| TOM BETTISBettis, William ThomasBorn: March 17, 1933 Chicago, IL Died: February 28, 2015 Katy, TX High School: St. Mel (Chicago, IL) | 
| Year | College | Status | 
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Purdue | Roster | 
| 1952 | Purdue | Roster | 
| 1953 | Purdue | Lettered | 
| 1954 | Purdue | Lettered | 
| REGULAR SEASON | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR TEAM | Conference | Division | Position | Seq | Finish | G | W | L | T | PCT | 
| 1966 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1966 KC AFL | Western | Defensive Backs | 1 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | .821 | ||
| 1967 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1967 KC AFL | Western | Defensive Backs | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | .643 | ||
| 1968 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1968 KC AFL | Western | Defensive Backs | 2 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 0 | .857 | ||
| 1969 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1969 KC AFL | Western | Defensive Backs | 2 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | ||
| 1970 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1970 KC NFL | American | Western | Defensive Backs | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .571 | |
| 1971 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1971 KC NFL | American | Western | Defensive Backs | 1 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | .750 | |
| 1972 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1972 KC NFL | American | Western | Defensive Backs | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | .571 | |
| 1973 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1973 KC NFL | American | Western | Defensive Backs | 2 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .571 | |
| 1974 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1974 KC NFL | American | Western | Defensive Backs | 3 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | |
| 1975 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1975 KC NFL | American | Western | Defensive Backs | 3 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | |
| 1976 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1976 KC NFL | American | Western | Defensive Backs | 4 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | .357 | |
| 1977 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1977 KC NFL | American | Western | Defensive Backs | 5 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | |
| 1977 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1977 KC NFL | American | Western | HEAD COACH | 2/2 | 5/5 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 
| 1978 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1978 STL NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Coordinator | 4 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | |
| 1979 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1979 STL NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Coordinator | 5 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | |
| 1980 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1980 STL NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Coordinator | 4 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | |
| 1981 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1981 STL NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Coordinator | 5 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | |
| 1982 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1982 STL NFL | National | Defensive Coordinator | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | ||
| 1983 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1983 STL NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Coordinator | 3 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | |
| 1984 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1984 STL NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Coordinator | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | |
| 1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1985 CLE NFL | American | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 1 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | |
| 1986 Houston Oilers (NFL)1986 HOU NFL | American | Central | Secondary | 4 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | |
| 1987 Houston Oilers (NFL)1987 HOU NFL | American | Central | Defensive Backs | 2 | 15 | 9 | 6 | 0 | .600 | |
| 1988 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1988 KC NFL | American | Western | Defensive Backs | 5 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | .281 | |
| 1989 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1989 PHI NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Backs | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | |
| 1990 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1990 PHI NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Backs | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | |
| 1991 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)1991 LARM NFL | National | Western | Defensive Backs | 4 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 | |
| 1993 Houston Oilers (NFL)1993 HOU NFL | American | Central | Defensive Backs | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | |
| 1994 Houston Oilers (NFL)1994 HOU NFL | American | Central | Defensive Backs | 4 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | |
| 1 Year (NFL)1 Year NFL | HEAD COACH | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | ||||
| 28 Years (NFL)28 Years NFL | Assistant Coach | 416 | 201 | 207 | 8 | .493 | ||||
| PLAYOFFS | ||||||||||
| 1966 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1966 KC AFL | Western | Defensive Backs | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | ||||
| 1968 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1968 KC AFL | Western | Defensive Backs | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||||
| 1969 Kansas City Chiefs (AFL)1969 KC AFL | Western | Defensive Backs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | ||||
| 1971 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)1971 KC NFL | American | Western | Defensive Backs | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 1982 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)1982 STL NFL | National | Defensive Coordinator | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||||
| 1985 Cleveland Browns (NFL)1985 CLE NFL | American | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 1987 Houston Oilers (NFL)1987 HOU NFL | American | Central | Defensive Backs | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
| 1989 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1989 PHI NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Backs | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 1990 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)1990 PHI NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Backs | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 1993 Houston Oilers (NFL)1993 HOU NFL | American | Central | Defensive Backs | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 10 Years (NFL)10 Years NFL | Assistant Coach | 14 | 5 | 9 | .357 | |||||
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