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Lovie Smith

Lovie Smith

Born: May 8, 1958 in Gladewater, TX
College: Tulsa   (school history)

Coaching Results

Year Age Tm Lg G W L T W-L% G plyf W plyf L plyf W-L% Rank Notes
2004 46 Chicago Bears NFL 16 5 11 0 .313 4
2005 47 Chicago Bears NFL 16 11 5 0 .688 1 0 1 .000 1
2006 48 Chicago Bears NFL 16 13 3 0 .813 3 2 1 .667 1 NFC Champions
2007 49 Chicago Bears NFL 16 7 9 0 .438 3
2008 50 Chicago Bears NFL 16 9 7 0 .563 2
2009 51 Chicago Bears NFL 16 7 9 0 .438 3
2010 52 Chicago Bears NFL 16 11 5 0 .688 2 1 1 .500 1
2011 53 Chicago Bears NFL 16 8 8 0 .500 3
2012 54 Chicago Bears NFL 16 10 6 0 .625 2
12 yrs 144 81 63 0 .563 6 3 3 .500 2.0 Avg Finish
9 yrs CHI 144 81 63 0 .563 6 3 3 .500 2.2
3 yrs STL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.3

Games over .500: 18
Super Bowl Wins: 0
Overall Championships: 0
Conference Championships: 1
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
2001 STL 31 1 26 1 1 1 1 31 22 5 1 1 31 12 1 1 24 1 3 7 9 2 3 17 11 9 21 11 7 8 6
2002 STL 32 20 32 25 11 13 23 32 32 30 21 20 27 1 2 11 32 11 13 23 22 18 14 17 13 9 2 12 2 24 26
2003 STL 32 3 7 3 12 9 2 32 28 30 4 28 28 2 3 11 31 11 16 17 1 5 20 4 29 1 16 12 22 4 11
2004 CHI 32 26 23 28 32 32 32 27 19 25 19 26 32 24 32 32 14 32 21 13 16 27 25 8 16 13 17 15 17 15 16
2005 CHI 32 5 11 12 25 29 26 17 9 8 17 7 17 30 31 30 14 30 2 1 6 18 11 4 9 23 26 5 1 2 1
2006 CHI 32 2 4 2 10 15 2 28 5 15 11 23 21 17 14 8 27 14 5 3 1 5 6 2 11 1 31 11 9 2 1
2007 CHI 32 18 17 20 30 27 18 23 19 30 25 32 19 10 15 20 28 23 28 16 8 20 24 29 24 4 19 27 8 17 22
2008 CHI 32 12 8 17 25 26 14 21 15 24 14 27 26 14 21 16 15 25 21 16 2 16 5 21 3 16 32 30 18 3 10
2009 CHI 32 21 23 21 23 23 19 29 29 29 29 26 3 8 17 10 30 19 17 21 12 25 23 18 18 1 16 13 28 22 15
2010 CHI 32 5 11 10 22 30 21 21 21 22 21 23 13 32 28 20 25 25 9 4 3 4 2 20 6 5 27 20 2 5 8
2011 CHI 32 13 11 16 26 24 17 23 9 9 21 10 16 27 26 24 25 23 17 14 5 6 5 6 10 7 31 28 13 6 13
2012 CHI 32 9 2 6 16 28 16 14 10 10 18 14 9 27 29 22 18 27 5 3 1 4 8 3 14 2 25 8 7 1 4
12 yrs %tile 68 57 61 42 36 53 25 46 41 51 41 40 50 46 50 29 40 62 67 81 64 65 64 60 79 34 53 68 75 68
9 yrs CHI 65 65 57 31 22 46 33 56 43 42 38 49 38 29 40 35 27 60 72 84 60 65 65 65 78 25 49 67 78 72
3 yrs STL 78 35 73 78 79 76 3 17 35 76 52 13 87 97 79 12 79 70 54 70 77 65 63 48 83 62 66 71 65 58

Full Coaching History

Year Age Level Employer Role
1980 22 High School Big Sandy High School (Big Sandy, Texas) Defensive Coordinator
1981 23 High School Cascia Hall Prep (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Assistant Coach DB/WR
1982 24 High School Cascia Hall Prep (Tulsa, Oklahoma) Assistant Coach DB/WR
1983 25 College Tulsa Linebackers
1984 26 College Tulsa Linebackers
1985 27 College Tulsa Linebackers
1986 28 College Tulsa Linebackers
1987 29 College Wisconsin Linebackers
1988 30 College Arizona State Linebackers
1989 31 College Arizona State Linebackers
1990 32 College Arizona State Linebackers
1991 33 College Arizona State Linebackers
1992 34 College Kentucky Linebackers
1993 35 College University of Tennessee Defensive Backs
1994 36 College University of Tennessee Defensive Backs
1995 37 College Ohio State Defensive Backs
1996 38 NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers Linebackers
1997 39 NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers Linebackers
1998 40 NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers Linebackers
1999 41 NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers Linebackers
2000 42 NFL Tampa Bay Buccaneers Linebackers
2001 43 NFL St. Louis Rams Defensive Coordinator
2002 44 NFL St. Louis Rams Defensive Coordinator
2003 45 NFL St. Louis Rams Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator
2004 46 NFL Chicago Bears Head Coach
2005 47 NFL Chicago Bears Head Coach
2006 48 NFL Chicago Bears Head Coach
2007 49 NFL Chicago Bears Head Coach
2008 50 NFL Chicago Bears Head Coach
2009 51 NFL Chicago Bears Head Coach
2010 52 NFL Chicago Bears Head Coach
2011 53 NFL Chicago Bears Head Coach
2012 54 NFL Chicago Bears Head Coach

Worked For

NFL head coaches this coach worked under in his career.
Name Role
Tony Dungy Linebackers
Mike Martz Defensive Coordinator, Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator

Employed

NFL head coaches who worked under this coach.
Name Role
Rod Marinelli Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line, Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator, Defensive Coordinator/Asst. Head Coach
Mike Martz Offensive Coordinator
Ron Rivera Defensive Coordinator
Mike Tice Offensive Line, Offensive Coordinator