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{{Short description|American football player, coach, and executive (born 1948)}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name               = Mike Holmgren
| image              = File:Mike Holmgren 2004 Portrait crop.jpg
| image_size         =
| alt                = Candid head and shoulders photograph of Holmgren wearing a green jacket over a white shirt
| caption            = Holmgren in 2004
| number             = 19
| position           = [[Quarterback]]
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1948|6|15|mf=y}}
| birth_place        = [[San Francisco|San Francisco, California]], U.S.
| height_ft          = 6
| height_in          = 5
| weight_lbs         = 245
| high_school        = [[Abraham Lincoln High School (San Francisco, California)|Abraham Lincoln]] {{nowrap|(San Francisco, California)}}
| college            = [[USC Trojans football|USC]] (1966–1969)
| draftyear          = 1970
| draftround         = 8
| draftpick          = 201
| pastteams          = 
* [[St. Louis Cardinals (NFL)|St. Louis Cardinals]] ([[1970 NFL season|1970]])*
* [[New York Jets]] ([[1970 NFL season|1970]])*
| pastcoaching       = 
* [[Abraham Lincoln High School (San Francisco, California)|Lincoln HS (CA)]] (1971)<br>Offensive coordinator
* [[Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory|Sacred Heart HS (CA)]] (1972–1974)<br>Offensive coordinator
* [[Oak Grove High School (San Jose, California)|Oak Grove HS (CA)]] (1975–1980)<br>Assistant coach
* [[San Francisco State Gators football|San Francisco State]] (1981)<br>Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
* [[BYU Cougars football|BYU]] (1982–1985)<br>Quarterbacks coach
* [[San Francisco 49ers]] ({{NFL Year|1986}}–{{NFL Year|1988}})<br>Quarterbacks coach
* San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1989}}–{{NFL Year|1991}})<br>Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach
* [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|1992}}–{{NFL Year|1998}})<br>Head coach
* [[Seattle Seahawks]] ({{NFL Year|1999}}–{{NFL Year|2008}})<br>Head coach
| pastexecutive      = 
* Seattle Seahawks ({{NFL Year|1999}}–{{NFL Year|2002}})<br>Vice president of football operations & general manager
* [[Cleveland Browns]] ({{NFL Year|2010}}–{{NFL Year|2012}})<br>Team president
| highlights         = 
;As a player:
* [[NCAA Division I-A national football championship|National champion]] ([[1967 USC Trojans football team|1967]])
* [[Grantland Rice Trophy]] ([[1967 USC Trojans football team|1967]])
;As a head coach:
* [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XXXI|XXXI]])
* [[Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame]]
* [[Seattle Seahawks Ring of Honor]]
* [[State of Washington Sports Hall of Fame]] (2017)
;As an assistant coach:
* 2× Super Bowl champion ([[Super Bowl XXIII|XXIII]], [[Super Bowl XXIV|XXIV]])
* [[NCAA Division I-A national football championship|National champion]] ([[1984 BYU Cougars football team|1984]])
* San Jose Sports Hall of Fame (2024)
| coachregrecord     = {{Winning percentage|161|111|record=y}}
| coachplayoffrecord = {{Winning percentage|13|11|record=y}}
| coachrecord        = {{Winning percentage|174|122|record=y}}
| pfrcoach           = HolmMi0
}}

'''Michael George Holmgren''' (born June 15, 1948) is an American former [[American football|football]] coach and executive in the [[National Football League]] (NFL). He began his NFL career as a [[quarterback]]s' coach and later as an [[offensive coordinator]] with the [[San Francisco 49ers]], where they won [[Super Bowl XXIII|Super Bowls XXIII]] and [[Super Bowl XXIV|XXIV]]. He served as the head coach of the [[Green Bay Packers]] from [[1992 Green Bay Packers season|1992]] to [[1998 Green Bay Packers season|1998]], where he won [[Super Bowl XXXI]], and of the [[Seattle Seahawks]] from [[1999 Seattle Seahawks season|1999]] to [[2008 Seattle Seahawks season|2008]]. His last role in the NFL was as team president of the [[Cleveland Browns]] from [[2010 Cleveland Browns season|2010]] to [[2012 Cleveland Browns season|2012]]. Prior to his career in the NFL, Holmgren coached football at the high school and collegiate levels.

