanac . Sportingnews.com . December 6, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090217041243/http://www.sportingnews.com/archives/almanac/nfl/coachofyear.html . February 17, 2009 .
- Web site: Buddy Parker . July 7, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080311030136/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/ParkRa0.htm . March 11, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Curly Lambeau . July 7, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080418113605/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/LambCu0.htm . April 18, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Cecil Isbell . July 7, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080906233855/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/IsbeCe0.htm . September 6, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Joe Kuharich . July 7, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080706194827/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/KuhaJo0.htm . July 6, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Joe Stydahar . July 7, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080926133323/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/StydJo0.htm . September 26, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Ray Richards . July 7, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080403140357/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/RichRa0.htm . April 3, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Pop Ivy . July 8, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080709083815/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/IvyxPo0.htm . July 9, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Ray Willsey . July 8, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080706215222/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/WilsRa0.htm . July 6, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Ray Prochaska . July 8, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080725153611/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/ProcRa0.htm . July 25, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Chuck Drulis . July 8, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20081121015841/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/DrulCh0.htm . November 21, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Wally Lemm . July 8, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20081011112318/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/LemmWa0.htm . October 11, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Charley Winner . July 8, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080905193419/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/WinnCh0.htm . September 5, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Bob Hollway . July 8, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20081010212528/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/HollBo0.htm . October 10, 2008 . live .
- News: AP NFL Coach of the Year Winners . The Washington Post . January 8, 2005 . December 6, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121107023500/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58979-2005Jan8_3.html . November 7, 2012 . live .
- Web site: Awards . Pro Football Weekly . December 6, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080509132410/http://www.profootballweekly.com/PFW/Features/NFL+Features/2007/awardscoach.htm . May 9, 2008 .
- Web site: Don Coryell . July 8, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080708184359/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/CoryDo0.htm . July 8, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Bud Wilkinson . July 8, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080905203103/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/WilkBu0.htm . September 5, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Larry Wilson . July 8, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20090121004045/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/WilsLa0.htm . January 21, 2009 . live .
- Web site: Jim Hanifan . July 8, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080709083517/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/HaniJi0.htm . July 9, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Gene Stallings . July 8, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080810020200/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/StalGe0.htm . August 10, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Hank Kuhlmann . July 8, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080907124432/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/KuhlHa0.htm . September 7, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Joe Bugel . July 8, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080708183632/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/BugeJo0.htm . July 8, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Buddy Ryan . July 8, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080720034900/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/RyanBu0.htm . July 20, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Vince Tobin . July 8, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080622155327/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/TobiVi0.htm . June 22, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Dave McGinnis . July 8, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080725153838/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/McGiDa0.htm . July 25, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Dennis Green . July 8, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20081013112807/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/GreeDe0.htm . October 13, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Ken Whisenhunt . July 8, 2008 . Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC . https://web.archive.org/web/20080725153647/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/WhisKe0.htm . July 25, 2008 . live .
- Web site: Bruce Arians Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks. December 30, 2013. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. https://web.archive.org/web/20131023025351/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/AriaBr0.htm. October 23, 2013. live.
- Web site: Steve Wilks Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks. January 22, 2018. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. https://web.archive.org/web/20181023120050/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/WilkSt0.htm. October 23, 2018. live.
- Web site: Kliff Kingsbury Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. January 5, 2021. February 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230214072826/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/KingKl0.htm. live.
- Web site: Jonathan Gannon Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. January 8, 2024. February 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230214195058/https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/GannJo0.htm. live.