WAYNE FONTESFontes, Wayne Howard JosephBorn: February 2, 1940 New Bedford, MA High School: Wareham (MA); McKinley (Canton, OH) |
| Year | College | Status |
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| 1958 | Michigan State | |
| 1959 | Michigan State | Roster |
| 1960 | Michigan State | Lettered |
| 1961 | Michigan State | Lettered |
| Relatives: Brother of John Fontes; brother of Len Fontes; brother of Len Fontes |
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| 1991 Associated Press NFL Coach of the Year |
| 1991 Pro Football Writers of America NFL Coach of the Year |
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| YEAR TEAM | Conference | Division | Position | Seq | Finish | G | W | L | T | PCT |
| 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1976 TB NFL | American | Western | Defensive Secondary | 5 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | .000 | |
| 1977 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1977 TB NFL | National | Central | Defensive Secondary | 5 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | .143 | |
| 1978 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1978 TB NFL | National | Central | Defensive Secondary | 5 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | |
| 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1979 TB NFL | National | Central | Defensive Secondary | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | |
| 1980 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1980 TB NFL | National | Central | Defensive Secondary | 4 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 1 | .344 | |
| 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1981 TB NFL | National | Central | Defensive Secondary | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | |
| 1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1982 TB NFL | National | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs | 7 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | ||
| 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1983 TB NFL | National | Central | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs | 5 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 | |
| 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL | National | Central | Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Secondary | 3 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | |
| 1985 Detroit Lions (NFL)1985 DET NFL | National | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 4 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | |
| 1986 Detroit Lions (NFL)1986 DET NFL | National | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 3 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | |
| 1987 Detroit Lions (NFL)1987 DET NFL | National | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 5 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0 | .267 | |
| 1988 Detroit Lions (NFL)1988 DET NFL | National | Central | Defensive Coordinator | 4 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 | |
| 1988 Detroit Lions (NFL)1988 DET NFL | National | Central | HEAD COACH | 2/2 | 4/4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | .400 |
| 1989 Detroit Lions (NFL)1989 DET NFL | National | Central | HEAD COACH | 3 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 | |
| 1990 Detroit Lions (NFL)1990 DET NFL | National | Central | HEAD COACH | 3 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 | |
| 1991 Detroit Lions (NFL)1991 DET NFL | National | Central | HEAD COACH | 1 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 | |
| 1992 Detroit Lions (NFL)1992 DET NFL | National | Central | HEAD COACH | 5 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | |
| 1993 Detroit Lions (NFL)1993 DET NFL | National | Central | HEAD COACH | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | |
| 1994 Detroit Lions (NFL)1994 DET NFL | National | Central | HEAD COACH | 3 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | |
| 1995 Detroit Lions (NFL)1995 DET NFL | National | Central | HEAD COACH | 2 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 0 | .625 | |
| 1996 Detroit Lions (NFL)1996 DET NFL | National | Central | HEAD COACH | 5 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | .313 | |
| 9 Years (NFL)9 Years NFL | HEAD COACH | 133 | 66 | 67 | 0 | .496 | ||||
| 13 Years (NFL)13 Years NFL | Assistant Coach | 196 | 64 | 131 | 1 | .329 | ||||
| PLAYOFFS | ||||||||||
| 1979 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1979 TB NFL | National | Central | Defensive Secondary | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
| 1981 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1981 TB NFL | National | Central | Defensive Secondary | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 1982 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1982 TB NFL | National | Defensive Coordinator/Defensive Backs | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||||
| 1991 Detroit Lions (NFL)1991 DET NFL | National | Central | HEAD COACH | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 | |||
| 1993 Detroit Lions (NFL)1993 DET NFL | National | Central | HEAD COACH | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 1994 Detroit Lions (NFL)1994 DET NFL | National | Central | HEAD COACH | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 1995 Detroit Lions (NFL)1995 DET NFL | National | Central | HEAD COACH | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 | |||
| 4 Years (NFL)4 Years NFL | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | ||||||
| 3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL | Assistant Coach | 4 | 1 | 3 | .250 | |||||
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