coaching history HEAD COACHES REGULAR SEASON 2012-y Marvin Lewis ............................. 10 6 0 .625 2013-** Marvin Lewis ............................. 11 5 0 .688 SEASON COACH W L T PCT. 2014-y Marvin Lewis ............................. 10 5 1 .656 1968 Paul Brown ................................. 3 11 0 .214 2015-** Marvin Lewis ............................. 12 4 0 .750 1969 Paul Brown ................................. 4 9 1 .308 2016 Marvin Lewis ............................... 6 9 1 .406 1970-x Paul Brown ................................. 8 6 0 .571 2017 Marvin Lewis ............................... 7 9 0 .438 1971 Paul Brown ................................. 4 10 0 .286 2018 Marvin Lewis ............................... 6 10 0 .375 1972 Paul Brown ................................. 8 6 0 .571 2019 Zac Taylor .................................. 2 14 0 .125 1973-x Paul Brown ............................... 10 4 0 .714 TOTALS 359 441 4 .449 1974 Paul Brown ................................. 7 7 0 .500 1975-y Paul Brown ............................... 11 3 0 .786 x-AFC Central Division Champion 1976 Bill Johnson .............................. 10 4 0 .714 y-Wild Card Playoff Qualifier 1977 Bill Johnson ................................ 8 6 0 .571 z-AFC Champions 1978 Bill Johnson ................................ 0 5 0 .000 *-AFC Super Bowl Tournament Qualifier Homer Rice ................................. 4 7 0 .364 **-AFC North Division Champion 1979 Homer Rice ................................. 4 12 0 .250 1980 Forrest Gregg ............................. 6 10 0 .375 POSTSEASON 1981-x, z Forrest Gregg ........................... 12 4 0 .750 SEASON COACH W L PCT. 1982-* Forrest Gregg ............................. 7 2 0 .778 1970 Paul Brown ............................................. 0 1 .000 1983 Forrest Gregg ............................. 7 9 0 .438 1973 Paul Brown ............................................. 0 1 .000 1984 Sam Wyche ................................ 8 8 0 .500 1975 Paul Brown ............................................. 0 1 .000 1985 Sam Wyche ................................ 7 9 0 .438 1981 Forrest Gregg ......................................... 2 1 .667 1986 Sam Wyche .............................. 10 6 0 .625 1982 Forrest Gregg ......................................... 0 1 .000 1987 Sam Wyche ................................ 4 11 0 .267 1988 Sam Wyche ............................................ 2 1 .667 1988-x, z Sam Wyche .............................. 12 4 0 .750 1990 Sam Wyche ............................................ 1 1 .500 1989 Sam Wyche ................................ 8 8 0 .500 2005 Marvin Lewis ........................................... 0 1 .000 1990-x Sam Wyche ................................ 9 7 0 .563 2009 Marvin Lewis ........................................... 0 1 .000 1991 Sam Wyche ................................ 3 13 0 .188 2011 Marvin Lewis ........................................... 0 1 .000 1992 Dave Shula ................................. 5 11 0 .313 2012 Marvin Lewis ........................................... 0 1 .000 1993 Dave Shula ................................. 3 13 0 .188 2013 Marvin Lewis ........................................... 0 1 .000 1994 Dave Shula ................................. 3 13 0 .188 2014 Marvin Lewis ........................................... 0 1 .000 1995 Dave Shula ................................. 7 9 0 .438 2015 Marvin Lewis ........................................... 0 1 .000 1996 Dave Shula ................................. 1 6 0 .143 Bruce Coslet ............................... 7 2 0 .778 TOTALS 5 14 .263 1997 Bruce Coslet ............................... 7 9 0 .438 1998 Bruce Coslet ............................... 3 13 0 .188 HEAD COACHES BY ERA 1999 Bruce Coslet ............................... 4 12 0 .250 Zac Taylor became the 10th head coach of the Bengals on Feb. 4, 2019. 2000 Bruce Coslet ............................... 0 3 0 .000 Here are Bengals coaches’ records, including playoff games: Dick LeBeau ............................... 4 9 0 .308 2001 Dick LeBeau ............................... 6 10 0 .375 SEASONS COACH RECORD PCT. 2002 Dick LeBeau ............................... 2 14 0 .125 1968-75 Paul Brown ...............................................55-59-1 .482 2003 Marvin Lewis ............................... 8 8 0 .500 1976-78 Bill Johnson ..............................................18-15-0 .545 2004 Marvin Lewis ............................... 8 8 0 .500 1978-79 Homer Rice................................................ 8-19-0 .296 Head coach Paul Brown is carried off the field on 2005-** Marvin Lewis ............................. 11 5 0 .688 1980-83 Forrest Gregg ...........................................34-27-0 .557 2006 Marvin Lewis ............................... 