Mike Singletary

Coaching Record

Years Coached Record Win % Playoff record Playoff win %
11 73-101-1 42.00% 0-2 0.00%

Coaching Tree

Parents:

Brian Billick, Mike Nolan

Children:

Jim Tomsula, Vance Joseph


Biography

Career Summary

Mike Singletary was a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 2003 to 2013, finishing his career as the linebackers coach/special assistant to the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings. Over his eleven years of coaching his teams compiled a cumulative win/loss record of 74-101-1. He was the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers from 2009 until the 2010 season, during which time the 49ers went 14-18-0. During his career he was a head coach for two seasons. He was fired from the 49ers.

Singletary was enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1998 after his playing career.

Mike Singletary Coaching Tree

Before he was a head coach, Singletary served as an assistant coach for Brian Billick, Mike Nolan, and Leslie Frazier. Four of these years were spent on Nolan's coaching staff. During his time as head coach, two assistant coaches, (Jim Tomsula and Vance Joseph) on his coaching staff were hired as head coaches across the league. His coaching tree has combined for a record of 16-32-0 in the regular season and 0-0 in the playoffs during their three seasons as head coach after serving on his coaching staffs.

Personal Information

Singletary was born on Thursday, October 9, 1958 in Houston, Texas.


History

Year Position Record Playoff record
2013 Minnesota Vikings Linebackers Coach / Special Assistant to the Head Coach 5-10-1 0-0
2012 Minnesota Vikings Linebackers Coach / Special Assistant to the Head Coach 10-6-0 0-1
2011 Minnesota Vikings Linebackers Coach 3-13-0 0-0
2010 San Francisco 49ers Head Coach 5-10-0 0-0
2009 San Francisco 49ers Head Coach 8-8-0 0-0
2008 San Francisco 49ers Interim Head Coach / Assistant Head Coach / Assistant Head Coach-Defense / Linebackers Coach 5-4-0 0-0
2008 San Francisco 49ers Assistant Head Coach / Assistant Head Coach-Defense / Linebackers Coach 2-5-0 0-0
2007 San Francisco 49ers Assistant Head Coach / Assistant Head Coach-Defense / Linebackers Coach 5-11-0 0-0
2006 San Francisco 49ers Assistant Head Coach / Assistant Head Coach-Defense / Linebackers Coach 7-9-0 0-0
2005 San Francisco 49ers Assistant Head Coach / Linebackers Coach 4-12-0 0-0
2004 Baltimore Ravens Inside Linebackers Coach 9-7-0 0-0
2003 Baltimore Ravens Inside Linebackers Coach 10-6-0 0-1

Coach history guide

Seasons with a championship win Seasons with a conference championship

Coach facts

  • Years as head coach: 2
  • Named the interim head coach during the 2008 season for the San Francisco 49ers
  • AP Defensive Player of the Year: 1985, 1988
  • Man of the Year: 1990
  • Past teams coached for: Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, Baltimore Ravens
  • College Attended: Baylor Bears
  • Date of Birth: Thursday, October 9, 1958 (65 years old), Houston, Texas