Bruce Coslet

Bruce Coslet (born August 5, 1946 in Oakdale, California), is a former American college and professional football player and professional football coach. A tight end, he played for the College of the Pacific, and in 1969 for the American Football League's Cincinnati Bengals. He played for the Bengals in the NFL from 1970 through 1976.

Coslet's head coaching positions were with the New York Jets from 1990-1993 and Cincinnati Bengals from 1996-2000. His overall NFL coaching record stands at 47 wins and 77 losses. His only playoff appearance as a coach came during the 1991 season when the Jets lost to the Houston Oilers in the AFC Wildcard game.

Prior to becoming head coach of the New York Jets in 1990, Coslet was the offensive coordinator of the Cincinnati Bengals. After being dismissed by the Jets in 1993, Coslet returned to the Bengals once again as the offensive coordinator. When Head Coach David Shula was fired in 1996, Coslet was promoted to head coach where he served in that role until he resigned during the 3rd week of the 2000 season.

In 2002, Coslet was hired as offensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys under Head Coach Dave Campo. When Campo was fired and Bill Parcells was hired, Coslet was let go again.

Trivia

Coslet is a member of The Delta Upsilon Fraternity.

Coslet's career winning percentage as a head coach was .379 (47-77-0). This lack of success led to ESPN.com's Bill Simmons naming the section of his NFL Power Poll containing the second lowest-ranked teams "The Bruce Coslet Division"(The worst team is placed in the Rod Rust division). [ [http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/071207&lpos=spotlight&lid=tab5pos1 ESPN Page 2 - Simmons: Release the hounds! ] ]

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*Other American Football League players