Holmgren is noted for his role in molding quarterbacks such as [[Steve Young]], [[Brett Favre]], and [[Matt Hasselbeck]] during his tenures in San Francisco, Green Bay, and Seattle, respectively. [[Joe Montana]] won his two MVP awards under the direction of Holmgren in 1989 and 1990.

Under Holmgren's leadership and play-calling, the [[Green Bay Packers]] were consistent winners and never had a losing season. He was considered one of the best coaches in the NFL by many fellow coaches and players. He led the Packers to their 12th league championship in [[Super Bowl XXXI]], a 35–21 win over the [[New England Patriots]]; and also reached [[Super Bowl XXXII]]. Under Holmgren the Seahawks also became a frequent playoff team, including five division titles and the franchise's first [[Super Bowl]] appearance in [[Super Bowl XL]]. In total, Holmgren won eight division titles as a head coach to go along with twelve playoff appearances, three NFC Championships and one Super Bowl.

As president of the Cleveland Browns, Holmgren failed to improve the team, which had a record of 5–11 the season before his arrival, and 14–34 in his tenure. Despite Holmgren's reputation as a quarterback guru, the Browns fielded three different opening-day starters in his three years with the team. In the face of much criticism in the media and new ownership, he was released by the Browns in November 2012.

He is a weekday daily guest throughout the football season on Seattle radio station [[KJR-FM|Sports Radio KJR]] across various shows. As of 2021, Holmgren also works as a guest analyst for Super Bowl broadcasts on [[Westwood One]].

==Career==

===Playing career===
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Holmgren started out as a tight end before becoming a standout quarterback and punter at San Francisco's Abraham Lincoln High School where he was named "Prep Athlete of the Year" in 1965 and graduated in 1966.

Holmgren continued his playing career in [[Los Angeles]] as a [[quarterback]] at the [[USC Trojans football|University of Southern California]] from [[1966 USC Trojans football team|1966]] to [[1969 USC Trojans football team|1969]], and was a member of the [[Sigma Chi]] [[Fraternities and sororities|fraternity]]. As a sophomore, he was on USC's [[College football national championships in NCAA Division I FBS|national championship]] team of [[1967 USC Trojans football team|1967]]. Holmgren played behind starter [[Steve Sogge]] in 1967 and [[1968 USC Trojans football team|1968]]. A shoulder injury put him behind sophomore [[Jimmy Jones (Canadian football)|Jimmy Jones]] in 1969; he earned his bachelor's degree<!--B.S.--> in 1970.

Although a backup, Holmgren was selected in the [[1970 NFL draft]] by the [[1970 St. Louis Cardinals (NFL) season|St. Louis Cardinals]]; taken in the [[1970 NFL draft#Round 8|eighth round]] (201st overall), he went to camp with both the Cardinals and the [[1970 New York Jets season|New York Jets]] that year.

===Coaching career===

====High school====
Holmgren's coaching career began in 1971 at his alma mater, [[Abraham Lincoln High School (San Francisco)|Abraham Lincoln High School]] in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]], where he also taught history. One year later, he moved to San Francisco's [[Sacred Heart Cathedral Preparatory]] as a teacher and assistant coach. He also coached at [[Oak Grove High School (San Jose, California)|Oak Grove High School]] in San Jose, California, from 1975 to 1980<ref>{{Cite web |last=Canilao |first=Nathan {{!}} Bay Area News |date=July 16, 2024 |orig-date=July 16, 2024 |title=San Jose Sports Hall of Fame announces Class of 2024 |url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/07/16/san-jose-sports-hall-of-fame-announces-class-of-2024/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240718013305/https://www.mercurynews.com/2024/07/16/san-jose-sports-hall-of-fame-announces-class-of-2024/ |archive-date=July 18, 2024 |access-date=September 23, 2024 |website=The Mercury News |language=en-US}}</ref> and won one Central Coast Section championship.<ref name="ccswin">[http://www.cifccs.org/history/footballchamponly.htm CCS Football Champions Year-By-Year] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016175443/http://www.cifccs.org/history/footballchamponly.htm |date=October 16, 2014 }}</ref>

====College====

In 1981, Holmgren became the [[offensive coordinator]] and quarterbacks coach for the [[San Francisco State Gators football|San Francisco State Gators]], working for [[Vic Rowen]].