8 8 0 .500 1984-91 Sam Wyche ..............................................64-68-0 .485 Dec. 20, 1970, following the Bengals’ 45-7 win over the 2007 Marvin Lewis ............................... 7 9 0 .438 1992-96 Dave Shula ...............................................19-52-0 .268 Boston Patriots at Riverfront Stadium. The win 2008 Marvin Lewis ............................... 4 11 1 .281 1996-2000 Bruce Coslet .............................................21-39-0 .350 clinched a playoff berth for the three-year-old 2009-** Marvin Lewis ............................. 10 6 0 .625 2000-02 Dick LeBeau .............................................12-33-0 .267 2010 Marvin Lewis ............................... 4 12 0 .250 2003-18 Marvin Lewis ......................................... 131-129-3 .504 Cincinnati franchise. At the time, no other team had 2011-y Marvin Lewis ............................... 9 7 0 .563 2019 Zac Taylor ................................................. 2-14-0 .125 reached the playoffs so early in its history. ASSISTANT COACHES *NOTE: Coaches noted with asterisks Forzano, Rick ................... Kent State ................................................ 1968 Oliver, Ray ....................... Ohio State .......................................... 2004-09 also have served as Bengals head coaches. Frazier, Leslie ................... Alcorn State ........................................ 2003-04 Pascale, Joe ..................... Connecticut ........................................ 1994-96 Friday, Jeff ........................ Wisconsin-Milwaukee ......................... 2010-18 Peccatiello, Larry .............. College of William & Mary .................. 1994-96 NAME COLLEGE SEASONS Gansz, Frank .................... Navy ................................................... 1979-80 Perry, Darren .................... Penn State ............................................... 2002 Alexander, Paul ................SUNY Cortland ............................... 1994-2017 Garrett, John..................... Princeton ............................. 1995-98, 2001-02 Pitcher, Dan ..................... SUNY Cortland ................................... 2016-19 Anarumo, Lou ...................Wagner College ....................................... 2019 Gruden, Jay ...................... Louisville ............................................. 2011-13 Pollack, Frank................... Northern Arizona ...................................... 2018 Anderson, Jim ...................Cal-Western .................................... 1984-2012 Guenther, Paul ................. Ursinus ............................................... 2005-17 Pope, Mike ....................... Lenoir-Rhyne ...................................... 1992-93 Anderson, Ken ..................Augustana (Ill.) ................................ 1993-2002 Haluchak, Mike ................. Southern California ............................. 1992-93 Raich, Matt ....................... Westminster (Pa.) College ........................ 2018 Austin, Terrell ....................Pittsburgh................................................. 2018 Haslett, Jim ....................... Indiana (Pa.) ....................................... 2016-18 Rice, Homer* .................... Centre College ......................................... 1978 Bass, Tom.........................San Jose State ................................... 1968-69 Hayes, Jay ........................ Idaho .................................................. 2003-15 Roberts, Al ....................... Washington .....................................1997-2002 Bible, Dana .......................Cincinnati ............................................ 1990-92 Hayes, Jonathan ............... Iowa .................................................... 2003-18 Sefcik, George.................. Notre Dame ........................................ 1978-83 Bicknell, Bob .....................Boston College ................................... 2018-19 Holman, Rodney ............... Tulane ................................................ 2001-02 Selcer, Dick ...................... Notre Dame ........................................ 1984-91 Boese, Joey ......................Wisconsin ................................................ 2019 Horton, Ray ...................... Washington..................................... 1997-2001 Sheppard, Mike ................ Cal Lutheran ....................................... 2007-10 Braden, Marv ....................Southwest Missouri State ................... 1990-94 Hunley, Ricky .................... Arizona ............................................... 2003-07 Shula, Dave* .................... Dartmouth ...............................................