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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
CoachDateOpponentSiteResult
Earl "Curly" Lambeau10/23/21Minneapolis MarinesHagemeister Park, Green BayW, 7-6
Gene Ronzani09/17/50Detroit LionsCity Stadium, Green BayL, 7-45
Lisle Blackbourn09/26/54Pittsburgh SteelersCity Stadium, Green BayL, 20-21
Ray "Scooter" McLean09/28/58Chicago BearsLambeau Field, Green Bay*L, 20-34
Vince Lombardi09/27/59Chicago BearsLambeau Field, Green Bay*W, 9-6
Phil Bengtson09/15/68Philadelphia EaglesLambeau Field, Green BayW, 30-13
Dan Devine09/19/71New York GiantsLambeau Field, Green BayL, 40-42
Bart Starr09/21/75Detroit LionsCounty Stadium, MilwaukeeL, 16-30
Forrest Gregg09/02/84St. Louis CardinalsLambeau Field, Green BayW, 24-23
Lindy Infante09/04/88Los Angeles RamsLambeau Field, Green BayL, 7-34
Mike Holmgren09/06/92Minnesota VikingsLambeau Field, Green BayL, 20-23 (ot)
Ray Rhodes09/12/99Oakland RaidersLambeau Field, Green BayW, 28-24
Mike Sherman09/03/00New York JetsLambeau Field, Green BayL, 16-20
Mike McCarthy09/10/06Chicago BearsLambeau Field, Green BayL, 0-26

* Then known as (new) City Stadium, before facility renamed Lambeau Field in 1965.
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