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Ranking the Cowboys' 9 head coaches in franchise history: Mike McCarthy top 5?

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Brian Schottenheimer was promoted from offensive coordinator to head coach on Friday .

The Cowboys will welcome a new head coach for just the 10th time in franchise history.

Seven have winning records and two have won Super Bowls , but the latter two are the only Cowboys coaches to reach a championship game.

Wade Phillips helped the Cowboys achieve their first playoff success since the end of their dynasty days in the 1990s .

Bill Parcells helped turn the Cowboys back into a playoff team after a few losing seasons.

Barry Switzer was hired after Jimmy Johnson's sudden resignation in 1994 .

The Cowboys are the only No. 2 seed to lose to a No. 7 seed since the playoffs were expanded in 2020 .

Jimmy Johnson led the Cowboys to back-to-back Super Bowls in 1989 and 1993 .

Tom Landry led the franchise to one of the best stretches of consistency in the NFL 's history.

Jerry Jones bought the Cowboys in 1989 , replacing legendary coach Tom Switzer .

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