The 13 NFL Coaches With The Most Wins Who Aren’t In The Hall Of Fame

More than 500 people served as the head coach of an NFL team for at least one game. Of that group, less than 30 have been voted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

It is an honor reserved for the best of the best across the league’s prestigious history. Not receiving an invite is not always indicative of a lack of success.

In fact, there are 13 coaches that rank inside the Top 20 in all-time wins that are not currently Hall of Fame members. Their omissions can be linked to a variety of different factors.

Some are still active. Others are awaiting eligibility. And then, there are some that simply didn’t get the votes necessary for entry.

NFL Coaches with the most wins who aren’t in the Hall of Fame.

Here, we’ll take a look at some of the winningest leaders in league history. For our rankings, we’ll look to total victories, combining both playoffs wins and regular season success.

The list will start at No. 13 and work its way to the top.

Mike Shanahan

Wins: 178

Shanahan coached for 20 seasons in the NFL, the majority of which were spent in the AFC West. The head coach started his career with the Raiders, a stint that lasted just two seasons.

He was then hired by the rival Broncos to turn Denver into a conference power. The franchise won 10 games or more in seven of his 14 seasons. Shanahan won a pair of Super Bowls with John Elway.

Despite only having two losing seasons in the Mile High City, he was fired in 2008. After a year away, he returned to the NFL to coach Washington, where he spent his last four seasons.

Shanahan posted an overall record of 178-144. He has not gotten in but is Hall of Fame eligible. He is on the 2026 ballot.

Jeff Fisher

Wins: 178

Fisher was a national championship winning player with the USC Trojans before being drafted by the Bears in the ’81 NFL Draft. After five pro seasons, he turned his attention to coaching.

His first gig came as DBs coach in Philadelphia. He’d land his first head coaching job a decade later with the Houston Oilers.

Fisher coached with the franchise for 17 years, leading the ’99 Titans to the Super Bowl. He’d close his career with five seasons with the Rams.

Fisher probably has the most unimpressive resume of this bunch. His overall record was 178-171-1, good for a winning percentage of 51%. He’s one of four coaches on this list without an NFL title.

Tom Coughlin

Wins: 182

Coughlin actually had three fewer regular season wins than Fisher. He overcame that deficit with playoff success. His 12 postseason wins rank Top 10 all-time.

He was the first ever head coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he stayed from 1995-2002. While there, he led four playoff runs, including one that ended in the AFC Championship.

He then moved onto New York, where he’d further build his resume. Coughlin won two Super Bowls with the Giants, going 8-3 in five postseason trips across a 12-year span.

He finished his career with an overall record of 182-157. He has been eligible for the Hall of Fame since 2021 and will get another chance for induction on the 2026 ballot.

Pete Carroll

Wins: 184

Carroll has gone 184-145-1 across 19 NFL seasons. That ranks 16th all time. What’s most impressive about his run is the fact that his NFL coaching tenure was split by a college stint at USC where he built a dynasty.

He started as a head coach with the Jets where he went 6-10 in his lone season. He later got the job in New England where he went 27-21 in three years before bolting to the NCAA.

After wrapping up his nine-year stay in Los Angeles where he went 97-19 to win seven PAC-12 titles and two college national championships, he returned to the NFL.

In Seattle, Carroll won two NFC titles and a Super Bowl. He was fired in his only season with the Raiders but can add to his win total if given an opportunity by another team in 2026.

Mike McCarthy

Wins: 185

McCarthy spent 18 years as an NFL head coach with two of the league’s most historic franchises. His career started with the Packers, where he took over in 2006.

He won a Super Bowl title to highlight his nine postseason trips in Green Bay. After being fired, he took a year off before returning to coach the Dallas Cowboys.

In his five seasons at the helm, he led the organization to three playoff trips and a 49-35 record. It was believed by some that his career might’ve ended after splitting with Dallas in 2024.

Things changed ahead of the 2026 season as he was hired by the Steelers to replace another man on this list.

He will now be able to add to his win total and continue moving up the list. Another Super Bowl might make him more attractive to Hall of Fame voters.

John Harbaugh

Wins: 193

Harbaugh is one of the many coaches on this list still actively coaching in the NFL. He is currently going through a shift from Baltimore to New York.

The coach, who comes from a famous football family, started his career with the Ravens in 2008. He’d stay there for nearly two decades before parting ways in 2025.

Across 18 seasons, he compiled an overall record of 193-124, a success rate above 60%. Harbaugh ranks seventh all time with 13 playoff wins. His postseason success is highlighted by a Super Bowl title in 2012.

The 2026 season will be his first with the New York Giants. He’ll continue adding to his win total in the Big Apple before becoming eligible for the Hall of Fame after retirement.

Chuck Knox

Wins: 193

Knox spent 22 years roaming the sidelines for three different NFL organizations. His career included gigs with both the Seahawks and Bills bookended by two stints with the Rams.

His time as a head coach started red hot with five straight 10-win seasons in Los Angeles. A move to Buffalo produced middling results as he went 37-36 across five campaigns.

