Lou Saban
Louis Henry Saban
Position: C-B
Height: 6-0 Weight: 202 lbs.
Born: October 13, 1921 in Brookfield, IL
College: Indiana (school history)
Drafted by the Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers in the 10th round (88th overall) of the 1944 NFL Draft.
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Coaching Results
| Year | Age | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | T | G plyf | W plyf | L plyf | Rank | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39 | Boston Patriots | AFL | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 4 | |||||
| 1961 | 40 | Boston Patriots | AFL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 2 | |||||
| 1962 | 41 | Buffalo Bills | AFL | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 3 | |||||
| 1963 | 42 | Buffalo Bills | AFL | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | .538 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1 | |
| 1964 | 43 | Buffalo Bills | AFL | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | AFL Champions |
| 1965 | 44 | Buffalo Bills | AFL | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .769 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | 1 | AFL Champions |
| 1967 | 46 | Denver Broncos | AFL | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .214 | 4 | |||||
| 1968 | 47 | Denver Broncos | AFL | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | 4 | |||||
| 1969 | 48 | Denver Broncos | AFL | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4 | |||||
| 1970 | 49 | Denver Broncos | NFL | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | .385 | 4 | |||||
| 1971 | 50 | Denver Broncos | NFL | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | .250 | 4 | |||||
| 1972 | 51 | Buffalo Bills | NFL | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | .308 | 4 | |||||
| 1973 | 52 | Buffalo Bills | NFL | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 2 | |||||
| 1974 | 53 | Buffalo Bills | NFL | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 2 | |
| 1975 | 54 | Buffalo Bills | NFL | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | 3 | |||||
| 1976 | 55 | Buffalo Bills | NFL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | 5 | |||||
| 16 yrs | 201 | 95 | 99 | 7 | .490 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 3.0 | Avg Finish | |||
| 9 yrs | BUF | 117 | 68 | 45 | 4 | .602 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 | 2.4 | |||
| 5 yrs | DEN | 65 | 20 | 42 | 3 | .323 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | ||||
| 2 yrs | BOS | 19 | 7 | 12 | 0 | .368 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 |
Games over .500: -4
Super Bowl Wins: 0
Overall Championships: 2
Conference Championships: 0
Division Championships: 3
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 |
| 1960 | BOS | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 1961 | BOS | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| 1962 | BUF | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 1963 | BUF | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 |
| 1964 | BUF | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 1965 | BUF | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 1967 | DEN | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| 1968 | DEN | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| 1969 | DEN | 10 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| 1970 | DEN | 26 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 9 |
| 1971 | DEN | 26 | 21 | 12 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 24 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 21 | 15 | 5 |
| 1972 | BUF | 26 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 24 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 17 | 25 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 7 | 16 |
| 1973 | BUF | 26 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 8 | 24 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 21 | 16 |
| 1974 | BUF | 26 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 23 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 22 | 13 | 19 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 4 |
| 1975 | BUF | 26 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 24 | 26 | 23 | 6 | 24 |
| 1976 | BUF | 28 | 26 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 23 |
| 16 yrs | %tile | 52 | 59 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 68 | 63 | 66 | 60 | 43 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 44 | 52 | 50 | 56 | 63 | 59 | 53 | 54 | 63 | 49 | 38 | 46 | 52 | 49 | |
| 9 yrs | BUF | 63 | 63 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 87 | 85 | 76 | 73 | 53 | 34 | 37 | 41 | 56 | 49 | 55 | 56 | 62 | 69 | 62 | 57 | 52 | 57 | 49 | 42 | 49 | 64 | 49 | |
| 5 yrs | DEN | 32 | 48 | 36 | 44 | 39 | 38 | 55 | 54 | 47 | 54 | 51 | 74 | 52 | 40 | 45 | 45 | 34 | 39 | 36 | 47 | 55 | 49 | 43 | 44 | 63 | 42 | 32 | 31 | 39 | 51 | |
| 2 yrs | NWE | 50 | 75 | 56 | 44 | 44 | 50 | 88 | 25 | 44 | 31 | 69 | 56 | 56 | 38 | 81 | 94 | 44 | 69 | 63 | 50 | 56 | 75 | 63 | 88 | 88 | 63 | 31 | 69 | 31 | 44 | |
Coaching History
| Year | Age | Level | Employer | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 39 | NFL | Boston Patriots | Head Coach |
| 1961 | 40 | NFL | Boston Patriots | Head Coach |
| 1962 | 41 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | Head Coach |
| 1963 | 42 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | Head Coach |
| 1964 | 43 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | Head Coach |
| 1965 | 44 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | Head Coach |
| 1967 | 46 | NFL | Denver Broncos | Head Coach |
| 1968 | 47 | NFL | Denver Broncos | Head Coach |
| 1969 | 48 | NFL | Denver Broncos | Head Coach |
| 1970 | 49 | NFL | Denver Broncos | Head Coach |
| 1971 | 50 | NFL | Denver Broncos | Head Coach |
| 1972 | 51 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | Head Coach |
| 1973 | 52 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | Head Coach |
| 1974 | 53 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | Head Coach |
| 1975 | 54 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | Head Coach |
| 1976 | 55 | NFL | Buffalo Bills | Head Coach |