There have been sixhead coaches of theHouston Texans, a professionalAmerican football team based inHouston,Texas,United States. The Texans play in theSouth Division of theAmerican Football Conference (AFC) in theNational Football League (NFL).

In2002, the Texans entered the NFL as anexpansion team, withDom Capers (2002–05) as the team's first head coach. Capers was selected, in part, due to his success in having led the expansionCarolina Panthers to the playoffs in just theirsecond season in the league.

After three straight seasons of consistent improvement, the Texans took a major step backward in2005 with a 2–14 finish. At the end of the season, Capers was fired and replaced withGary Kubiak (2006–2013), then theoffensive coordinator for theDenver Broncos. Kubiak, a Houston native and alumnus of nearbyTexas A&M, would eventually become the longest-tenured head coach in franchise history, coaching 125 games and posting a 61–64 record.

Kubiak earned several distinctions as head coach, having led the Texans to their first non-losing season (2007), their first winning season (2009), and their first division title, playoff appearance, and playoff win (2011). In both 2011 and2012, the Texans won the AFC South and the first game of the playoffs but lost the divisional game the following week.

In2013, the Texans started the season 2–0, but then lost their next 11 games. Kubiak was fired mid-season, on December 6, 2013^[1] and was replaced on an interim basis bydefensive coordinatorWade Phillips (2013, 3 games).

During the 2013 off-season,Bill O'Brien (2014–2020) was hired to be the Texans' next head coach.^[2] O'Brien had previously served as head coach atPenn State and as offensive coordinator underBill Belichick with theNew England Patriots.

Inthe 2020 season, the Texans started 0-4, and O'Brien was fired and replaced by interim head coachRomeo Crennel during the regular season on October 5, 2020.^[3]

During the 2020 offseason,David Culley was hired as the Texans' next head coach.^[4] Culley had previously served as an assistant head coach and wide receivers coach with multiple NFL franchises, most recently theBaltimore Ravens. However, he was fired after just one season, with the team posting a 4–13 record during his brief tenure.^[5][6]

During the 2021 offseason,Lovie Smith was hired as the Texans' next head coach.^[7] Smith had previously served as associate head coach and defensive coordinator during the2021 season. Smith was previously the head coach of theChicago Bears and theTampa Bay Buccaneers, as well as theIllinois Fighting Illini. Smith, however, was fired after posting a 3–13–1 record, becoming the second-straight Texans head coach to be fired after one season.^[8]

During the 2022 offseason,DeMeco Ryans was hired as the Texans' next head coach;^[9] Ryans served as defensive coordinator with theSan Francisco 49ers. Ryans also was drafted in2006 by the Texans where he played for six seasons.

Note: Statistics are accurate through end of2024 NFL season.

#	Image	Name	Term[N 2]		Regular season					Playoffs			Accomplishments	Ref.
			First	Last	GC	W	L	T	Win%	GC	W	L
1		Dom Capers	2002	2005	64	18	46	0	.281	—				[10]
2		Gary Kubiak	2006	2013[N 3]	125	61	64	0	.488	4	2	2	2AFC South Championships (2011,2012) 2Playoff Berths	[11]
–		Wade Phillips	2013[N 3]		3	0	3	0	.000	—				[12]
3		Bill O'Brien*	2014	2020[N 4]	100	52	48	0	.520	6	2	4	4AFC South Championships (2015,2016,2018,2019) 4Playoff Berths	[13]
–		Romeo Crennel	2020[N 4]		12	4	8	0	.333	—				[14]
4		David Culley*	2021		17	4	13	0	.235	—				[15]
5		Lovie Smith	2022		17	3	13	1	.206	—				[16]
6		DeMeco Ryans*	2023–present		34	20	14	0	.588	4	2	2	2AFC South Championships (2023,2024) 2Playoff Berths	[17]

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