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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 21, 1947 |
| Place of birth | Orange, Texas, USA |
| Career information | |
| Position(s) | Defensive Coordinator Head Coach Linebacker |
| College | Houston |
| Head coaching record | |
| Career record | 82–59–0 (Regular Season) 1–5 (Postseason) 83–64–0 (Overall) |
| Stats | |
| Coaching stats | Pro Football Reference |
| Coaching stats | DatabaseFootball |
| Team(s) as a coach/administrator | |
| 1969 1970–1972 1973–1974 1975 1976–1980 1981–1985 1985 1986–1988 1989–1992 1993–1994 1995–1997 1998–2000 2002–2003 2003 2004–2006 2007–2010 2009–2010 2011- |
University of Houston (graduate assistant) West Orange-Stark HS (defensive coordinator) Oklahoma State University (linebackers coach) University of Kansas (defensive line coach) Houston Oilers (defensive line coach) New Orleans Saints (defensive coordinator) New Orleans Saints (interim head coach) Philadelphia Eagles (defensive coordinator) Denver Broncos (defensive coordinator) Denver Broncos (head coach) Buffalo Bills (defensive coordinator) Buffalo Bills (head coach) Atlanta Falcons (defensive coordinator) Atlanta Falcons (interim head coach) San Diego Chargers (defensive coordinator) Dallas Cowboys (head coach) Dallas Cowboys (Defensive Coordinator & Head Coach) Houston Texans (Defensive Coordinator) |
Wade Allen Phillips (born June 21, 1947) is the defensive coordinator for the Houston Texans and former head coach for the National Football League's Dallas Cowboys, Denver Broncos, and Buffalo Bills. He was also an interim head coach for the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons. His career winning percentage as a head coach is .581.
Personal life[]
Wade is the son of former NFL coach Bum Phillips. Wade and wife Laurie have two children together. His daughter, dancer/choreographer Tracy Phillips, appeared as Helena in My Chemical Romance's music video for the song "Helena";[1] his son, Wes Phillips, is an assistant coach with the Cowboys.
Playing career[]
Phillips attended Port Neches-Groves High School in Port Neches, Texas, and went on to the University of Houston, where he was a three-year starter at linebacker from 1966–68. He held the school record for career assisted tackles[2] (228) until 2011 when the record was broken by Marcus McGraw.[citation needed]
Coaching career[]
Phillips began his coaching career as graduate assistant to Bill Yeoman at the University of Houston in 1969. From 1970–72 he served as defensive coordinator at West Orange-Stark High School in Orange, Texas. He then coached the linebackers at Oklahoma State University from 1973–1974, under his father who was OSU defensive coordinator at that time. In 1975, Phillips coached the defensive line at the University of Kansas.
NFL coaching[]
Phillips began his professional coaching career in Houston as the linebackers coach in 1976 for the team coached by his father, as well as defensive line coach in 1977–1980. He remained on his father's staff as the pair headed for New Orleans. Bum stepped down as head coach of a struggling Saints team in late 1985, and Wade stepped in as interim head coach. He spent the next three years as the defensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles and then four more in the same position for the Denver Broncos. Phillips replaced Dan Reeves as head coach for the Broncos in 1993, but was fired after a mediocre 1994 season in which management felt he lost control of the team.
The most successful coaching stop for Phillips was at Buffalo. He always kept the team competitive and in the playoff hunt. A loss to the Titans in the 1999 playoffs haunted Phillips for the rest of his time at Buffalo. Prior to the game, Wade caused a controversy when he inserted Rob Johnson as starting quarterback, after Doug Flutie was the starter the whole year and led the team to the playoffs.
He has the distinction of having been replaced by a father and a son from two head coaching positions – by Jim Mora at the New Orleans Saints and by Jim Mora Jr. at the Atlanta Falcons. He also has twice replaced Dan Reeves as a head coach.
On February 8, 2007, he was named the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, replacing the retired Bill Parcells. He was chosen after Jerry Jones interviewed 10 potential replacements, including former Cowboys and former San Francisco 49ers Offensive Coordinator Norv Turner, former Chicago Bears defensive coordinator Ron Rivera and former Cowboys quarterback Jason Garrett. In the 2007 NFL Playoffs, he led the Cowboys to another playoff loss, making his playoff record 0–5. The Cowboys failed to make the playoffs in 2008, as the season ended with a 44–6 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, preventing a wild card playoff berth.
