Kevin O'Connell

Coaching Record

Years Coached Record Win % Playoff record Playoff win %
10 78-86-0 47.56% 5-3 62.50%

Coaching Tree

Parents:

Jay Gruden, Mike Pettine, Sean McVay, Chip Kelly

Biography

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Career Summary

Kevin O'Connell is a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) and has been the head coach for the Minnesota Vikings since 2022. During this time period, the Vikings compiled a 34-17-0 record. He was the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings from 2022 until the 2024 season, during which time the Vikings went 34-17-0. During his career he was a head coach for three seasons.

Career Awards

O'Connell won the NFL's Coach of the Year award in 2024 after guiding the Vikings to a 14-3-0 record and a a berth in the playoffs.

Kevin O'Connell Coaching Tree

Before he was a head coach, O'Connell served as an assistant coach for Mike Pettine, Chip Kelly, Jay Gruden, and Sean McVay. Three of these years were spent on Gruden's coaching staff.

Playing Career

He was drafted in the third round with the ninety-fourth pick in the 2008 draft to play quarterback for the Patriots.

Personal Information

O'Connell was born on Saturday, May 25, 1985 in Knoxville, Tennessee.

History

Year Position Record Playoff record
2024 Minnesota Vikings Head Coach 14-3-0 0-1
2023 Minnesota Vikings Head Coach 7-10-0 0-0
2022 Minnesota Vikings Head Coach 13-4-0 0-1
2021 Los Angeles Rams Offensive Coordinator 12-5-0 4-0
2020 Los Angeles Rams Offensive Coordinator 10-6-0 1-1
2019 Washington Redskins Offensive Coordinator 3-13-0 0-0
2018 Washington Redskins Offensive Pass Game Coordinator 7-9-0 0-0
2017 Washington Redskins Quarterbacks Coach 7-9-0 0-0
2016 San Francisco 49ers Special Projects 2-14-0 0-0
2015 Cleveland Browns Quarterbacks Coach 3-13-0 0-0

Coach history guide

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