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Bill Belichick biography
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nfl coaching career |
| RECORDS AS HEAD COACH |
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REGULAR SEASON |
POST SEASON |
OVERALL |
| OVERALL |
127-81 (.611) |
15-4 (.789) |
142-85 (.626) |
| NEW ENGLAND |
91-37 (.711) |
14-3 (.824) |
105-40 (.724) |
| CLEVELAND |
36-44 (.450) |
1-1 (.500) |
37-45 (.451) |
| NFL CAREER TITLES |
DIVISION TITLES – 13
1975, 1978, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005,
2006, 2007 |
CONFERENCE TITLES –7
1986, 1990, 1996, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2007 |
SUPER BOWL TITLES – 5
1986, 1990, 2001, 2003, 2004 |
As of Feb. 3, 2008 |
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nfl coaching history |
SEASON |
TEAM |
POSITION |
1975 |
Baltimore
COLTS |
Special Assistant to the Head Coach
(Defense and Special Teams) |
| 1976-77 |
Detroit
LIONS |
1976: Offensive Assistant & Tight Ends Coach
1977: Receivers Coach & Special Teams Assistant |
1978 |
Denver
BRONCOS |
Asst Special Teams Coach & Asst to the Defensive Coordinator |
| 1979-90 |
New
York
GIANTS |
1979-1980: Special Teams Coach/Defensive Assistant
1981-1982: Special Teams/Defensive Asst/Linebackers Coach
1983-1984: Linebackers Coach/began to coordinate defense
1985-1988: Defensive Coordinator
1989-1990: Defensive Coordinator/Secondary Coach |
| 1991-95 |
Cleveland
BROWNS |
Head Coach |
1996 |
New England
PATRIOTS |
Assistant Head Coach/Secondary Coach |
| 1997-99 |
New York
JETS |
Assistant Head Coach/Secondary Coach |
| 2000- |
New England
PATRIOTS |
Head Coach |
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| year-by-year records |
YEAR |
TEAM |
HEAD COACH |
PRE |
REG |
POST |
FINISH |
| 1975 |
Baltimore COLTS |
Ted Marchibroda |
2-4 |
10-4 |
0-1 |
1st place AFC East |
| 1976 |
Detroit LIONS |
Rick Forzano |
3-4 |
6-8 |
– |
3rd place NFC
Central |
| 1977 |
Detroit LIONS |
Tommy Hudspeth |
3-3 |
6-8 |
– |
3rd place NFC
Central |
| 1978 |
Denver BRONCOS |
Red Miller |
2-2 |
10-6 |
0-1 |
1st place AFC West |
| 1979 |
New York GIANTS |
Ray Perkins |
1-3 |
6-10 |
– |
4th place NFC East |
| 1980 |
New York GIANTS |
Ray Perkins |
1-3 |
4-12 |
– |
5th place NFC East |
| 1981 |
New York GIANTS |
Ray Perkins |
2-2 |
9-7 |
1-1 |
3rd place NFC East |
| 1982 |
New York GIANTS |
Ray Perkins |
1-3 |
4-5* |
– |
4th place NFC
East |
| 1983 |
New York GIANTS |
Bill Parcells |
3-1 |
3-12-1 |
– |
5th place NFC East |
| 1984 |
New York GIANTS |
Bill Parcells |
3-1 |
9-7 |
1-1 |
2nd place NFC East |
| 1985 |
New York GIANTS |
Bill Parcells |
5-0 |
10-6 |
1-1 |
2nd place NFC East |
| 1986 |
New York GIANTS |
Bill Parcells |
3-1 |
14-2 |
3-0 |
Super Bowl Champions |
| 1987 |
New York GIANTS |
Bill Parcells |
3-1 |
6-9 |
– |
5th place NFC East |
| 1988 |
New York GIANTS |
Bill Parcells |
3-1 |
10-6 |
– |
2nd place NFC East |
| 1989 |
New York GIANTS |
Bill Parcells |
3-1 |
12-4 |
0-1 |
1st place NFC East |
| 1990 |
New York GIANTS |
Bill Parcells |
4-0 |
13-3 |
3-0 |
Super Bowl
Champions |
| 1991 |
Cleveland BROWNS |
Bill Belichick |
2-2 |
6-10 |
– |
3rd place AFC
Central |
| 1992 |
Cleveland BROWNS |
Bill Belichick |
2-2 |
7-9 |
– |
3rd place AFC
Central |
| 1993 |
Cleveland BROWNS |
Bill Belichick |
2-2 |
7-9 |
– |
3rd place AFC
Central |
| 1994 |
Cleveland BROWNS |
Bill Belichick |
3-1 |
11-5 |
1-1 |
2nd place AFC
Central |
| 1995 |
Cleveland BROWNS |
Bill Belichick |
2-2 |
5-11 |
– |
4th place AFC
Central |
| 1996 |
New England PATRIOTS |
Bill Parcells |
3-1 |
11-5 |
2-1 |
AFC Champions |
| 1997 |
