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18 NFL Coaches quizzes and 205 NFL Coaches trivia questions.
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  NFL Head Coaches: 2007   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All multiple choice about NFL head coaches in the 2007 season. I hope that you have fun with it! :-)
Easier, 10 Qns, Nightmare, May 26 09
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  I'm in Charge!   best quiz  
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A 10 question multiple choice quiz about some coaching greats in pro football. I hope that you have fun with it. :-)
Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Mar 25 16
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  NFL Head Coaches   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
All multiple choice about the ones with the reins of a NFL team. I hope you enjoy it. :)
Average, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Oct 01 09
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  They Played Too?   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
An all multiple choice quiz about some famous NFL head coaches who played in the NFL before taking the helm of a team. I hope you enjoy it! :-)
Tough, 10 Qns, Nightmare, Mar 09 07
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  100 Years of NFL: The Coaches   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
100 seasons of the NFL have been played, and in that time, there have been some amazing coaches. Of course, some are a matter of opinion, but, I've tried to find the crème de la crème. Here are ten of the best head coaches.
Average, 10 Qns, LeoDaVinci, Dec 14 20
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  NFL Coaches    
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How much do you know about NFL head coaches. This should be simple for football fans.
Easier, 10 Qns, Sarah606, Apr 25 05
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  Head Coaches in the NFL    
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In 2002 and 2003, the NFL went through a lot of head coaching changes. See how much you remember about these men.
Easier, 10 Qns, Sarah606, Jan 23 07
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  American Grandstand   popular trivia quiz  
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There are not many man who have participated as both a player and a coach in the NFL (National Football League). How many of these amazing men will you recognize?
Average, 10 Qns, dcpddc478, Feb 07 14
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  Vince Lombardi   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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The life of football's greatest coach, Vince Lombardi, as seen through the greatest biography about him, "When Pride Still Mattered", by Dave Maraniss. This is a hard quiz, but I hope you'll have as much fun as I did learning more about Lombardi.
Difficult, 25 Qns, d2407, Mar 08 08
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  Kings of the Sidelines   popular trivia quiz  
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Here's a quiz about NFL head coaches.
Tough, 15 Qns, malcolmsex, Sep 25 04
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trivia question Quick Question
In 1988, which future NFL Head Coach became the first tight-end to be inducted into the Hall of Fame?

From Quiz "American Grandstand"




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  NFL Coaches: 150-Victory Club   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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Reaching the 150-victory plateau is an impressive milestone for any NFL coach. Please take this fun quiz about some of the best coaches in football history.
Average, 10 Qns, mrgrouchy, Feb 26 09
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  NFL Head Coaches: 2006    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This quiz is about NFL head coaches in the 2006 season.
Average, 15 Qns, reinelt62, Apr 09 15
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  Boom! All About John Madden   great trivia quiz  
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10 questions about the dual careers (coaching and broadcasting) of the colorful John Madden.
Difficult, 10 Qns, boxcrusher, Sep 09 07
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  Bud Grant    
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This quiz focuses on Bud Grant, Hall of Fame Football coach.
Average, 10 Qns, bernie73, Feb 06 16
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  NFL Head Coaches Between 2000-09    
Multiple Choice
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This quiz is all about the men who coached the various NFL teams between the years 2000 and 2009. If you were an NFL fan during this decade this quiz should be easy for you. Good luck!
Difficult, 10 Qns, acw4life, Mar 23 15
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  African-American Head Coaches    
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Whether they were in the head position for several years or for just a few games, this quiz highlights coaches of African American descent. I hope you like it.
Difficult, 10 Qns, jbug1262, Oct 24 13
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  Joe Gibbs: A True Winner    
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Joe Gibbs has been a winner at everything he's done in his life. In 2004 he returned to coaching in the NFL (he left the Redskins in 1993). Good luck.
Tough, 10 Qns, malcolmsex, Aug 13 04
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  The NFL Coaches of 2008    
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Do you know the coaches who actually coached during the 2008 season? Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, Dxfan555, Jun 17 09
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NFL Coaches Trivia Questions

1. Like many NFL coaches, Bud Grant was also a professional football player. However, in what other professional sports league did he also play?

From Quiz
Bud Grant

Answer: National Basketball Association

The 6 foot 3 inch Grant spent two seasons with the Minneapolis Lakers (1949-1951). Averaging 2.6 points a game, he mostly played forward. He had played football, baseball, and basketball in high school and college.

2. In the latter part of the 2009 NFL season, who took over the head position with the Buffalo Bills?

From Quiz African-American Head Coaches

Answer: Perry Fewell

After a Week 10 loss to the Tennessee Titans, Head Coach Dick Jauron was given his pink slip and Defensive Coordinator, Perry Fewell, was allowed to step into the position. Fewell, led the team to a 3-4 record in their final seven games and was released after that season ended. He then became the Defensive Coordinator for the New York Giants helping the team to a Super Bowl XLVII win over the New England Patriots.