From 1982 to 1985, Holmgren was the quarterbacks coach at [[Brigham Young University]] under [[LaVell Edwards]]. During his four-year tenure at BYU, Holmgren not only helped coach the team's potent offense to a national championship in 1984, but in that period mentored and developed two of BYU's future NFL quarterbacks, [[Steve Young (American football)|Steve Young]] and [[Robbie Bosco]], and one future NFL head coach, [[Andy Reid]].

Bosco would make it to Green Bay several years before Holmgren, but his eventual appointment as Packers head coach would bring him back into contact with Andy Reid and Steve Young.

Under Holmgren, Bosco led the [[BYU Cougars football|Cougars]] to a national championship in 1984, finished third in [[Heisman Trophy]] balloting and was drafted by the [[Green Bay Packers]] in 1985. Bosco's NFL career was cut short by an arm injury, and he returned to BYU as a quarterbacks coach.

In addition to mentoring quarterbacks at BYU, Holmgren also worked with Reid, at the time a graduate assistant. Reid went on to become an offensive line coach at Holmgren's previous school, San Francisco State, and in 1992 rejoined Holmgren in Green Bay as offensive assistant coach. In 1998, Reid became quarterbacks coach and assistant coach, then in 1999 was named head coach of the [[Philadelphia Eagles]].

====Professional====

=====San Francisco 49ers=====
Holmgren began his [[National Football League|NFL]] coaching career as an assistant coach of the [[San Francisco 49ers]] from 1986 to 1991. He coached the 49ers' quarterbacks from 1986 to 1988 under head coach [[Bill Walsh (American football coach)|Bill Walsh]], working with [[Steve Young (American football)|Steve Young]], whom he had coached at BYU, and [[Joe Montana]]. When [[George Seifert]] took over as head coach, Holmgren became the team's offensive coordinator and served from 1989 to 1991. In this stretch, Joe Montana won his two MVP awards and had his best season in 1989. During his tenure with San Francisco, the 49ers posted a 71-–23–1 (74.7%) regular season record to reach the postseason each year except 1991. San Francisco won [[Super Bowl XXIII]] over the [[Cincinnati Bengals]] 20–16 and [[Super Bowl XXIV]] over the [[Denver Broncos]] 55–10, setting records for most points, most offensive points, and margin of victory in a Super Bowl. As offensive coordinator in 1989, Holmgren's 49er offense was ranked number one in the [[National Football League|NFL]]. His years with the 49ers have led to later success mentoring other young assistants and Holmgren is one of the larger branches of the [[Sid Gillman]] [[coaching tree]], from which Walsh and Seifert descended.

=====Green Bay Packers=====
[[File:Bill Clinton with Green Bay Packers team at White House.jpg|thumb|left|Holmgren in 1997]]
[[File:19981213 24 Mike Holmgren, Lambeau Field,.jpg|thumb|right|Holmgren in a 1998 game]]
Holmgren was head coach of the [[Green Bay Packers]] from 1992 to 1998, which became one of the most successful coaching stints in [[National Football League|NFL]] history. As head coach of the Packers, Holmgren posted a 75&ndash;37&ndash;0 (67.0%) regular-season record, a 9–5 (64.3%) postseason mark, and two [[Super Bowl]] appearances, including a 35–21 victory over the [[New England Patriots]] in [[Super Bowl XXXI]]. By winning at least one game in five consecutive postseasons (1993–1997) Holmgren joined [[John Madden]] (1973–1977), [[Andy Reid]] (2000-2004) (2018-2024), [[John Harbaugh]] (2008–2012), [[Bill Belichick]] (2003-2007) (2011–2018), [[Sean McDermott]] (2020-Present), and [[Pete Carroll]] (2012–2016) as the only coaches in league history to accomplish the feat. Holmgren's Packers posted an NFL-best 48&ndash;16 (75.0%) record, finished first in the [[NFC Central]] Division three times and second once, and set a 7&ndash;3 mark in the playoffs between 1995 and 1998. By taking the Packers to six consecutive postseasons (1993&ndash;1998), Holmgren set a franchise record with a team that had had just two winning seasons in the 19 years before he was hired. Holmgren is well known for molding quarterback [[Brett Favre]] from a wild gun slinger to a three time MVP from 1995 to 1997.