New York JETS |
Bill Parcells |
4-0 |
9-7 |
– |
3rd place AFC East |
| 1998 |
New York JETS |
Bill Parcells |
3-1 |
12-4 |
1-1 |
1st place AFC East |
| 1999 |
New York JETS |
Bill Parcells |
3-1 |
8-8 |
– |
5th place AFC East |
| 2000 |
New England PATRIOTS |
Bill Belichick |
3-2 |
5-11 |
– |
5th place AFC East |
| 2001 |
New England PATRIOTS |
Bill Belichick |
3-1 |
11-5 |
3-0 |
Super Bowl
Champions |
| 2002 |
New England PATRIOTS |
Bill Belichick |
3-1 |
9-7 |
– |
2nd place AFC East |
| 2003 |
New England PATRIOTS |
Bill Belichick |
4-0 |
14-2 |
3-0 |
Super Bowl
Champions |
| 2004 |
New England PATRIOTS |
Bill Belichick |
1-3 |
14-2 |
3-0 |
Super Bowl
Champions |
| 2005 |
New England PATRIOTS |
Bill Belichick |
2-2 |
10-6 |
1-1 |
1st place AFC East |
| 2006 |
New England PATRIOTS |
Bill Belichick |
2-2 |
12-4 |
2-1 |
1st place AFC East |
| 2007 |
New England PATRIOTS |
Bill Belichick |
2-2 |
16-0 |
2-1 |
AFC Champions |
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* 1982 NFL regular season schedule was 9 weeks due to players' strike |
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| nfl postseason appearances |
| SEASON |
TEAM |
GAMES |
| 1975 |
Baltimore
COLTS |
AFC
Divisional Playoff (L 28-10 @ Pittsburgh Steelers) |
| 1978 |
Denver
BRONCOS |
AFC
Divisional Playoff (L 33-10 @ Pittsburgh Steelers) |
| 1981 |
New York
GIANTS |
NFC
Wild Card (W 27-21 @ Philadelphia Eagles)
NFC Divisional Playoff (L 38-24 @ San Francisco 49ers) |
| 1984 |
New
York
GIANTS |
NFC
Wild Card (W 16-13 @ Los Angeles Rams)
NFC Divisional Playoff (L 21-10 @ San Francisco 49ers) |
| 1985 |
New
York
GIANTS |
NFC
Wild Card (W 17-3 vs. San Francisco 49ers)
NFC Divisional Playoff (L 21-0 @ Chicago Bears) |
| 1986 |
New
York
GIANTS |
NFC
Divisional Playoff (W 49-3 vs. San Francisco 49ers)
NFC Championship (W 17-0 vs. Washington Redskins)
Super Bowl XXI (W 39-20 vs. Denver Broncos) |
| 1989 |
New
York
GIANTS |
NFC
Divisional Playoff (L 19-13 vs. Los Angeles Rams) |
| 1990 |
New York
GIANTS |
NFC
Divisional Playoff (W 31-3 vs. Chicago Bears)
NFC Championship (W 15-13 @ San Francisco 49ers)
Super Bowl XXV (W 20-19 vs. Buffalo Bills) |
| 1994 |
Cleveland
BROWNS |
AFC
Wild Card (W 20-13 vs. New England Patriots)
AFC Divisional Playoff (L 29-2 @ Pittsburgh Steelers) |
| 1996 |
New
England
PATRIOTS |
AFC
Divisional Playoff (W 28-3 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers)
AFC Championship (W 20-6 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars)
Super Bowl XXXI (L 35-21 vs. Green Bay Packers) |
| 1998 |
New York
JETS |
AFC
Divisional Playoff (W 34-24 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars)
AFC Championship Playoff (L 23-10 @ Denver Broncos) |
| 2001 |
New England
PATRIOTS |
AFC Divisional Playoff (W 16-13 vs. Oakland Raiders)
AFC Championship (W 24-17 @ Pittsburgh Steelers)
Super Bowl XXXVI (W 20-17 vs. St. Louis Rams) |
| 2003 |
New England
PATRIOTS |
AFC Divisional Playoff (W 17-14 vs. Tennessee Titans)
AFC Championship (W 24-14 vs. Indianapolis Colts)
Super Bowl XXXVIII (W 32-29 vs. Carolina Panthers) |
| 2004 |
New England
PATRIOTS |
AFC Divisional Playoff (W 20-3 vs. Indianapolis Colts)
AFC Championship (W 41-27 @ Pittsburgh Steelers)
Super Bowl XXXIX (W 24-21 vs. Philadelphia Eagles) |
| 2005 |
New England
PATRIOTS |
AFC
Wild Card (W 28-3 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars)
AFC Divisional Playoff (L 27-13 @ Denver Broncos) |
| 2006 |
New England
PATRIOTS |
AFC Wild Card (W 37-16 vs. New York Jets)
AFC Divisional Playoff (W 24-21 @ San Diego Chargers)
AFC Championship (L 38-34 @ Indianapolis Colts) |
| 2007 |
