- 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 theCollege of the Pacific , and in 1969 for theAmerican Football League 'sCincinnati Bengals . He played for the Bengals in theNFL from 1970 through 1976.Coslet's
head coach ing 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 CoachDavid 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 CoachDave Campo . When Campo was fired andBill 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 theRod 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
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