He played college football at Michigan from 1983 to 1986. On December 29, 1991, he made his postseason debut in the NFC Wild Card game, a 1713 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. Most die-hard Michigan football fans know how impactful Harbaugh has been on the Wolverines' program.Throughout the seven seasons that preceded Harbaugh's time as head coach, the Michigan Wolverines were an embarrassing 46-42 overall with three losing seasons, one 10-win season, one bowl win, one win over Ohio State, and no . [171][172] They climbed into the top five in both polls as they opened the season with a seven-game winning streak, including a 2714 win at Iowa on October 1 - the program's first at Kinnick Stadium since 2005[173] - and a dominating 4117 win over previously unbeaten Penn State on October 15. They lost their first game of the season against No. The Wolverines then lost to the Florida Gators 4115 in the Peach Bowl, finishing with another 103 season.[156]. [52] Chicago finished the season 115 like the year before, but in second place in the NFC Central. [114] Harbaugh never lost in USC's home stadium, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. After graduation from high school in Palo Alto in 1982, Harbaugh returned to Ann Arbor and enrolled at the University of Michigan and played quarterback for the Wolverines, starting for three seasons. That's what I've heard. Jim Harbaugh is weird, and college football is weird, because people are weird. Sources tell FootballScoop that Jim Harbaugh is planning to add a veteran NFL assistant to the staff. [29] Harbaugh was the starting quarterback in all 12 games for the 1985 Michigan Wolverines football team that compiled a 1011 record, outscored opponents 34298, defeated Nebraska in the 1986 Fiesta Bowl, and finished the season ranked No. [62] Harbaugh played all 16 games but started only 13 and had a 58 record as starter. Running back Toby Gerhart was named a Heisman Trophy finalist, finishing second to Mark Ingram II in the closest margin of voting in Heisman history. On October 5, it was rumored that Harbaugh would not return in 2015 regardless of that season's outcome, though owner Jed York denied the claims at the time. Harbaugh was named the winner of the Woody Hayes Coach of the Year Award.[119]. In the six. Harbaugh's teams at Michigan have finished each season ranked in the national polls, including a No. [92], A 129 loss to the Miami Dolphins on December 19 (Week 15) disqualified the Chargers from the postseason. Nearing the end of his seventh year at Michigan, Harbaugh has posted a terrific 59-23 record. 2-ranked USC", "Strong personalities leading teams down the stretch", "USC's November reign ends with shocking 5521 loss to Stanford", Coaches say 'What's your deal?' Following the game, coach Mike Riley said he regretted rotating between Harbaugh and Moses Moreno in the first half, as Moreno lost two fumbles, one of which Buffalo returned for a touchdown. 1 in both the AP and UPI polls. [54] In the AFC Championship Game on January 14, Harbaugh completed 21 of 33 passes for 267 yards and a touchdown and rushed 29 yards on 6 carries. [49] During the 1987 season, playing under head coach Mike Ditka, Harbaugh completed only one of 15 passes in an August 27 exhibition game against the St. Louis Cardinals. His father was a football coach for 18 years, including 14 years as head coach at WKU.[7]. Harbaugh was quarterback coach for the Oakland Raiders in 2002 and 2003 under Bill Callahan. [96] Two of Harbaugh's interceptions led to short Denver touchdowns, and Harbaugh threw his third interception on fourth-and-goal at Denver's 5-yard line. Jim Harbaugh NFL coaching record . 7 in the final UPI Poll.