Jim Shofner
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- Seasons coached
- 26
- First season
- 1970
- Teams
- 7
Career
9 stints
- 1970–1973San Francisco 49ersQuarterbacksWide Receivers
- 1974–1976TCUHead Coach
- 1977San Francisco 49ersDefensive Backs
- 1978–1980Cleveland BrownsQuarterbacks
- 1981–1982Houston OilersOffensive Coordinator
- 1983–1985Dallas CowboysQuarterbacks
- 1986–1989St. Louis/Phoenix CardinalsOffensive Coordinator
- 1990Cleveland BrownsHead CoachOffensive CoordinatorInterim
- 1992–1996Buffalo BillsQuarterbacks
Coaching tree
3 mentors, 5 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
8
- 1990Dan RadakovichMentored · Cleveland Browns
- 1990Hal HunterMentored · Cleveland Browns
- 1986–1989Gene StallingsCoached under · St. Louis/Phoenix Cardinals
- 1978–1980Sam RutiglianoCoached under · Cleveland Browns
- 1977Ken MeyerCoached under · San Francisco 49ers
- 1976Bob JunkoMentored · TCU
- 1974Dave McGinnisMentored · TCU
- 1974–1975Don LawrenceMentored · TCU
Succeeded
7
- 1991Bill BelichickSucceeded by · Cleveland Browns
- 1990Bud CarsonSucceeded · Cleveland Browns
- 1983John MackovicSucceeded · Dallas Cowboys
- 1983Kay DaltonSucceeded by · Houston Oilers
- 1981Paul HackettSucceeded by · Cleveland Browns
- 1977F. DrySucceeded by · TCU
- 1974Billy TohillSucceeded · TCU
Tenure
26 seasons
- Buffalo BillsPosition coach · 1992–19965
- San Francisco 49ersPosition coach · 1970–19775
- St. Louis/Phoenix CardinalsCoordinator · 1986–19894
- Dallas CowboysPosition coach · 1983–19853
- Cleveland BrownsPosition coach · 1978–19803
- TCUHead coach · 1974–19763
- Houston OilersCoordinator · 1981–19822
- Cleveland BrownsHead coach · 19901
Moves
Nothing on the wire for Jim Shofner. The wire carries moves published since the register went live; the career above is the record before that.