Dave Canales

Coaching Record

Years Coached Record Win % Playoff record Playoff win %
16 142-101-1 58.40% 11-10 52.38%

Coaching Tree

Parents:

Pete Carroll, Todd Bowles

Biography

Career Summary

Dave Canales is a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) and has been the head coach for the Carolina Panthers since 2024. During this time period, the Panthers compiled a 5-12-0 record. He was the head coach of the Carolina Panthers from 2024 until the 2025 season, during which time the Panthers went 5-12-0. During his career he was a head coach for two seasons.

Dave Canales Coaching Tree

Before he was a head coach, Canales served as an assistant coach for Pete Carroll and Todd Bowles. Thirteen of these years were spent on Carroll's coaching staff.

Personal Information

Canales was born on Thursday, May 7, 1981 in Harbor City, California.

History

Year Position Record Playoff record
2025 Carolina Panthers Head Coach 0-0-0 0-0
2024 Carolina Panthers Head Coach 5-12-0 0-0
2023 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Offensive Coordinator 9-8-0 1-1
2022 Seattle Seahawks Quarterbacks Coach 9-8-0 0-1
2021 Seattle Seahawks Offensive Pass Game Coordinator 7-10-0 0-0
2020 Seattle Seahawks Offensive Pass Game Coordinator 12-4-0 0-1
2019 Seattle Seahawks Quarterbacks Coach 11-5-0 1-1
2018 Seattle Seahawks Quarterbacks Coach 10-6-0 0-1
2017 Seattle Seahawks Wide Receivers Coach 9-7-0 0-0
2016 Seattle Seahawks Wide Receivers Coach 10-5-1 1-1
2015 Seattle Seahawks Wide Receivers Coach 10-6-0 1-1
2014 Seattle Seahawks Assistant Quarterbacks Coach / Quality Control Coach 12-4-0 2-1
2013 Seattle Seahawks Assistant Quarterbacks Coach / Offensive Quality Control Coach 13-3-0 3-0
2012 Seattle Seahawks Offensive Quality Control Coach 11-5-0 1-1
2011 Seattle Seahawks Offensive Quality Control Coach 7-9-0 0-0
2010 Seattle Seahawks Offensive Quality Control Coach 7-9-0 1-1

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