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Bill Belichick
Bill Belichick went 8–10 as a head coach, 2025–2026, at North Carolina. Wikipedia’s season articles record one season differently (2026, 3–2); by them his record is 7–10. Share
- Record
- 8–10 career
- Seasons
- 2
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Born
- Apr 16, 1952
- Alma mater
- Wesleyan (CT) 1975
- Best season
- 2026 4–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | North Carolina | 4–8 | T–13th | |||
| 2026 | North Carolina | 4–2 (Wikipedia: 3–2) |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 3 | 1–2 | 33% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 5 | 1–4 | 20% |
| Conference games | 11 | 4–7 | 36% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 8 | 4–4 | 50% |
| At home | 8 | 3–5 | 38% |
| On the road | 9 | 4–5 | 44% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 4 | 4–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 14 | 4–10 | 29% |
His own 18 games on file, 2025–2026, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Dukeseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| TCUseries | 2 | 1–1 |
| Clemsonseries | 2 | 0–2 |
| Stanfordseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Syracuseseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Pittsburghseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| Richmondseries | 1 | 1–0 |
| East Tennessee Stateseries | 1 | 1–0 |
How he was hired
- Hired by North Carolina for the 2025 season; he had been a head coach.
Power-conference head-coaching hires since 2010, with each coach’s previous job and ties to the school as collected by hand from Wikipedia: Hiring facts: M. Schuckers, cfb_coach_analytics.
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Baltimore Colts NFL | Special assistant | |
| 1976 | Detroit Lions NFL | Assistant special teams | |
| 1977 | Detroit Lions NFL | Wide receivers and tight ends coach | |
| 1978 | Denver Broncos NFL | Assistant special teams and defensive assistant | |
| 1979 | New York Giants NFL | Special teams coach and defensive assistant | |
| 1980–84 | New York Giants NFL | Special teams and linebackers coach | |
| 1985–90 | New York Giants NFL | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1991–95 | Cleveland Browns NFL | Head coach | |
| 1996 | New England Patriots NFL | Assistant head coach and defensive backs coach | |
| 1997–99 | New York Jets NFL | Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | |
| 2000–23 | New England Patriots NFL | Head coach | |
| 2025–present | North Carolina | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Rick ForzanoDetroit Lions
- Tommy HudspethDetroit Lions
- Ray PerkinsNew York Giants
- Bill ParcellsNew York Giants, New England Patriots, New York Jets
Assistants who became head coaches
- Gary TranquillNavy
- Jim BatesSan Antonio Gunslingers
- Nick SabanToledo, Michigan State, LSU, Alabama, Miami Dolphins
- Al GrohWake Forest, Virginia, New York Jets
- Elliot UzelacWestern Michigan, Navy
- Pat HillFresno State
- Kirk FerentzIowa, Maine
- Mike SheppardLong Beach State, New Mexico
- Woody WidenhoferMissouri, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma Outlaws
- Rick VenturiNorthwestern, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints
- Ron DowhowerStanford, Vanderbilt, Indianapolis Colts
- Charlie WeisNotre Dame, Kansas
- and 15 more
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rick Forzano | Detroit Lions NFL | 1976 | Assistant special teams | |
| Tommy Hudspeth | Detroit Lions NFL | 1976–77 | 1976: assistant special teams; 1977: wide receivers and tight ends coach | |
| Ray Perkins | New York Giants NFL | 1979–82 | 1979: special teams coach and defensive assistant; 1980–82: special teams and linebackers coach | |
| Bill Parcells | New York Giants NFL | 1983–90 | 1983–84: special teams and linebackers coach; 1985–90: defensive coordinator | |
| Bill Parcells | New England Patriots NFL | 1996 | Assistant head coach and defensive backs coach | |
| Bill Parcells | New York Jets NFL | 1997–99 | Assistant head coach and defensive coordinator |
Coached under him, later head coaches (27)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Tranquill | Cleveland Browns, 1991–93: quarterbacks coach | Navy | |
| Jim Bates | Cleveland Browns, 1991–93: inside linebackers coach; 1995: defensive backs coach | San Antonio Gunslingers | |
| Nick Saban | Cleveland Browns, 1991–94: defensive coordinator | Toledo, Michigan State, LSU, Alabama, Miami Dolphins | |
| Al Groh | Cleveland Browns, 1992: linebackers coach | Wake Forest, Virginia, New York Jets | |
| Elliot Uzelac | Cleveland Browns, 1992: assistant coach | Western Michigan, Navy | |
| Pat Hill | Cleveland Browns, 1992–95: tight ends and offensive line coach | Fresno State | |
| Kirk Ferentz | Cleveland Browns, 1993–95: offensive line coach | Iowa, Maine | |
| Mike Sheppard | Cleveland Browns, 1993–95: tight ends 93 and wide receivers coach | Long Beach State, New Mexico | |
