The Browns have played their home games at Cleveland Browns Stadium since 1999. TheCleveland Browns are a professionalAmerican football franchise based inCleveland ,Ohio . They are a member of theNorth Division of theAmerican Football Conference (AFC) in theNational Football League (NFL). The team began playing in 1946 as a charter member of theAll-America Football Conference (AAFC), and joined the NFL as part of theAAFC–NFL merger in 1950.[ 1] Cleveland Stadium from 1946 to 1995 before moving toCleveland Browns Stadium , where they have played since 1999.[ 2] Art Modell , moved the team toBaltimore ,Maryland and formed theBaltimore Ravens . The team was reactivated under new ownership in Cleveland in 1999.[ 3] Jimmy Haslam III .[ 4]
There have been 19 non-interimhead coaches for the Browns franchise. Their first head coach wasPaul Brown , who coached for 17 complete seasons.[ 5] Blanton Collier have led the Browns to NFL championships. Brown won theSporting News NFL Coach of the Year three times, theUnited Press International (UPI) NFL Coach of the Year once,[ 6] Pro Football Hall of Fame as a coach.[ 7] 1949 ,1951 ,1953 ,1957 ),Forrest Gregg (1976 ),Sam Rutigliano (1979 ,1980 ),Marty Schottenheimer (1986 ), andKevin Stefanski (2020 ,2023 ).
Since their reactivation in 1999, the Browns have had significant turnover at the head coaching position. Eleven men have coached the Browns since 1999, and only two have reached the postseason:Butch Davis (2002 ) and Stefanski (2020 and2023 ).
Note: Statistics are accurate through the2025 NFL season . #[ 8] Image Name Term[ N 2] Regular season Playoffs Achievements Ref. GC W L T Win% GC W L Win% 1 Paul Brown † 1946 –1962 214 158 48 8 .767 14 9 5 .643 FourAAFC championships (1946, 1947, 1948, 1949)[ 9] NFL championships (1950 ,1954 ,1955 )[ 10] 1949 ,1951 , and1953 Sporting News NFL Coach of the Year [ 11] 1957 UPI NFL Coach of the Year[ 6]
[ 5] [ 7] 2 Blanton Collier *1963 –1970 112 76 34 2 .691 7 3 4 .429 NFL Champion in 1964 [ 12] 3 Nick Skorich 1971 –1974 56 30 24 2 .556 2 0 2 .000 AFC Central Division Champions 1971 [ 13] 4 Forrest Gregg ‡ 1975 –1977 41 18 23 0 .439 — — — — 1976 Associated Press (AP) NFL Coach of the Year[ 14] [ 15] – Dick Modzelewski *[ N 3] 1977 1 0 1 0 .000 — — — — [ 16] 5 Sam Rutigliano *1978 –1984 97 47 50 0 .485 2 0 2 .000 1979 and1980 UPI NFL Coach of the Year[ 6] [ 17] 6 Marty Schottenheimer [ N 4] 1984 –1988 71 44 27 0 .620 6 2 4 .333 1986 UPI NFL Coach of the Year[ 6] [ 18] 7 Bud Carson *1989 –1990 25 11 13 1 .458 2 1 1 .500 AFC Central Division Champions 1989 [ 19] – Jim Shofner *[ N 5] 1990 7 1 6 0 .143 — — — — [ 20] 8 Bill Belichick 1991 –1995 80 36 44 0 .450 2 1 1 .500 [ 21] —[ N 6] 1996 –1998 9 Chris Palmer *1999 –2000 32 5 27 0 .156 — — — — [ 22] 10 Butch Davis *2001 –2004 59 24 35 0 .407 1 0 1 .000 [ 23] – Terry Robiskie [ N 7] 2004 5 1 4 0 .200 — — — — [ 24] 11 Romeo Crennel 2005 –2008 64 24 40 0 .375 — — — — [ 25] 12 Eric Mangini 2009 –2010 32 10 22 0 .313 — — — — [ 26] 13 Pat Shurmur 2011 –2012 32 9 23 0 .281 — — — — [ 27] 14 Rob Chudzinski *2013 16 4 12 0 .250 — — — — [ 28] 15 Mike Pettine *2014 –2015 32 10 22 0 .313 — — — — [ 29] 16 Hue Jackson 2016 –2018 40 3 36 1 .088 — — — — [ 30] – Gregg Williams [ N 8] 2018 8 5 3 0 .625 — — — — [ 31] 17 Freddie Kitchens *2019 16 6 10 0 .375 — — — — [ 32] 18 Kevin Stefanski [ N 9] 2020 –2025 101 45 56 0 .446 3 1 2 .333 2020 and2023 AP NFL Coach of the Year[ 33] [ 34] 19 Todd Monken *2026 –present0 0 0 0 – — — — — [ 35]
^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Browns. Thus, any coach who has two or more terms as head coach is only counted once. Interim coaches are not included. ^ Each year is linked to an article about that NFL season. ^ Gregg was fired thirteen games into the 1977 season. Modzelewski served as interim head coach for the remaining game. ^ Rutigliano was fired eight games into the 1984 season. Schottenheimer served as interim head coach for the remaining eight games before being promoted to full-time head coach. ^ Carson was fired nine games into the 1990 season. Shofner served as interim head coach for the remaining seven games. ^ The Browns did not play from 1996 to 1998 due to events in theCleveland Browns relocation controversy .[ 3] ^ Davis resigned eleven games into the 2004 season. Robiskie served as interim head coach for the remaining five games. ^ Jackson was fired eight games into the 2018 season. Williams served as interim head coach for the remaining eight games. ^ During the2020–21 NFL playoffs , Stefanski tested positive forCOVID-19 . Special teams coordinatorMike Priefer served as the acting head coach in the wild-card round against thePittsburgh Steelers , winning the game. Stefanski tested positive during Week 15 of the2021 season , with Priefer again serving as acting head coach against theLas Vegas Raiders , losing the game. General Specific ^ "Year By Year Season Results" .Cleveland Browns the original on April 2, 2010. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^ "Cleveland Browns Stadium" .Cleveland Browns . NFL Enterprises LLC. Archived fromthe original on March 15, 2010. