Chuck Pagano

Coaching Record

Years Coached Record Win % Playoff record Playoff win %
18 135-141-0 48.91% 8-9 47.06%

Coaching Tree

Parents:

Butch Davis, John Harbaugh, Art Shell, Norv Turner

Children:

Bruce Arians

Biography

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Career Summary

Chuck Pagano was a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 2001 to 2020, finishing his career as the defensive coordinator of the Chicago Bears. Over his eighteen years of coaching his teams compiled a cumulative win/loss record of 144-144-0. 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. During this time, he coached for four years for Butch Davis and John Harbaugh. One assistant coach from his coaching staffs, Bruce Arians, was eventually hired as a head coach. After coaching on Chuck Pagano's coaching staff, he was the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals and Tampa Bay Buccaneers for eight seasons where he combined for a regular season record of 80-48-1 and 6-3 in the playoffs. His also coached the 2020 Buccaneers to the Super Bowl.

Personal Information

Pagano was born on Sunday, October 2, 1960 in Boulder, Colorado.

History

Year Position Record Playoff record
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

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