[38]. [63], In 1993, Chicago went 79. At first glance, Harbaugh's Michigan career appears to be a success. "[24], In his second start, the Wolverines (ranked No. San Francisco won the NFC West in each of Harbaugh's first two years. "[204][205] On June 2, 2020, a week after Floyd's murder, Harbaugh participated in an anti-police brutality commemorative protest in Ann Arbor. [136], The 49ers had an 88 season in 2014, failing to reach the playoffs for the first time under the Harbaugh era. Smith was ranked third in the NFL in passer rating (104.1), led the league in completion percentage (70%), and had been 1951 as a starter under Harbaugh, while Kaepernick was considered more dynamic with his scrambling ability and arm strength. [57], In 1990, Harbaugh played and started in the first 14 games of the season. I felt like the 49er hierarchy left me. As No. By any objective measure, Jim Harbaugh was not being honest when he told Michigan - and ESPN, and the Detroit Free Press - last year that he would not explore an NFL coaching job again. [181], Harbaugh comes from a coaching family, and is the son of college football coach Jack Harbaugh. [66] He played and started in just nine games in the 1994 Colts season, completing 125 of 202 (61.9%) passes for 1,440 yards, 9 touchdowns, and 6 interceptions. . If Harbaugh wants to return to the NFL as a head coach, it won't cost much to buy . Having completed 22 of 32 passes for 236 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception, he left the game after the third quarter due to groin and abdomen injuries. [98], San Diego had an ESPN Sunday Night Football game in Week 9 (October 29) following a bye week, lost to the Oakland Raiders 1513, and fell to 08. [141] Harbaugh, however, later said: "I didn't leave the 49ers. [52], Harbaugh played his first game in Week 4 (September 24), a 2012 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. [126] The 49ers won 4531 over the Green Bay Packers, as Kaepernick had 444 yards of total offense (263 passing, 181 rushing) and four touchdowns. You never know for sure with Harbaugh's younger brother, Jim, who once again interviewed for an NFL job this season after leading Michigan to the College Football Playoff in January -- and. [64] Harbaugh ended his tenure with Chicago with a 3530 (.538) record. 1 quarterback. There's kind of a battle in there. [69], Indianapolis lost to defending AFC champion the San Diego Chargers in Week 16 (December 17) 2724, with John Carney kicking the winning field goal with 3 seconds left after Harbaugh's drive with three straight passes had led to Cary Blanchard's field goal that tied the game at 24 with 48 seconds left. Harbaugh completed 25 of 39 passes for 272 yards in those games. He completed 202 of 358 (56.4%) passes for 2,486 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions, was sacked 31 times for 167 yards, and rushed 272 yards over 47 carries, including one rushing touchdown. He also tallied 620 passing attempts (second in Michigan history at the time), 387 completions, a 62.4% completion percentage, 31 touchdown passes (third in Michigan history at the time), and 22 interceptions. He becomes the sixth former Michigan football player to be named the leader of college football's winningest program. [30], On October 26, 1985, Harbaugh set a school record with 283 passing yards in a 4215 victory over Indiana. The current four-game skid under Jim Harbaugh . Jim Harbaugh's seven seasons as the head coach of Michigan football have been full of ups-and-downs. He enjoyed a tremendous four-year stay with the San Francisco 49ers from 2011-14, posting a 44-19-1 record while leading the team to . [176], The Wolverines improved to 110 by defeating Illinois on a last-minute field goal, 1917, then won a second straight Big Ten East Division title with a 4523 victory over Ohio State. "[34] Columnist Mitch Albom wrote after the game that Harbaugh's pass to Kolesar was an image that would last: "The image that repeats will be that of Jim Harbaugh dropping back in the fourth quarter and uncorking a soaring spiral that rose high and long as flanker John Kolesar ran underneath it, his steps seemingly in sync with the revolutions of the ball, so [that] when it fell, it fell right into his arms, almost gently. However, on the eve of the regular season, the Lions cut him and traded for Ty Detmer. verbal exchange with Carroll following that game, Harbaugh and Carroll would go on to speak favorably about each other as NFL coaches. The first 11 win season in program history earned the Cardinal a #4 BCS ranking and a BCS bowl invitation to the Orange Bowl. [52], On February 14, 1998, the Indianapolis Colts traded Harbaugh to the Baltimore Ravens for third-round and fourth-round draft picks in the 1998 NFL Draft. Jim Harbaugh is coming off his best