Jim Mora

Jim Mora is a former professional football head coach of the NFL. Mora started his head coaching career with the New Orleans Saints before moving to the Indianapolis Colts. Mora finished his career with a 54% winning percentage.

Jim Mora began his coaching career at Stanford University in 1967, after graduating with a masters in education from Occidental. Mora jumped around the NCAA for the next eleven years before getting the job as the defensive line coach with the Seattle Seahawks. In 1985, after a stint in the USFL, Mora landed the position of head coach of the New Orleans Saints. He moved on to the Indianapolis Colts in 1998, and turned his first 3-13 season around in his second year to a record of 13-3. He retired in 2001 finishing his career with a 125-106 record.

• Guide to the National Football League

• databaseSports.com: Coaching Stats

• Pro Football Head Coach Rookie Year: 1983

• May 24, 1935: Born

• 1961-1963: Assistant coach at Occidental College

• 1964-1966: Head coach at Occidental College

• 1967: Assistant Coach at Stanford University

• 1968-1973: Assistant coach at the University of Colorado

• 1974: Assistant coach at UCLA

• 1975-1977: Assistant coach at the University of Washington

• 1978-1981: Defensive line coach for the Seattle Seahawks

• 1982: New England Patriots assistant coach

• 1983-1985: Head coach for the Philadelphia/Baltimore Stars in the USFL

• 1986-1996: Head coach for the New Orleans Saints

• 1998-2001: Head coach for the Indianapolis Colts

• 2002: Fired by the Indianapolis Colts

• 2006: Sports radio announcer for Fox Sports

• 2008: Sports analyst on the show Point After on the NFL Network