Super Bowl Coaches

The person who takes the most heat on a football team over losses is the head coach. Often times they are made the scapegoats on down and out teams, but Super Bowl coaches are the elite and have reached football’s pinnacle for a reason.

Super Bowl coaches are undoubtedly elite football minds and motivators. These coaches have reached the big game for a reason and it’s not always because they have the most talented team. They are the most important leaders on the football field, trusted beyond all others. The coaches who have reached the Super Bowl have all earned the unwavering respect of their players.

Those which have been to the big game and won as a player often have an edge when they reach the game as a coach because they know what the biggest of stages is really all about. Mike Ditka, Tom Flores, and Tony Dungy have all won Super Bowls as both players and coaches.

Super Bowl XLV matches Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin against Green Bay’s Mike McCarthy.  McCarthy has been the head coach for the Packers since 2006, while Tomlin has been the head honcho for the Steelers since 2007.  Tomlin has the distinction of being the youngest head coach to lead his team to a Super Bowl victory (36-years old).

Our Super Bowl Odds show the Packers favored by 2.5-points over the Steelers.

Here is a list of all the winning and losing Super Bowl coaches throughout history:

Winning Coach – Losing Coach

I Vince Lombardi, Packers – Hank Stram, Chiefs

II Vince Lombardi, Packers – John Rauch, Raiders

III Weeb Ewbank, Jets – Don Shula, Colts

IV Hank Stram, Chiefs – Bud Grant, Vikings

V Don McCafferty, Colts – Tom Landry, Cowboys

VI Tom Landry, Cowboys – Don Shula, Dolphins

VII Don Shula, Dolphins – George Allen, Redskins

VIII Don Shula, Dolphins – Bud Grant, Vikings

IX Chuck Noll, Steelers – Bud Grant, Vikings

X Chuck Noll, Steelers – Tom Landry, Cowboys

XI John Madden, Raiders – Bud Grant, Vikings

XII Tom Landry, Cowboys – Red Miller, Broncos

XIII Chuck Noll, Steelers – Tom Landry, Cowboys

XIV Chuck Noll, Steelers – Ray Malavasi, Rams

XV Tom Flores, Raiders – Dick Vermeil, Eagles

XVI Bill Walsh, 49ers – Forrest Gregg, Bengals

XVII Joe Gibbs, Redskins – Don Shula, Dolphins

XVIII Tom Flores, Raiders – Joe Gibbs, Redskins

XIX Bill Walsh, 49ers – Don Shula, Dolphins

XX Mike Ditka, Bears – Raymond Berry, Patriots

XXI Bill Parcells, Giants – Dan Reeves, Broncos

XXII Joe Gibbs, Redskins – Dan Reeves, Broncos

XXIII Bill Walsh, 49ers – Sam Wyche, Bengals

XXIV George Seifert, 49ers – Dan Reeves, Broncos

XXV Bill Parcells, Giants – Marv Levy, Bills

XXVI Joe Gibbs, Redskins – Marv Levy, Bills

XXVII Jimmy Johnson, Cowboys – Marv Levy, Bills

XXVIII Jimmy Johnson, Cowboys – Marv Levy, Bills

XXIX George Seifert, 49ers – Bobby Ross, Chargers

XXX Barry Switzer, Cowboys – Bill Cowher, Steelers

XXXI Mike Holmgren, Packers – Bill Parcells, Patriots

XXXII Mike Shanahan, Broncos – Mike Holmgren, Packers

XXXIII Mike Shanahan, Broncos – Dan Reeves, Falcons

XXXIV Dick Vermeil, Rams – Jeff Fisher, Titans

XXXV Brian Billick, Ravens – Jim Fassel, Giants

XXXVI Bill Belichick, Patriots – Mike Martz, Rams

XXXVII Jon Gruden, Buccaneers – Bill Callahan, Raiders

XXXVIII Bill Belichick, Patriots – John Fox, Panthers

XXXIX Bill Belichick, Patriots – Andy Reid, Eagles

XL Bill Cowher, Steelers – Mike Holmgren, Seahawks

XLI Tony Dungy, Colts – Lovie Smith, Bears

XLII Tom Coughlin, Giants – Bill Belichick, Patriots

XLIII Mike Tomlin, Steelers – Ken Wisenhunt, Cardinals

XLIV Sean Payton, Saints – Jim Caldwell