[2] Sammy Baugh became the first head coach of the New York Titans in 1960, serving for two seasons before team owner Harry Wismer replaced him with Clyde "Bulldog" Turner.
[4] The team offensive coordinator Ken Shipp was named the interim coach for the remainder of the season, during which he won only one of five games.
[5] In 2024, Robert Saleh was fired five games into the season, upon which defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich took over as interim head coach.
In 1997, he was named head coach for six days before the deal to allow Bill Parcells to leave the New England Patriots for the Jets was brokered, and Belichick became defensive coordinator;[7] then, when Parcells stepped down after the 1999 season Belichick was named to replace him, but resigned the next day.
[8] Herman Edwards is the only Jets head coach to lead the team to the playoffs more than twice; Rex Ryan is the only one with more than two postseason wins.