Kevin Stefanski
Saint Joseph's (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) | |
College: | Penn |
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Undrafted: | 2005 |
Career history | |
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Career highlights and awards | |
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Head coaching record | |
Regular season: | 37–30 (.552) |
Postseason: | 1–2 (.333) |
Career: | 38–32 (.543) |
Coaching stats at PFR |
Kevin Lawrence Stefanski
Early life and playing career
Stefanski graduated from St. Joseph's Preparatory School in 2000 and the University of Pennsylvania in 2004. Stefanski played defensive back while at Penn, being named the Quakers Freshman of the Year in 2000. He was part of the only undefeated Penn team of the decade and was twice an All-Ivy League selection.
Coaching career
Minnesota Vikings assistant
Stefanski joined the Minnesota Vikings in 2006 as an assistant to then-head coach Brad Childress.[3] In 2009, he was promoted to assistant quarterbacks' coach, where he would serve until the 2013 season and had coached quarterbacks such as Brett Favre and Christian Ponder. Despite the Vikings' ups and downs during his tenure, Stefanski survived 3 coaching changes (Childress, Leslie Frazier, and Mike Zimmer).
In 2017, after the termination of Scott Turner, Stefanski was promoted to coach the Vikings quarterbacks, where he helped transform the Vikings into the NFL's 10th-highest scoring offense. Quarterback Case Keenum had his best season under Stefanski, throwing 22 touchdown passes and only seven interceptions.[4] He previously worked with the running backs in 2016 and the tight ends in 2014 and 2015.
After the 2017 season, the New York Giants requested to interview and hire Stefanski as their new offensive coordinator, but the Vikings denied the request.[5]
After offensive coordinator John DeFilippo was fired following a 21–7 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, Stefanski was named interim offensive coordinator.[6] On January 9, 2019, Stefanski was promoted to full-time offensive coordinator.[7]
Cleveland Browns
On January 13, 2020, Stefanski signed a five-year contract to become the 18th head coach of the Cleveland Browns, two days after the Minnesota Vikings lost in the NFC playoffs.[8] On September 13, 2020, Stefanski lost his head coaching debut to the Baltimore Ravens by a score of 38–6. The loss marked the 16th consecutive Week 1 without a win for the Browns.[9] On September 17, Stefanski recorded his first career win as a head coach in the 35–30 win against the Cincinnati Bengals.
On December 6, Stefanski became the first Browns head coach since
During the 2023 Browns season, Stefanski led the team to a second winning season along with another playoff appearance becoming the first Browns head coach to lead the team to multiple postseason appearances since Marty Schottenheimer.
Head coaching record
Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
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Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
CLE | 2020 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | 3rd in AFC North | 0 | 1 | .500 | Lost to Kansas City Chiefs in AFC Divisional Game |
CLE | 2021 | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | 3rd in AFC North | — | — | — | — |
CLE | 2022 | 7 | 10 | 0 | .438 | 4th in AFC North | — | — | — | — |
CLE | 2023 | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | 2nd in AFC North | 0 | 1 | .000 | Lost to Houston Texans in AFC Wild Card Game |
Career | 37 | 30 | 0 | .552 | 0 | 2 | .333 |
Personal life
Stefanski and his wife Michelle have three children together. He is the son of NBA executive Ed Stefanski.
He is a devout
References
- ^ Gribble, Andrew (January 13, 2020). "Kevin Stefanski named Browns head coach". ClevelandBrowns.com. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ "Vikings Name Kevin Stefanski Offensive Coordinator". Vikings.com. January 9, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ Grlbble, Andrew. "5 things to know about Kevin Stefanski". clevelandbrowns.com. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ "Case Keenum: Career Stats at NFL.com". www.nfl.com. Retrieved January 29, 2020.
- ^ Raanan, Jordan (February 11, 2018). "Vikings nix Giants' request to interview, hire Kevin Stefanski for OC, source says". ESPN. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ Patra, Kevin (December 11, 2018). "Vikings fire offensive coordinator John DeFilippo". NFL.com. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ Broome, Anthony (January 9, 2019). "Vikings announce Kevin Stefanski as offensive coordinator". Minnesota Vikings. Retrieved January 16, 2020.
- ^ Gribble, Andrew (January 13, 2020). "Kevin Stefanski named Browns head coach". www.clevelandbrowns.com. Retrieved January 14, 2020.
- ^ Cabot, Mary Kay (September 13, 2020). "Browns get blown out by Ravens, 38-6, in Kevin Stefanski's head coaching debut". Cleveland.com.
- ^ "Kevin Stefanski tests positive for COVID-19; Mike Priefer to serve as acting Head Coach". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 5, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ a b Withers, Tom (January 14, 2021). "Stefanski out of basement, back with Browns after COVID-19". APNews.com. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
- ^ "'Kansas City Here We Come': Fans, celebrities react to Cleveland Browns' playoff win over Pittsburgh Steelers". wkyc.com. January 11, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
- ^ Edholm, Eric (February 8, 2024). "Browns' Kevin Stefanski named AP 2023 NFL Coach of the Year". NFL.com. Retrieved March 19, 2024.
External links
- Cleveland Browns bio
- Media related to Kevin Stefanski at Wikimedia Commons