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[[File:Titans New Head Coach Brian Callahan.png|thumb|Callahan in 2024]] |
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On January 22, 2024, Callahan was hired by the [[Tennessee Titans]] as their head coach.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Grant |date=January 22, 2024 |title=Titans hire Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as head coach |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/titans-plan-to-hire-bengals-offensive-coordinator-brian-callahan-as-head-coach |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> |
On January 22, 2024, Callahan was hired by the [[Tennessee Titans]] as their head coach.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gordon |first=Grant |date=January 22, 2024 |title=Titans hire Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as head coach |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/titans-plan-to-hire-bengals-offensive-coordinator-brian-callahan-as-head-coach |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=NFL.com}}</ref> Callahan secured his first win as a head coach on ”[[Monday Night Football]]” when the Titans defeated the [[Miami Dolphins]] 31–12 on the road.<ref name=”h133″>{{cite web |last=Wyatt |first=Jim |date=October 1, 2024 |title=Titans Scratch Out 31-12 Victory Over the Dolphins in Brian Callahan’s First Win as Head Coach |url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-scratch-out-31-12-win-over-the-dolphins-for-first-win-of-the-season |access-date=2025-03-27 |website=TennesseeTitans.com}}</ref> Callahan led the Titans to a 3–14 record in his first season as head coach.<ref>{{cite web |last=Walker |first=Teresa M. |date=2025-06-11 |title=Titans embrace Callahan’s competition hoping to boost performance, accountability and wins |url=https://apnews.com/article/tennessee-titans-brian-callahan-c3c1044ff0257fc8df5461909a2201df |access-date=2025-06-26 |work=AP News}}</ref> |
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Through the first four weeks of the 2025 season, the Titans put up a league-worst deficit of 69 points (51 points scored, with 120 points made against). This was capped by a Week 4 26–0 shutout road loss to the [[2025 Houston Texans season|Houston Texans]], giving Houston their first win of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – September 28th, 2025 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202509280htx.htm |access-date=2025-11-01 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> On October 13, 2025, Callahan was fired by the Titans following a 1–5 start to the season for the second consecutive year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patra |first=Kevin |date=October 13, 2025 |title=Titans fire head coach Brian Callahan after 1-5 start to second season |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/brian-callahan-titans-fire-head-coach |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Wyatt |first=Jim |date=October 13, 2025 |title=Titans Part Ways With Head Coach Brian Callahan |url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-part-ways-with-head-coach-brian-callahan |access-date=October 14, 2025 |website=tennesseetitans.com}}</ref> He finished his tenure in Tennessee with a {{winpct|4|19|record=y}} record, winning only one home game (against the [[ |
Through the first four weeks of the 2025 season, the Titans put up a league-worst deficit of 69 points (51 points scored, with 120 points made against). This was capped by a Week 4 26–0 shutout road loss to the [[2025 Houston Texans season|Houston Texans]], giving Houston their first win of the season.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – September 28th, 2025 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/202509280htx.htm |access-date=2025-11-01 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}</ref> On October 13, 2025, Callahan was fired by the Titans following a 1–5 start to the season for the second consecutive year.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Patra |first=Kevin |date=October 13, 2025 |title=Titans fire head coach Brian Callahan after 1-5 start to second season |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/brian-callahan-titans-fire-head-coach |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Wyatt |first=Jim |date=October 13, 2025 |title=Titans Part Ways With Head Coach Brian Callahan |url=https://www.tennesseetitans.com/news/titans-part-ways-with-head-coach-brian-callahan |access-date=October 14, 2025 |website=tennesseetitans.com}}</ref> He finished his tenure in Tennessee with a {{winpct|4|19|record=y}} record, winning only one home game (against the [[New England Patriots ) in less than two seasons.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Davenport |first1=Turran |date=October 13, 2025 |title=Titans fire coach Brian Callahan after 1-5 start in 2025 |url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46583863/titans-fire-coach-brian-callahan-1-5-start-2025 |access-date=October 14, 2025 |website=ESPN |publisher=Disney}}</ref> |
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==Head coaching record== |
==Head coaching record== |
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Latest revision as of 04:11, 29 January 2026
American football coach (born 1984)
Brian Callahan (born June 10, 1984) is an American former professional football coach who most recently served as the head coach of the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL) from 2024 to 2025. Before his hiring as a head coach, Callahan served as the offensive coordinator for the Cincinnati Bengals from 2019 to 2023.
Callahan played college football for the UCLA Bruins and began his coaching career with them as a graduate assistant. Callahan began serving with the Denver Broncos in 2010 and was part of the team that won Super Bowl 50. After the Broncos’ Super Bowl victory, Callahan served as the quarterbacks coach for the Detroit Lions and Oakland Raiders. He is the son of NFL coach Bill Callahan.
Early life and education
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Born in Champaign, Illinois, Callahan attended De La Salle High School in Concord, California, before attending the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he played for the Bruins as a quarterback and holder from 2002 to 2005.[1][2][3] While at UCLA, Callahan earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology in 2006 and a master’s degree in education in 2008.
