This article contains a list of Canadian Football League head coaches by regular season wins. This list is current through the close of the 2025 regular season.

This list also includes coaches who coached in the CFL's predecessor leagues, the Interprovincial Rugby Football Union (CFL East Division) and the Western Interprovincial Football Union (CFL West Division).

Wally Buono is the all-time leader in both wins and losses with 282 wins, 165 losses, and three ties. Eleven coaches have more than 100 wins and only Buono and Don Matthews have more than 200.

As of the end of the 2025 CFL season, the active head coach with the most wins is Mike O'Shea, who has 117 wins and 77 losses.

Five head coaches share the record for Grey Cup championships at five: Wally Buono, Don Matthews, Frank Clair, Hugh Campbell, and Lew Hayman.

Top 20 head coaches by regular season wins +Key †Elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a builder ‡Elected to the Canadian Football Hall of Fame as a player *Denotes active head coach

Coaches ranked by regular-season wins, then winning percentageRankCoachSeasons TeamsTeamwinsTeamlossesTeamtiesCareerwinsCareerlossesTiesPctRef.1†1990–20021537922821653 2003–11, 2016–181298612†1983–1987562312311331 1990, 1996–98, 2008493101991–93252201994–9527901999–2000162002002–06582803†1950–54313121471067 1956–691167554‡1979–8042801421371 1991–97834301998–2003, 2006556615†1959–63384021311078 1965–70682531971–75254236†1970–7665434127944 1978–82453501994–95171907‡*2014–present1177701177708†1993–9531221108763 1997–98251011999–2004524419†1982–89, 1993–95897931071043 1990–921825010†2008–1510241110241111†1957–6610256210256212†1975–761014299803 1983–86, 1993–96865111999315013‡*2016–present9560395603142001–044428084671 2005–07282512014–1512140151970–733026083825 1977–79, 1982–83423441985–8611221161974–848290482904172014–1944622829222020–202438300181957–656036277612 1963–651725019*2016–193933072531 2023–present33201202008–125931072540 2017–1813230

See also List of professional gridiron football coaches with 200 wins

References

External links 2024 CFL Guide & Record Book