Michael Edward Shanahan (born August 24, 1952) is a former
American footballAmerican football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, and often as Gridiron or Tackle football outside North America, is a competitive team sport known for combining strategy with physical play. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the...
head coachA head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing sports men and women. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
, most recently for the
Denver BroncosThe Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently a member of the American Football Conference Western Division in the National Football League . The Broncos began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League and joined...
. He led the Broncos to back-to-back
Super BowlThe Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League, the premier association of professional American football. In most years, the Super Bowl is the most-watched American television broadcast. Many popular singers and musicians have performed during the event’s pre-game and...
victories in
1998Super Bowl XXXII was an American football game played on January 25, 1998 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 1997 regular season...
and
1999Super Bowl XXXIII was an American football game played on January 31, 1999 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1998 regular season. The American Football Conference champion Denver Broncos defeated the National Football Conference...
. His son is the
Houston TexansThe Houston Texans is a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . The Texans joined the NFL in 2002 as an expansion team after Houston's previous franchise,...
Offensive Coordinator
Kyle ShanahanKyle Shanahan is the current offensive coordinator for the NFL's Houston Texans. Shanahan, at 28 years, 26 days old, became the youngest coordinator in the NFL when he was promoted on January 11, 2008...
.
Shanahan played high school football at
East Leyden High SchoolEast Leyden High School is a secondary school located in Franklin Park, Illinois which educates grades 9-12.Together with West Leyden High School in Northlake, Illinois, they serve the suburban communities in Franklin Park, Northlake, Rosemont, Schiller Park, River Grove, Melrose Park and...
,
Franklin Park, IllinoisFranklin Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,800 at the 2004 census.-Geography:Franklin Park is located at ....
where he played wishbone
quarterbackQuarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the center, in the middle of the offensive line. Quarterbacks are the leaders of the offensive team, responsible for calling the play in the huddle...
. He had the single-game rushing record until 1976 when it was broken by Dennis Cascio. The record is now held by Ricky Emery.
Michael Edward Shanahan (born August 24, 1952) is a former
American footballAmerican football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, and often as Gridiron or Tackle football outside North America, is a competitive team sport known for combining strategy with physical play. The objective of the game is to score points by advancing the ball into the...
head coachA head coach, senior coach or manager is a professional at training and developing sports men and women. They typically hold a more public profile and are paid more than other coaches...
, most recently for the
Denver BroncosThe Denver Broncos are a professional American football team based in Denver, Colorado. They are currently a member of the American Football Conference Western Division in the National Football League . The Broncos began play in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League and joined...
. He led the Broncos to back-to-back
Super BowlThe Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League, the premier association of professional American football. In most years, the Super Bowl is the most-watched American television broadcast. Many popular singers and musicians have performed during the event’s pre-game and...
victories in
1998Super Bowl XXXII was an American football game played on January 25, 1998 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 1997 regular season...
and
1999Super Bowl XXXIII was an American football game played on January 31, 1999 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1998 regular season. The American Football Conference champion Denver Broncos defeated the National Football Conference...
. His son is the
Houston TexansThe Houston Texans is a professional American football team based in Houston, Texas. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League . The Texans joined the NFL in 2002 as an expansion team after Houston's previous franchise,...
Offensive Coordinator
Kyle ShanahanKyle Shanahan is the current offensive coordinator for the NFL's Houston Texans. Shanahan, at 28 years, 26 days old, became the youngest coordinator in the NFL when he was promoted on January 11, 2008...
.
Early career
Shanahan played high school football at
East Leyden High SchoolEast Leyden High School is a secondary school located in Franklin Park, Illinois which educates grades 9-12.Together with West Leyden High School in Northlake, Illinois, they serve the suburban communities in Franklin Park, Northlake, Rosemont, Schiller Park, River Grove, Melrose Park and...
,
Franklin Park, IllinoisFranklin Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 19,800 at the 2004 census.-Geography:Franklin Park is located at ....
where he played wishbone
quarterbackQuarterback is a position in American and Canadian football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive team and line up directly behind the center, in the middle of the offensive line. Quarterbacks are the leaders of the offensive team, responsible for calling the play in the huddle...
