Bruce Coslet

Bruce Coslet

Bruce Coslet (born August 5, 1946 in Oakdale, California), is a former American college and professional football player and professional football coach. A tight end, he played for the College of the Pacific, and in 1969 for the American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals. He played for the Bengals in the NFL from 1970 through 1976.

Coslet's head coaching positions were with the New York Jets from 1990-1993 and Cincinnati Bengals from 1996-2000. His overall NFL coaching record stands at 47 wins and 77 losses. His only playoff appearance as a coach came during the 1991 season when the Jets lost to the Houston Oilers in the AFC Wildcard game.

Prior to becoming head coach of the New York Jets in 1990, Coslet was the offensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals. After being dismissed by the Jets in 1993, Coslet returned to the Bengals once again as the offensive coordinator. When Head Coach David Shula was fired in 1996, Coslet was promoted to head coach where he served in that role until he resigned during the 3rd week of the 2000 season.

In 2002, Coslet was hired as offensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys under Head Coach Dave Campo. When Campo was fired and Bill Parcells was hired, Coslet was let go again.

Trivia

Coslet is a member of The Delta Upsilon Fraternity.

Coslet's career winning percentage as a head coach was .379 (47-77-0). This lack of success led to ESPN.com's Bill Simmons naming the section of his NFL Power Poll containing the second lowest-ranked teams "The Bruce Coslet Division"(The worst team is placed in the Rod Rust division). [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/071207&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab5pos1 ESPN Page 2 - Simmons: Release the hounds! ] ]

References

ee also

*Other American Football League players


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Mike Brown (NFL owner) — Mike Brown Position(s) Owner, General Manager, and President College Dartmouth 57, Harvard Law 59 Career record 115 Wins 206 Losses 1 tie (.359) Team(s) as a coach/administrator 1991 present Cincinnati Bengals Michael Mike Brown (born 1937) is… …   Wikipedia

  • Mike Brown (football team owner) — Infobox NFL PlayerCoach Name=Mike Brown |ImageWidth= Color=#FF4F00 DateOfBirth= Birthplace= DateOfDeath= College=Dartmouth 57 Position=Owner, General Manager, and President Awards= Honors= Records= Record=97 Wins 180 Losses (.350) coach=no… …   Wikipedia

  • History of the Cincinnati Bengals — This article details the history of the Cincinnati Bengals American football club.OriginsIn 1967 a Cincinnati based ownership group led by Paul Brown was granted a franchise in the American Football League.As the founder and head coach of the… …   Wikipedia

  • Cincinnati Bengals — This article is about the current Cincinnati Bengals team of the National Football League. For American Football League team of the same name (1937–1941), see Cincinnati Bengals (1937–41). Cincinnati Bengals Current season Established 1968 Play… …   Wikipedia

  • History of the New York Jets — The history of the New York Jets American football Club began as the New York Titans, which was a founding member of the American Football League in 1960. The team struggled through its early seasons, before being led by quarterback Joe Namath to …   Wikipedia

  • 1993 New York Jets season — Infobox NFL season team = New York Jets year = 1993 record = 8 8 division place = 3rd AFC East coach = Bruce Coslet stadium = The Meadowlands playoffs = Did not qualify previous = 1992 next = 1994The 1993 New York Jets season was the 34th season… …   Wikipedia

  • 1992 New York Jets season — Infobox NFL season team = New York Jets year = 1992 record = 4 12 division place = 5th AFC East coach = Bruce Coslet stadium = The Meadowlands playoffs = Did not qualify previous = 1991 next = 1993The 1992 New York Jets season was the 33rd season …   Wikipedia

  • 1991 New York Jets season — Infobox NFL season team = New York Jets year = 1991 record = 8 8 division place = 2nd AFC East coach = Bruce Coslet stadium = The Meadowlands playoffs = L AFC Wild Card 17 10 at Houston Oilers previous = 1990 next = 1992The 1991 New York Jets… …   Wikipedia

  • 1990 New York Jets season — Infobox NFL season team = New York Jets year = 1990 record = 6 10 division place = 4th AFC East coach = Bruce Coslet stadium = The Meadowlands playoffs = Did not qualify previous = 1989 next = 1991The 1990 New York Jets season was the 31st season …   Wikipedia

  • Coslett — is an uncommon surname with origins in 16th Century Wales. Main spelling variants are Cosslett and Coslet, though Corslet, Coslette and other spellings have been recorded. Contents 1 Origin of the surname 2 Distribution of the name 3 People …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”