List of Baltimore Ravens head coaches

Satellite picture of the Ravens' home, M&T Bank Stadium
John Harbaugh is the longest-serving head coach of the Ravens, coaching the franchise since the 2008 season and is the most successful head coach in franchise history.

The Baltimore Ravens are an American football team based in Baltimore, Maryland. They are currently members of the North division of the American Football Conference (AFC) in the National Football League (NFL). In 1996, the Ravens joined the American Football Conference (AFC) of the National Football League (NFL) after former Cleveland Browns owner Art Modell decided to relocate the team to Baltimore. However, as part of an agreement between Modell, the NFL and the city of Cleveland, Modell left the Browns' name, colors and history in Cleveland. However, the team's players and staff were permitted to move to Baltimore with the franchise. For this reason, the Ravens are considered an expansion team. The Browns name was later reintroduced in 1999.[1]

Modell had planned to bring Bill Belichick to Baltimore as head coach, but Belichick was fired February 14, 1996. Instead, Modell hired Ted Marchibroda on February 15 as the first head coach of the Ravens franchise in 1996. Marchibroda had previously coached the Baltimore Colts in the 1970s and the Indianapolis Colts in the 1990s. After three seasons, his contract was not renewed. Brian Billick succeeded him after accepting a six-year coaching contract from Modell. Billick went on to lead the Ravens to four playoff appearances in his nine years as coach. In 2000, he led the Ravens to a 34–7 victory in Super Bowl XXXV against the New York Giants.[2] On December 31, 2007, Billick was fired by Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti after leading the Ravens to a 5–11 record in the 2007 season. Less than three weeks later, the Ravens hired John Harbaugh as the franchise's third head coach.[3] Harbaugh reached the playoffs in each of his first five seasons as Ravens head coach, bringing success to the franchise, including a victory in Super Bowl XLVII, in which the Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers, led by John's brother Jim Harbaugh, by a score of 34–31.

Coaches

# Number of coaches[N 1]
Yrs Years coached
First First season coached
Last Last season coached
GC Games Coached
W Wins
L Loses
T Ties
W% Win – Loss percentage
00* Spent entire NFL head coaching career with the Ravens
Note: Statistics are accurate through week 12 of the 2024 NFL season.
# Image Name Term[N 2] Regular season Playoffs Accomplishments Ref.
Yrs First Last GC W L T W% GC W L W%
1 Ted Marchibroda 3 1996 1998 48 16 31 1 .344 — [4]
2 Brian Billick* 9 1999 2007 144 80 64 0 .556 8 5 3 .625 Super Bowl Championship (XXXV)
AFC Championship (2000)
2 AFC North Championships (2003, 2006)
4 Playoff Berths 		[5]
3 John Harbaugh* 17 2008 present 271 168 103 0 .620 22 12 10 .545 Super Bowl Championship (XLVII)
AFC Championship (2012)
5 AFC North Championships (2011, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2023)
11 Playoff Berths
AP NFL Coach of the Year (2019) 		[6]
Totals 29 1996 2024 463 264 198 1 .571 30 17 13 .567

Notes

  1. ^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Ravens. Thus, any coach who has two or more terms as head coach is only counted once.
  2. ^ Each year is linked to an article about that particular NFL season.

References

General
  • "Baltimore Ravens History". New York Jets. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
  • "Baltimore Ravens Team History". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
  • "Baltimore Ravens Team Encyclopedia". Sports-Reference. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
Specific
  1. ^ Sandomir, Richard (February 10, 1996). "N.F.L. Gives Modell a Ticket to Baltimore". The New York Times. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
  2. ^ "Baltimore Football History". Baltimore Ravens. Archived from the original on February 11, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
  3. ^ "Ravens settle for Harbaugh as their new coach". Associated Press. January 18, 2008. Archived from the original on May 14, 2008. Retrieved May 25, 2008.
  4. ^ "Ted Marchibroda Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  5. ^ "Brian Billick Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 14, 2011.
  6. ^ "John Harbaugh Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 26, 2023.