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