Which NFL coach holds the record for most regular-season wins (328)?

The story behind the answer

Which NFL coach holds the record for most regular-season wins (328)? Don Shula holds the NFL record with 328 regular-season coaching wins.

Shula finished his regular-season career with a 328–156–6 record. He accumulated those victories over 33 seasons as head coach of the Baltimore Colts and Miami Dolphins, surpassing George Halas’s previous record of 318 wins in 1994. Shula’s mark remained the standard after his retirement from coaching in 1995.

He coached the Colts from 1963 through 1969 and the Dolphins from 1970 through 1995. His Miami teams reached the Super Bowl five times and won twice, including the 1972 season, when the Dolphins completed the NFL’s only undefeated season, finishing 17–0 after the playoffs.

Regular-season wins are different from total wins, which include postseason games. Shula had 347 victories when regular-season and playoff wins are combined. Bill Belichick later moved ahead of Shula in total coaching victories that include postseason success, but he did not surpass Shula’s regular-season total during his NFL head-coaching career. The question’s 328 figure therefore points specifically to the regular season.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

Add question to a list

Choose a list to keep this question in: