Bill O'Brien
Coaching Record
| Years Coached | Record | Win % | Playoff record | Playoff win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 116-64-0 | 64.44% | 6-8 | 42.86% |
Coaching Tree
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Biography
Career Summary
Bill O'Brien is a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) and has been the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach for the New England Patriots since 2023. Prior to this season, he coached for the New England Patriots and Houston Texans for twelve seasons. His most recent position was with the Texans as their head coach/general manager. He was the head coach of the Houston Texans from 2014 until the 2020 season, during which time the Texans went 56-56-0. During his career he was a head coach for seven seasons. He was fired from the Texans on Monday, October 5, 2020. He was fired after a slow start to the season and was replaced by Romeo Crennel as the Texans new interim head coach. O'Brien returns to the NFL in 2023 as the Patriots offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach.
Career Awards
During the 2014 and 2015 seasons as the head coach of the Houston Texans he coached J.J. Watt to the AP Defensive Player of the Year.
Bill O'Brien Coaching Tree
Before he was a head coach, O'Brien served as an assistant coach for Bill Belichick. He spent six years as an assistant coach to Bill Belichick, finishing as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach in 2023. One assistant coach from his coaching staffs, Mike Vrabel, was eventually hired as a head coach. He is the current head coach of the Tennessee Titans. After coaching with Bill O'Brien he has posted a 48-34-0 record during the regular season and 2-3 in the playoffs as head coach.
Personal Information
O'Brien was born on Thursday, October 23, 1969 in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
History
| Year | Position | Record | Playoff record |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 New England Patriots | Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach | 0-0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 Houston Texans | Head Coach / General Manager | 0-4-0 | 0-0 |
| 2019 Houston Texans | Head Coach | 10-6-0 | 1-1 |
| 2018 Houston Texans | Head Coach | 11-5-0 | 0-1 |
| 2017 Houston Texans | Head Coach | 4-12-0 | 0-0 |
| 2016 Houston Texans | Head Coach | 9-7-0 | 1-1 |
| 2015 Houston Texans | Head Coach | 9-7-0 | 0-1 |
| 2014 Houston Texans | Head Coach | 9-7-0 | 0-0 |
| 2013 Penn State Nittany Lions | Head Coach | 7-5-0 | |
| 2012 Penn State Nittany Lions | Head Coach | 8-4-0 | |
| 2011 New England Patriots | Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach | 13-3-0 | 2-1 |
| 2010 New England Patriots | Quarterbacks Coach | 14-2-0 | 0-1 |
| 2009 New England Patriots | Quarterbacks Coach | 10-6-0 | 0-1 |
| 2008 New England Patriots | Wide Receivers Coach | 11-5-0 | 0-0 |
| 2007 New England Patriots | Offensive Assistant Coach | 16-0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2006 Duke Blue Devils | Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach | 0-12-0 | |
| 2005 Duke Blue Devils | Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach | 1-10-0 | |
| 2004 Maryland Terrapins | Running Backs Coach | 5-6-0 | |
| 2003 Maryland Terrapins | Running Backs Coach | 10-3-0 | |
| 2002 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach | 7-6-0 | |
| 2001 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coach | 8-5-0 | |
| 2000 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Running Backs Coach | 9-3-0 | |
| 1999 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Running Backs Coach | 8-4-0 | |
| 1998 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Running Backs Coach | 10-2-0 | |
| 1997 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Graduate Assistant | 7-5-0 | |
| 1996 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Graduate Assistant | 5-6-0 | |
| 1995 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets | Graduate Assistant | 6-5-0 | |
| 1994 Brown Bears | Inside Linebackers Coach | 7-3-0 | |
| 1993 Brown Bears | Tight Ends Coach | 4-6-0 |
Coach history guide
| Seasons with a championship win | Seasons with a conference championship |
Coach facts
O'Brien was fired by the Texans on October, 5th after a 0-4 start to the season.
- Years as head coach: 7
- Years as a coordinator: 2
- Conference Championships won: 2007 and 2011
- Second in total wins for the Houston Texans.
- First in winning percentage for the Houston Texans.
- Most playoff wins in Houston Texans history (2)
- Past teams coached for: New England Patriots, Houston Texans
- College Attended: Brown Bears
- Date of Birth: Thursday, October 23, 1969 (53 years old), Dorchester, Massachusetts