season yet with the Michigan Wolverines, leading the program to a 12-2 record and a spot in the College Football Playoffs. Jim Harbaugh College Coaching Records, Awards and Leaderboards | College Football at Sports-Reference.com Jim Harbaugh Career Record: 12 Years, 103-46, .691 Win% (at major schools) Bowl Record: 9 Games, 2-7, .222 Win% (at major schools) As Player: 1983-1986 ( Full Stats ) College Football Coaches Jim Harbaugh Overview More Other SR Sites At the conclusion of the season, Harbaugh was named the AP NFL Coach of the Year. He also has a 1-9 record against AP Top 10 teams and a 0-4 record against Ohio State. I just think Jim Harbaugh needs time to implement his system Holly Anderson (@HollyAnderson) October 30, 2021 In year No. Harbaugh was born in Toledo, Ohio. The regular season finished with a highly anticipated matchup against #2 Ohio State, with a likely College Football Playoff bid on the line. [23] The Detroit Free Press praised Harbaugh for "pinpoint passing" that "kept Miami's defense on the run. which would be a record at the NFL Scouting Combine. Jim Harbaugh and the No. [39], Harbaugh caused controversy when he guaranteed a victory over Ohio State in 1986. [28] His 2,729 passing yards set a Michigan season record that stood until 2002. Dating to his time at Stanford, Harbaugh's bowl record is 2-7. [9] He came to Michigan with a "high school reputation as a slick California passer. [55], Harbaugh saw more playing time in 1989 after Jim McMahon left the team and started five games for Chicago while Mike Tomczak started 11 in a 610 season for Chicago. Despite passing for 2,060 yards, 10 touchdowns, and 4 interceptions in 12 games and 189-for-309 (61.2%) passing, Harbaugh had a 29 record as starter. [111][112] Although Stanford lost to USC in 2008, Harbaugh and the Stanford Cardinal upset USC at home again with a score of 5521 on November 14, 2009. The Chicago Bears selected Harbaugh in the first round of the 1987 NFL Draft. Jim Harbaugh's older brother, John, is the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, and they became the first pair of brothers to serve as head coaches in NFL history, facing each other in the Thanksgiving Classic game in 2011 and Super Bowl XLVII on February 3, 2013. From his second marriage to Sarah Feuerborn Harbaugh (m. 2008),[184] he has two daughters, Addison and Katherine, and two sons, Jack (named after his grandfather) and John (named after his uncle). In 52 carries, Harbaugh rushed for 235 yards and two touchdowns. [194], In 2018, Harbaugh portrayed himself on the Comedy Central series Detroiters in the episode "Little Caesars". Serving as an offensive consultant, he scouted and recruited high school student-athletes throughout several states including Florida, Indiana and Illinois. In 2015, Michigan beat Penn State 28-16 while on the road, and then, in 2016, the Wolverines crushed the Nittany Lions at home, winning 49-10. Career statistics and player information from, This page was last edited on 17 February 2023, at 21:12. [197] On June 13, 2017, Harbaugh spoke in Washington, D.C. in the Senate Building about the gap in access to justice for low-income earning Americans which was showcased in the 2017 LSC report, "The Justice Gap: Measuring the Unmet Civil Legal Needs of Low-Income Americans. 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The Wolverines have lost 11 of their last 14 bowl games dating to the end of the 2003 season when they fell to USC in the Rose Bowl. [7], During his final eight seasons in the NFL (19942001), Harbaugh was an NCAA-certified unpaid assistant coach under his father Jack Harbaugh at Western Kentucky University (WKU). [206] Michigan offensive coach Josh Gattis separately thanked Harbaugh and his family for their impact on African American coaches and players, stating "in challenging times of racial inequality and injustice I am even more thankful for the Harbaugh Family!" 