Raiders head coaches last 10 years include Josh McDaniels (2022), Jon Gruden (2018), Jack Del Rio (2015), Dennis Allen (2012) and Hue Jackson (2011). 

The Raiders franchise was founded in Oakland, California in 1959 and became the eighth member of the American Football League in 1960 as a replacement for the Minnesota Vikings.

The Raiders joined the National Football League in 1970 after the AFL and NFL merger. They played in Los Angeles between 1982 and 1995 before returning to Oakland.

The Raiders have an all-time regular season record of 497 wins, 458 losses, and 11 draws as of the end of the NFL 2022 season. Their all-time playoff record currently stands at 25 wins and 20 losses.

It was announced that the Raiders had relocated to Las Vegas on 22 January 2020. They played the 2020 season without fans in attendance for home games due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. 

They announced the hiring of Dave Ziegler as general manager and Josh McDaniels as head coach on 30 and 31 January 2022 respectively.   

Josh McDaniels - 2022

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Josh McDaniels joins his second season of the NFL as Head Coach of the Las Vegas Raiders and his 23rd overall campaign in the National Football League.

Josh was named as Las Vegas Raiders head coach by the Owner of the team Mark Davis on 31 January 2022, following 19 seasons with the New England Patriots including 13 as offensive coordinator.

He also worked as the Denver Broncos' head coach from 2009 to 2010 and the St. Louis Rams’ offensive coordinator in 2011.

Head Coaching Record

YearRole
1999 (Michigan State)Graduate Assistant
2001 (New England Patriots)Personnel Assistant
2002 (New England Patriots)Defensive Assistant
2003 (New England Patriots)Defensive Assistant
2004 (New England Patriots)Quarterbacks
2005 (New England Patriots)Quarterbacks
2006 (New England Patriots)Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
2007 (New England Patriots)Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
2008 (New England Patriots)Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
2009 (Denver Broncos)Head Coach
2010 (Denver Broncos)Head Coach
2011 (St. Louis Rams)Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
2012 (New England Patriots)Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
2013 (New England Patriots)Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
2014 (New England Patriots)Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
2015 (New England Patriots)Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
2016 (New England Patriots)Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
2017 (New England Patriots)Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
2018 (New England Patriots)Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
2019 (New England Patriots)Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
2020 (New England Patriots)Offensive Coordinator
2021 (New England Patriots)Offensive Coordinator
2022 (Las Vegas Raiders)Head Coach
2023 (Las Vegas Raiders)Head Coach

In his early days, he began his coaching career as a senior graduate assistant at Michigan State University under Nick Saban in 1999. McDaniels moved to Cleveland after assisting Michigan State and started working as a plastics sales representative. 

He was hired as the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders on 31 January 2022 and his first win with the Raiders was a 32-23 victory against his former NFL team the Denver Broncos.

Furthermore, he was criticized for his team's inability to hold leads and close out games throughout the 2022 season. He got so much criticism on different social media handles for Radiers' week 10 loss to an Indianapolis Colts team led by debuting head coach Jeff Saturday

Jeff was hired earlier that week to replace the recently dismissed Frank Reich despite having no past NFL coaching experience heading into the game. 

Despite that performance, Raiders owner Mark Davis expressed his support for Josh. The Raiders 2022 coaching staff roster is given below:

  • Mick Lombardi - Offensive Coordinator
  • Scott Turner - Pass Game Coordinator
  • Edgar Bennett - Wide Receivers 
  • Carmen Bricillo - Offensive Line
  • Cameron Clemmons - Assistant Offensive Line
  • Bo Hardegree - Quarterbacks
  • Matt Lombardi - Offensive Assistant/ Assistant Wide Receivers
  • Kennedy Polamalu - Running Backs
  • Jerry Schuplinski - Tight Ends
  • Mitch Singler - Offensive Quality Control
  • Fred Walker - Offensive Assistant 
  • Patrick Graham - Defensive Coordinator
  • Chris Ash - Defensive Backs
  • Matt Edwards - Defensive Assistant 
  • Matt Feeney - Defensive Quality Control 
  • Keith Heyward - Defensive Quality Control 
  • Rob Leonard - Defensive Line
  • Antonio Pierce - Linebackers
  • Rob Ryan - Senior Defensive Assistant 
  • Jason Simmons - Defensive Backs
  • AJ Neibel - Head Strength And Conditioning
  • D'anthony Batiste - Strength And Conditioning
  • Deuce Gruden - Strength And Conditioning
  • Rick Slate - Strength And Conditioning

Jon Gruden - 2018

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Jon Gruden was a famous football coach in the National Football League from 1990 to 2021, finishing his coaching career as the head coach of the NFL team Las Vegas Raiders. 

