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Marty Schottenheimer

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Marty Schottenheimer

Martin Edward Schottenheimer (; September 23, 1943 – February 8, 2021) was an American professional football linebacker and coach who served as a head coach in the National Football League (NFL) for 21 seasons. He was the head coach of the Cleveland Browns from 1984 to 1988, the Kansas City Chiefs from 1989 to 1998, the Washington Redskins in 2001, and the San Diego Chargers from 2002 to 2006. Eighth in career wins at 205 and seventh in regular season wins at 200, Schottenheimer has the most wins among the league's head coaches to not win an NFL championship. After coaching in the NFL, he won a 2011 championship in his one season with the Virginia Destroyers of the United Football League (UFL). He was inducted to the Kansas City Chiefs Hall of Honor in 2010. In his 21 seasons, Schottenheimer reached the playoffs 13 times and had only two losing records. Schottenheimer was also named NFL Coach of the Year with the Chargers in 2004 for leading a team that went 4–12 the previous year to a 12–4 record. However, he won only five of his 18 postseason games and never made a Super Bowl. Schottenheimer concluded his NFL career with a .613 regular season winning percentage, but a .278 playoff winning percentage, which is the only losing playoff record for an NFL coach with at least 200 wins. He is the only eligible NFL coach with at least 200 regular season wins who has not been inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Infobox

Position
Linebacker
Born
(1943-09-23)September 23, 1943Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Died
February 8, 2021(2021-02-08) (aged 77)Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
Height
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight
225 lb (102 kg)
High school
Fort Cherry(McDonald, Pennsylvania)
College
Pittsburgh (1961–1964)
NFL draft
1965: 4th round, 49th overall pick
AFL draft
1965: 7th round, 56th overall pick
Interceptions
6
Touchdowns
1
Games played
79
Regular season
NFL: 200–126–1 (.613)UFL: 3–1 (.750)
Postseason
NFL: 5–13 (.278)UFL: 1–0 (1.000)
Career
NFL: 205–139–1 (.596)UFL: 5–1 (.833)
Fumble recoveries
1

