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Herman Edwards

Herman Lee Edwards

Position: DB
Height: 6-0    Weight: 194 lbs.

Born: April 27, 1954 in Fort Monmouth, NJ
College: California, San Diego St.   (school history)

Playing Record

Coaching Results

Year Age Tm Lg G W L T W-L% G plyf W plyf L plyf W-L% Rank Notes
2001 47 New York Jets NFL 16 10 6 0 .625 1 0 1 .000 3
2002 48 New York Jets NFL 16 9 7 0 .563 2 1 1 .500 1
2003 49 New York Jets NFL 16 6 10 0 .375 3
2004 50 New York Jets NFL 16 10 6 0 .625 2 1 1 .500 2
2005 51 New York Jets NFL 16 4 12 0 .250 4
2006 52 Kansas City Chiefs NFL 16 9 7 0 .563 1 0 1 .000 2
2007 53 Kansas City Chiefs NFL 16 4 12 0 .250 3
2008 54 Kansas City Chiefs NFL 16 2 14 0 .125 4
8 yrs 128 54 74 0 .422 6 2 4 .333 2.8 Avg Finish
5 yrs NYJ 80 39 41 0 .488 5 2 3 .400 2.6
3 yrs KAN 48 15 33 0 .313 1 0 1 .000 3.0

Games over .500: -20
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
2001 NYJ 31 9 1 12 22 24 17 2 14 4 14 3 1 26 29 22 7 18 19 12 2 25 28 22 27 1 15 7 4 9 8
2002 NYJ 32 11 11 16 23 22 15 4 27 22 18 23 7 24 17 10 2 4 24 14 27 13 18 23 27 27 19 21 5 20 22
2003 NYJ 32 20 14 18 22 19 23 2 29 25 26 18 2 24 13 15 8 8 21 8 28 31 28 24 18 26 2 10 4 29 24
2004 NYJ 32 7 2 8 6 12 17 1 3 3 8 4 1 30 22 20 3 11 7 4 8 11 5 5 4 7 10 14 15 9 18
2005 NYJ 32 26 20 28 29 31 29 25 27 31 22 28 31 24 28 30 14 28 12 23 15 32 29 27 14 32 3 2 6 5 9
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
8 yrs %tile 49 66 44 36 33 35 71 40 48 44 55 69 34 36 45 70 50 47 58 54 30 31 41 38 54 71 62 78 51 47
5 yrs NYJ 57 73 52 39 35 40 82 40 50 48 56 77 23 34 42 82 60 51 65 53 33 35 40 46 45 72 69 82 58 52
3 yrs KAN 34 55 32 32 29 28 52 39 44 36 54 55 54 39 49 51 33 41 47 54 25 24 43 23 68 68 50 71 41 38

Full Coaching History

Year Age Level Employer Role
1987 33 College San Jose University Offensive Assistant
1988 34 College San Jose University Offensive Assistant
1989 35 College San Jose University Offensive Assistant
1990 36 NFL Kansas City Chiefs Scout
1991 37 NFL Kansas City Chiefs Scout
1992 38 NFL Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Backs
1993 39 NFL Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Backs
1994 40 NFL Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Backs
1995 41 NFL Kansas City Chiefs Defensive Backs
1996 42 NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Backs
1997 43 NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Backs
1998 44 NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Backs
1999 45 NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Backs
2000 46 NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Backs
2001 47 NFL New York Jets Head Coach
2002 48 NFL New York Jets Head Coach
2003 49 NFL New York Jets Head Coach
2004 50 NFL New York Jets Head Coach
2005 51 NFL New York Jets Head Coach
2006 52 NFL Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach
2007 53 NFL Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach
2008 54 NFL Kansas City Chiefs Head Coach

Worked For

NFL head coaches this coach worked under in his career.
Name Role
Tony Dungy Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Backs
Marty Schottenheimer Scout, Defensive Backs

Employed

NFL head coaches who worked under this coach.
Name Role
Gunther Cunningham Defensive Coordinator
Chan Gailey Offensive Coordinator
Doug Marrone Offensive Line