New England
PATRIOTS |
AFC Divisional Playoff (W 31-20 vs. Jacksonville Jaguars)
AFC Championship (W 21-12 vs. San Diego Chargers)
Super Bowl XLII (L 17-14 vs. New York Giants) |
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Links updated March 29, 2008 |
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| timeline |
2008 |
Jan 3: Bill Belichick named NFL Coach of the Year by the Associated Press |
2007 |
Dec 29: Patriots finish the season undefeated at 16-0
Nov 25: New England clinches its fifth straight AFC East title
Sept 9: Bill Belichick enters his 33rd consecutive season as an NFL coach |
2005 |
Nov 1: Hyperion Books released The Education
of a Coach by Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist David Halberstam
Jul 13: Won the 2005 ESPY Award for Best
Coach/Manager
May 22: Received an honorary doctorate from
Wesleyan University
Feb 6: New England Patriots won Super
Bowl XXXIX |
2004 |
Dec 23: Awarded the 2004 Amos Alonzo Stagg Coaching Award
by the United States Sports Academy
Jun 21: Nominated for a 2004 ESPY Award
May 16: Received an honorary doctorate from Boston University
May 2: Received an honorary doctorate from New England Institute
of Technology
Apr 26: Named one of Time Magazine's 100 Most Powerful &
Influential People
Feb 1: New England Patriots won Super Bowl XXXVIII
Jan 3: Named 2003 NFL Coach of the Year by the Associated Press |
2002 |
Jun 6: Nominated for a 2002 ESPY Award
May 26: Awarded the Baldwin Medal by Wesleyan University
Feb 3: New England Patriots won Super Bowl XXXVI |
2000 |
Jan 27: Hired by the New England Patriots as Head Coach
Jan 4: Resigned from the New York Jets
Jan 3: Named Head Coach of the New York Jets |
1999 |
Feb 7: Replaced Bill Parcells as AFC Head Coach
in the 1998 Pro Bowl |
1997 |
Feb 11: Named Assistant Head Coach/Secondary
Coach by the Jets
Feb 4: Hired by the New York Jets as Head
Coach
Jan 26: New England Patriots represented
the AFC in Super Bowl XXXI |
1996 |
Feb 16: Hired by the New England Patriots as Asst Head Coach/Secondary
Coach
Feb 14: Fired by the Cleveland Browns |
1995 |
Dec 17: Cleveland Browns played their
final game at Cleveland Municipal Stadium before moving to Baltimore
Nov 6: Art Modell announced plans to move the Browns to Baltimore
Jan 1: First postseason appearance as Head Coach (AFC Wild Card
Playoff) |
1991 |
Feb 5: Hired by the Cleveland Browns as Head
Coach, making him the NFL's youngest head coach at age 37
Jan 27: New York Giants won Super Bowl
XXV |
1989 |
Began coaching the Giants' secondary |
1987 |
Received the Distinguished Alumni Award from
Wesleyan University
Jan 25: New York Giants won Super Bowl
XXI |
1985 |
Named Defensive Coordinator of the Giants |
1983 |
Began coordinating the defense and continued
coaching linebackers for the Giants |
1981 |
Named Linebackers Coach by the Giants |
1979 |
Hired by the New York Giants as Special
Teams Coach and Defensive Assistant |
1978 |
Hired by the Denver Broncos as Assistant Special Teams
Coach and Assistant to the Defensive Coordinator |
1977 |
Named Tight Ends and Receivers Coach by the
Lions |
1976 |
Hired by the Detroit Lions as Assistant Special Teams Coach |
1975 |
Hired by the Baltimore Colts as Special
Assistant to Head Coach Ted Marchibroda
Graduated Wesleyan University, Middletown
CT |
1971 |
Graduated Phillips Academy, Andover MA |
1970 |
Graduated Annapolis High School, Annapolis MD |
1952 |
Born William Stephen Belichick on April 16th in Nashville TN |
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| historical notes |
2007 |
Dec 29: Patriots finish the season undefeated at 16-0.