Many of Holmgren's 1992 coaches, including [[Andy Reid]], [[Steve Mariucci]], [[Dick Jauron]], [[Ray Rhodes]], and [[Jon Gruden]], would go on to head coaching careers in the NFL. [[Marty Mornhinweg]], an assistant hired later in Holmgren's tenure at Green Bay, also became an NFL head coach, and was previously an offensive coordinator under Reid with the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] from 2006 to 2012. [[Doug Pederson]], a backup quarterback for Holmgren's Packers from 1996 through 1998, would also serve as an assistant under Reid in both Philadelphia and with the [[Kansas City Chiefs]], later winning [[Super Bowl LII]] as the head coach of the Eagles in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2018/02/05/our-coach-has-got-some-guts-huh-doug-pederson-never-backs-down-in-eagles-super-bowl-win/|title='Our coach has got some guts, huh?': Doug Pederson never backs down in Eagles' Super Bowl win|first=Matt|last=Bonesteel|date=February 5, 2018|access-date=February 21, 2018|via=www.washingtonpost.com}}</ref>

=====Seattle Seahawks=====
Holmgren resigned from the Green Bay Packers after the [[1998 NFL season|1998 season]] to accept an eight-year, $32&nbsp;million head coach contract offered by the [[Seattle Seahawks]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Boling |first=Dave |date=September 9, 1999 |title=Building With a Coach |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/1999/09/09/building-with-a-coach/17220109-96b5-4d12-bc0f-492f1e46725a/ |newspaper=The Washington Post |accessdate=October 20, 2023}}</ref> Originally, Holmgren was the executive vice president and general manager and head coach of the Seahawks.<ref>{{cite news |last=Litsky |first=Frank |date=January 9, 1999 |title=Seahawks Make Holmgren Top Paid |page=D6 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/01/09/sports/pro-football-seahawks-make-holmgren-top-paid.html |work=The New York Times |accessdate=October 20, 2023}}</ref> Following the [[2002 NFL season|2002 season]], Holmgren was terminated as general manager.<ref>{{cite news |last=Shapiro |first=Leonard |date=October 15, 2004 |title=Holmgren not missing G.M. role much now |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna6257407 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023065036/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna6257407 |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 23, 2023 |work=[[NBC News]] |accessdate=October 20, 2023}}</ref>

Holmgren took the Seahawks to their first postseason since [[1988 NFL season|1988]] during his first season with the club in 1999, breaking a 10-year playoff drought. Holmgren posted a 72–56 (56.3%) regular season record and a 4–6 postseason record, including an [[AFC West]] Division title (1999), one [[Wild card (sports)|NFC Wildcard]] berth (2003), four consecutive [[NFC West]] Division titles (2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007), an [[National Football Conference|NFC]] championship (2005), and the Seahawks' first-ever appearance in a [[Super Bowl XL|Super Bowl]].

Holmgren's (and the Seahawks' until they won the Super Bowl in 2013) best season to date was [[2005 NFL season|2005]]. The team posted the best regular season 13–3 (81.3%) record in franchise history, set a team record 11 consecutive wins, and won their first playoff game since 1984. Holmgren also molded former Green Bay backup quarterback [[Matt Hasselbeck]] into a [[Pro Bowl]] and Super Bowl quarterback in the 2005 NFL season (much as he did with Favre in the 1990s), and coached [[Shaun Alexander]] to the NFL's MVP, a 2005 rushing title, and an NFL record 28 touchdowns in a single season.

With the 2005 NFC Championship win, Holmgren became the fifth member of a small coaching fraternity that has taken two different NFL franchises to the Super Bowl, joining [[Bill Parcells]], [[Dan Reeves]], [[Don Shula]], [[Dick Vermeil]], and later [[John Fox (American football)|John Fox]] and [[Andy Reid]]. Had the Seahawks won [[Super Bowl XL]], he would have become the first head coach in NFL history to win a [[Super Bowl]] with two different franchises, however they fell short, losing 21–10 to the [[Pittsburgh Steelers]].

On January 22, 2008, Holmgren announced he would serve out the remaining year of his contract with a [[wikt:lame duck|lame duck]] year and end his tenure as head coach of the Seattle Seahawks at the end of the [[2008 NFL season]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7707110?MSNHPHMA |title=Holmgren will return next season |publisher=Msn.foxsports.com |access-date=October 16, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080124035728/http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/7707110?MSNHPHMA |archive-date=January 24, 2008 }}</ref> [[Jim L. Mora]], the defensive backs coach, succeeded Holmgren upon his departure.