| Woody Widenhofer | Cleveland Browns, 1993–94: linebackers coach | Missouri, Vanderbilt, Oklahoma Outlaws | |
| Rick Venturi | Cleveland Browns, 1994: defensive backs coach; 1995: defensive coordinator | Northwestern, Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints | |
| Ron Dowhower | Cleveland Browns, 1994: quarterbacks coach | Stanford, Vanderbilt, Indianapolis Colts | |
| Charlie Weis | New England Patriots, 2000–04: offensive coordinator | Notre Dame, Kansas | |
| DeWayne Walker | New England Patriots, 2000: defensive backs coach | UCLA, New Mexico State | |
| Howard Feggins | New England Patriots, 2003: minority coaching intern | St. Augustine’s | |
| Steve Szabo | New England Patriots, 2003: volunteer assistant | Edinboro | |
| Dean Pees | New England Patriots, 2004–05: linebackers coach; 2006–09: defensive coordinator | Kent State | |
| Matt Patricia | New England Patriots, 2004–05: assistant offensive line; 2006–10: linebackers coach; 2011: safeties coach; 2012–17: defensive coordinator; 2021: senior football advisor; 2022: senior football advisor and offensive line coach | Detroit Lions | |
| Bill O’Brien | New England Patriots, 2007: offensive assistant; 2008: wide receivers coach; 2009–10: quarterbacks coach; 2011, 2023: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | Penn State, Boston College, Houston Texans | |
| Brian Daboll | New England Patriots, 2013–16: tight ends coach | New York Giants | |
| Bret Bielema | New England Patriots, 2018: consultant; 2019: defensive line coach | Wisconsin, Arkansas, Illinois | |
| Brian Belichick | New England Patriots, 2020–23: safeties coach; North Carolina, 2025–26: defensive backs and safeties coach | New England Patriots (CA) | |
| Jedd Fisch | New England Patriots, 2020: quarterbacks coach | UCLA, Arizona, Washington | |
| Paul Guenther | New England Patriots, 2022–23: senior defensive assistant | Ursinus | |
| Bob Diaco | North Carolina, 2025–26: defensive line coach | UConn | |
| Freddie Kitchens | North Carolina, 2025: offensive coordinator | North Carolina, Cleveland Browns | |
| Garrick McGee | North Carolina, 2025–26: wide receivers coach | UAB | |
| Bobby Petrino | North Carolina, 2026: offensive coordinator | Louisville, Arkansas, Western Kentucky, Atlanta Falcons, Missouri State |
Other assistants under him (11)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| John Mitchell | Cleveland Browns, 1991–93: defensive line coach | |
| Steve Crosby | Cleveland Browns, 1991–93: running backs coach; 1994: offensive coordinator and running backs coach; 1995: offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach | |
| Chuck Bresnahan | Cleveland Browns, 1994–95: linebackers coach and quality control coach | |
| Rob Ryan | New England Patriots, 2000–03: linebackers coach | |
| Brian Ferentz | New England Patriots, 2008–10: offensive quality control coach; 2011: tight ends coach | |
| Corwin Brown | New England Patriots, 2010: defensive backs coach | |
| George Godsey | New England Patriots, 2011: offensive assistant; 2012–13: tight ends coach | |
| Stephen Belichick | New England Patriots, 2012–15: defensive assistant; 2016–18: safeties coach; 2019: defensive backs coach; 2020–23: outside linebackers coach; North Carolina, 2025–26: defensive coordinator | |
| DeMarcus Covington | New England Patriots, 2017–18: coaching assistant; 2019: outside linebackers coach; 2020–23: defensive line coach | |
| Vinnie Sunseri | New England Patriots, 2020: defensive coaching assistant; 2021–23: running backs coach | |
| Will Lawing | New England Patriots, 2023: tight ends coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.
How he coached
Belichick’s teams went for it on 17% of fourth downs and on 28% of those where the model said go for it, passed on 53% of plays and took 28.1 seconds a play, 2025–2026.
| Season | Went for it on fourth | When the model said go | Pass rate | Seconds a play | EPA a play | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 12 g | 15 of 93 16% | 25% | 54% | 28.4 | −0.02 | |
| 2026 6 g | 7 of 36 19% | 40% | 51% | 27.4 | +0.03 | |
| All 18 g | 22 of 129 17% | 28% | 53% | 28.1 | 0.00 |
His seasons as a head coach from 2004 on, from ESPN’s play by play: fourth downs where he went for it out of every fourth-down decision; how often he went when SportsDataverse’s fourth-down model said going for it was the better call; the share of his offense’s plays that were passes; seconds of game clock per offensive play (lower is faster); and expected points added per offensive play (EPA, a measure of how much each play moved the offense toward points). The season in progress counts its games so far. SportsDataverse’s coach tendencies, from ESPN’s play by play; the EPA and the fourth-down model are SportsDataverse’s.
Films and books
On film
Films: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia’s lists and categories (CC BY-SA). Books: Open Library (CC0); most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.