Chuck Pagano
Coaching Record
| Years Coached | Record | Win % | Playoff record | Playoff win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 135-141-0 | 48.91% | 8-9 | 47.06% |
Coaching Tree
Parents:
Butch Davis, John Harbaugh, Art Shell, Norv Turner
Children:
Brian Schottenheimer, Bruce Arians
Biography
Career Summary
Chuck Pagano is a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) and has been the secondary coach/senior defensive assistant coach for the Baltimore Ravens since 2025. Prior to this season, he coached for the Cleveland Browns, Oakland Raiders, Baltimore Ravens, Indianapolis Colts, and Chicago Bears for eighteen seasons. His most recent position was with the Bears as their defensive coordinator. He was the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2012 until the 2017 season, during which time the Colts went 53-43-0. During his career he was a head coach for six seasons. He was fired from the Colts on Sunday, December 31, 2017. Pagano was hired as the new senior secondary coach of the Baltimore Ravens for the 2025 season.
Career Awards
During the 2011 season as the defensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens he coached Terrell Suggs to the AP Defensive Player of the Year.
Chuck Pagano Coaching Tree
Before he was a head coach, Pagano served as an assistant coach for Butch Davis, Norv Turner, Art Shell, John Harbaugh, and Matt Nagy. Five of these years were spent on Harbaugh's coaching staff. During his time as head coach, two assistant coaches, (Bruce Arians and Brian Schottenheimer) on his coaching staff were hired as head coaches across the league. His coaching tree has combined for a record of 80-48-1 in the regular season and 6-3 in the playoffs during their nine seasons as head coach after serving on his coaching staffs. The coaching tree has won a single championship, in 2020 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, led by Bruce Arians.
Personal Information
Pagano was born on Sunday, October 2, 1960 in Boulder, Colorado.
History
| Year | Position | Record | Playoff record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 Baltimore Ravens | Secondary Coach / Senior Defensive Assistant Coach | 0-0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 Chicago Bears | Defensive Coordinator | 8-8-0 | 0-1 |
| 2019 Chicago Bears | Defensive Coordinator | 8-8-0 | 0-0 |
| 2017 Indianapolis Colts | Head Coach | 4-12-0 | 0-0 |
| 2016 Indianapolis Colts | Head Coach | 8-8-0 | 0-0 |
| 2015 Indianapolis Colts | Head Coach | 8-8-0 | 0-0 |
| 2014 Indianapolis Colts | Head Coach | 11-5-0 | 2-1 |
| 2013 Indianapolis Colts | Head Coach | 11-5-0 | 1-1 |
| 2012 Indianapolis Colts | Head Coach | 2-2-0 | 0-1 |
| 2011 Baltimore Ravens | Defensive Coordinator | 12-4-0 | 1-1 |
| 2010 Baltimore Ravens | Secondary Coach | 12-4-0 | 1-1 |
| 2009 Baltimore Ravens | Secondary Coach | 9-7-0 | 1-1 |
| 2008 Baltimore Ravens | Secondary Coach | 11-5-0 | 2-1 |
| 2007 North Carolina Tar Heels | Defensive Coordinator | 4-8-0 | |
| 2006 Oakland Raiders | Defensive Backs Coach | 2-14-0 | 0-0 |
| 2005 Oakland Raiders | Defensive Backs Coach | 4-12-0 | 0-0 |
| 2004 Cleveland Browns | Secondary Coach | 4-12-0 | 0-0 |
| 2003 Cleveland Browns | Secondary Coach | 5-11-0 | 0-0 |
| 2002 Cleveland Browns | Secondary Coach | 9-7-0 | 0-1 |
| 2001 Cleveland Browns | Secondary Coach | 7-9-0 | 0-0 |
| 2000 Miami Hurricanes | Secondary Coach / Special Teams Coach | 11-1-0 | |
| 1999 Miami Hurricanes | Secondary Coach / Special Teams Coach | 9-4-0 | |
| 1998 Miami Hurricanes | Secondary Coach / Special Teams Coach | 9-3-0 | |
| 1997 Miami Hurricanes | Secondary Coach / Special Teams Coach | 5-6-0 | |
| 1996 Miami Hurricanes | Secondary Coach / Special Teams Coach | 9-3-0 | |
| 1995 Miami Hurricanes | Secondary Coach / Special Teams Coach | 8-3-0 | |
| 1994 East Carolina Pirates | Outside Linebackers Coach / Secondary Coach | 7-5-0 | |
| 1993 East Carolina Pirates | Outside Linebackers Coach / Secondary Coach | 2-9-0 | |
| 1992 East Carolina Pirates | Outside Linebackers Coach / Secondary Coach | 5-6-0 | |
| 1991 UNLV Rebels | Defensive Coordinator / Secondary Coach | 4-7-0 | |
| 1990 UNLV Rebels | Defensive Coordinator / Secondary Coach | 4-7-0 | |
| 1989 East Carolina Pirates | Secondary Coach | 5-5-1 | |
| 1988 Boise State Broncos | Outside Linebackers Coach | 8-4-0 | |
| 1987 Boise State Broncos | Graduate Assistant | 6-5-0 | |
| 1986 Miami Hurricanes | Graduate Assistant | 11-1-0 | |
| 1985 USC Trojans | Graduate Assistant | 6-6-0 | |
| 1984 USC Trojans | Graduate Assistant | 9-3-0 |
Coach history guide
| Seasons with a championship win | Seasons with a conference championship |
Coach facts
- Years as head coach: 6
- Years as a coordinator: 3
- Fifth in total wins for the Indianapolis Colts.
- Past teams coached for: Baltimore Ravens, Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Oakland Raiders, Cleveland Browns
- College Attended: Wyoming Cowboys
- Family Members: John Pagano, Brother
- Date of Birth: Sunday, October 2, 1960 (64 years old), Boulder, Colorado