Dec 9: Recorded his 100th overall victory as Patriots head coach, comprising of 88 regular-season victories and 12 playoff wins.
Sept 9: Recorded his 125th career regular season victory as a head coach.
Jan 21: Bill Belichick's 13-3 playoff record ranks second in
NFL history behind Vince Lombardi's record of 9-1. |
2006 |
Dec 31: The Patriots finished the 2006 season with a 12-4
record, trailing only the 14 wins by the 2003 and 2004 teams for the
highest total in team history. The defense set franchise records for
the fewest points allowed (237) in a regular 16-game season, and for
allowing an average of only 14.81 points per game.
Dec 24: New England Patriots clinch their 4th straight AFC East
title
Nov 12: The Patriots played 57 consecutive regular season games
without back-to-back losses. This is the second longest streak in NFL
history.
Sept 10: Bill Belichick recorded his 100th
career regular season victory (100-77, .565) becoming the 31st head
coach in NFL history to reach the 100-win mark. He now holds a 64-33
(.660) record in the regular season since becoming Patriots head coach
and is already the franchise's winningest head coach in
terms of victories and winning percentage.
Jan 7: Bill Belichick has won 10
consecutive playoff games – the longest streak in NFL history.
He currently owns the all-time best playoff record of 11-1 (.917) and
is 16-1 (.941) in games after Christmas Day since joining
Patriots in 2000. |
2005 |
Sept 8: Bill Belichick is now the 33rd coach in NFL history to win 100
games.
The New England Patriots currently hold the third
longest home winning streak in NFL history.
Sept 4: Bill Belichick and Tom Brady have the best lifetime winning
percentage (.774) of any coach-quarterback combination since
1970.
Aug 12: The 2005 season is Bill Belichick's 31st consecutive year in
the NFL. He is now the longest tenured among active NFL head
coaches.
Feb 6: Bill Belichick is the only head coach in NFL history to win three
Super Bowls within four years. He and George Seifert are the
only coaches to win multiple Super Bowls both as a head coach
and as an assistant coach. His postseason winning percentage of
.909 (10-1 record) is the highest in NFL history; and, he is
the only Patriots head coach with a perfect postseason mark
at 9-0.
Jan 16: Of the 62 players on the Patriots' active roster or injured reserve list,
55 have been acquired since Coach Bill Belichick arrived in New England in
2000. Of the 40 players who have started for the Patriots this season, 35
were acquired by Belichick and Vice President of Player Personnel Scott Pioli.
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The Patriots have a 20-game winning streak at home (including the
playoffs), the longest home streak in the NFL. ...
Since the opening of Gillette Stadium in 2002 the Patriots are
24-3, the best winning percentage of any NFL team at its current home stadium. |
2004 |
Dec 24: The New England Patriots have scored first in an NFL record 20 consecutive
regular-season games.
Dec 12: The 2004 Patriots are now 12-1. It is the best start in franchise history.
Nov 22: Bill Belichick is now the Patriots' all-time winningest coach and the
all-time leader in terms of winning percentage with a .675 success rate in
four-plus seasons.
Oct 24: The New England Patriots set an NFL record by winning 21 consecutive games, including the postseason; and 18 straight
wins in the regular season, surpassing the record held by the 1933-1934
Chicago Bears. The Patriots' 34 victories over the last two seasons is the
highest two-year total in the history of the NFL.
Sept 9: 2004 is Bill Belichick's 30th consecutive season in the NFL,
making him the longest tenured among current NFL head coaches |
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