<P> The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin . They are members of the North Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) and are the third - oldest franchise in the National Football League (NFL). The club was founded in 1919 by coach, player, and future Hall of Fame inductee Curly Lambeau and sports and telegraph editor George Whitney Calhoun . The Packers competed against local teams for two seasons before entering the NFL in 1921 . </P> <P> The Packers have had 46 starting quarterbacks (QB) in the history of their franchise . The Packers' past starting quarterbacks include Pro Football Hall of Fame inductees Curly Lambeau, Tony Canadeo, Arnie Herber, Bart Starr and Brett Favre . The team's first starting quarterback was Norm Barry, while the longest serving was Brett Favre . The Packers' starting quarterback for the 2016 season was Aaron Rodgers, who was playing in his 12th season in the NFL . They are listed in order of the date of each player's first start at quarterback for the Packers . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Season (s) </Th> <Th> Quarterback (Games) </Th> <Th> References </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1921 </Td> <Td> Adolph Kliebhan (5) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1921 </Td> <Td> Norm Barry (5) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1922 </Td> <Td> Charlie Mathys (10) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1923 </Td> <Td> Charlie Mathys (10) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1924 </Td> <Td> Charlie Mathys (11) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1925 </Td> <Td> Charlie Mathys (11) / Curly Lambeau (1) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1926 </Td> <Td> Pid Purdy (8) / Charlie Mathys (3) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1927 </Td> <Td> Red Dunn (10) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1928 </Td> <Td> Red Dunn (12) / Bullet Baker (1) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1929 </Td> <Td> Red Dunn (8) / Bullet Baker (2) / Jack Evans (2) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td> Red Dunn (10) / Arnie Herber (4) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1931 </Td> <Td> Paul Fitzgibbon (7) / Red Dunn (4) / Roger Grove (3) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1932 </Td> <Td> Arnie Herber </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1933 </Td> <Td> Arnie Herber </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1934 </Td> <Td> Arnie Herber </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1935 </Td> <Td> Arnie Herber </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1936 </Td> <Td> Arnie Herber </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1937 </Td> <Td> Arnie Herber </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1938 </Td> <Td> Arnie Herber / Cecil Isbell </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1939 </Td> <Td> Arnie Herber / Cecil Isbell </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1940 </Td> <Td> Cecil Isbell / Arnie Herber / Hal Van Every </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1941 </Td> <Td> Cecil Isbell </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1942 </Td> <Td> Cecil Isbell / Tony Canadeo </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1943 </Td> <Td> Tony Canadeo / Irv Comp </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1944 </Td> <Td> Irv Comp </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1945 </Td> <Td> Irv Comp / Roy McKay </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1946 </Td> <Td> Irv Comp / Cliff Aberson </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1947 </Td> <Td> Jack Jacobs </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1948 </Td> <Td> Jack Jacobs / Irv Comp / Perry Moss </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1949 </Td> <Td> Jug Girard (10) / Stan Heath (1) / Jack Jacobs (1) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1950 </Td> <Td> Tobin Rote (12) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1951 </Td> <Td> Tobin Rote (11) / Bobby Thomason (4) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1952 </Td> <Td> Tobin Rote (8) / Babe Parilli (4) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1953 </Td> <Td> Tobin Rote (7) / Babe Parilli (5) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1954 </Td> <Td> Tobin Rote (12) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1955 </Td> <Td> Tobin Rote (12) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1956 </Td> <Td> Tobin Rote (11) / Bart Starr (1) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1957 </Td> <Td> Bart Starr (11) / Babe Parilli (1) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1958 </Td> <Td> Bart Starr (7) / Babe Parilli (4) / Joe Francis (1) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1959 </Td> <Td> Bart Starr (5) / Lamar McHan (7) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1960 </Td> <Td> Bart Starr (8) / Lamar McHan (4) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1961 </Td> <Td> Bart Starr (14) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1962 </Td> <Td> Bart Starr (14) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1963 </Td> <Td> Bart Starr (10) / John Roach (4) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1964 </Td> <Td> Bart Starr (14) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1965 </Td> <Td> Bart Starr (14) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1966 </Td> <Td> Bart Starr (13) / Zeke Bratkowski (1) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> Bart Starr (12) / Zeke Bratkowski (2) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1968 </Td> <Td> Bart Starr (9) / Zeke Bratkowski (5) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1969 </Td> <Td> Bart Starr (9) / Don Horn (5) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td> Bart Starr (13) / Don Horn (1) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1971 </Td> <Td> Scott Hunter (10) / Bart Starr (3) / Zeke Bratkowski (1) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> Scott Hunter (14) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1973 </Td> <Td> Jerry Tagge (6) / Scott Hunter (5) / Jim Del Gaizo (3) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Hadl (6) / Jerry Tagge (6) / Jack Concannon (2) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> John Hadl (13) / Don Milan (1) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1976 </Td> <Td> Lynn Dickey (10) / Carlos Brown (3) / Randy Johnson (1) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1977 </Td> <Td> Lynn Dickey (9) / David Whitehurst (5) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 </Td> <Td> David Whitehurst (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> David Whitehurst (13) / Lynn Dickey (3) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1980 </Td> <Td> Lynn Dickey (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1981 </Td> <Td> Lynn Dickey (13) / David Whitehurst (3) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1982 </Td> <Td> Lynn Dickey (9) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lynn Dickey (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1984 </Td> <Td> Lynn Dickey (15) / Randy Wright (1) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1985 </Td> <Td> Lynn Dickey (10) / Jim Zorn (5) / Randy Wright (1) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1986 </Td> <Td> Randy Wright (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Randy Wright (7) / Don Majkowski (5) / Alan Risher (3) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1988 </Td> <Td> Don Majkowski (9) / Randy Wright (7) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1989 </Td> <Td> Don Majkowski (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1990 </Td> <Td> Don Majkowski (8) / Anthony Dilweg (7) / Blair Kiel (1) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> Don Majkowski (8) / Mike Tomczak (7) / Blair Kiel (1) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1992 </Td> <Td> Brett Favre (13) / Don Majkowski (3) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1993 </Td> <Td> Brett Favre (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1994 </Td> <Td> Brett Favre (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1995 </Td> <Td> Brett Favre (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Brett Favre (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1997 </Td> <Td> Brett Favre (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Brett Favre (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> Brett Favre (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Brett Favre (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2001 </Td> <Td> Brett Favre (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2002 </Td> <Td> Brett Favre (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2003 </Td> <Td> Brett Favre (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Brett Favre (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2005 </Td> <Td> Brett Favre (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2006 </Td> <Td> Brett Favre (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2007 </Td> <Td> Brett Favre (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2008 </Td> <Td> Aaron Rodgers (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2009 </Td> <Td> Aaron Rodgers (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Aaron Rodgers (15) / Matt Flynn (1) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2011 </Td> <Td> Aaron Rodgers (15) / Matt Flynn (1) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2012 </Td> <Td> Aaron Rodgers (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2013 </Td> <Td> Aaron Rodgers (9) / Matt Flynn (4) / Scott Tolzien (2) / Seneca Wallace (1) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Aaron Rodgers (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2015 </Td> <Td> Aaron Rodgers (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2016 </Td> <Td> Aaron Rodgers (16) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> Aaron Rodgers (6) / Brett Hundley (1) </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Season (s) </Th> <Th> Quarterback (Games) </Th> <Th> References </Th> </Tr>

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