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Packers Head Coach Debuts
Mike McCarthy, the 14th head coach in Green Bay history, became the first Packers coach to face the Bears in his debut since Vince Lombardi in 1959. No Green Bay coach has ever played his first official league contest outside Wisconsin.
| Previous Packers debuts as an NFL head coach | | Coach | Date | Opponent | Site | Result | | Earl "Curly" Lambeau | 10/23/21 | Minneapolis Marines | Hagemeister Park, Green Bay | W, 7-6 | | Gene Ronzani | 09/17/50 | Detroit Lions | City Stadium, Green Bay | L, 7-45 | | Lisle Blackbourn | 09/26/54 | Pittsburgh Steelers | City Stadium, Green Bay | L, 20-21 | | Ray "Scooter" McLean | 09/28/58 | Chicago Bears | Lambeau Field, Green Bay* | L, 20-34 | | Vince Lombardi | 09/27/59 | Chicago Bears | Lambeau Field, Green Bay* | W, 9-6 | | Phil Bengtson | 09/15/68 | Philadelphia Eagles | Lambeau Field, Green Bay | W, 30-13 | | Dan Devine | 09/19/71 | New York Giants | Lambeau Field, Green Bay | L, 40-42 | | Bart Starr | 09/21/75 | Detroit Lions | County Stadium, Milwaukee | L, 16-30 | | Forrest Gregg | 09/02/84 | St. Louis Cardinals | Lambeau Field, Green Bay | W, 24-23 | | Lindy Infante | 09/04/88 | Los Angeles Rams | Lambeau Field, Green Bay | L, 7-34 | | Mike Holmgren | 09/06/92 | Minnesota Vikings | Lambeau Field, Green Bay | L, 20-23 (ot) | | Ray Rhodes | 09/12/99 | Oakland Raiders | Lambeau Field, Green Bay | W, 28-24 | | Mike Sherman | 09/03/00 | New York Jets | Lambeau Field, Green Bay | L, 16-20 | | Mike McCarthy | 09/10/06 | Chicago Bears | Lambeau Field, Green Bay | L, 0-26 |
* Then known as (new) City Stadium, before facility renamed Lambeau Field in 1965.
Last Updated: 09/11/06
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