After splitting with the Bills, he won 80 games in nine years with the Seahawks before returning to the Rams. Unfortunately, success seen in his first stint with the club did not translate.

Knox lost double digit games in each of his three seasons with the Rams before ending his career. He never won a Super Bowl or conference title. He finished with an overall of 193-158-1. He is on the 2026 Hall of Fame ballot.

Sean Payton

Wins: 194

Payton is still coaching in the NFL, wrapping up his 18th season in 2025. The majority of that time was spent with the Saints where he began his career.

In New Orleans, Payton led the franchise to a Super Bowl title in 2009. He won more than 63% of his games during a 15-year span.

He split with the team in 2021 and was hired by the Broncos in 2023. Across three seasons, he’s led two playoff runs, the most recent of which ended in the AFC Championship.

He will look to get Denver back to the postseason in years to come, giving him an opportunity to continue climbing this leaderboard. At the time of this writing, his overall record is 194-118.

Dan Reeves

Wins: 201

Reeves was a quarterback at the University of South Carolina in the early 1960s where he left as the school’s all-time leading passer. He moved to running back in the NFL where he played eight seasons with the Dallas Cowboys.

An injury in his fourth season significantly slowed his career, leading Tom Landry to make him a player-coach. From 1970-72, he was a position coach in addition to playing halfback. He took on a full-time assistant role after retirement.

He got his first head coaching gig in 1981 with Denver where he spent the next 12 seasons. After a split, he was hired by the Giants for a four-year stint before joining the Falcons.

Across a 23-year coaching career, he went 201-174. He won three AFC Championships and one NFC title but failed to emerge victorious in any of his four Super Bowls.

While he is not in the Hall of Fame at the moment, he is on the 2026 ballot.

Mike Tomlin

Wins: 201

Tomlin kickstarted his head coaching career in Pittsburgh with the Steelers in 2007. He’d stay there for 19 seasons before stepping down in 2025.

He never posted a record below .500 across those 19 campaigns and finished with an overall mark of 201-126-2. Tomlin ranks 10th in NFL history in both regular season wins and total wins.

He did win a Super Bowl in 2007, and appeared in another in 2010, but his overall playoff performance was underwhelming. After winning eight of his first 13 postseason tries, he ended his career on a seven-game playoff losing skid to finish 8-12.

Tomlin is not yet eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame but will be soon should he choose to remain retired.

Marty Schottenheimer

Wins: 205

Schottenheimer’s story is a tale of two careers. There is regular season Schottenheimer and playoff Marty. The former was much more successful than the latter.

Schottenheimer is one of just eight coaches in NFL history with 200 regular season wins. He ranks eighth all-time, joining the likes of Hall of Famers Don Shula, Curly Lambeau, Tom Landry, and Paul Brown.

Unlike those mentioned in that breath, he does not own a Super Bowl title. In fact, he never even made it to the big game. Schottenheimer is the winningest coach to never win a championship.

Eleven times in 21 years with Cleveland, Kansas City, San Diego, and Washington he won 10 regular season games or more. He made the postseason 13 times.

For one reason or another, his success didn’t translate to the playoffs. He went 5-13 in the postseason, easily the worst mark of any coach on this list.

On one occasion, he did make the AFC title game, only to lose and spark a six-game career-ending playoff skid. He will have a chance to get into the Hall of Fame on the 2026 ballot.

Andy Reid

Wins: 307

The wins take a big step up for these last two leaders, both of whom are still coaching. Andy Reid ranks fourth all-time with 307 wins across a lengthy career with the Eagles and Chiefs.

He experienced great success at both stops. In his 14 seasons with Philadelphia, he won 58% of his games and made a Super Bowl.

He’s upped the bar in Kansas City. Across 13 seasons, he’s won a ridiculous 70% of his contests to earn four Super Bowl titles and six AFC Championships.

His 28 playoff wins rank second in NFL history, and with no plans to retire in the immediate future, he’ll have a chance to continue climbing the leaderboard.

Then, the Hall of Fame will be all but guaranteed.

Bill Belichick

Wins: 333

Bill Belichick owns the second-most wins all-time behind only Don Shula. He has the most playoff victories in NFL history. Most believed he’d be a shoo-in first-ballot Hall of Famer. That will not be the case.

The former Browns and Patriots head coach was on the 2026 ballot. He did not receive the votes necessary to make the cut.

Despite that omission, the resume is unmatched. Across nearly three decades as a head coach, he racked up 333 wins, 31 of which came in the postseason.

His six Super Bowl titles are the most ever, as are his nine conference titles. His postseason winning percentage, which is north of 70%, clears every coach on this list – and many others who are in the Hall of Fame.

Belichick won 10 games or more 20 different times. He is one of just two coaches to achieve an undefeated regular season.

The accolades could go on and on. At this moment in time, he is not a Hall of Famer. That should change the next time’s he’s on the ballot.

Belichick can continue adding to his win total, though it won’t help him climb this particular list. After leaving the Patriots in 2023, he was hired by North Carolina to coach in the NCAA.