List of Green Bay Packers head coaches
There have been 15 head coaches for the Green Bay Packers, a professional American football team of the National Football League (NFL). The franchise was founded in 1919 by Curly Lambeau and George Whitney Calhoun and competed for two years against teams around Wisconsin and Michigan before entering into the American Professional Football Association, which is now known as the NFL. During this time, Lambeau served as team captain, a position that more closely matched the modern head coach position. Willard Ryan and Joseph Merrill Hoeffel both served as the official head coach in the early 1920s, but based on the roles of head coach and team captain, the Packers recognize Lambeau as the first coach.[1]
Four coaches have won NFL championships with the Packers: Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau in 1929, 1930, 1931, 1936, 1939, and 1944; Vince Lombardi in 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, and 1967; Mike Holmgren in 1996;[2] and Mike McCarthy in 2010. Lambeau is the franchise leader in career games (334) and career wins (209), while Lombardi has the best winning percentage (.754).[3] Ray (Scooter) McLean has the worst winning percentage (.077).[4] Four Packers coaches—Lambeau, Lombardi, Bart Starr and Forrest Gregg—have been elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, although Starr and Gregg are recognized as players.[5] Lombardi and Lindy Infante have both been named the league's coach of the year by major news organizations.[citation needed]
The current head coach is Matt LaFleur, who was named to that position in January 2019 after Mike McCarthy was fired.[6]
Key
# | Number of coaches[7] |
Yrs | Years coached |
First | First season coached |
Last | Last season coached |
GC | Games Coached |
W | Wins |
L | Loses |
T | Ties |
Win% | Win – Loss percentage |
† | Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a coach |
‡ | Elected into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a player |
* | Spent entire NFL head coaching career with the Packers |
Coaches
Note: Statistics correct through November 19, 2022.
- Notes
- ^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Packers. Thus any coach who has two terms as head coach is only counted once.
- ^ a b Ronzani resigned with two games remaining in the 1953 season and was replaced on an interim basis by the tandem of Devore and McLean.
- ^ McLean's full coaching record with the Packers is 14 regular season games coached with a record of 1–12–1 and a W–L percentage of .077.
- ^ McCarthy was fired with four games remaining in the 2018 season and was replaced on an interim basis by Philbin.
References
- General
- "Green Bay Packers History". CBS Sports. Retrieved March 17, 2008.
- "Hall of Famers by Franchise". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 17, 2008.
- "Green Bay Packers (APFA) Coaching Records and History". DatabaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on November 21, 2011. Retrieved March 17, 2008.
- "Green Bay Packers (NFL) Coaching Records and History". DatabaseFootball.com. Archived from the original on April 9, 2007. Retrieved March 17, 2008.
- Specific
- ^ "Lambeau's status as Packers' first coach debated". The Sheboygan Press (clipping). Associated Press. January 10, 2004. p. B4. Archived from the original on January 10, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Green Bay Packers Championship History". NFLTeamHistory.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
- ^ "Vince Lombardi's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Archived from the original on 2012-06-29. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
- ^ "Ray McLean's Coaching Record". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
- ^ "Hall of Famers by Franchise". Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 17, 2008.
- ^ "Packers find 'best fit' in McCarthy". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Archived from the original on July 15, 2006. Retrieved 2008-03-17.
- ^ A running total of the number of coaches of the Packers. Thus, any coach who has two or more terms as head coach is only counted once.
- ^ "Curly Lambeau Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Gene Ronzani Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Hugh Devore Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ a b "Ray McLean Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Lisle Blackbourn Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Vince Lombardi Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Phil Bengtson Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Dan Devine Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Bart Starr Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Forrest Gregg Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Lindy Infante Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Mike Holmgren Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Ray Rhodes Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Mike Sherman Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Mike McCarthy Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Joe Philbin Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Matt LaFleur Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 19 November 2022.