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Chan Gailey

Thomas Chandler Gailey

Born: January 5, 1952 in Gainesville, GA
College: Florida   (school history)

Coaching Results

Year Age Tm Lg G W L T W-L% G plyf W plyf L plyf W-L% Rank Notes
1998 46 Dallas Cowboys NFL 16 10 6 0 .625 1 0 1 .000 1
1999 47 Dallas Cowboys NFL 16 8 8 0 .500 1 0 1 .000 2
2010 58 Buffalo Bills NFL 16 4 12 0 .250 4
2011 59 Buffalo Bills NFL 16 6 10 0 .375 3
2012 60 Buffalo Bills NFL 16 6 10 0 .375 3
12 yrs 80 34 46 0 .425 2 0 2 .000 2.3 Avg Finish
3 yrs BUF 48 16 32 0 .333 0 0 0 3.3
2 yrs DAL 32 18 14 0 .563 2 0 2 .000 1.5
2 yrs DEN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.0
2 yrs MIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
2 yrs PIT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.0
1 yr KAN 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.0

Games over .500: -12
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
1989 DEN 28 3 3 2 7 15 8 9 3 6 10 18 5 22 23 12 15 16 3 1 2 6 6 7 7 2 11 3 1 9 3
1990 DEN 28 23 24 19 16 8 16 13 12 14 4 13 10 9 7 21 13 16 20 23 25 17 17 20 19 13 13 21 19 26 23
1996 PIT 30 6 7 6 5 15 11 21 2 2 3 6 20 30 27 24 17 13 2 4 2 5 3 5 2 2 21 5 6 4 2
1997 PIT 30 5 14 8 5 6 7 23 1 1 3 8 19 26 23 9 22 7 6 11 4 3 1 1 1 10 24 18 22 6 12
1998 DAL 30 8 3 6 11 8 9 1 6 8 2 14 5 26 9 20 1 5 18 3 19 8 12 10 17 13 24 22 11 19 21
1999 DAL 31 12 6 5 9 16 11 5 6 6 5 8 8 26 24 17 2 16 9 5 10 13 6 2 4 25 16 13 7 6 15
2000 MIA 31 5 5 8 20 26 16 9 8 14 7 23 2 31 27 24 18 16 6 3 4 10 14 6 18 13 14 5 5 1 4
2001 MIA 31 6 26 9 12 21 8 27 8 23 9 29 30 29 19 12 18 4 5 11 16 17 17 7 14 20 3 1 19 14 10
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
2010 BUF 32 29 32 30 27 25 28 31 25 18 32 13 32 19 24 17 25 29 24 28 25 32 32 27 32 13 2 3 26 28 19
2011 BUF 32 23 13 22 19 14 14 25 27 13 16 5 1 10 15 10 31 15 26 30 5 24 28 30 27 7 8 19 29 6 26
2012 BUF 32 23 27 25 22 19 21 28 13 6 13 4 29 23 25 13 22 20 22 26 23 25 31 32 30 20 11 10 17 20 14
12 yrs %tile 57 58 58 55 50 56 48 66 69 68 63 58 32 37 52 48 54 57 57 64 53 51 56 49 65 58 63 55 61 55
3 yrs BUF 25 28 23 32 43 38 16 35 65 40 80 39 49 36 61 22 36 28 16 48 19 8 10 10 61 81 70 28 47 42
2 yrs DAL 71 89 85 70 64 71 94 84 80 92 67 82 18 50 43 98 69 59 90 55 69 74 83 68 41 37 46 74 62 44
2 yrs DEN 57 55 66 63 63 61 64 77 68 79 48 77 48 50 45 54 46 63 61 55 63 63 55 57 77 61 61 68 41 57
2 yrs MIA 85 53 76 52 27 65 45 77 44 77 19 52 6 29 45 45 71 85 81 71 60 53 82 52 50 76 94 65 79 81
2 yrs PIT 85 68 80 87 68 73 30 98 98 93 80 38 10 20 48 38 70 90 78 93 90 97 93 98 83 28 65 57 87 80
1 yr KAN 9 78 13 19 28 22 63 13 53 16 91 84 75 41 78 38 22 6 13 75 13 9 13 6 97 47 16 47 50 16

Full Coaching History

Year Age Level Employer Role
1974 22 College Florida Graduate Assistant
1975 23 College Florida Graduate Assistant
1976 24 College Troy State Defensive Backs
1977 25 College Troy State Defensive Backs
1978 26 College Troy State Defensive Backs
1979 27 College Air Force Defensive Backs
1980 28 College Air Force Defensive Backs
1981 29 College Air Force Defensive Coordinator
1982 30 College Air Force Defensive Coordinator
1983 31 College Troy State Head Coach
1984 32 College Troy State Head Coach
1985 33 NFL Denver Broncos Special Teams/Tight Ends
1986 34 NFL Denver Broncos Special Teams/Tight Ends
1987 35 NFL Denver Broncos Tight Ends/Receivers
1988 36 NFL Denver Broncos Quarterbacks
1989 37 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Coordinator/Receivers
1990 38 NFL Denver Broncos Offensive Coordinator/Receivers
1991 39 World League Birmingham Fire Head Coach
1992 40 World League Birmingham Fire Head Coach
1993 41 College Samford Head Coach
1994 42 NFL Pittsburgh Steelers Wide Receivers
1995 43 NFL Pittsburgh Steelers Wide Receivers
1996 44 NFL Pittsburgh Steelers Offensive Coordinator
1997 45 NFL Pittsburgh Steelers Offensive Coordinator
1998 46 NFL Dallas Cowboys Head Coach
1999 47 NFL Dallas Cowboys Head Coach
2000 48 NFL Miami Dolphins Offensive Coordinator
2001 49 NFL Miami Dolphins Offensive Coordinator
2002 50 College Georgia Tech Head Coach
2003 51 College Georgia Tech Head Coach
2004 52 College Georgia Tech Head Coach
2005 53 College Georgia Tech Head Coach
2006 54 College Georgia Tech Head Coach
2007 55 College Georgia Tech Head Coach
2008 56 NFL Kansas City Chiefs Offensive Coordinator
2010 58 NFL Buffalo Bills Head Coach
2011 59 NFL Buffalo Bills Head Coach
2012 60 NFL Buffalo Bills Head Coach

Worked For

NFL head coaches this coach worked under in his career.
Name Role
Bill Cowher Wide Receivers, Offensive Coordinator
Herman Edwards Offensive Coordinator
Dan Reeves Special Teams/Tight Ends, Offensive Coordinator/Receivers, Quarterbacks, Tight Ends/Receivers
Dave Wannstedt Offensive Coordinator

Employed

NFL head coaches who worked under this coach.
Name Role
Dave Campo Defensive Coordinator
Dave Wannstedt Defensive Coordinator, Assistant Head Coach/Linebackers