On December 19, 2008, Holmgren received the [[Steve Largent Award]], becoming the first coach in Seahawks history to attain the accolade.<ref>Williams, Eric. (December 19, 2008). Friday practice -- Holmgren receives Largent award. ''thenewstribune.com''. Retrieved December 21, 2008 from {{cite web |url=http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/seahawks/2008/12/19/friday_practice_holmgren_receives_largen |title=Seahawks Insider - Friday practice -- Holmgren receives Largent award |access-date=December 22, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223114309/http://blogs.thenewstribune.com/seahawks/2008/12/19/friday_practice_holmgren_receives_largen |archive-date=December 23, 2008 }}</ref>

===Post-coaching career===
On February 1, 2009, Holmgren served as an analyst for [[Football Night in America|NBC's coverage]] of [[Super Bowl XLIII]].
Since 2012, He has served as an analyst for Seattle Sports station KJR 950AM and as a [[color analyst]] for [[Westwood One]]'s radio broadcast of [[Super Bowl LI]].

On December 21, 2009, Holmgren accepted the job to be president of the [[Cleveland Browns]].<ref>{{cite web|author=John Froschauer/Associated Press |url=http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2009/12/report_mike_holmgren_not_comin.html |title=Mike Holmgren accepts team president role with Cleveland Browns |date=December 22, 2009 |publisher=cleveland.com |access-date=October 16, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.nfl.com/2009/12/21/holmgren-agrees-to-join-browns-as-team-president/ |title=Holmgren agrees to join Browns as team president – NFL.com |work=[[National Football League]] |date=December 21, 2009 |access-date=October 16, 2012}}</ref> On January 3, 2011, Holmgren fired Browns coach [[Eric Mangini]] after a disappointing 5–11 record. On October 16, 2012, Browns owner [[Jimmy Haslam]] announced that Holmgren would leave the team at the end of the 2012 season.<ref>{{cite web|author=Josh&nbsp;Gordon |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/mike-holmgren-to-exit-at-the-end-of-browns-season-0ap1000000081125 |title=Mike Holmgren to exit at the end of Browns season |work=[[National Football League]] |access-date=October 16, 2012}}</ref>

In 2015, Holmgren was in consideration for the [[New York Jets]] head coaching job, but removed himself from speculation after entertaining the idea. The Jets would end up hiring [[Todd Bowles]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/mike-holmgren-jets-coach/ |title=Mike Holmgren Tells WFAN Talks Between Him, Jets Almost Got Serious 3 Years Ago |website=[[CBS News]] |date=November 28, 2017 |access-date=November 11, 2023}}</ref>

In 2020, he was named as a coaching finalist for the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]]'s "Centennial Slate". He was again up for the class of 2021, but was among the coaches part of the final cut.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1295908169651236866|user=WixieEarlWilson|title=@VinLospinuso91 @RonBorges Coaches were Tom Flores, Mike Holmgren, Buddy Parker, Shaughnessy, Coryell and Vermeil.<!-- full text of tweet that Twitter returned to the bot (excluding links) added by TweetCiteBot. This may be better truncated or may need expanding (TW limits responses to 140 characters) or case changes. --> |date=August 19, 2020}}</ref>

He was inducted into the [[Seahawks Ring of Honor]] on October 31, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Boyle |first=John |date=August 25, 2021 |title=Mike Holmgren & Matt Hasselbeck To Enter Seahawks Ring Of Honor |url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/mike-holmgren-matt-hasselbeck-to-enter-seahawks-ring-of-honor |access-date=August 25, 2021 |website=Seahawks.com}}</ref>