More than twenty-two years of coaching career his teams compiled a cumulative win/loss record of 191-161-1 and he was a head coach for fifteen seasons, starting first with the Oakland Raiders. 

He led the Las Vegas Raiders for four seasons compiling a win/loss record of 38-26-0.

Coach Facts

  • Years as head coach: 15
  • Years as a coordinator: 3
  • Championships won: 2002
  • Conference Championships won: 2002
  • Teams coached for: Las Vegas Raiders/Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers, and San Francisco 49ers
  • College Attended: University of Dayton Athletics

The Raiders announced the return of Jon as head coach on 6 January 2018 after nine years away from coaching in the NFL.

He signed one of the biggest $100 million contracts in the history of the NFL which includes a no-trade clause

Furthermore, Gruden came back to coaching after six years of attempts by Raiders owner Mark Davis to lure him back to be the Raiders head coach. The Raiders 2020 coaching staff is given below: 

  • Greg Olson - Offensive Coordinator
  • John Morton - Senior Offensive Assistant
  • Paul Guenther - Defensive Coordinator
  • Rod Marinelli - Defensive Line
  • Travis Smith - Assistant Defensive Line
  • Jim O'Neil - Defensive Backs
  • Taver Johnson - Assistant Defensive Backs
  • David Lippincott - Linebackers
  • Rich Bisaccia - Assistant head coach/ Special Teams Coordinator
  • Edgar Bennett - Wide Receivers
  • Nick Holz - Offensive Quality Control
  • Tim Berbenich - Offensive Quality Control
  • Austin King - Offensive Quality Control
  • Tom Cable - Offensive Line
  • Frank Smith - Tight Ends
  • Kirby Wilson - Running Backs
  • AJ Neibel - Head Strength and Conditioning
  • Rick Slate - Strength and Conditioning Assistant
  • D'Anthony Batiste - Strength and Conditioning Assistant
  • Deuce Gruden - Strength and Conditioning Assistant

Jack Del Rio - 2015

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Jack Del Rio worked as Denver Broncos defensive coordinator for the next three seasons before becoming head coach of the NFL team Raiders in 2015.

Del compiled a win/ loss record of 25-23 with the Raiders before being fired after the 2017 season. Moreover, he spent the next two years working as an NFL analyst for ESPN before joining the Washington Commanders as their defensive coordinator in 2020. 

He attended Hayward high school where he was a three-sport athlete for the Farmers. Not only that but he was also selected in the 1981 amateur baseball draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.

In his early days, he was elected to attend the University of Southern California where he played both American football and baseball for the Trojans. He will be inducted into the USC Athletic Hall of Fame in 2015. 

Dennis Allen - 2012

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Dennis Allen compiled a win/loss record of 8 wins and 28 losses in his coaching career with the Raiders. He began coaching during the 2012 season and last coached during the 2014 NFL campaign.

During his coaching career, he was a head coach for five seasons, starting first with the NFL team Las Vegas Raiders. He was fired prior to the week of the 2014 season after starting the season with 0 wins and 4 losses. 

Coach Facts

Years as head coach: 5

Years as a coordinator: 7

Championships won: 2009

Conference Championships won: 2009

Teams coached for: New Orleans Saints, Oakland Raiders, Denver Broncos, and Atlanta Falcons

College Attended: Texas A&M Aggies

Position Played: Safety

Hue Jackson - 2011

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Hue Jackson held coordinator positions in the National football league with the Washington Redskins in 2003, the Atlanta Falcons in 2007, the Oakland Raiders in 2010, and the Cincinnati Bengals from 2014 to 2015.

Not only that but he also worked as a head coach of the Raiders in 2011 and Cleveland Browns from 2016 to 2018.

Under his supervision as an offensive coordinator in 2010, the Raiders' offense finished fourth in the American Football Conference and 6th in the NFL in scoring.

The Raiders more than doubled their scoring outcome result from past years with 410 points.

After that in the 2010 season, Hue was named Raiders head coach in 2011 replacing Tom Cable. He was fired after serving one season as a head coach by a new Raiders general manager Reggie McKenzie.

In his coaching period, the Raiders finished with a win/loss record of 8-8.