NFL: Each team’s greatest head coach in franchise history

Jacksonville Jaguars: Tom Coughlin (1995-02)

There have been only six coaches in Jacksonville Jaguars history, which dates back to 1995. One of the younger teams in the NFL, Jacksonville hasn’t had many coaches put together a lot of success.

Their current coach, Doug Marrone, was 10-6 during his first season, but quickly saw the team fall off in his second campaign, as they were 5-11 in 2018. That puts him at 16-18 overall, which means he joins four other coaches with a losing record.

As for the one who had more wins than losses, that would be Tom Coughlin. The first coach in their franchise’s history, Coughlin took the expansion team to the playoffs in four of their first five seasons in existence.

Following a 4-12 inaugural season, Coughlin and the Jaguars were 9-7 as a second-year franchise. He then reeled off three-straight double-digit win seasons, including a 14-2 record in 1999 where they made the AFC Championship game.

In all, Coughlin was 68-60 as the head coach of the team and they have longed for the success he had ever since he left — a side note, he won two Super Bowls with the New York Giants after leaving Jacksonville.

Eventually, the Jaguars got Coughlin to return, as he came back in 2017 to serve as the executive vice president of football operations. He helped Marrone build the roster that went 10-6 in 2017. Jacksonville has gotten to work this offseason by adding more talent such as Nick Foles, as the Jaguars look to once again build a competitive roster.