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Packers Head Coaches Trivia Questions

The Packers have had a head coach since 1919, when Curly Lambeau ran the team he helped found. Some of them won titles, some took over hard jobs, and a few were former Packers players. See how much you know about the men on the sideline.

Twelve questions. Published October 1, 2026.

Matt LaFleur on the Packers sideline
Matt LaFleur

Packers Head Coaches

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  1. Question 1 of 12

    Curly Lambeau resigned from the Packers on February 1, 1950. Which team did he leave to coach?

    The 1920 Green Bay Packers team photo
    The 1920 Packers. Curly Lambeau led the team from its start in 1919 and was head coach until he resigned in 1950.

  2. Question 2 of 12

    How many NFL championships did Curly Lambeau win as head coach of the Packers?

    Curly Lambeau in a sweater with his hands on his hips
    Curly Lambeau as Packers coach in 1940.

  3. Question 3 of 12

    In 1958, the season before Vince Lombardi arrived, the Packers played under first-year coach Ray McLean. What was their record?

  4. Question 4 of 12

    Before he became head coach in Green Bay in 1959, Vince Lombardi spent five seasons as an assistant with which NFL team?

    Vince Lombardi raising his fist and smiling beside his players
    Vince Lombardi celebrating with his players, from a 1968 CBS publicity photo.

  5. Question 5 of 12

    Who succeeded Vince Lombardi as head coach of the Packers in 1968?

    The 1965 Green Bay Packers team photo
    The 1965 champions, coached by Vince Lombardi.

  6. Question 6 of 12

    Hall of Fame quarterback Bart Starr later coached the Packers. In which years was he head coach?

    Bart Starr in his number 15 Packers uniform, holding a football
    Bart Starr, the Packers quarterback from 1956 to 1971, came back to coach the team.

  7. Question 7 of 12

    From 1975 to 1980, Bart Starr held a second job with the Packers on top of head coach. What was it?

  8. Question 8 of 12

    Forrest Gregg came back to Green Bay as head coach in 1984. Which NFL team had he coached just before that?

    Forrest Gregg in a white shirt on the Packers sideline
    Forrest Gregg as Packers coach in 1984, his first season back in Green Bay.

  9. Question 9 of 12

    What was Forrest Gregg’s regular-season record as Packers head coach from 1984 to 1987?

  10. Question 10 of 12

    Mike Holmgren left the Packers after the 1998 season. Which team did he go to as head coach and general manager?

    Mike Holmgren beside President Bill Clinton, with Brett Favre, Reggie White and Packers players at the White House
    Mike Holmgren, next to President Bill Clinton, with Brett Favre, Reggie White and the Packers at the White House in 1997, after the Super Bowl XXXI win.

  11. Question 11 of 12

    The Packers fired Mike McCarthy in December 2018, during his 13th season. Who finished that season as interim head coach?

    Mike McCarthy in a green Packers jacket and headset walking the sideline
    Mike McCarthy on the Packers sideline at Washington in 2018, his last season in Green Bay.Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0

  12. Question 12 of 12

    What was the Packers’ regular-season record in 2019, Matt LaFleur’s first season after Mike McCarthy?

    Matt LaFleur in a headset reading a play sheet beside Aaron Rodgers on the Lambeau Field sideline
    Matt LaFleur with Aaron Rodgers at Lambeau Field in 2021.Photo: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0

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