Tables

· Head coaching record › NFL
Won
Won
Team
Won
Year
Lost
Regular season
Ties
Regular season
Win %
Regular season
Finish
Regular season
Won
Regular season
Lost
Postseason
Win %
Postseason
Result
CLE
CLE
Team
CLE
Year
1984
Regular season
4
Regular season
4
Regular season
0
Regular season
500
Regular season
3rd in AFC Central
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
CLE
CLE
Team
CLE
Year
1985
Regular season
8
Regular season
8
Regular season
0
Regular season
500
Regular season
1st in AFC Central
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to Miami Dolphins in AFC Divisional Game
CLE
CLE
Team
CLE
Year
1986
Regular season
12
Regular season
4
Regular season
0
Regular season
750
Regular season
1st in AFC Central
Postseason
1
Postseason
1
Postseason
500
Postseason
Lost to Denver Broncos in AFC Championship Game
CLE
CLE
Team
CLE
Year
1987
Regular season
10
Regular season
5
Regular season
0
Regular season
667
Regular season
1st in AFC Central
Postseason
1
Postseason
1
Postseason
500
Postseason
Lost to Denver Broncos in AFC Championship Game
CLE
CLE
Team
CLE
Year
1988
Regular season
10
Regular season
6
Regular season
0
Regular season
625
Regular season
2nd in AFC Central
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to Houston Oilers in AFC Wild Card Game
CLE Total
CLE Total
Team
CLE Total
Year
44
Regular season
27
Regular season
0
Regular season
620
Regular season
2
Postseason
4
Postseason
333
KC
KC
Team
KC
Year
1989
Regular season
8
Regular season
7
Regular season
1
Regular season
533
Regular season
2nd in AFC West
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
KC
KC
Team
KC
Year
1990
Regular season
11
Regular season
5
Regular season
0
Regular season
688
Regular season
2nd in AFC West
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to Miami Dolphins in AFC Wild Card Game
KC
KC
Team
KC
Year
1991
Regular season
10
Regular season
6
Regular season
0
Regular season
625
Regular season
2nd in AFC West
Postseason
1
Postseason
1
Postseason
500
Postseason
Lost to Buffalo Bills in AFC Divisional Game
KC
KC
Team
KC
Year
1992
Regular season
10
Regular season
6
Regular season
0
Regular season
625
Regular season
2nd in AFC West
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to San Diego Chargers in AFC Wild Card Game
KC
KC
Team
KC
Year
1993
Regular season
11
Regular season
5
Regular season
0
Regular season
688
Regular season
1st in AFC West
Postseason
2
Postseason
1
Postseason
667
Postseason
Lost to Buffalo Bills in AFC Championship Game
KC
KC
Team
KC
Year
1994
Regular season
9
Regular season
7
Regular season
0
Regular season
563
Regular season
2nd in AFC West
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to Miami Dolphins in AFC Wild Card Game
KC
KC
Team
KC
Year
1995
Regular season
13
Regular season
3
Regular season
0
Regular season
813
Regular season
1st in AFC West
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to Indianapolis Colts in AFC Divisional Game
KC
KC
Team
KC
Year
1996
Regular season
9
Regular season
7
Regular season
0
Regular season
563
Regular season
2nd in AFC West
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
KC
KC
Team
KC
Year
1997
Regular season
13
Regular season
3
Regular season
0
Regular season
813
Regular season
1st in AFC West
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to Denver Broncos in AFC Divisional Game
KC
KC
Team
KC
Year
1998
Regular season
7
Regular season
9
Regular season
0
Regular season
438
Regular season
4th in AFC West
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
KC Total
KC Total
Team
KC Total
Year
101
Regular season
58
Regular season
1
Regular season
635
Regular season
3
Postseason
7
Postseason
300
WAS
WAS
Team
WAS
Year
2001
Regular season
8
Regular season
8
Regular season
0
Regular season
500
Regular season
2nd in NFC East
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
WAS Total
WAS Total
Team
WAS Total
Year
8
Regular season
8
Regular season
0
Regular season
500
Regular season
Postseason
Postseason
SD
SD
Team
SD
Year
2002
Regular season
8
Regular season
8
Regular season
0
Regular season
500
Regular season
3rd in AFC West
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
SD
SD
Team
SD
Year
2003
Regular season
4
Regular season
12
Regular season
0
Regular season
250
Regular season
4th in AFC West
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
SD
SD
Team
SD
Year
2004
Regular season
12
Regular season
4
Regular season
0
Regular season
750
Regular season
1st in AFC West
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to New York Jets in AFC Wild Card Game
SD
SD
Team
SD
Year
2005
Regular season
9
Regular season
7
Regular season
0
Regular season
563
Regular season
3rd in AFC West
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
Postseason
SD
SD
Team
SD
Year
2006
Regular season
14
Regular season
2
Regular season
0
Regular season
875
Regular season
1st in AFC West
Postseason
0
Postseason
1
Postseason
000
Postseason
Lost to New England Patriots in AFC Divisional Game
SD Total
SD Total
Team
SD Total
Year
47
Regular season
33
Regular season
0
Regular season
588
Regular season
0
Postseason
2
Postseason
000
Total
Total
Team
Total
Year
200
Regular season
126
Regular season
1
Regular season
613
Regular season
5
Postseason
13
Postseason
278
Team
Year
Regular season
Postseason
Won
Lost
Ties
Win %
Finish
Won
Lost
Win %
Result
CLE
1984
4
4
0
500
3rd in AFC Central
CLE
1985
8
8
0
500
1st in AFC Central
0
1
000
Lost to Miami Dolphins in AFC Divisional Game
CLE
1986
12
4
0
750
1st in AFC Central
1
1
500
Lost to Denver Broncos in AFC Championship Game
CLE
1987
10
5
0
667
1st in AFC Central
1
1
500
Lost to Denver Broncos in AFC Championship Game
CLE
1988
10
6
0
625
2nd in AFC Central
0
1
000
Lost to Houston Oilers in AFC Wild Card Game
CLE Total
44
27
0
620
2
4
333
KC
1989
8
7
1
533
2nd in AFC West
KC
1990
11
5
0
688
2nd in AFC West
0
1
000
Lost to Miami Dolphins in AFC Wild Card Game
KC
1991
10
6
0
625
2nd in AFC West
1
1
500
Lost to Buffalo Bills in AFC Divisional Game
KC
1992
10
6
0
625
2nd in AFC West
0
1
000
Lost to San Diego Chargers in AFC Wild Card Game
KC
1993
11
5
0
688
1st in AFC West
2
1
667
Lost to Buffalo Bills in AFC Championship Game
KC
1994
9
7
0
563
2nd in AFC West
0
1
000
Lost to Miami Dolphins in AFC Wild Card Game
KC
1995
13
3
0
813
1st in AFC West
0
1
000
Lost to Indianapolis Colts in AFC Divisional Game
KC
1996
9
7
0
563
2nd in AFC West
KC
1997
13
3
0
813
1st in AFC West
0
1
000
Lost to Denver Broncos in AFC Divisional Game
KC
1998
7
9
0
438
4th in AFC West
KC Total
101
58
1
635
3
7
300
WAS
2001
8
8
0
500
2nd in NFC East
WAS Total
8
8
0
500
SD
2002
8
8
0
500
3rd in AFC West
SD
2003
4
12
0
250
4th in AFC West
SD
2004
12
4
0
750
1st in AFC West
0
1
000
Lost to New York Jets in AFC Wild Card Game
SD
2005
9
7
0
563
3rd in AFC West
SD
2006
14
2
0
875
1st in AFC West
0
1
000
Lost to New England Patriots in AFC Divisional Game
SD Total
47
33
0
588
0
2
000
Total
200
126
1
613
5
13
278
· Head coaching record › UFL
Won
Won
Team
Won
Year
Lost
Regular season
Ties
Regular season
Win %
Regular season
Finish
Regular season
Won
Regular season
Lost
Postseason
Win %
Postseason
Result
VA
VA
Team
VA
Year
2011
Regular season
4
Regular season
1
Regular season
0
Regular season
800
Regular season
1st in UFL
Postseason
1
Postseason
0
Postseason
1.000
Postseason
Defeated Las Vegas Locomotives in 2011 UFL championship.
Total
Total
Team
Total
Year
4
Regular season
1
Regular season
0
Regular season
800
Regular season
1
Postseason
0
Postseason
1.000
Team
Year
Regular season
Postseason
Won
Lost
Ties
Win %
Finish
Won
Lost
Win %
Result
VA
2011
4
1
0
800
1st in UFL
1
0
1.000
Defeated Las Vegas Locomotives in 2011 UFL championship.
Total
4
1
0
800
1
0
1.000

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