Commanders and Chiefs
This page offers a detailed look at the steward ship of the Redskins- detailing head coaches, owners, general managers, important coaches, etc.
The Coaches and Teams
| Year | Record | Coach | Playoff Success |
| 2011 | 5 – 11 | Mike Shanahan | |
| 2010 | 6 – 10 | Mike Shanahan | |
| 2009 | 4 – 12 | Jim Zorn | |
| 2008 | 8 – 8 | Jim Zorn | |
| 2007 | 9 – 7 | Joe Gibbs | NFC Wild-Card Playoff |
| 2006 | 5 – 11 | Joe Gibbs | |
| 2005 | 10 – 6 | Joe Gibbs | NFC Divisional Playoff |
| 2004 | 6 – 10 | Joe Gibbs | |
| 2003 | 5 – 11 | Steve Spurrier | |
| 2002 | 7 – 9 | Steve Spurrier | |
| 2001 | 8 – 8 | Marty Schottenheimer | |
| 2000 | 8 – 8 | Terry Robiskie/Norv Turner | |
| 1999 | 10 – 6 | Norv Turner | NFC Divisional Playoff |
| 1998 | 6 – 10 | Norv Turner | |
| 1997 | 8 – 7 – 1 | Norv Turner | |
| 1996 | 9 – 7 | Norv Turner | |
| 1995 | 6 – 10 | Norv Turner | |
| 1994 | 3 – 13 | Norv Turner | |
| 1993 | 4 – 12 | Richie Petitbon | |
| 1992 | 9 – 7 | Joe Gibbs | NFC Divisional Playoff |
| 1991 | 14 – 2 | Joe Gibbs | Super Bowl XXVI |
| 1990 | 10 – 6 | Joe Gibbs | NFC Divisional Playoff |
| 1989 | 10 – 6 | Joe Gibbs | |
| 1988 | 7 – 9 | Joe Gibbs | |
| 1987 | 11 – 4 | Joe Gibbs | Super Bowl XXII |
| 1986 | 12 – 4 | Joe Gibbs | NFC Championship |
| 1985 | 10 – 6 | Joe Gibbs | |
| 1984 | 11 – 5 | Joe Gibbs | NFC Divisional Playoff |
| 1983 | 14 – 2 | Joe Gibbs | Super Bowl XVIII |
| 1982 | 8 – 1 | Joe Gibbs | Super Bowl XVII |
| 1981 | 8 – 8 | Joe Gibbs | |
| 1980 | 6 – 10 | Jack Pardee | |
| 1979 | 10 – 6 | Jack Pardee | |
| 1978 | 8 – 8 | Jack Pardee | |
| 1977 | 9 – 5 | George Allen | |
| 1976 | 10 – 4 | George Allen | NFC Divisional Playoff |
| 1975 | 8 – 6 | George Allen | |
| 1974 | 10 – 4 | George Allen | NFC Divisional Playoff |
| 1973 | 10 – 4 | George Allen | NFC Divisional Playoff |
| 1972 | 11 – 3 | George Allen | Super Bowl VII |
| 1971 | 9 – 4 – 1 | George Allen | NFC Divisional Playoff |
| 1970 | 6 – 8 | Bill Austin | |
| 1969 | 7 – 5 – 2 | Vince Lombardi | |
| 1968 | 5 – 9 | Otto Graham | |
| 1967 | 5 – 6 – 3 | Otto Graham | |
| 1966 | 7 – 7 | Otto Graham | |
| 1965 | 6 – 8 | Bill McPeak | |
| 1964 | 6 – 8 | Bill McPeak | |
| 1963 | 3 – 11 | Bill McPeak | |
| 1962 | 5 – 7 – 2 | Bill McPeak | |
| 1961 | 1 – 12 – 1 | Bill McPeak | |
| 1960 | 1 – 9 – 2 | Mike Nixon | |
| 1959 | 3 – 9 | Mike Nixon | |
| 1958 | 4 – 7 – 1 | Joe Kuharich | |
| 1957 | 5 – 6 – 1 | Joe Kuharich | |
| 1956 | 6 – 6 | Joe Kuharich | |
| 1955 | 8 – 4 | Joe Kuharich | |
| 1954 | 3 – 9 | Joe Kuharich | |
| 1953 | 6 – 5 – 1 | Curly Lambeau | |
| 1952 | 4 – 8 | Curly Lambeau | |
| 1951 | 5 – 7 | Herman BallDick Todd | |
| 1950 | 3 – 9 | Herman Ball | |
| 1949 | 4 – 7 – 1 | Herman BallJohn Whelchel | |
| 1948 | 7 – 5 | Turk Edwards | |
| 1947 | 4 – 8 | Turk Edwards | |
| 1946 | 5 – 5 – 1 | Turk Edwards | |
| 1945 | 8 – 2 | Dud DeGroot | League Championship |
| 1944 | 6 – 3 – 1 | Dud DeGroot | |
| 1943 | 6 – 3 – 1 | Dutch Bergman | League Championship |
| 1942 | 10 – 1 | Ray Flaherty | League Championship |
| 1941 | 6 – 5 | Ray Flaherty | |
| 1940 | 9 – 2 | Ray Flaherty | League Championship |
| 1939 | 8 – 2 – 1 | Ray Flaherty | |
| 1938 | 6 – 3 – 2 | Ray Flaherty | |
| 1937 | 8 – 3 | Ray Flaherty | League Championship |
| 1936 | 7 – 5 | League Championship | |
| 1935 | 2 – 8 – 1 | ||
| 1934 | 6 – 6 | ||
| 1933 | 5 – 5 – 2 | ||
| 1932 | 4 – 4 – 2 |
Guys behinds the guys:
- 1997-04-06: Jack Kent Cooke Died.
