George Seifert

George Gerald Seifert (born January 22, 1940) is an American former football coach. He served as the head coach for the San Francisco 49ers and the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Seifert owned the second-greatest winning percentage in NFL history by a head coach at the time of his resignation as the 49ers head coach, second to Guy Chamberlin. Among coaches with at least 100 wins, his winning percentage is fifth best in football history.

George Seifert
Personal information
Born: (1940-01-22) January 22, 1940
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Career information
High school:San Francisco Polytechnic
College:Utah
Career history
As a coach:
  • Utah (1964)
    Graduate assistant
  • Westminster (UT) (1965)
    Head coach
  • Iowa (1966)
    Graduate assistant
  • Oregon (1967–1971)
    Defensive backs coach
  • Stanford (1972–1974)
    Defensive backs coach
  • Cornell (1975–1976)
    Head coach
  • Stanford (1977–1979)
    Defensive backs coach
  • San Francisco 49ers (19801982)
    Defensive backs coach
  • San Francisco 49ers (19831988)
    Defensive coordinator
  • San Francisco 49ers (19891996)
    Head coach
  • Carolina Panthers (19992001)
    Head coach
Career highlights and awards
As a head coach
  • 2× Super Bowl champion (XXIV, XXIX)
  • San Francisco 49ers Hall of Fame
As an assistant coach
  • 3× Super Bowl champion (XVI, XIX, XXIII)
Head coaching record
Regular season:114–62 (.648)
Postseason:10–5 (.667)
Career:124–67 (.649)
Coaching stats at PFR
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