There have been 15 head coaches for the Falcons franchise, 11 serving full-time. Current head coach Mike Smith is the winningest coach in Falcons history, winning 33 regular season games in his first three seasons. Also, the team attained consecutive winning seasons (11-5 in 2008 and 9-7 in 2009) for the first time in its history under Smith's leadership. Statistically, Jim Hanifan, who has won no games, holds the poorest coaching record. However, Norb Hecker, who has coached thirty games as full-time head coach, won only four.