. He had the single-game rushing record until 1976 when it was broken by Dennis Cascio. The record is now held by Ricky Emery. Shanahan was an undersized quarterback at
Eastern Illinois UniversityEastern Illinois University is a state university located in Charleston, Illinois, United States. Established in 1895 as the Eastern Illinois State Normal School, a teacher's college offering a two-year degree, Eastern Illinois University gradually expanded into a comprehensive university with a...
in the 1970s before a hard hit on the practice field ruptured one of his
kidneyThe kidneys are paired organs, which have the production of urine as their primary function. Kidneys are seen in many types of animals, including vertebrates and some invertebrates. They are part of the urinary system, but have several secondary functions concerned with homeostatic functions. ...
s, stopping his heart for thirty seconds and nearly killing him.
With his playing career abruptly ended, Shanahan entered coaching. After graduation, he served as an assistant coach at
Northern Arizona UniversityNorthern Arizona University is a public university situated near the San Francisco Peaks in Flagstaff, Arizona in the United States.The university's mission is to provide an outstanding undergraduate residential education strengthened by research, graduate and professional programs, and...
and the
University of OklahomaThe University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. As of 2007, the university has 29,931 students enrolled, most...
. He then returned to his alma mater as offensive coordinator and helped his school win the
Division IIDivision II is an intermediate-level division of competition in the National Collegiate Athletic Association. It offers an alternative to both the highly competitive level of intercollegiate sports offered in NCAA Division I and to the non-scholarship level offered in Division III...
football championship. Shanahan also worked at the
University of FloridaThe University of Florida is a public land-grant, sea-grant, space-grant major research university located on a campus located in Gainesville, Florida, in the United States. The university traces its origins to 1853, and has continuously operated on its present Gainesville campus since the fall...
and the
University of MinnesotaThe University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States...
, turning around both schools and making them into offensive powerhouses, before making the jump to the NFL.
NFL career
Shanahan served as a quarterbacks coach and later offensive coordinator for the Broncos under
Dan ReevesDaniel Edward Reeves is a former American football player and head coach. He played in two Super Bowls, Super Bowl V and Super Bowl VI and also coached in four more, Super Bowl XXI, Super Bowl XXII and Super Bowl XXIV as the Denver Broncos' head coach, and Super Bowl XXXIII as the head coach of...
in the 1980s and had a brief stint as the head coach of the
Los Angeles RaidersThe Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team in the NFL based in the city of Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in 1988–89. He went 8–12 with the Raiders in less than two seasons before being fired and returning to the Broncos as an offensive assistant again under Reeves. Shanahan was later fired by Reeves after finding himself in the middle of a growing feud between Reeves and quarterback
John ElwayJohn Albert Elway, Jr. is a retired American football quarterback. He played his college football at Stanford and his entire professional career for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League ....
.
San Francisco 49ers
In 1992, Shanahan was hired as offensive coordinator for the
San Francisco 49ersThe San Francisco 49ers are a professional American football team. The team plays its home games in San Francisco, California, while the club's headquarters and practice facility are located in Santa Clara...
on
George SeifertGeorge Seifert is a former NFL head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and the Carolina Panthers...
's staff, capping his rise with a victory in
Super Bowl XXIXSuper Bowl XXIX was an American football game played on January 29, 1995 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1994 regular season...
after the 1994 season. The 49ers offense that year has been hailed as one of the greatest of all time, with the likes of Steve Young,
Jerry RiceJerry Lee Rice is an American former football player. He is widely regarded as the greatest wide receiver ever and one of the greatest players in National Football League history...
,
Brent JonesBrent Michael Jones is a former American Football tight end who played almost his entire career with the San Francisco 49ers from . He was selected in the 5th round by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 1986 NFL Draft...
, John Taylor, William Floyd and
Ricky WattersRichard "Ricky" James Watters is a former American football running back who played for the San Francisco 49ers, Philadelphia Eagles, and the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League. Watters played college football at the University of Notre Dame where he played wide receiver on the...
scoring points in flurries. His years under Seifert placed him in the Bill Walsh
coaching treeA coaching tree is similar to a family tree except it shows the relationships of coaches instead of family members. There are several different ways to define a relationship between two coaches...
.