3. In 1969, John Madden was a very young man when he was chosen by owner Al Davis to be head coach of the Oakland Raiders. How old was he?

From Quiz Boom! All About John Madden

Answer: 32

He was only 32 at the time, which made him the youngest coach in the AFL (remember that 1969 was still prior to AFL/NFL merger).

4. Tom Landry was the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys for 29 seasons. Before he took the reins of the Cowboys, he was a defensive back for which team?

From Quiz They Played Too?

Answer: New York Giants

Landry played for the Giants from 1950-1955. His only playoff appearance was in the NFL Divisional Playoff in 1950, but lost to the Cleveland Browns, 8-3. Tom made the Pro Bowl in 1954.

5. Who was the second head coach to win more than one Super Bowl?

From Quiz Kings of the Sidelines

Answer: Don Shula

Shula became the second coach to win two Super Bowls when his Miami Dolphins defeated the Minnesota Vikings 24-7 in Super Bowl VIII. Vince Lombardi's Green Bay Packers won Super Bowls I and II.

6. Joe Gibbs was born in which southern U.S. state?

From Quiz Joe Gibbs: A True Winner

Answer: North Carolina

Joe was born in Mocksville, North Carolina on November 25, 1940.

7. Vince Lombardi's middle name was what?

From Quiz Vince Lombardi

Answer: Thomas

Vince was named Vincent Thomas Lombardi by his parents. His son, often referred to as "Vince Lombardi Jr.," is actually named "Vincent Henry Lombardi," the "Henry" being an Americanized version of Enrico, Vince's father's name.

8. Tony Dungy left the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2002. He took the head coaching position for which team?

From Quiz Head Coaches in the NFL

Answer: Indianapolis Colts

Tony Dungy took over as Colts' head coach after six seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Previous to his job in Tampa, Dungy was a defensive coordinator with both the Minnesota Vikings and the Pittsburgh Steelers.

9. Who was never the head coach for the Miami Dolphins?

From Quiz NFL Coaches

Answer: Mike Ditka

Don Shula was the Dolphin's head coach from 1970 until 1995. Jimmy Johnson was from 1996 - 1999, and Dave Wannstedt was head coach 2000 - 2004.

10. Chuck Noll was a Cleveland Brown who was the head coach for a franchise that won four Super Bowls, had a stifling defence known as the "Steel Curtain", and amassed a coaching record of 209-156-1. What franchise did he coach?

From Quiz 100 Years of NFL: The Coaches

Answer: Pittsburgh Steelers

After playing for the Cleveland Browns for seven seasons, his coach, Paul Brown, recognized that Noll had game smarts and could have probably called the plays in the games himself. He was given a coaching position immediately with the Los Angeles/San Diego Chargers under Sid Gillman. Under Gillman, Noll flourished and learned a lot about football, but he also had a way with people and was able to get the most out of his players. After some time with the Baltimore Colts, Chuck Noll was offered the head coaching position of the Pittsburgh Steelers. Joe Paterno had turned the job down and Noll took over in 1969. Noll managed the team well, recognized amazing talent in the draft, and created stifling defences. In his 23 years with the Steelers, Noll won four Super Bowls, IX, X, XIII, and XIV, and was the coach of the year in 1972 and 1989. Chuck Noll was enshrined in the Hall of Fame in 1993. He passed away on June 13, 2014. His legacy, other than his extensive coaching tree, was of providing opportunities for African-American players and coaches on the team and allowing for equal treatment for all players and staff.

11. Bud Grant played professional football in both the National Football League and the Canadian Football League. With which two teams did he play?

From Quiz Bud Grant

Answer: Philadelphia Eagles and Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in the 1950 NFL draft, he spent the 1951 and 1952 seasons with the Eagles where he played defensive end and wide receiver. He the spent the next four seasons with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (1953-1956) as an offensive end. He was a three-time All-Star for the Western Conference of the CFL.

12. Which coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers started his NFL career when he was signed as a free-agent safety by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1977?

From Quiz American Grandstand

Answer: Tony Dungy

Tony Dungy has two Super Bowl rings, one of which he won as a player in Super Bowl XIII as a player and one he earned as a head coach in Super Bowl XLI. During his career as a player, while playing against the now defunct Houston Oilers, Dungy intercepted a pass. In that same game he was forced to play as an emergency quarterback after both Terri Bradshaw and Mike Kruczek were injured. He then proceeded to throw an interception, at which time he became the first player in NFL history to both intercept a ball, and throw an interception in the same game. After retiring from coaching, Dungy went into the booth as a sportscaster, where he performed with his usual commanding but quiet presence.

