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Gunther Cunningham

Gunther Cunningham

Born: June 19, 1946 in Munich, Germany
College: Oregon   (school history)

Coaching Results

Year Age Tm Lg G W L T W-L% G plyf W plyf L plyf W-L% Rank Notes
1999 53 Kansas City Chiefs NFL 16 9 7 0 .563 1
2000 54 Kansas City Chiefs NFL 16 7 9 0 .438 3
17 yrs 32 16 16 0 .500 0 0 0 2.6 Avg Finish
11 yrs KAN 32 16 16 0 .500 0 0 0 2.4
4 yrs DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.3
2 yrs RAI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0

Games over .500: 0
Super Bowl Wins: 0
Overall Championships: 0
Conference Championships: 0
Division Championships: 1

Team's Ranks

Team Ranks in various categories, Lower ALWAYS indicates better performance.
Overall Offense Rushing Off Passing Off Defense Rushing Def Passing Def
Year Tm Tms WL% T/G Pts± Yds± Yds Pts GvA Att Yds TD Y/A FL Att Yds TD Int NY/A Yds Pts TkA Att Yds TD Y/A FR Att Yds TD Int nY/A
1992 RAI 28 16 28 15 14 23 23 22 15 11 23 12 16 18 24 8 21 24 9 11 28 23 12 25 2 28 6 10 1 27 15
1993 RAI 28 6 18 18 10 13 14 6 19 26 15 27 8 19 5 17 9 4 9 21 23 22 20 26 12 25 3 5 11 17 14
1995 KAN 30 1 1 3 5 14 12 1 3 1 13 5 5 20 25 15 1 23 2 1 12 6 3 2 2 5 25 5 5 17 1
1996 KAN 30 10 11 15 19 22 24 2 6 4 7 8 6 18 26 20 6 28 18 11 20 14 13 12 14 22 16 22 12 16 22
1997 KAN 30 1 3 2 10 14 5 2 3 5 9 12 7 23 24 14 3 20 11 1 4 5 7 3 16 13 10 16 6 4 16
1998 KAN 30 18 14 16 16 19 14 19 20 23 3 26 19 10 16 26 18 19 9 22 7 24 18 28 10 2 8 7 3 21 14
1999 KAN 31 9 1 6 10 12 8 6 1 4 7 15 5 27 22 11 7 8 14 13 2 12 11 13 10 2 25 16 24 5 9
2000 KAN 31 19 11 17 13 8 9 9 25 25 20 22 8 5 5 5 9 6 18 19 16 18 17 16 15 11 21 20 23 21 14
2004 KAN 32 18 22 10 5 1 2 14 7 5 1 3 8 6 4 8 17 4 31 29 27 4 12 26 29 28 22 32 30 24 32
2005 KAN 32 11 8 9 1 1 6 6 6 4 2 5 17 17 6 23 3 3 25 16 7 2 7 11 20 5 27 30 28 14 26
2006 KAN 32 9 10 13 17 16 15 14 3 9 6 12 21 27 22 20 6 13 16 11 10 20 18 17 21 5 12 18 9 20 21
2007 KAN 32 27 28 26 24 31 31 22 30 32 30 31 19 11 20 24 23 28 13 14 28 26 28 12 25 27 4 5 4 23 14
2008 KAN 32 30 8 29 27 24 26 13 29 16 28 4 6 9 20 8 21 26 31 29 9 29 30 29 31 2 18 28 18 17 28
2009 DET 32 31 32 31 29 26 27 32 24 24 22 28 7 6 21 24 32 28 32 32 24 22 25 26 21 4 21 32 32 30 32
2010 DET 32 20 11 17 20 17 15 12 24 23 18 20 9 3 12 11 16 26 21 19 11 19 24 27 24 4 10 16 13 19 21
2011 DET 32 7 4 8 9 5 4 11 31 29 23 13 8 1 4 3 19 12 23 23 3 10 23 6 30 3 28 22 22 5 8
2012 DET 32 28 30 23 2 3 17 27 25 23 6 18 27 1 2 18 22 14 13 27 27 14 16 18 24 25 12 14 19 23 18
17 yrs %tile 54 57 54 59 56 55 62 52 53 59 53 66 61 54 55 59 49 48 47 54 52 50 47 46 62 53 47 55 46 46
11 yrs KAN 59 69 61 60 56 59 72 65 66 67 61 68 52 47 52 70 51 49 55 62 57 56 54 47 68 48 45 56 50 46
4 yrs DET 36 43 41 56 63 54 39 22 26 49 41 63 95 73 59 34 41 34 24 52 52 34 43 26 75 48 38 36 43 41
2 yrs OAK 64 21 45 61 39 38 54 43 38 36 34 61 38 52 59 50 54 71 46 13 23 46 13 79 9 88 77 82 25 52

Coaching History

Year Age Level Employer Role
1992 46 NFL Los Angeles Raiders Defensive Coordinator
1993 47 NFL Los Angeles Raiders Defensive Coordinator
1995 49 NFL Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Coordinator
1996 50 NFL Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Coordinator
1997 51 NFL Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Coordinator
1998 52 NFL Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Coordinator
1999 53 NFL Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach
2000 54 NFL Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach
2004 58 NFL Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Coordinator
2005 59 NFL Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Coordinator
2006 60 NFL Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Coordinator
2007 61 NFL Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Coordinator
2008 62 NFL Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Coordinator
2012 66 NFL Detroit Lions Defensive Coordinator
2013 67 NFL Detroit Lions Defensive Coordinator

Worked For

NFL head coaches this coach worked under in his career.
Name Role
Herman Edwards Defensive Coordinator
Marty Schottenheimer Defensive Coordinator
Jim Schwartz Defensive Coordinator
Art Shell Defensive Coordinator
Dick Vermeil Defensive Coordinator