Denver Broncos
Shanahan's success with the 49ers earned him a head coaching spot once more, this time back in Denver with the Broncos beginning in 1995. Shanahan led Elway and the Broncos to back-to-back Super Bowl championships in the 1997 and 1998 seasons, during which time the Broncos set a then-record for victories in two seasons. He was the last coach to win two consecutive titles until New England's
Bill BelichickWilliam Stephen Belichick is the American football head coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. After spending his first 15 seasons in the league as an assistant coach, Belichick got his first head coaching job with the Cleveland Browns in 1991...
did it during the 2003 and 2004 NFL seasons. Between 1996-1998, the Broncos set the NFL record for victories by going 46–10 over a three-year span. The
1998 BroncosIn 1998 the Denver Broncos had a record of 14-2, second best in the NFL, and won Super Bowl XXXIII. It was John Elway's final season and the season Terrell Davis ran for 2,008 yards, making him only the fourth player to rush for over 2,000 yards in a single season.In 2007, the 1998 Broncos were...
won their first 13 games on their way to a 14–2 mark. Shanahan, taking his cue from
West Coast offenseIn American football, "West Coast Offense" is one of two similar but distinct offensive-strategic-systems of play: the "Air Coryell" system; or more commonly the pass play system popularized by Bill Walsh...
guru Bill Walsh, was well-known for scripting the first 15 offensive plays of the game, and helped the '98 Broncos set an NFL record for first quarter points scored in a season.
Shanahan is known for a run-heavy variation of the West Coast offense he coached in San Francisco. He has often found unheralded
running backA running back is the position of a player on an American or Canadian football team who usually lines up in the offensive backfield...
s from later rounds of the annual
NFL DraftThe NFL Draft is an annual two-day event in which the 32 NFL teams select new players from the NCAA college system. It is the NFL's most common source of player recruitment.-Venue:...
and then turned them into league-leading rushers behind small-but-powerful offensive lines. Examples of this phenomenon are
Terrell DavisTerrell Lamar Davis is a former American football running back who played for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League from 1995 to 2001. Davis was drafted by the Broncos in the sixth round of the 1995 NFL Draft. Davis is the Denver Broncos all-time leading rusher, with 7,607 rushing...
,
Mike AndersonMichael Moschello "Mike" Anderson is a retired American football running back and former Marine. He was originally drafted by the Denver Broncos in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL Draft...
,
Olandis GaryOlandis Gary was an American football running back for the Denver Broncos from 1999 through 2002 and for the Detroit Lions from 2003 through 2004...
,
Clinton PortisClinton Earl Portis is an American football running back for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League.-Family Life:...
,
Reuben DroughnsReuben Droughns is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the third round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oregon....
and
Tatum BellTatum Antoine Bell is an American football running back for the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League. He was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft...
, all of whom have had at least one 1,000-yard season in a Denver uniform over the past 10 years.
Shanahan faced criticism for not delivering a playoff victory since Elway's retirement and Davis' career-ending injuries. The playoff drought ended on January 14, 2006 when the Broncos defeated the two-time defending
Super BowlThe Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League, the premier association of professional American football. In most years, the Super Bowl is the most-watched American television broadcast. Many popular singers and musicians have performed during the event’s pre-game and...
champion
New England PatriotsThe New England Patriots, commonly called the "Pats", are a professional American football team based in the Greater Boston area, playing their home games in the town of Foxborough, Massachusetts at Gillette Stadium. The team is part of the East Division of the American Football Conference in the...
in the AFC Divisional Round of the playoffs at
Invesco Field at Mile HighInvesco Field at Mile High is a stadium in Denver, Colorado. Invesco Field at Mile High replaced the identically sized, but commercially obsolete Mile High Stadium in 2001...
.
In 1999, with the assistance of writer
Adam SchefterAdam Schefter is an American sports writer and television analyst. He is currently employed by ESPN and was previously with the NFL Network.-Career:...
, Shanahan penned
Think Like a Champion, a motivational book about leadership. It was published by Harper Collins. In 2006, he cooperated with
Stefan FatsisStefan Fatsis is a regular guest on National Public Radio's All Things Considered daily radio news program and former staff reporter for The Wall Street Journal.-Biography:...
's endeavor to spend a year as a Broncos kicker, and much of the resulting book
A Few Seconds of Panic (2008) covers Shanahan's coaching from the player's point of view.