13. In the early part of the 2000s, Terry Robiskie was given the opportunity to briefly lead, not one, but two teams as the head coach. Which two?

From Quiz African-American Head Coaches

Answer: Washington Redskins & Cleveland Browns

A former running back for the Oakland Raiders and Miami Dolphins, Terry Robiskie, began his coaching career in 1989 with the Los Angeles Raiders as an Offensive Coordinator. In 2000, Robiskie got his first crack at the head coaching position after Norv turner was let go with three games left in the season. Robiskie led the team to a 1-2 finish, beating the Arizona Cardinals, 20-3, in the final game. In 2004, Robiskie found himself again in the top spot when he took over for Butch Davis when he was fired from the Cleveland Browns with six games to play. Interestingly, just as he had done in his previous stint in Washigton, Robiskie won his final regular season game with the Browns as he led them to a 22-14 victory over the Houston Texans.

14. Hello, my name is Chuck Noll. I coached the Pittsburgh Steelers to four Super Bowl titles. However, for which NFL team did I play during the 1950s?

From Quiz NFL Coaches: 150-Victory Club

Answer: Cleveland Browns

Chuck Noll coached the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1969 to 1991, winning 193 regular season contests. He played for the Cleveland Browns from 1953 to 1959 as a guard and linebacker. After his playing retirement, Noll joined the San Diego Chargers of the AFL as an assistant coach.

15. What was John Madden's winning percentage as an NFL head coach?

From Quiz Boom! All About John Madden

Answer: 72.5% (103 W - 32 L - 7 T)

Madden had a relatively short coaching career - only ten years, but it was enough to get him elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2006.

16. Marty Schottenheimer coached the Browns, Chiefs, and Redskins before leading up to the Chargers and his 14-2 season in 2006. As a player, he wore the uniform of the Buffalo Bills and Boston Patriots. Which position did he play?

From Quiz They Played Too?

Answer: Linebacker

Marty was a Bill from 1965-1968, then retired as a Patriot in 1970. He was a Pro Bowl linebacker in 1965 as a rookie.

17. Who was the first head coach to take his team to six Super Bowls, with his first trip as a Baltimore Colt?

From Quiz I'm in Charge!

Answer: Don Shula

The other coaches were never associated with the Colts. Shula did it with two different teams. His first appearance was with his 1968 13-1 Baltimore Colts. The Colts lost to the Jets in the Super Bowl. Don helmed the Colts for seven seasons, then took his services to Miami for 26 seasons. As a Dolphin, he took the team to five more Super Bowls. All totaled, Shula lost four of the six.

18. Who was the first head coach to lose more than one Super Bowl?

From Quiz Kings of the Sidelines

Answer: Don Shula

Shula was also the first coach to lose two Super Bowls. His Baltimore Colts lost Super Bowl III to the New York Jets and his Miami Dolphins lost Super Bowl VI to the Dallas Cowboys.

19. In 1976 Gibbs won a national championship playing what sport?

From Quiz Joe Gibbs: A True Winner

Answer: Racquetball

Gibbs won this "Senior's Title" at age 35. It was the first of three sports in which he competed, and won, on a championship level.

20. Vince's father had what two words tattooed across the knuckles of his hands?

From Quiz Vince Lombardi

Answer: WORK and PLAY

His father worked hard as a butcher, and was incredibly competitive playing games such as Scrabble.

21. When Tony Dungy left Tampa in 2002, who took over as head coach of the Bucs?

From Quiz Head Coaches in the NFL

Answer: Jon Gruden & Gruden & John Gruden

Buccaneer fans were shocked at the surprise announcement in late February 2002, when Jon Gruden was announced as their new head coach. In his first year, Gruden led the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to their first ever Super Bowl appearance and was victorious. On January 26, 2003, Jon Gruden bacame the youngest head coach to ever win the Super Bowl.

22. Joe Gibbs was the coach of the Washington Redskins for two tenures. In between, Gibbs focused on a different sport. Which sport, working with such people as Carl Edwards, Denny Hamlin, and Tony Stewart, did Joe Gibbs devote time to?