In 2006, Callahan began his coaching career as a graduate assistant with the UCLA Bruins.[4] Callahan served as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach at JunÃpero Serra High School in San Mateo, California from 2008 to 2009.[5]
In 2010, Callahan was hired by the Denver Broncos as a coaching assistant.[6] He held various positions with them through the 2015 season. Callahan was part of the Broncos staff when the team won Super Bowl 50 over the Carolina Panthers.[7]
On February 12, 2016, Callahan was hired by the Detroit Lions as their quarterbacks coach.[8]
On January 27, 2018, Callahan was hired by the Oakland Raiders as their quarterbacks coach.[9]
On February 7, 2019, Callahan was hired by the Cincinnati Bengals as their offensive coordinator.[10] During his time in Cincinnati, the team made it to Super Bowl LVI but lost to the Los Angeles Rams 23–20.[11] The following season in 2022, the Bengals made it to the AFC Championship Game, but lost to the eventual Super Bowl LVII champion Kansas City Chiefs.[12]
On January 22, 2024, Callahan was hired by the Tennessee Titans as their head coach.[13] Callahan secured his first win as a head coach during Week 4 on Monday Night Football when the Titans defeated the Miami Dolphins 31–12 on the road.[14] Callahan led the Titans to a 3–14 record in his first season as head coach.[15]
Through the first four weeks of the 2025 season, the Titans put up a league-worst deficit of 69 points (51 points scored, with 120 points made against). This was capped by a Week 4 26–0 shutout road loss to the Houston Texans, giving Houston their first win of the season.[16] On October 13, 2025, Callahan was fired by the Titans following a 1–5 start to the season for the second consecutive year.[17][18] He finished his tenure in Tennessee with a 4–19 (.174) record, winning only one home game (against the New England Patriots in 2024) in less than two seasons.[19]
Head coaching record
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| Team | Year | Regular season | Postseason | |||||||
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| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| TEN | 2024 | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 | 4th in AFC South | — | — | — | — |
| TEN | 2025 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | Fired | — | — | — | — |
| Total | 4 | 19 | 0 | .174 | 0 | 0 | .000 | |||
Callahan and his wife, Allyson, have two children: Norah and Ronan.[20]
Callahan is the son of Bill Callahan, the former head coach of the Oakland Raiders and the Nebraska Cornhuskers. Upon Callahan’s hiring as head coach of the Tennessee Titans, his father left his job with the Cleveland Browns, to join his son’s coaching staff as offensive line coach.[21]
- ^ Suss, Nick (September 4, 2024). “Titans Brian Callahan debuts against Chicago Bears, his childhood team”. The Tennessean. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ Wilborn, Nubyjas (January 24, 2024). “Coaching Education of Titans’ Brian Callahan Has Roots in Storied High School Program”. SI.com. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ White, Lonnie (December 21, 2005). “Callahan Tries to Take Hold of Kicking Game”. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ Miller, Jeff (January 17, 2024). “Chargers interview Brian Callahan for head-coaching job”. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (January 31, 2024). “Once Brian Callahan Got the Coaching Bug, the New Titans HC Began Following in His Father’s Footsteps”. TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ Shrout, Brian (July 26, 2010). “2010 Denver Broncos Positional Previews – Coaches”. Mile High Report. Vox Media/SB Nation. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ “Super Bowl 50 – Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers – February 7th, 2016”. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ Renck, Troy (February 12, 2016). “Brian Callahan, Broncos offensive quality control coach, hired by Lions”. The Denver Post. MediaNews Group. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ Schneidman, Matt (January 27, 2018). “Report: Raiders to hire Brian Callahan as quarterbacks coach”. The Mercury News. MediaNews Group. Retrieved January 25, 2019.
- ^ Page, Fletcher (February 7, 2019). “Cincinnati Bengals announce Brian Callahan as offensive coordinator”. Cincinnati.com. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ Collins, Ben (February 14, 2022). “Super Bowl 2022: Rams hold nerve to claim late 23-20 win over Bengals”. BBC Sport. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ “Chiefs top Bengals 23-20 on last-second kick for AFC title”. ESPN. January 29, 2023. Retrieved February 15, 2023.
- ^ Gordon, Grant (January 22, 2024). “Titans hire Bengals offensive coordinator Brian Callahan as head coach”. NFL.com. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (October 1, 2024). “Titans Scratch Out 31-12 Victory Over the Dolphins in Brian Callahan’s First Win as Head Coach”. TennesseeTitans.com. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ Walker, Teresa M. (June 11, 2025). “Titans embrace Callahan’s competition hoping to boost performance, accountability and wins”. AP News. Retrieved June 26, 2025.
- ^ “Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – September 28th, 2025”. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 1, 2025.
- ^ Patra, Kevin (October 13, 2025). “Titans fire head coach Brian Callahan after 1-5 start to second season”. NFL.com. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (October 13, 2025). “Titans Part Ways With Head Coach Brian Callahan”. tennesseetitans.com. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ Davenport, Turran (October 13, 2025). “Titans fire coach Brian Callahan after 1-5 start in 2025”. ESPN. Disney. Retrieved October 14, 2025.
- ^ Wilborn, Nubyjas (January 25, 2024). “Brian Callahan, with a 5-Year Contract, Takes Over Titans Rebuild”. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
- ^ Cabot, Mary Kay (February 2, 2024). “Browns OL coach Bill Callahan leaves to join his son Brian Callahan, the new Titans head coach”. cleveland.com. Retrieved March 27, 2025.