On December 30, 2008, Shanahan was fired after the Broncos failed to make the playoffs during the
2008 NFL seasonThe 2008 NFL Season was the 89th season of the National Football League, the major professional American football league in the United States, themed with the slogan "Believe in Now." Super Bowl XLIII, the league's championship game, was at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on February 1,...
. It was the third consecutive year in which Denver didn't make the playoffs and the Broncos had spent most of the season well ahead of their division, only to lose the last three games (winning any of which would have guaranteed a playoff spot) and finishing with an 8-8 record. Shanahan had a coaching record of 24-24 over those three seasons. Former Broncos Kicker
Jason ElamJason Elam is an American football placekicker for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Denver Broncos in the third round of the 1993 NFL Draft...
speaks about the firing of his longtime coach, "He’s a tremendous coach. I respect him a lot. He’s done a lot for that city and that organization. I was very surprised. I think most people were.”
Head coaching record
| Team | |Regular Season | LAR The 1988 Oakland Raiders season was the club’s 29th season in the NFL. Mike Shanahan was hired as head coach, and the club finished with a 7-9 record. The club drafted Heisman Trophy winner Tim Brown, making Brown the third person on the Raiders roster to have won the Heisman Trophy...
|
1988 The 1988 NFL season was the 69th regular season of the National Football League. The Cardinals relocated from St. Louis, Missouri to the Phoenix, Arizona area becoming the Phoenix Cardinals but remained in the NFC East division....
|
7 |
9 |
0 |
.438 |
3rd in AFC West |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|---|
| LAR The 1989 Oakland Raiders season was the club’s 30th season in the NFL. Art Shell replaced Mike Shanahan, and in the process became the first black head coach in the NFL since Fritz Pollard coached the Akron Pros in 1921. The club finished with an 8-8 record....
|
1989 The 1989 NFL season was the 70th regular season of the National Football League. Before the season, NFL commissioner Pete Rozelle announced his retirement...
|
1 |
3 |
0 |
.250 |
3rd in AFC West |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| LAR Total |
8 |
12 |
0 |
.400 |
|
|
| DEN The 1995 Denver Broncos season was the team's 36th year in professional football and its 26th with the National Football League. The season would be noted for being the first year that Mike Shanahan was head coach. A turning point for the franchise would include the drafting of future Super Bowl...
|
1995 The 1995 NFL season was the 76th regular season of the National Football League. The league expanded to 30 teams with the addition of the Carolina Panthers and the Jacksonville Jaguars...
|
8 |
8 |
0 |
.500 |
3rd in AFC West |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| DEN The 1996 Denver Broncos season was the team's 37th year in professional football and its 27th with the National Football League.-NFL Draft:-15 John Mobley OLB Kutztown-44 Tory James DB Louisiana State-65 Detron Smith RB Texas A&M...
|
1996 The 1996 NFL season was the 77th regular season of the National Football League and the season was marked by notable controversies from beginning to end...
|
13 |
3 |
0 |
.813 |
1st in AFC West |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
Lost to Jacksonville JaguarsThe Jacksonville Jaguars are a professional American football team located in Jacksonville, Florida. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in AFC Divisional GameThe NFL playoffs following the 1996 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXXI.-AFC: Jacksonville Jaguars 30, Buffalo Bills 27:at Rich Stadium, Orchard Park, New York*Game time: 12:30 p.m...
. |
| DEN The Denver Broncos finished the 1997 season by winning Super Bowl XXXII. They went 12-4 during the regular season. The Broncos were the third team in NFL history to win a Super Bowl but not win the Division Title.- Season summary :...
|
1997 The 1997 NFL season was the 78th regular season of the National Football League. The Oilers relocated from Houston, Texas to Nashville, Tennessee...
|
12 |
4 |
0 |
.750 |
2nd in AFC West |
4 |
0 |
1.000 |
Super Bowl XXXIISuper Bowl XXXII was an American football game played on January 25, 1998 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, California to decide the National Football League champion following the 1997 regular season...
