# List of Edmonton Elks head coaches

The Edmonton Elks are a professional Canadian football team based in Edmonton, Alberta, and are members of the West Division in the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Edmonton was founded in 1949, although other teams named the Edmonton Eskimos existed 1895 to 1923 and 1929 to 1939.
The Edmonton Elks are the most successful CFL franchise of the modern era (1949–present), having won the league's Grey Cup fourteen times (As the Eskimos), including an unmatched five consecutive wins between 1978 and 1982, and most recently in 2015.

## Key

General :
| # | Number of coaches |
| † | Elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame in the builders category |
| Achievements | Achievements during their Edmonton head coaching tenure |
Regular season :
| GC | Games coached | T | Ties = 1 point |
| W | Wins = 2 points | PTS | Points |
| L | Losses = 0 points | Win% | Winning percentage |
Playoffs and Grey Cup :
| PGC | Games coached |
| PW | Wins |
| PL | Losses |
| PWin% | Winning percentage |

## Head coaches

Note: Statistics are current through the end of the 2024 CFL season.
| # | Name | Term | GC | W | L | T | PTS | Win% | PGC | PW | PL | PWin% | Achievements |
| 1 | Annis Stukus† | 1949–1951 | 42 | 19 | 23 | 0 | 38 | .452 | 8 | 4 | 4 | .500 | |
| 2 | Frank Filchock | 1952 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 19 | .600 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | |
| 3 | Darrell Royal | 1953 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 24 | .750 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | |
| 4 | Pop Ivy | 1954–1957 | 64 | 50 | 14 | 0 | 100 | .781 | 14 | 10 | 4 | .714 | 42nd Grey Cup championship 43rd Grey Cup championship 44th Grey Cup championship |
| 5 | Sam Lyle | 1958 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 18 | .600 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 | |
| 6 | Eagle Keys† | 1959–1963 | 80 | 38 | 40 | 2 | 78 | .487 | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | |
| 7 | Neill Armstrong | 1964–1969 | 96 | 37 | 56 | 3 | 77 | .398 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |
| 8 | Ray Jauch | 1970–1976 | 112 | 65 | 43 | 4 | 134 | .602 | 10 | 5 | 5 | .500 | 1970 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 63rd Grey Cup championship |
| 9 | Hugh Campbell† | 1977–1982 | 96 | 70 | 21 | 5 | 145 | .769 | 12 | 11 | 1 | .917 | 1979 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 66th Grey Cup championship 67th Grey Cup championship 68th Grey Cup championship 69th Grey Cup championship 70th Grey Cup championship |
| 10 | Pete Kettela | 1983 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 8 | .500 | – | – | – | – | |
| 11 | Jackie Parker | 1983–1987 | 78 | 49 | 28 | 1 | 99 | .628 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | |
| 12 | Joe Faragalli | 1987–1990 | 70 | 46 | 24 | 0 | 92 | .657 | 8 | 5 | 3 | .625 | 75th Grey Cup championship |
| 13 | Ron Lancaster | 1991–1997 | 126 | 84 | 42 | 0 | 168 | .667 | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 | 1996 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 81st Grey Cup championship |
| 14 | Kay Stephenson | 1998 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 18 | .500 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |
| 15 | Don Matthews† | 1999–2000 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 32 | .444 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |
| 16 | Tom Higgins | 2001–2004 | 72 | 44 | 28 | 0 | 88 | .529 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | 2003 Annis Stukus Trophy winner 91st Grey Cup championship |
| 17 | Danny Maciocia | 2005–2008 | 72 | 33 | 38 | 1 | 67 | .465 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 93rd Grey Cup championship |
| 18 | Richie Hall | 2009–2010 | 36 | 16 | 20 | 0 | 32 | .444 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |
| 19 | Kavis Reed | 2011–2013 | 54 | 22 | 32 | 0 | 44 | .407 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 | |
| 20 | Chris Jones | 2014–2015 | 36 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 52 | .722 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | 103rd Grey Cup championship |
| 21 | Jason Maas | 2016–2019 | 72 | 39 | 33 | 0 | 78 | .542 | 6 | 3 | 3 | .500 | |
| 22 | Scott Milanovich | 2020 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 23 | Jaime Elizondo | 2021 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | .214 | – | – | – | – | |
| – | Chris Jones | 2022–2024 | 41 | 8 | 33 | 0 | 16 | .195 | – | – | – | – | |
| 24 | Jarious Jackson | 2024 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 14 | .538 | – | – | – | – | |
| 25 | Mark Kilam | 2025–present | – | – | – | – | – | .000 | – | – | – | – | |