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^a b Henkel 2005 , p. 111^ "Cleveland Browns – Front Office" . January 20, 2013.Archived from the original on January 23, 2013. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^a b "Paul Brown" .Pro Football Reference Archived from the original on October 27, 2013. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^a b c d Hickok, Ralph (April 17, 2008)."NFL Coach of the Year Award" . Hick OK Sports. Archived fromthe original on December 5, 2012. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 . ^a b "Paul Brown" .Pro Football Hall of Fame .Archived from the original on June 19, 2009. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^ Interim head coaches are not included in the numbering. ^ "Cleveland Browns" . Pro Football Hall of Fame.Archived from the original on June 12, 2012. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^ "History: NFL Champions" . Pro Football Hall of Fame.Archived from the original on August 27, 2013. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^ "NFL Coach of the Year" .Sporting News . Archived fromthe original on February 17, 2009. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^ "Blanton Collier" .Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.Archived from the original on January 26, 2011. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^ "Nick Skorich" .Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.Archived from the original on January 26, 2011. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^ "AP NFL Coach of the Year Winners" .The Washington Post . January 8, 2005.Archived from the original on November 7, 2012. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^ "Forrest Gregg" .Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.Archived from the original on January 18, 2011. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^ "Dick Modzelewski" .Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^ "Sam Rutigliano" .Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.Archived from the original on November 25, 2010. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^ "Marty Schottenheimer" .Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.Archived from the original on July 9, 2008. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^ "Bud Carson" .Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.Archived from the original on September 30, 2010. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^ "Jim Shofner" .Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.Archived from the original on January 17, 2013. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^ "Bill Belichick" .Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.Archived from the original on February 10, 2010. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^ "Chris Palmer" .Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.Archived from the original on February 7, 2013. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^ "Butch Davis" .Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.Archived from the original on November 23, 2017. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^ "Terry Robiskie" .Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.Archived from the original on January 19, 2013. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^ "Romeo Crennel" .Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.Archived from the original on January 27, 2021. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^ "Eric Mangini" .Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.Archived from the original on August 15, 2010. RetrievedJanuary 22, 2013 .^ "Pat Shurmur's Coaching Record" .Pro-Football-Reference.com Archived from the original on February 15, 2020. RetrievedJanuary 2, 2012 .^ "AP Source: Browns Hire Rob Chudzinski as New Coach" .abcnews.go.com Archived from the original on January 11, 2013. RetrievedJanuary 11, 2013 .^ "Mike Pettine Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks" .Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC.Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. RetrievedJanuary 4, 2016 .^ Cabot, Mary Kay (January 13, 2016)."Hue Jackson hired as Cleveland Browns' 8th head coach since 1999" . The Plain Dealer. Cleveland.com.Archived from the original on January 16, 2016. RetrievedJanuary 13, 2016 . ^ Laine, Jenna (October 29, 2018)."Browns fire head coach Hue Jackson, offensive coordinator Todd Haley" . ESPN. espn.com.Archived from the original on October 29, 2018. RetrievedJanuary 13, 2016 . ^ Patra, Kevin (January 9, 2019)."Browns promote Freddie Kitchens to head coach" . NFL. nfl.com.Archived from the original on November 7, 2020. RetrievedSeptember 15, 2020 . ^ Gordon, Grant (January 12, 2020)."Browns hire Kevin Stefanski as next head coach" . NFL. nfl.com.Archived from the original on September 28, 2020. RetrievedSeptember 15, 2020 . ^ "Kevin Stefanski Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks" .Pro Football Reference . Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedJanuary 5, 2026 .^ Russo, Kelsey (January 28, 2026)."Todd Monken named Browns head coach" .ClevelandBrowns.com . RetrievedJanuary 28, 2026 .
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