Sean McVay

Coaching Record

Years Coached Record Win % Playoff record Playoff win %
16 125-121-1 50.81% 7-6 53.85%

Coaching Tree

Parents:

Jon Gruden, Mike Shanahan, Jay Gruden

Children:

Zac Taylor, Matt LaFleur, Kevin O'Connell, Brandon Staley


Biography

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Career Summary

Sean McVay is a football coach in the National Football League (NFL) and has been the head coach for the Los Angeles Rams since 2017. During this time period, the Rams compiled a 71-48-0 record. He was the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams from 2017 until the 2024 season, during which time the Rams went 71-48-0. During his career he was a head coach for eight seasons. In 2021, the Rams won the Super Bowl against the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20.

Career Awards

McVay won the NFL's Coach of the Year award in 2017 after guiding the Rams to a 11-5-0 record and a a berth in the playoffs. As the head coach of the Los Angeles Rams he coached two players to award-winning seasons: Aaron Donald, AP Defensive Player of the Year in 2017; Todd Gurley, AP Offensive Player of the Year in 2017; Aaron Donald, AP Defensive Player of the Year in 2018; Aaron Donald, AP Defensive Player of the Year in 2020.

Sean McVay Coaching Tree

Before he was a head coach, McVay served as an assistant coach for Jon Gruden, Mike Shanahan, and Jay Gruden. Four of these years were spent on Shanahan's coaching staff. During his time as head coach, four assistant coaches, (Zac Taylor, Matt LaFleur, Kevin O'Connell, and Brandon Staley) on his coaching staff were hired as head coaches across the league. His coaching tree has combined for a record of 144-114-1 in the regular season and 8-8 in the playoffs during their eighteen seasons as head coach after serving on his coaching staffs.

Personal Information

McVay was born on Friday, January 24, 1986 in Omaha, Nebraska.


History

Year Position Record Playoff record
2024 Los Angeles Rams Head Coach 1-3-0 0-0
2023 Los Angeles Rams Head Coach 10-7-0 0-1
2022 Los Angeles Rams Head Coach 5-12-0 0-0
2021 Los Angeles Rams Head Coach 12-5-0 4-0
2020 Los Angeles Rams Head Coach 10-6-0 1-1
2019 Los Angeles Rams Head Coach 9-7-0 0-0
2018 Los Angeles Rams Head Coach 13-3-0 2-1
2017 Los Angeles Rams Head Coach 11-5-0 0-1
2016 Washington Redskins Offensive Coordinator 8-7-1 0-0
2015 Washington Redskins Offensive Coordinator 9-7-0 0-1
2014 Washington Redskins Offensive Coordinator 4-12-0 0-0
2013 Washington Redskins Tight Ends Coach 3-13-0 0-0
2012 Washington Redskins Tight Ends Coach 10-6-0 0-1
2011 Washington Redskins Tight Ends Coach 5-11-0 0-0
2010 Washington Redskins Offensive Assistant Coach 6-10-0 0-0
2009 Florida Tuskers Wide Receivers Coach / Offensive Quality Control Coach 6-0-0
2008 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Coaching Assistant 9-7-0 0-0

Coach history guide

Seasons with a championship win Seasons with a conference championship

Coach facts

  1. Youngest head coach in NFL history (30 years old)
  • Years as head coach: 8
  • Years as a coordinator: 3
  • Championships won: 2021
  • Conference Championships won: 2018 and 2021
  • Coach of the Year: 2017
  • Led the league in wins: 2018
  • Second in total wins for the Los Angeles Rams.
  • Fourth in winning percentage for the Los Angeles Rams.
  • Most playoff wins in Los Angeles Rams history (7)
  • Past teams coached for: Los Angeles Rams, Washington Redskins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers
  • Date of Birth: Friday, January 24, 1986 (38 years old), Omaha, Nebraska
  • McVay's salary is reported at $8.5 million a year
  • Sean McVay is the youngest head coach in NFL history.t
  • Sean McVay is the youngest head coach to win a playoff game (32 years old).