In 2024, he was named as a coach finalist for the [[Pro Football Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Contributor, coach, senior finalists revealed for Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2025 |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/contributor-coach-senior-finalists-revealed-for-pro-football-hall-of-fame-class-of-2025#:~:text=The%2025%20players%20still%20under,Jahri%20Evans,%20Richmond%20Webb,%20Steve |access-date=2024-12-06 |website=NFL.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Head coaching record==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Team !! rowspan="2"|Year !! colspan="5"|Regular season !! colspan="4"|Postseason
|-
!Won!!Lost!!Ties!!Win %!!Finish!! Won !! Lost !! Win % !! Result
|-
![[1992 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]||[[1992 NFL season|1992]]
||9||7||0||.563||2nd in NFC Central|| – || – || – || –
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1993 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]||[[1993 NFL season|1993]]
||9||7||0||.563||3rd in NFC Central||1||1||.500||<small>'''Lost to [[1993 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] in [[1993–94 NFL playoffs|NFC Divisional Game]]'''</small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1994 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]||[[1994 NFL season|1994]]
||9||7||0||.563||2nd in NFC Central||1||1||.500||<small>'''Lost to [[1994 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] in [[1994–95 NFL playoffs|NFC Divisional Game]]'''</small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1995 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]||[[1995 NFL season|1995]]
||11||5||0||.688||'''1st in NFC Central'''||2||1||.667||<small>'''Lost to [[1995 Dallas Cowboys season|Dallas Cowboys]] in [[1995–96 NFL playoffs|NFC Championship Game]]'''</small>
|- style="background:#fde910;"
![[1996 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]||[[1996 NFL season|1996]]
||13||3||0||.813||'''1st in NFC Central'''||3||0||1.000||<small>'''[[Super Bowl XXXI]] champions'''</small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1997 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]||[[1997 NFL season|1997]]
||13||3||0||.813||'''1st in NFC Central''' ||2||1||.667||<small>'''Lost to [[1997 Denver Broncos season|Denver Broncos]] in [[Super Bowl XXXII]]'''</small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1998 Green Bay Packers season|GB]]||[[1998 NFL season|1998]]
||11||5||0||.688||2nd in NFC Central||0||1||.000||<small>'''Lost to [[1998 San Francisco 49ers season|San Francisco 49ers]] in [[1998–99 NFL playoffs|NFC Wild Card Game]]'''</small>
|-
! colspan="2"|GB Total||75||37||0||.670||||9||5||.643||
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[1999 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]||[[1999 NFL season|1999]]
||9||7||0||.563||'''1st in AFC West'''||0||1||.000||<small>'''Lost to [[1999 Miami Dolphins season|Miami Dolphins]] in [[1999–2000 NFL playoffs|AFC Wild Card Game]]'''</small>
|-
![[2000 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]||[[2000 NFL season|2000]]
||6||10||0||.375||4th in AFC West|| – || – || – || –
|-
![[2001 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]||[[2001 NFL season|2001]]
||9||7||0||.563||2nd in AFC West|| – || – || – || –
|-
![[2002 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]||[[2002 NFL season|2002]]
||7||9||0||.438||3rd in NFC West|| – || – || – || –
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[2003 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]||[[2003 NFL season|2003]]
||10||6||0||.625||2nd in NFC West||0||1||0.000||<small>'''Lost to [[2003 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] in [[2003 NFC Wild Card playoff game (Seattle–Green Bay)|NFC Wild Card Game]]'''</small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[2004 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]||[[2004 NFL season|2004]]
||9||7||0||.563||'''1st in NFC West'''||0||1||0.000||<small>'''Lost to [[2004 St. Louis Rams season|St. Louis Rams]] in [[2004–05 NFL playoffs|NFC Wild Card Game]]'''</small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[2005 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]||[[2005 NFL season|2005]]
||13||3||0||.813||'''1st in NFC West'''||2||1||0.667||<small>'''Lost to [[2005 Pittsburgh Steelers season|Pittsburgh Steelers]] in [[Super Bowl XL]]'''</small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[2006 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]||[[2006 NFL season|2006]]
||9||7||0||.563||'''1st in NFC West'''||1||1||0.500||<small>'''Lost to [[2006 Chicago Bears season|Chicago Bears]] in [[2006–07 NFL playoffs|NFC Divisional Game]]'''</small>
|-! style="background:#fdd;"
![[2007 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]||[[2007 NFL season|2007]]
||10||6||0||.625||'''1st in NFC West'''||1||1||0.500 ||<small>'''Lost to [[2007 Green Bay Packers season|Green Bay Packers]] in [[Snow Globe Game|NFC Divisional Game]]'''</small>
|-
![[2008 Seattle Seahawks season|SEA]]||[[2008 NFL season|2008]]
||4||12||0||.250||3rd in NFC West|| – || – || – || –
|-
! colspan="2"|SEA Total||86||74||0||.541||||4||6||.400||
|-
! colspan="2"|Total||161||111||0||.592||||13||11||.542||
|}