- 1999-01-01: Daniel M. Snyder purchased team for $800M.
- 2000-01-24: Ray Rhodes hired as defensive coordinator.
- 2000-01-28: Mike Trgovac and Foge Fazio hired as defensive line and linebackers coaches.
- 2000-12-04: Norv Turner fired as head coach, replaced by interim coach Terry Robiskie (fired 2001-01-03).
- 2001-01-03: Marty Schottenheimer hired as head coach.
- 2001-01-31: Foge Fazio resigns as linebacker coach
- 2001-02-02: Tony Sparano Sr., Greg Manusky, Jerry Holmes are hired as tight ends, linebackers and secondary coaches.
- 2002-01-13: Marty Schottenheimer is fired as head coach.
- 2002-01-14: Steve Spurrier Sr. is hired as head coach.
- 2002-01-17: DeChon Burns, Hue Jackson, Jim Collins, John Hunt, Kim Helton, Lawson Holland, Mike Stock, Noah Brindise, Ricky Hunley, and Steve Spurrier Jr. are hired as assistant defensive line, running back, assistant special teams, assistant offensive line, offensive line, tight ends, special teams, assistant quarterbacks, defensive line and wide receivers coaches.
- 2002-01-28: Vinny Cerrato is hired as director of player personnel.
- 2002-02-11: Marvin Lewis is hired as assistant head coach & defensive coordinator
- 2002-02-20: George Catavolos is hired as defensive backs coach.
- 2003-01-31: Bobby Mitchell retired as assistant GM.
- 2003-02-25 : Bobby Crumpler, Mark Smith, Ken Clarke, and Robert Nunn are hired as strength and conditioning and defensive line coaches.
- 2003-06-03: Vinny Cerrato is promoted to VP of football operations.
- 2003-12-30: Steve Spurrier Jr. resigned as head coach.
- 2004-01-07: Joe Gibbs hired as head coach and president
- 2004-02-03: Gibbs and company hired Bill Lazor, Bobby Crumpler, Bubba Tyer, Dale Lindsey, Danny Smith, DeWayne Walker, Don Breaux, Earnest Byner, Ernie Zampese, Greg Blache, Gregg Williams, Jack Burns, Joe Bugel, John Burrell, John Dunn, John Hastings, Kirk Olivadotti, Rennie Simmons, Stan Hixon, and Steve Jackson to run the team with Williams, Blache and Breaux being his top lieutenants.
- 2004-08-06 : Pepper Rodgers / Pepper Rogers retired as VP of football operations (already Vinny’s title).
- 2005-01-07: Bill Musgrave is hired as QB coach.
- 2006-01-19: Al Saunders is hired as offensive coordinator.
- 2006-01-26: Bill Lazor is hired as quarterbacks coach
- 2006-01-30: Jerry Gray is hired as secondary-cornerbacks coach
- 2007-01-16: Dale Lindsey is fired as linebacker coach
-2008-01-22: Vinny Cerrato is promoted to executive VP of football operations
- 2008-01-26: Al Saunders is fired as offensive coordinator
- 2008-01-26: Gregg Williams is fired as defensive coordinator
- 2008-01-26: Greg Blache is promoted to defensive coordinator
- 2008-01-26: Jim Zorn hired as offensive coordinator
- 2008-02-09: Jim Zorn hired as head coach
- 2008-02-11: Chris Meidt, John Palermo, Stump Mitchell, Sherman Smith hired as offensive assistant, defensive line, assistant head coach / running backs, and offensive coordinator.
- 2009-01-07: Arthur Smith resigned as defensive control coach, Rennie Simmons retired as tight ends coach.
- 2009-12-17: Vinny Cerrato is fired as executive VP of football operations
- 2009-12-17: Bruce Allen is hired as GM
- 2010-01-04: Jim Zorn is fired as head coach
- 2010-01-06: Mike Shanahan is hired as head coach
- 2010-01-13: Joe Bugel retires as offensive line coach
- 2010-01-14: Bobby Turner, Kirk Olivadotti, Lou Spanos, Jon Embree, Kyle Shanahan, Matt LaFleur, Bob Slowik, Chris Foerster, Jacob Burney, Sean McVay, Keenan McCardell, Richard Hightower, Ray Wright, Paul Kelly, Richmond Flowers hired, promoted, re-assigned, etc to run the team under Mike Shanahan.
- 2012-07-16: Shripal Shah hired as senior VP and chief strategy officer









