Bum Phillips
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- Seasons coached
- 19
- First season
- 1967
- Teams
- 5
Career
6 stints
- 1967–1971San Diego ChargersDefensive Coordinator
- 1972SMUdc
- 1973Oklahoma StateAssistant Coach
- 1974Houston OilersDefensive Coordinator
- 1975–1980Houston OilersHead Coach
- 1981–1985New Orleans SaintsHead Coach
Coaching tree
2 mentors, 4 protégés, 1 branch — a branch is a protégé who went on to hold a head job.
MentorsProtégés
Became a head coachShowing up to 7 per row
Relationships
Coached under
6
- 1981–1985Harold RichardsonMentored · New Orleans Saints
- 1981–1985John LevraMentored · New Orleans Saints
- 1981–1985Willie ZapalacMentored · New Orleans Saints
- 1977–1980Joe BugelMentored · Houston Oilers
- 1973Jim StanleyCoached under · Oklahoma State
- 1972Hayden FryCoached under · SMU
Succeeded
2
- 1986Jim E. MoraSucceeded by · New Orleans Saints
- 1973Harold RichardsonSucceeded by · Oklahoma State
Tenure
19 seasons
- Houston OilersHead coach · 1975–19806
- New Orleans SaintsHead coach · 1981–19855
- San Diego ChargersCoordinator · 1967–19715
- Houston OilersCoordinator · 19741
- Oklahoma StatePosition coach · 19731
- SMUCoordinator · 19721
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Bum Phillips. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.