Champions. |
| DEN In 1998 the Denver Broncos had a record of 14-2, second best in the NFL, and won Super Bowl XXXIII. It was John Elway's final season and the season Terrell Davis ran for 2,008 yards, making him only the fourth player to rush for over 2,000 yards in a single season.In 2007, the 1998 Broncos were...
|
1998 The 1998 NFL season was the 79th regular season of the National Football League.The Tennessee Oilers moved their home games from Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis to Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, still awaiting construction on a new stadium in Nashville.This was the first season that CBS...
|
14 |
2 |
0 |
.875 |
1st in AFC West |
3 |
0 |
1.000 |
Super Bowl XXXIIISuper Bowl XXXIII was an American football game played on January 31, 1999 at Pro Player Stadium in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1998 regular season. The American Football Conference champion Denver Broncos defeated the National Football Conference...
Champions. |
| DEN The 1999 Denver Broncos season was the team's 40th year in professional football and its 30th with the National Football League.-Schedule:-Standings:-References:* *...
|
1999 The 1999 NFL season was the 80th regular season of the National Football League. The Cleveland Browns returned to the field for the first time since the 1995 season...
|
6 |
10 |
0 |
.375 |
5th in AFC West |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| DEN The 2000 Denver Broncos season was the team's 41st year in professional football and its 31st with the National Football League. It also was the team's final year at the famous Mile High Stadium.-Schedule:-Standings:-Awards and records:...
|
2000 The 2000 NFL season was the 81st regular season of the National Football League. The season ended with Super Bowl XXXV when the Baltimore Ravens defeated the New York Giants.Week 1 of the season reverted to Labor Day weekend in 2000...
|
11 |
5 |
0 |
.688 |
2nd in AFC West |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
Lost to Baltimore RavensThe Baltimore Ravens are a professional American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. They compete in the AFC North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in AFC Wild-Card GameThe NFL playoffs following the 2000 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXXV.This would be the last time that playoff games would be played at the accustomed times of 12:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. EST...
. |
| DEN The 2001 Denver Broncos season was the team's 42nd year in professional football and its 32nd with the National Football League. This was the Broncos' first year at the new stadium Invesco Field at Mile High, replacing the old Mile High Stadium.-Schedule:...
|
2001 The 2001 NFL season was the 82nd regular season of the National Football League.Following a pattern set in 1999, the first week of the season was permanently moved to the weekend following Labor Day...
|
8 |
8 |
0 |
.500 |
3rd in AFC West |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| DEN The 2002 Denver Broncos season was the team's 43rd year in professional football and its 33rd with the National Football League.-Schedule:-References:* *...
|
2002 The 2002 season of the National Football League was the 83rd one played by the major professional American football league in the United States. The league expanded to 32 teams with the addition of the Houston Texans. The clubs were then realigned into eight divisions, four teams in each...
|
9 |
7 |
0 |
.563 |
2nd in AFC West |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| DEN The 2003 Denver Broncos season was the team's 44th year in professional football and its 34th with the National Football League.-References:* *...
|
2003 The 2003 regular season of the National Football League was the 84th one played by the major professional American football league in the United States. Regular season play was held from September 4, 2003 to December 28...
|
10 |
6 |
0 |
.625 |
2nd in AFC West |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
Lost to Indianapolis ColtsThe Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
in AFC Wild-Card GameThe NFL playoffs following the 2003 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXXVIII.Beginning with the 2003–04 season, the NFL changed the selection procedures regarding officials for playoffs games. The league suspended the prior practice of assembling "all-star" officiating crews of highly-rated...
. |
| DEN The 2004 Denver Broncos season was the team's 45th year in professional football and its 35th with the National Football League.-References:* *...
|
2004 The 2004 season of the National Football League was the 85th season for the major professional American football league in the United States. With the New England Patriots as the defending league champions, regular season play was held from September 9, 2004 to January 2, 2005...
|
10 |
6 |
0 |
.625 |
2nd in AFC West |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
Lost to Indianapolis ColtsThe Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis, Indiana. They are members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
in AFC Wild-Card GameThe NFL playoffs following the 2004 NFL season led up to Super Bowl XXXIX.-NFC: St. Louis Rams 27, Seattle Seahawks 20:at Qwest Field, Seattle, Washington*Game time: 4:30 p.m. EST/1:30 p.m...
