MIKE ZIMMERZimmer, Michael R.Born: June 5, 1956 Peoria, IL High School: Lockport Township (Lockport, IL) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Illinois State | Lettered |
| 1975 | Illinois State | Redshirted |
| 1976 | Illinois State |
| Relatives: Father of Adam Zimmer |
| Record Key |
| REGULAR SEASON | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| YEAR TEAM | Conference | Division | Position | Seq | Finish | G | W | L | T | PCT |
| 1994 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1994 DAL NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Assistant | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | |
| 1995 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1995 DAL NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Backs | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | |
| 1996 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1996 DAL NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Backs | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | |
| 1997 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1997 DAL NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Backs | 4 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | |
| 1998 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1998 DAL NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Backs | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | |
| 1999 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1999 DAL NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Backs | 2 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | |
| 2000 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2000 DAL NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Coordinator | 4 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | |
| 2001 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2001 DAL NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Coordinator | 5 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | |
| 2002 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2002 DAL NFL | National | East | Defensive Coordinator | 4 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | |
| 2003 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2003 DAL NFL | National | East | Defensive Coordinator | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | |
| 2004 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2004 DAL NFL | National | East | Defensive Coordinator | 3 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | |
| 2005 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2005 DAL NFL | National | East | Defensive Coordinator | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .562 | |
| 2006 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2006 DAL NFL | National | East | Defensive Coordinator | 2 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | |
| 2007 Atlanta Falcons (NFL)2007 ATL NFL | National | South | Defensive Coordinator | 4 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | |
| 2008 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2008 CIN NFL | American | North | Defensive Coordinator | 3 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 1 | .281 | |
| 2009 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2009 CIN NFL | American | North | Defensive Coordinator | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | |
| 2010 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2010 CIN NFL | American | North | Defensive Coordinator | 4 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | |
| 2011 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2011 CIN NFL | American | North | Defensive Coordinator | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .500 | |
| 2012 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2012 CIN NFL | American | North | Defensive Coordinator | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | |
| 2013 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2013 CIN NFL | American | North | Defensive Coordinator | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | |
| 2014 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2014 MIN NFL | National | North | HEAD COACH | 3 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | |
| 2015 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2015 MIN NFL | National | North | HEAD COACH | 1 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 | |
| 2016 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2016 MIN NFL | National | North | HEAD COACH | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | |
| 2017 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2017 MIN NFL | National | North | HEAD COACH | 1 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 | |
| 2018 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2018 MIN NFL | National | North | HEAD COACH | 2 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 | .531 | |
| 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL | National | North | HEAD COACH | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | |
| 2020 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2020 MIN NFL | National | North | HEAD COACH | 3 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | |
| 2021 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2021 MIN NFL | National | North | HEAD COACH | 2 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
| 2024 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2024 DAL NFL | National | East | Defensive Coordinator | 3 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 | |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | HEAD COACH | 129 | 72 | 56 | 1 | .562 | ||||
| 21 Years (NFL)21 Years NFL | Assistant Coach | 337 | 166 | 170 | 1 | .494 | ||||
| PLAYOFFS | ||||||||||
| 1994 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1994 DAL NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Assistant | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
| 1995 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1995 DAL NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Backs | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 | |||
| 1996 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1996 DAL NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Backs | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
| 1998 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1998 DAL NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Backs | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 1999 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)1999 DAL NFL | National | Eastern | Defensive Backs | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 2003 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2003 DAL NFL | National | East | Defensive Coordinator | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 2006 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2006 DAL NFL | National | East | Defensive Coordinator | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 2009 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2009 CIN NFL | American | North | Defensive Coordinator | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 2011 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2011 CIN NFL | American | North | Defensive Coordinator | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 2012 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2012 CIN NFL | American | North | Defensive Coordinator | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 2013 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)2013 CIN NFL | American | North | Defensive Coordinator | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 2015 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2015 MIN NFL | National | North | HEAD COACH | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 2017 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2017 MIN NFL | National | North | HEAD COACH | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
| 2019 Minnesota Vikings (NFL)2019 MIN NFL | National | North | HEAD COACH | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
| 3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL | 5 | 2 | 3 | .400 | ||||||
| 11 Years (NFL)11 Years NFL | Assistant Coach | 15 | 5 | 10 | .333 | |||||
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