Gary Kubiak Gary Wayne Kubiak ( born August 15 , 1961 ) is the head coach for the Houston Texans of the National Football League . Kubiak has participated in six Super Bowls , losing three as a player with the Denver Broncos and winning three as an assistant coach with Denver and the San Francisco 49ers . Playing career . High school . Kubiak passed for a then state - record 6 , 190 yards as a quarterback for St . Pius X High School of Houston , Texas where he was given the nickname " Koob " . Twice named to the all - state football , basketball , baseball and track teams , he was inducted into the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame in 1999 . College . Kubiak attended Texas A & M University under coaches Tom Wilson and Jackie Sherrill and was selected to the All - Southwest Conference team in 1982 after leading the conference in passing yards ( 1 , 948 ) and touchdowns ( 19 ) . As a junior , he set a conference record by throwing six touchdown passes against Rice . NFL . Kubiak was selected in the eighth round of the 1983 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos , the same year quarterback John Elway was drafted No . 1 overall by the Baltimore Colts before forcing a trade to Denver . Kubiak played his entire career for the Broncos as a backup for Elway , a Hall of Famer . In nine seasons , Kubiak went 3 – 2 as a starter , throwing for 14 touchdowns , 16 interceptions and 1 , 920 yards while part of three AFC championship teams . Coaching career . College . Kubiak began his coaching career at Texas A & M , his alma mater , serving as the running backs coach for two seasons ( 1992 – 1993 ) . He worked extensively with All - American running back Greg Hill , who was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the first round of the 1994 draft . NFL . Assistant coach . Kubiak won his first Super Bowl serving as the quarterbacks coach for the San Francisco 49ers in 1994 , guiding Hall of Fame quarterback Steve Young to one of his best seasons . Young received his second NFL MVP and captured Super Bowl XXIX MVP honors by throwing a record six touchdowns in San Francisco ’ s 49 – 26 win over the San Diego Chargers . Offensive Coordinator . Kubiak went to the Broncos the following season when Mike Shanahan , who was previously the 49ers offensive coordinator , became Denver ' s head coach . In 11 seasons ( 1995 – 2005 ) as the team ' s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach , Kubiak helped lead Denver to two Super Bowl titles . In his 11 seasons with the team , the Broncos amassed 66 , 501 total yards and 465 touchdowns , the most in the NFL during that span . He coached 14 different Broncos that made the Pro Bowl , including running back Terrell Davis , who was named the NFL MVP in 1998 . Head coach . Houston Texans . Kubiak was named the second head coach in Houston Texans history on January 26 , 2006 , replacing the fired Dom Capers . In his first season with the team , Houston finished fourth in the AFC South with a 6 – 10 record . The Texans ended the 2007 season at 8 – 8 , a non - losing record for the first time in team history . The Texans had their second non - losing season , again finishing 8 – 8 , in the 2008 season . The following season under Kubiak , the Houston Texans achieved their first winning season in franchise history , when they overcame a 14 - point fourth - quarter deficit to defeat the New England Patriots 34 - 27 at Reliant Stadium , finishing the 2009 season 9 - 7 . They miss the playoffs on a tiebreaker with the New York Jets . On February 2 , 2010 , with a year left on the original deal he signed , the Texans ' signed Kubiak to a three - year contract extension through 2012 . In the 2010 season , Houston started off strong with a record of 4 – 2 heading into their bye week ( Week 7 ) . But Kubiak ' s promising campaign quickly turned disastrous as the Texans lost 8 of their final 10 games placing them 3rd in the AFC South , with a record of 6 – 10 . Although the season was disappointing , Kubiak proved he is still , offensively , one of the elite forces in the NFL . The Texans ended up 4th in passing yards , 7th in rushing yards , and 3rd in overall yards . The 2010 Texans defense was arguably one of the worst in the league finishing last in passing yards allowed and tied for last in passing touchdowns allowed . The Texans responded to the 2010 poor defensive showing by firing defensive coordinator Frank Bush , secondary coach David Gibbs , linebackers coach Johnny Holland and assistant linebackers coach Robert Saleh . Kubiak , a ball boy for beloved former Houston Oilers head coach O . A . " Bum " Phillips in the 1970s , hired long - time friend , and son of Bum , Wade Phillips to take over as the Texans new defensive coordinator on January 5 , 2011 . Phillips became available after being fired as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys halfway through the 2010 season . Phillips was allowed to bring in his own assistant coaches . The Texans signed two high profile free agent defensive backs , Johnathan Joseph and Danieal Manning , and used their first five draft picks , including two in the Second Round of the 2011 NFL Draft , on more defensive players . The 2011 NFL lockout limited the time coaches had with players in preseason , but Phillips turned the defense he took over from 30th overall in 2010 to 2nd overall in 2011 . Despite debilitating injuries to elite players including wide receiver Andre Johnson and NFL top running back Arian Foster , as well as the devastating November 13 , 2011 loss of NFL Top 10 quarterback Matt Schaub for the season , the Texans secured their first AFC South Championship and first appearance in the NFL playoffs . The Texans , with rookie fifth - round selection T . J . Yates at quarterback , defeated the Cincinnati Bengals 31 - 10 , January 7 , 2012 in the first playoff game in franchise history , with a record crowd of 71 , 725 at Reliant Stadium . Kubiak was named the AFC Coach of the Year by NFL 101 after leading the Texans to a 10 - 6 regular season record and the franchise ’ s first division crown , playoff berth and playoff win in 2011 . Texans owner Bob McNair rewarded Kubiak with a new three - year contract on June 14 , 2012 . Kubiak turned down a four - year deal for one that expires after the 2014 season . The 2012 Season sees the Texans start 5 - 0 for the first time in the franchise ' s history . Coaching tree . NFL head coaches under whom Gary Kubiak has served : Personal life . Kubiak and his wife , Rhonda , have three sons , Klint , Klay , and Klein . Klint will serve as quality - control coach at Texas A & M . Klay is a junior quarterback at Colorado State . Klein is a freshman wide receiver at Rice .