. |
| DEN In 2005 the Denver Broncos ended the 2005 regular season with a 13-3 record, the franchise's second-best number of wins of all time and their third best win percentage ever. They won their first playoff game since winning Super Bowl XXXIII in the 1998 season...
|
2005The 2005 season of the National Football League was the 86th season played by the major professional American football league in the United States. With the New England Patriots as the defending league champions, regular season play was held from September 8, 2005 to January 1, 2006...
|
13 |
3 |
0 |
.813 |
1st in AFC West |
1 |
1 |
.500 |
Lost to Pittsburgh SteelersThe Pittsburgh Steelers are a professional American football team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are currently a member of the North Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
in AFC Championship GameThe National Football League playoffs for the 2005 season led up to Super Bowl XL on February 5, 2006 at Ford Field in Detroit, Michigan.After scrutiny in the Wild Card and Divisional rounds, the league reversed a three-year precedent, and returned to "all star" officiating crews for the Conference...
. |
| DEN The 2006 Denver Broncos season began with the team trying to improve on their 13-3 record and make a return to the AFC Championship Game as they did in 2005.-Offseason:...
|
2006 The 2006 season of the National Football League was the 87th season played by the major professional American football league in the United States. Regular season play was held from September 7 to December 31, 2006...
|
9 |
7 |
0 |
.563 |
3rd in AFC West |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| DEN The 2007 Denver Broncos season was the 48th season for the team in the National Football League. A loss to the Houston Texans in Week 15 and a win by the San Diego Chargers the following Sunday knocked them out of playoff contention, marking the second year in a row they failed to make the playoffs...
|
2007 The 2007 season of the National Football League was the 88th season played by the major professional American football league in the United States. Regular-season play was held from September 6 to December 30....
|
7 |
9 |
0 |
.438 |
2nd in AFC West |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| DEN The 2008 Denver Broncos season was the franchise's 49th season for the team . They improved from their 7-9 record from 2007 but failed to make the playoffs with an 8-8 record...
|
2008The 2008 NFL Season was the 89th season of the National Football League, the major professional American football league in the United States, themed with the slogan "Believe in Now." Super Bowl XLIII, the league's championship game, was at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on February 1,...
|
8 |
8 |
0 |
.500 |
2nd in AFC West |
- |
- |
- |
- |
| DEN Total |
138 |
86 |
0 |
.616 |
|
8 |
5 |
.615 |
|
| Total |
146 |
98 |
0 |
.598 |
|
8 |
5 |
.615 |
|
Accomplishments
- Posted the most wins in pro football history during a three-year period (46 in 1996–98).
- Won the most postseason games in history over a two-year period (seven, 1997–98).
- Been undefeated and untied for three consecutive regular seasons (1996–98) at home, just the second team ever to be undefeated and untied at home in three consecutive years. The Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a professional football team based in the Miami, Florida metropolitan area. They play home games at Land Shark Stadium, in the suburb of Miami Gardens. They are headquartered at the Miami Dolphins Training Facility in Davie, Florida. The Dolphins belong to the Eastern...
posted three consecutive seasons of untied undefeated home records from 1972 to 1974. Including playoff games, the Dolphins had won 31 consecutive home games from 1971 to 1974. Oddly enough, in 1999 on the opening Monday Night Football game, the Miami DolphinsThe Miami Dolphins are a professional football team based in the Miami, Florida metropolitan area. They play home games at Land Shark Stadium, in the suburb of Miami Gardens. They are headquartered at the Miami Dolphins Training Facility in Davie, Florida. The Dolphins belong to the Eastern...
ended the defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos streak with a 38–21 win in Denver.
- In 2004, he joined the exclusive club of head coaches to post 100 wins in his first 10 seasons with one club, finishing the campaign and decade tied for fourth on this ultra-impressive list of 12 coaches, six of whom are enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame
The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, United States, on September 7 1963 with 17 charter inductees...
.
- Has the second most victories against the Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team in the NFL based in the city of Oakland, California. They currently play in the Western Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
with a record of 20–6. Only Marty SchottenheimerMartin Edward "Marty" Schottenheimer is a former American football coach. Over his career, he has served as head coach of the Cleveland Browns, Kansas City Chiefs, Washington Redskins, and San Diego Chargers...
has a better W–L record with a 27–6 record against the RaidersA raider or raiders can refer to those who participate in a military raid or in corporate raid or to:in Food:* Space Raiders, brand of crispsin sports organizations:* Adelaide Raiders, football club in Adelaide, South Australia...
