Kay Stephenson

Coaching Record

Years Coached	Record	Win %	Playoff record	Playoff win %
8	49-72-0	40.50%	1-2	33.33%

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Coaching Tree

Parents:

Chuck Knox

Children:

Hank Bullough, Pete Carroll, Jerry Glanville, Dick Jauron

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Biography

Career Summary

Kay Stephenson was a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) from 1978 to 1985, finishing his career as the head coach of the Buffalo Bills. Over his eight years of coaching his teams compiled a cumulative win/loss record of 49-72-0. He was the head coach of the Buffalo Bills from 1983 until the 1985 season, during which time the Bills went 12-36-0. During his career he was a head coach for three seasons.

Kay Stephenson Coaching Tree

Before he was a head coach, Stephenson served as an assistant coach for Chuck Knox. He spent five years as an assistant coach to Chuck Knox, finishing as the quarterbacks coach in 1982. During his time as head coach, four assistant coaches, (Jerry Glanville, Pete Carroll, Hank Bullough, and Dick Jauron) on his coaching staff were hired as head coaches across the league. His coaching tree has combined for a record of 293-277-1 in the regular season and 14-16 in the playoffs during their thirty-six seasons as head coach after serving on his coaching staffs. The coaching tree has won a single championship, in 2013 by the Seattle Seahawks, led by Pete Carroll.

Personal Information

Stephenson was born on Sunday, December 17, 1944 in DeFuniak Springs, Florida.

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History

Year	Position	Record	Playoff record
1985 Buffalo Bills	Head Coach	2-14-0	0-0
1984 Buffalo Bills	Head Coach	2-14-0	0-0
1983 Buffalo Bills	Head Coach	8-8-0	0-0
1982 Buffalo Bills	Quarterbacks Coach	4-5-0	0-0
1981 Buffalo Bills	Quarterbacks Coach	10-6-0	1-1
1980 Buffalo Bills	Quarterbacks Coach	11-5-0	0-1
1979 Buffalo Bills	Quarterbacks Coach	7-9-0	0-0
1978 Buffalo Bills	Quarterbacks Coach	5-11-0	0-0

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Coach history guide

Seasons with a championship win

Seasons with a conference championship

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