List of Cleveland Browns head coaches - wikipedia List of Cleveland Browns head coaches Hue Jackson has coached the Browns since 2016. Bill Belichick coached the Browns from 1991 to 1995. The Cleveland Browns are a professional American football franchise based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are a member of the North Division of the American Football Conference ( AFC ) in the National Football League ( NFL ). The team began playing in 1946 as a charter member of the All - America Football Conference ( AAFC ), and joined the NFL as part of the AAFC -- NFL merger in 1950. The team played their home games at Cleveland Stadium from 1946 to 1995 before moving to FirstEnergy Stadium, where they have played since 1999. The Browns did not play from 1996 to 1998 when the team 's owner, Art Modell, moved the team to Baltimore, Maryland and formed the Baltimore Ravens. The team was re-activated under new ownership in Cleveland in 1999. The team is currently owned by Jimmy Haslam III, and Joe Banner is their Chief Executive Officer. Tom Heckert was their general manager until the end of the 2012 season, when he was fired along with the team 's incumbent head coach Pat Shurmur. There have been 15 non-interim head coaches for the Browns franchise. Their first head coach was Paul Brown, who coached for 17 complete seasons. Brown is also the franchise 's all - time leader for the most regular season games coached ( 214 ), the most regular season game wins ( 158 ), the most playoffs games coached ( 14 ), and the most playoff game wins ( 9 ). Brown is the only Browns head coach to win an AAFC championship with four, the NFL championship with three, the Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year three times, the United Press International ( UPI ) NFL Coach of the Year once, and to have been elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a coach. Blanton Collier, Dick Modzelewski, Sam Rutigliano, Bud Carson, Jim Shofner, Chris Palmer, Butch Davis, Pat Shurmur, and Rob Chudzinski have spent their entire NFL head coaching careers with the Browns. Eric Mangini had been the head coach of the Browns since the firing of Romeo Crennel, but was himself fired on January 3, 2011. Shurmur replaced Mangini as head coach, but was fired after posting a 9 -- 23 record over two seasons in charge. On January 11, 2013, the Cleveland Browns officially named Rob Chudzinski as the replacement for Pat Shurmur. Chudzinski compiled a 4 -- 12 record during the 2013 season, but he was fired on December 29. On January 23, 2014, the Browns hired Mike Pettine as their head coach. Pettine was fired on January 3, 2016, hours after the Browns lost their 2015 season finale. On January 13, 2016, Hue Jackson was named the Browns ' new head coach. Contents 1 Key 2 Coaches 3 Footnotes 4 Notes 5 References Key The Browns have played their home games in FirstEnergy Stadium since 1999. # Number of coaches GC Games coached Wins Losses Ties Win % Winning percentage 00 † Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a coach 00 ‡ Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player 00 * Spent entire NFL head coaching career with the Browns Coaches Note : Statistics are updated through the 2017 NFL season. # Name Term Regular season Playoffs Achievements Ref. GC Win % GC Win % Paul Brown † 1946 -- 1962 214 158 48 8. 767 14 9 5. 643 Four AAFC championships ( 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949 ) Three NFL championships ( 1950, 1954, 1955 ) Seven NFL Conference championships ( 1950 -- 55, 1957 ) 1949, 1951, and 1953 Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year 1957 UPI NFL Coach of the Year Blanton Collier * 1963 -- 1970 112 76 34. 691 7. 429 NFL Champion in 1964 Four Eastern conference champions ( 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969 ) Three Century Division Champions ( 1967, 1968, 1969 ) Nick Skorich 1971 -- 1975 56 30 24. 556 0. 000 AFC Central Division Champions 1971 Forrest Gregg ‡ 1975 -- 1977 41 18 23 0. 439 -- -- -- -- 1976 Associated Press ( AP ) NFL Coach of the Year 5 Dick Modzelewski * 1977 0 0. 000 -- -- -- -- 6 Sam Rutigliano * 1978 -- 1984 97 47 50 0. 485 0. 000 1979 and 1980 UPI NFL Coach of the Year, AFC Central Division Champions 1980 7 Marty Schottenheimer 1984 -- 1988 71 44 27 0. 620 6. 333 1986 UPI NFL Coach of the Year Three AFC Central Division Champions ( 1985, 1986 and 1987 ) 8 Bud Carson * 1989 -- 1990 25 11 13. 458. 500 AFC Central Division Champions 1989 9 Jim Shofner * 1990 7 6 0. 