.
- Joins Vince Lombardi
Vincent Thomas Lombardi was an American football coach. He was the head coach of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League from 1959-67, winning five league championships during his nine years...
, Don ShulaDonald Francis "Don" Shula is a former professional American football coach for the National Football League....
, Chuck NollCharles Henry Noll is a former professional American football player and coach. He served most notably as the head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League from 1969 to 1991...
, Jimmy JohnsonJames William "Jimmy" Johnson is a former American football coach who currently appears on Fox NFL Sunday, the Fox network's NFL pregame show. He was the first football coach whose teams won both an NCAA Division 1A National Championship and a Super Bowl. In 1993, Johnson wrote Turning The Thing...
and Bill BelichickWilliam Stephen Belichick is the American football head coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. After spending his first 15 seasons in the league as an assistant coach, Belichick got his first head coaching job with the Cleveland Browns in 1991...
as the only six coaches to win back-to-back Super Bowls.
- He is the second coach in history to win two Super Bowl titles in his first four years coaching a team (Shula did it first with the Miami Dolphins in 1972 and 1973 and Belichick did it later, winning two Super Bowls in his first four seasons in New England in 2001 and 2003).
- Highest winning percentage in Denver history (.646).
- Shanahan is among seven coaches in pro football history to post four wins in one postseason along with Tom Flores
Thomas R. "Tom" Flores is a retired former Mexican-American collegiate and Professional Football quarterback and former Professional coach. Flores and Mike Ditka are the only two people in the NFL to win Super Bowls as a player, an assistant coach and as head coach...
, Joe GibbsJoe Jackson Gibbs is an American football coach, NASCAR Championship team owner, and two time NHRA Pro Stock team owner. He was the 20th and 26th head coach in the history of the Washington Redskins...
, Brian BillickBrian Harold Billick is a National Football League game analyst for Fox. He was previously an NFL coach, most recently with the Baltimore Ravens from January 19, 1999 to December 31, 2007....
, Bill CowherWilliam Laird "Bill" Cowher is a former American football coach and player. Cowher resigned after 15 seasons as the Steelers' coach on January 5, 2007, just 11 months to the day after winning 2005–06's Super Bowl XL...
, Tony DungyAnthony Kevin "Tony" Dungy is a former professional American football player and coach in the National Football League. Dungy was head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996 to 2001, and head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2002 to 2008...
and Tom CoughlinThomas Richard Coughlin is the head coach for the New York Giants, the 2007 National Football League Champions. Coughlin has long been regarded as one of the premier head coaches in the National Football League. He was also the inaugural head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars...
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- The all-time high of 636 points in a season came from the 1994 Super Bowl Champion San Francisco 49ers, for whom Shanahan was the offensive coordinator. This was eclipsed during the 2007 season when the New England Patriots scored 589 points in the regular season and 66 points in the postseason for a total of 655 points.
- During his NFL career, Shanahan has been a part of teams that have played in 10 Conference Championship Games, in addition to his six Super Bowl appearances, five with Denver and Super Bowl XXIX
Super Bowl XXIX was an American football game played on January 29, 1995 at Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, Florida to decide the National Football League champion following the 1994 regular season...
with San Francisco.
Personal
Shanahan and his wife, Peggy, have two children—son
KyleKyle Shanahan is the current offensive coordinator for the NFL's Houston Texans. Shanahan, at 28 years, 26 days old, became the youngest coordinator in the NFL when he was promoted on January 11, 2008...
and daughter Krystal. Kyle is a graduate of the University of Texas and is the Houston Texans’ offensive coordinator. Krystal also is a graduate of the University of Texas.
In May 2008, Shanahan attended the wedding of
George W. BushGeorge Walker Bush was the 43rd President of the United States from 2001 to 2009 and the 46th Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000....
's daughter
Jenna BushJenna Welch Hager, née Bush, , is the younger of the fraternal twin daughters of the 43rd U.S. President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush, and a granddaughter of the 41st U.S. President George H.W. Bush. She and her sister, Barbara Pierce Bush, were the first twin children of a...
, who was the former college roommate of Shanahan's daughter.
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