From Quiz 100 Years of NFL: The Coaches

Answer: Car racing

Joe Gibbs coached the Washington Redskins from 1981 to 1992, and again from 2004 to 2007. With the team, he won three Super Bowls, XVII, XXII, and XXVI. In between these two tenures, Gibbs founded and owned Joe Gibbs Racing, a car racing team that competed in the NASCAR Cup series and later in the Xfinity series. JG Racing has had many successes in the racing world and is considered a leader. Joe Gibbs was inducted into the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2020. As a football coach, Joe Gibbs spent seventeen years as an assistant before being offered a head coaching position with the Redskins. Despite losing his first five games of his first season, Gibbs coached the Redskins to an 8-8 record that year. In his second season, Gibbs took his team all the way to the Super Bowl, defeating the Miami Dolphins 27-17 and giving Gibbs his first ring. Gibbs went on to win two more. After retiring, Gibbs was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1996 and devoted his time to car racing. In 2004, Gibbs was coaxed out of retirement to rejoin his Redskins. He had three more seasons in the NFL, getting to the playoffs twice more, but ultimately retired for good. He ended his career with a 171-101 record overall.

23. With his CFL playing career concluded after the 1956 season, what was Grant's next role in professional football?

From Quiz Bud Grant

Answer: He coached a CFL team.

Grant became the coach of the Winnipeg Blue Bombers beginning in the 1957 season and lasting until the 1966 season. When he coached his first game at the age of 30, he was the then-youngest head coach in CFL history. He led his team to six Grey Cup (championship) appearances and won the big game four times.

24. Jeff Fisher started his NFL career when he was drafted by the Chicago Bears in 1980, and went on to coach which NFL team for 16 seasons?

From Quiz American Grandstand

Answer: Tennessee Titans

Fisher won a Super Bowl ring as a defensive back for the Chicago Bears even though he was on I.R. at the time of the game. Fisher started his coaching career with the Philadelphia Eagles studying under Buddy Ryan. He went on to be the defensive coordinator for both the Los Angeles Rams in 1991 and then as a secondary coach for the San Francisco 49ers from 1992-1993. He moved to the Houston Oilers in 1994 and stayed with them even when they moved the team to Tennessee and changed the name of the team. On January 30, 2000, he led his team to Super Bowl XXXVI where they lost 23-16 to the St. Louis Rams who were being led by red-hot quarterback Kurt Warner.

25. In 2003, Marvin Lewis became coach of the Cincinnati Bengals. Which team did he leave?

From Quiz African-American Head Coaches

Answer: Washington Redskins

After guiding the Washington Redskins defense to a number five ranking during the 2002 season, Marvin Lewis was hired away from his Assistant Coach/ Defensive Coordinator position to become the head man with the Bengals, in 2003. He led the team to its first division title since 1990, in 2005, as well as subsequent playoff appearances in 2009, 2011, and 2012.

26. Who replaced the New York Jets' Eric Mangini, and was a NFL head coaching rookie in 2009?

From Quiz NFL Head Coaches

Answer: Rex Ryan

In 2008, the Jets were 8-3 by Week 12, then they let the season go away by finishing 9-7. Ryan began his NCAA coaching career with Eastern Kentucky as the defensive ends coach in 1987. He was the defensive coordinator with New Mexico Highlands in 1989. After four more seasons with Morehead State, he came to the NFL in 1994 with the Cardinals as the defensive line/linebackers coach. Rex went back to the NCAA for three seasons, then landed a defensive coaching job with the Baltimore Ravens for 10 seasons before taking the helm of the Jets. He won his first NFL game with the Jets in 2009, a 24-7 win over the Houston Texans.

27. Minnesota Vikings head coach Bud Grant held the reins of the Vikings team for 18 seasons. Prior to the Vikings' head coaching job, Bud played for which NFL team?

From Quiz They Played Too?

Answer: Philadelphia Eagles

Grant played for two seasons in Philadelphia in 1950 and 1951. Bud was a wide receiver and caught seven touchdown passes. As a head coach, he retired with a 158-96-5 career record.

28. Which team did George Allen coach before the Washington Redskins?

From Quiz Kings of the Sidelines

Answer: Los Angeles Rams

Allen won an impressive 70.5 percent of his regular season games. He coached the Rams from 1966-1970, and finished with a regular season record of 49 wins, 17 losses, and 4 ties. With the Redskins from 1971-1977, he won 67, lost 30, and tied 1.

29. Who was the head coach of the St. Louis Cardinals that offered Gibbs his first coaching job in the NFL?

From Quiz Joe Gibbs: A True Winner

Answer: Don Coryell

Coryell had just been named the Cardinals head coach and wanted Gibbs to coach the offensive line. Gibbs turned the job down and Coryell called back and offered him the running backs coach job, which Gibbs accepted. Gibbs coached under Coryell with the Cardinals from 1973-1977. He later served as offensive coordinator under Coryell with the San Diego Chargers, masterminding the powerful "Air-Coryell" passing attack.

30. How many siblings did Vince have?

From Quiz Vince Lombardi

Answer: 4

Vince was the oldest of five siblings. His brothers were Joe and Harold; his sisters were Claire and Madeline.

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