==Coaching tree==
Holmgren has worked under two head coaches: 
*[[Bill Walsh (American football coach)|Bill Walsh]], [[San Francisco 49ers]] (1986–1988)
*[[George Seifert]], San Francisco 49ers (1989–1991)

Ten of Holmgren's assistant coaches/executives became head coaches in the NFL or NCAA:
*[[Ray Rhodes]], [[Philadelphia Eagles]] (1995–1998), [[Green Bay Packers]] (1999)
*[[Steve Mariucci]], [[San Francisco 49ers]] (1997–2002), [[Detroit Lions]] (2003–2005)
*[[Jon Gruden]], [[Oakland Raiders|Oakland]] / [[Las Vegas Raiders]] (1998–2001, 2018–2021), [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] (2002–2008)
*[[Dick Jauron]], [[Chicago Bears]] (1999–2003), [[Buffalo Bills]] (2006–2009)
*[[Andy Reid]], Philadelphia Eagles (1999–2012), [[Kansas City Chiefs]] (2013–present)
*[[Mike Sherman]], Green Bay Packers (2000–2005), [[Texas A&M Aggies football|Texas A&M]] (2008–2011)
*[[Marty Mornhinweg]], Detroit Lions (2001–2002)
*[[Jim Zorn]], [[Washington Redskins]] (2008–2009)
*[[Jim L. Mora]], [[Atlanta Falcons]] (2004-2006) [[Seattle Seahawks]] (2009), [[UCLA Bruins football|UCLA]] (2012–2017), [[UConn Huskies football|UConn]] (2022–present)
*[[Stump Mitchell]], [[Southern Jaguars football|Southern]] (2010–2012)

==Personal life==
Holmgren and his wife, Kathy, met at age 12 and have been married since June 15, 1971. They wed on his birthday so he would not forget the date. Holmgren first proposed marriage to Kathy when he was age 15, to which she replied: "Nope." They have four daughters — twins Calla and Jenny (born 1973), Emily (1977) and Gretchen (1981). They also have five granddaughters — Emma, Emerson, Mary, Isabelle and Eloise. He also has four grandsons — Luke, Michael, Samuel and Theodore. Holmgren and his wife currently reside in [[Seattle, Washington]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/story/news/2020/09/12/ex-packers-coach-mike-holmgren-supports-joe-biden-blasts-donald-trump/3467618001/|title = Ex-Packers coach Mike Holmgren throws support behind Biden as Green Bay faces pandemic Packers season}}</ref>

The Holmgren family is heavily involved in the [[Evangelical Covenant Church]] and the denomination's [[North Park University]] in Chicago. In 2004, they led the fundraising drive to build the university's Holmgren Athletic Complex.

Holmgren's grandfather, Jens Bugge,<ref>{{cite news| url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F06E2DE1638E13ABC4052DFB1668382609EDE | work=The New York Times | title=COLONEL JENS BUGGE.; West Point Official Dies After Service Overseas | date=July 18, 1919 | access-date=May 12, 2010}}</ref> who served briefly as a commandant at [[West Point]] and wrote a book on military strategy, also had the distinction of being eulogized by [[General|Gen]]. [[Douglas MacArthur]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/21/sports/football/21holmgren.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink/ | work=The New York Times | title=Seahawks' Holmgren, a Football Lifer, Ponders Life After Football | first=Greg | last=Bishop | date=December 21, 2008 | access-date=May 12, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.northpark.edu/campusdevelopment/past/holmgren/ |title=Holmgren Athletic Field |access-date=September 21, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060508000629/http://www.northpark.edu/campusdevelopment/past/holmgren/ |archive-date=May 8, 2006 }}</ref> Both of Holmgren's parents were officers in the [[Salvation Army]].

Holmgren is a brother in the [[Sigma Chi]] fraternity.

Holmgren Way is a street named for the coach and is located in [[Green Bay, Wisconsin]].

==See also==
* [[List of National Football League head coaches with 50 wins]]
* [[List of Super Bowl head coaches]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==External links==
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* [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/coaches/HolmMi0.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com coaching profile]

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