Prior to the 2009 season, Phillips also took over as defensive coordinator, replacing the fired Brian Stewart. Phillips called defensive plays for the final 10 games of the 2008 season after Stewart was stripped of the responsibilities.[3] On January 9, 2010, Phillips's Cowboys defeated the Eagles in the wild card round, ending the club's 12 year playoff win drought (6 games total, Phillips was only coach for one of those losses) and earning Phillips his first playoff win. [4] Following the 2009 season, Phillips signed a contract extension through the 2011 season.[5] However, he was fired by the Cowboys on November 8, 2010 following the second worst start in franchise history (one win in their first eight games) punctuated by a 45–7 loss to the Green Bay Packers.[6]
On January 5, 2011, Phillips was hired as the defensive coordinator of the Houston Texans replacing Frank Bush, who was terminated by Texans owner Bob McNair.[7]
Through 11 games of the 2011 NFL Season, Phillips has coached the Texans defense to 1st overall in the league after being in 30th at the end of the last season.
Head coaching record[]
| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||
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| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| NOR | 1985 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | 3rd in NFC West | – | – | – | – |
| NOR Total | 1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | – | – | – | |||
| DEN | 1993 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .562 | 3rd in AFC West | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Los Angeles Raiders in AFC Wild-Card Game |
| DEN | 1994 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .437 | 4th in AFC West | – | – | – | – |
| DEN Total | 16 | 16 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| BUF | 1998 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | 3rd in AFC East | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Miami Dolphins in AFC Wild-Card Game |
| BUF | 1999 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .687 | 2nd in AFC East | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Tennessee Titans in AFC Wild-Card Game |
| BUF | 2000 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | 4th in AFC East | – | – | – | – |
| BUF Total | 29 | 19 | 0 | .604 | 0 | 2 | .000 | |||
| ATL | 2003 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 4th in NFC South | – | – | – | – |
| ATL Total | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | – | – | – | |||
| DAL | 2007 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | 1st in NFC East | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to New York Giants in NFC Divisional Game |
| DAL | 2008 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .562 | 3rd in NFC East | – | – | – | – |
| DAL | 2009 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .687 | 1st in NFC East | 1 | 1 | .500 | Lost to the Minnesota Vikings in NFC Divisional Game |
| DAL | 2010 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | NFC East | – | – | – | Fired in mid-season |
| DAL Total | 34 | 22 | 0 | .607 | 1 | 2 | .333 | |||
| Total[8] | 82 | 59 | 0 | .581 | 1 | 5 | .167 | |||
References[]
- ↑ "Chronology 2000 –". San Diego Chargers. Archived from the original on 2007-01-28. http://web.archive.org/web/20070128195224/http://www.chargers.com/history/chronology/chronology-2000.htm. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
- ↑ "University of Houston football records". http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/hou/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/footbl-records.pdf.
- ↑ "Phillips takes defensive coordinator duties for Dallas Cowboys". Dallas Morning News. 2009-02-17. http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/football/cowboys/stories/021809dnspocowbriefs.3441a0c.html. Retrieved 2009-02-18.
- ↑ Wade Phillips Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks – Pro-Football-Reference.com
- ↑ McMahon, Tim (2010-01-21). "Dallas Cowboys extend Wade Phillips' contract through 2011 season". ESPN.com. http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/news/story?id=4845583. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ↑ "Wade Phillips Fired by Dallas Cowboys". CBS News. 2010-11-08. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/11/08/sportsline/main7034871.shtml. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
- ↑ "Texans hire Phillips as defensive coordinator". January 2011. http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/fb/texansfront/7367380.html.
- ↑ Wade Phillips Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks – Pro-Football-Reference.com
External links[]
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Paul Wiggin |
New Orleans Saints Defensive Coordinator 1981–1985 |
Succeeded by Steve Sidwell |
| Preceded by Marion Campbell |
Philadelphia Eagles Defensive Coordinator 1986–1988 |
Succeeded by Jeff Fisher |
| Preceded by Joe Collier |
Denver Broncos Defensive Coordinator 1989–1992 |
Succeeded by Charlie Waters |
| Preceded by Walt Corey |
Buffalo Bills Defensive Coordinator 1995–1997 |
Succeeded by Ted Cottrell |
| Preceded by Don Blackmon |
Atlanta Falcons Defensive Coordinator 2002–2003 |
Succeeded by Ed Donatell |
| Preceded by Dale Lindsey |
San Diego Chargers Defensive Coordinator 2003–2006 |
Succeeded by Ted Cottrell |
| Preceded by Brian Stewart |
Dallas Cowboys Defensive Coordinator 2009–2010 |
Succeeded by Paul Pasqualoni |
| Preceded by Frank Bush |
Houston Texans Defensive Coordinator 2011–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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