143 -- -- -- -- 10 Bill Belichick 1991 -- 1995 80 36 44 0. 450. 500 -- 1996 -- 1998 11 Chris Palmer * 1999 -- 2000 32 5 27 0. 156 -- -- -- -- 12 Butch Davis * 2001 -- 2004 58 24 34 0. 414 0. 000 13 Terry Robiskie 6 5 0. 167 -- -- -- -- 14 Romeo Crennel 2005 -- 2008 64 24 40 0. 375 -- -- -- -- 15 Eric Mangini 2009 -- 2010 32 10 22 0. 313 -- -- -- -- 16 Pat Shurmur 2011 -- 2012 32 9 23 0. 281 -- -- -- -- 17 Rob Chudzinski * 2013 16 12 0. 250 -- -- -- -- 18 Mike Pettine * 2014 -- 2015 32 10 22 0. 313 -- -- -- -- 19 Hue Jackson 2016 -- present 32 31 0. 031 -- -- -- -- Footnotes Jump up ^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Browns. Thus, any coach who has two or more separate terms as head coach is only counted once. Jump up ^ Each year is linked to an article about that NFL season. Jump up ^ The Browns did not play from 1996 to 1998 due to events in the Cleveland Browns relocation controversy. Notes General `` History : All - Time Head Coaches ''. Cleveland Browns. NFL Enterprises LLC. Archived from the original on 2013 - 01 - 23. Retrieved January 22, 2013. `` Cleveland Browns Franchise Encyclopedia ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Specific Jump up ^ `` Year By Year Season Results ''. Cleveland Browns. NFL Enterprises LLC. Archived from the original on 2010 - 04 - 02. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Cleveland Browns Stadium ''. Cleveland Browns. NFL Enterprises LLC. Archived from the original on 2010 - 03 - 15. Retrieved January 22, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Henkel 2005, p. 111 Jump up ^ `` Cleveland Browns -- Front Office ''. January 20, 2013. Retrieved January 22, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Rosenthal, Gregg ( December 31, 2012 ). `` Pat Shurmur, Tom Heckert fired by Cleveland Browns ''. NFL.com. NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved December 31, 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Paul Brown ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Hickok, Ralph ( 2008 - 04 - 17 ). `` NFL Coach of the Year Award ''. Hick OK Sports. Archived from the original on December 5, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` Paul Brown ''. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Cleveland Browns Franchise Encyclopedia ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ Sessler, Marc ( December 29, 2013 ). `` Rob Chudzinski fired by Cleveland Browns ''. National Football League. NFL Enterprises LLC. Retrieved December 29, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Cleveland Browns ''. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` History : NFL Champions ''. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` NFL Coach of the Year ''. Sporting News. Archived from the original on 2009 - 02 - 17. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Blanton Collier ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Nick Skorich ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` AP NFL Coach of the Year Winners ''. The Washington Post. 2005 - 01 - 08. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Forrest Gregg ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Dick Modzelewski ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Sam Rutigliano ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Marty Schottenheimer ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Bud Carson ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Jim Shofner ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Bill Belichick ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Chris Palmer ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Butch Davis ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Terry Robiskie ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Romeo Crennel ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Eric Mangini ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 22, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Pat Shurmur 's Coaching Record ''. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 2, 2012. Jump up ^ `` AP Source : Browns Hire Rob Chudzinski as New Coach ''. abcnews.go.com. AP. Retrieved January 11, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Mike Pettine Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks ''. Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 4, 2016. Jump up ^ Cabot, Mary Kay ( January 13, 2016 ). `` Hue Jackson hired as Cleveland Browns ' 8th head coach since 1999 ''. The Plain Dealer. Cleveland.com. Retrieved January 13, 2016. References Henkel, Frank M. ( 2005 ). Cleveland Browns History. Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 978 - 0 - 7385 - 3428 - 2. Cleveland Browns Founded in 1946 Based in Cleveland, Ohio Headquartered in Berea, Ohio Franchise History Players Head coaches Seasons Logos and uniforms First - round draft picks 1999 expansion draft Starting quarterbacks Pro Bowlers Stadiums Cleveland Stadium FirstEnergy Stadium Key personnel Owners : Jimmy Haslam Dee Haslam President ( de facto ) : Paul DePodesta General manager : John Dorsey Head coach : Hue Jackson Culture and lore Art Modell Cleveland sports curse Dawg Pound Draft Day Hot Tub Time Machine Kardiac Kids Marty Ball Miracle at the Met Paul Brown Red Right 88 Relocation controversy `` The Best Man '' The Drive The Express The Fortune Cookie The Fumble Rivalries Cincinnati Bengals Pittsburgh Steelers Baltimore Ravens Playoff appearances ( 28 ) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1958 1964 1965 1967 1968 1969 1971 1972 1980 1982 1985 1986 1988 1989 1994 2002 Division championships ( 12 ) 1946 1947 1948 1967 1968 1969 1971 1980 1985 1986 1989 Conference championships ( 11 ) 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1957 1964 1965 1968 1969 League championships ( 8 ) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1954 1955 1964 Retired numbers 14 32 45 46 76 Hall of Fame inductees Players : Brown DeLamielleure Ford Gatski Graham Groza Hickerson Kelly Lavelli McCormack Mitchell Motley Newsome Warfield Willis Coach : Brown Media Broadcasters Radio network Flagships : WKNR WKRK - FM WNCX Spanish : WLFM - LP Television : WEWS - TV SportsTime Ohio Current league affiliations League : National Football League ( 1950 -- present ) Conference : American Football Conference Division : North Division Former league affiliation League : All - America Football Conference ( 1946 -- 1949 ) Seasons ( 69 ) 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1988 1989 1990 1991 1994 1995 2001 2017 2018 Championship seasons in bold Cleveland Browns head coaches Paul Brown ( 1946 -- 1962 ) Blanton Collier ( 1963 -- 1970 ) Nick Skorich ( 1971 -- 1974 ) Forrest Gregg ( 1975 -- 1977 ) Dick Modzelewski # ( 1977 ) Sam Rutigliano ( 1978 -- 1984 ) Marty Schottenheimer ( 1984 -- 1988 ) Bud Carson ( 1989 -- 1990 ) Jim Shofner # ( 1990 ) Bill Belichick ( 1991 -- 1995 ) Inactive ( 1996 -- 1998 ) Chris Palmer ( 1999 -- 2000 ) Butch Davis ( 2001 -- 2004 ) Terry Robiskie # ( 2004 ) Romeo Crennel ( 2005 -- 2008 ) Eric Mangini ( 2009 -- 2010 ) Pat Shurmur ( 2011 -- 2012 ) Rob Chudzinski ( 2013 ) Mike Pettine ( 2014 -- 2015 ) Hue Jackson ( 2016 -- ) # denotes interim head coach Current head coaches of the National Football League American Football Conference AFC East AFC North AFC South AFC West Sean McDermott ( Buffalo Bills ) Adam Gase ( Miami Dolphins ) Bill Belichick ( New England Patriots ) Todd Bowles ( New York Jets ) John Harbaugh ( Baltimore Ravens ) Marvin Lewis ( Cincinnati Bengals ) Hue Jackson ( Cleveland Browns ) Mike Tomlin ( Pittsburgh Steelers ) Bill O'Brien ( Houston Texans ) Frank Reich ( Indianapolis Colts ) Doug Marrone ( Jacksonville Jaguars ) Mike Vrabel ( Tennessee Titans ) Vance Joseph ( Denver Broncos ) Andy Reid ( Kansas City Chiefs ) Anthony Lynn ( Los Angeles Chargers ) Jon Gruden ( Oakland Raiders ) National Football Conference NFC East NFC North NFC South NFC West Jason Garrett ( Dallas Cowboys ) Pat Shurmur ( New York Giants ) Doug Pederson ( Philadelphia Eagles ) Jay Gruden ( Washington Redskins ) Matt Nagy ( Chicago Bears ) Matt Patricia ( Detroit Lions ) Mike McCarthy ( Green Bay Packers ) Mike Zimmer ( Minnesota Vikings ) Dan Quinn ( Atlanta Falcons ) Ron Rivera ( Carolina Panthers ) Sean Payton ( New Orleans Saints ) Dirk Koetter ( Tampa Bay Buccaneers ) Steve Wilks ( Arizona Cardinals ) Sean McVay ( Los Angeles Rams ) Kyle Shanahan ( San Francisco 49ers ) Pete Carroll ( Seattle Seahawks ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_Cleveland_Browns_head_coaches&oldid=856115736 '' Categories : Cleveland Browns head coaches Lists of National Football League head coaches by team Cleveland Browns lists Hidden categories : Featured lists Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 23 August 2018, at 00 : 23 ( UTC ). 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Question: who is the head coach of the cleveland browns
Answer: Hue Jackson