Some more Pats trivia today while we patiently wait to see what will happen with the NFL labor negotiations. Today’s focus will be on head coaches throughout the history of the New England Patriots.
1. How many head coaches have the Pats had throughout their history?
2. Who was the Patriots first head coach?
3. What former head coach(es) of the Pats are in the NFL Hall of Fame?
4. Who was the head coach of the Pats that was fired when the Pats had a winning record?
5. Name the person who was head coach for the Pats, North Texas State, and the CFL’s Montreal Alouettes.
6. Who are the two people who once shared head coaching duties with the Pats?
7. Of those that have coached the Pats, who has the most wins with any NFL team?
8. Who was the coach of the Patriots first home playoff game?
9. Who is the coach with a winning record with three other NFL teams, but not with the Pats?
10. Who is the coach with losing records with two other NFL teams, but a winning record with the Pats?
11. With the exception of the two co-coaches, who has the all-time worst won-loss record in Pats history?
12. What coach went on to win two championships after leaving the Pats?
13. Who is the head coach that nearly electrocuted himself due to faulty grounding of a microphone?
14. Who are the six people who have a career winning record as a Pats head coach?
15. Who is the coach that was once selected in the first round of the NFL draft by the Rams?
16. Who was also once head coach for the Green Bay Packers?
17. Who is it that has been inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach, but later admitted it was a mistake to accept the position of head coach with the Pats?
18. This person was fired by both NFL teams he coached, despite finishing with career winning records with both of them.
19. This person ranks 7th for most championships as a head coach.
20. After leaving the Patriots this person lasted less than two seasons in Buffalo, fired there after compiling a 4-17 record with the Bills.
21. This former Notre Dame quarterback made the unfortunate decision to resign from the Bills as backfield coach the year before Buffalo drafted O.J. Simpson in order to become head coach of the Patriots.
22. Who is second in career wins as head coach of the Patriots?
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Patriots all-time franchise head coaches and their records with the Pats:
2000-2010: 176-126 (.716) regular season; 14-5 (.737) playoffs – Bill Belichick
1997-1999: 27-21 (.563) – 1-2 (.333) – Pete Carroll
1993-1996: 32-32 (.500) – 2-2 (.500) – Bill Parcells
1991-1992: 8-24 (.250) – 0-0 (.000) – Dick MacPherson
1990-1990: 1-15 (.063) – 0-0 (.000) – Rod Rust
1984-1989: 48-39 (.552) – 3-2 (.600) – Raymond Berry
1982-1984: 18-15 (.545) – 0-1 (.000) – Ron Meyer
1978-1981: 21-28 (.429) – 0-0 (.000) – Ron Erhardt
1978-1978: 0-1 (.000) – 0-0 (.000) – Hank Bullough
1973-1978: 46-39 (.541) – 0-2 (.000) – Chuck Fairbanks
1972-1972: 1-4 (.200) – 0-0 (.000) – Phil Bengston
1970-1972: 9-21 (.300) – 0-0 (.000) – John Mazur
1969-1970: 5-16 (.238) – 0-0 (.000) – Clive Rush
1961-1968: 52-46-9 (.531) – 1-1 (.500) – Mike Holovak
1960-1961: 7-12 (.368) – 0-0 (.000) – Lou Saban
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