7 Wolverines", "Michigan's Jim Harbaugh after Ohio State: 'I'll answer your questions, not your insults', "Michigan football humiliated by Wisconsin in historic 49-11 thrashing", "Michigan football's demise summed up in 10 stunning statistics", "Jim Harbaugh Sums Up His Thoughts On Michigan's Season", "Michigan Winless At Home For The First Time In Program History Kind Of", "Manuel Announces Contract Extension for Football Head Coach Jim Harbaugh", "Harbaugh: Big Ten admits to errors in MSU game", "Michigan Earns No. [54] The Chargers lost its sixth game in a row after a 41 start in Week 12 (November 28) to the Minnesota Vikings 3527. Prior to Saturday, Harbaugh's history in this game had to wear on him. Gattis credited Harbaugh for "the fairness and promotion of black coaches in leadership roles like David Shaw, Derek Mason, Willie Taggart, Jim Caldwell, Pep Hamilton" and himself. "[198], Harbaugh has also stated his opposition to abortion. Sunday: Harbaugh and the 49ers mutually agree to go separate ways after San Francisco ends its regular season with a home victory over Arizona. While Harbaugh has compiled a gaudy overall record, his Wolverines were often thought to be . He also made an appearance on the popular TV show Saved by the Bell in 1996, playing the cousin of the character Screech. He was sacked 37 times for a total loss of 208 yards and rushed for 126 yards over 34 carries. Harbaugh led the team to an 1141 record in the regular season, winning back to back NFC West titles. The most severe a Level I allegation saying that Harbaugh lied to NCAA investigators could result in a suspension or fine for him or the program. [19] In April 1984, Schembechler said, "Harbaugh is coming along pretty well. Chicago regressed to a 511 record in 1992, and the team fired coach Ditka afterwards. It has to be equal and fair to all, and no one can be above the law. Harbaugh played and started in 14 games with a 77 record; he completed 232 of 405 (57.3%) passes for 2,630 yards, 13 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions, with 36 sacks for 190 yards lost and 192 rushing yards on 48 carries and a touchdown. 6 Michigan in one of the best games of the season, the numbers that define Harbaugh's seven seasons at his alma mater are this: 3-9 against the Wolverines' two biggest rivals and 2-13 against top-10 opponents. 1. [36] For the season as a whole, he completed 145 of 227 passes for 1,976 yards, 18 touchdowns and six interceptions. 19 Florida, 417. The team went 111 in the regular season, with their only loss coming from Oregon, a team that was undefeated and earned a berth in the BCS National Championship Game. Jim Harbaugh has finally done it, y'all. Harbaugh is second in the Bears' record book for completions with 1,023, while Jay Cutler holds the record with 1,034. 6 in the country with a perfect 7-0 record. Harbaugh played in and started 15 games and completed 200 of 325 (61.5%) passes for 2,002 yards, 7 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. 22-ranked Brigham Young University, leading Michigan to move into #22 in the A.P. "[10], As a true freshman in 1982, Harbaugh, at age 18, and junior Dave Hall were backups to quarterback Steve Smith, who had broken Michigan's single season record with 2,335 yards of total offense in 1981. [90] Harbaugh next started a game on Week 9 (November 7) and completed 25 of 39 passes for 235 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions and rushed 14 yards in 2 carries in a 3317 loss to defending champion Denver Broncos. San Diego took a 1312 lead with 5:47 left after Harbaugh made a 21-yard touchdown pass to Freddie Jones, but failed the two-point conversion attempt paving the way for the Raiders' Sebastian Janikowski to kick the winning field goal with 13 seconds left. Those two games had poor performances: Harbaugh completed none of six passes and had one 3-yard rush in the Week 6 loss to Pittsburgh. [146] The following week, Michigan beat #13 Northwestern 380, making the Wolverines the first team with a pair of 30-point shutouts against ranked opponents since Notre Dame's 1966 championship team. [52] Harbaugh started his first game on Week 14 (December 5), a 233 loss to the Los Angeles Rams in which he completed 11 of 30 passes for 108 yards and 2 interceptions, rushed 32 yards on 6 carries, and was sacked twice for 9 yards. Now Mike Mallory, the eldest of the brothers, is coming home for the first time after a long coaching career, joining the Wolverines as a special teams coach, according to Football Scoop. [28] He also led the nation with a 163.7 passing efficiency rating in 1985. He's having a pretty good spring. Jim Harbaugh and Michigan football disappointed fans yet again on Saturday. ANN ARBOR, Mich. Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh took an apparent jab at Ohio State coach Ryan Day following the Wolverines' 42-27 upset of the Buckeyes on Saturday afternoon. [34], In the final three games of the 1985 regular season, Harbaugh completed 41 of 50 passes for 706 yards, nine touchdowns, and no interceptions. On November 22, in a 3010 win over the Detroit Lions, Harbaugh took only one snap and was sacked for 15 yards. He has won at least 10 games four times in seven seasons. "[35] Harbaugh completed 16 of 19 passes for 230 yards and three touchdowns. The following year, the team improved to 111 and won the 2005 Pioneer Football League championship. "[31], On November 16, 1985, in a 487 victory over Minnesota, Harbaugh completed 13 of 18 passes for 243 yards and three touchdowns. [105] Harbaugh also ranks second with 1,759 attempts and third in yards with 11,567. [80] Coach Marchibroda again split quarterbacking duties in the following game on September 20, a 2410 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, with Harbaugh starting and Zeier taking over during the second quarter. He held the career NCAA Division I-A passing efficiency record (149.6) for 12 years. In week six, the Wolverines soundly defeated Rutgers 780, the third-largest margin of victory in program history and the largest margin since 1920. After being tied, 77, in the first quarter, Michigan scored 34 unanswered points as they held Florida to just 28 yards in the second half.[149]. 4 - Michigan. Stanford defeated Virginia Tech 4012 for the Cardinal's first bowl win since 1996 and the first BCS bowl victory in program history. [31] After the game, Harbaugh was asked for his reaction to setting the school's passing record and responded, "Records are nice, but everything we do here is team oriented. On 3rd-and-15 in the next series, however, Harbaugh was sacked and Baltimore was forced to punt, so the penalty didn't hurt the Oilers. This was Michigan's first appearance in the AP Top 25 since 2013. Three weeks later, the 51 Wolverines faced the No. Coach Schembechler said after the game that the 77-yard touchdown was "a play that took the starch right out of their sails. He played 14 years as a quarterback in the NFL, with Chicago from 1987 to 1993, the Indianapolis Colts from 1994 to 1997, the Baltimore Ravens in 1998, and the San Diego Chargers in 1999 to 2000. [189], On October 30, 2005, Harbaugh was arrested for DUI after running a stop sign in Encinitas, California. Harbaugh took 17 sacks for 72 yards and rushed 223 yards over 39 carries. With USC being the favorite by 41 points, it was statistically the greatest upset in college football history. Making matters worse, Harbaugh's only bowl. 2 AFC seed Steelers, he earned the nickname "Captain Comeback" (the second player to be so nicknamed after Roger Staubach) for his ability to win games in the fourth quarter when his team was significantly behind. [58] Due to a shoulder injury, Harbaugh sat out the last two games of the year as well as the playoffs.[59]. In the classroom, Wolverines have totaled 284 academic All-Big Ten honors during his tenure, including a program-record 60 in 2021. Getty Images It is the only team in the nation ranked in the top nine. Harbaugh enters the 2021 Ohio State game 59-23 at Michigan. Jim Harbaugh has an Ohio State-sized problem. [52], In his debut with San Diego in the September 19 season opener (Week 2), Harbaugh threw two touchdowns in 15-for-27 passing for 159 yards in a 347 win over the Cincinnati Bengals. [65], On April 7, 1994, Harbaugh signed with the Indianapolis Colts. In the 2012 season, Harbaugh resolved a quarterback controversy by replacing incumbent starter Alex Smith with backup Colin Kaepernick. Since becoming the head coach for Michigan Harbaugh carries a 3-4 record against Michigan State. Jim Harbaugh Quarterback. [60] He completed 275 of 478 (57.5%) passes for 15 touchdowns and 16 interceptions, was sacked 24 times (including a franchise-record 9 times on Oct 25 against Minnesota) for a loss of 163 yards, and rushed 338 yards on 70 carries. [28], By April 1985, Harbaugh's arm had healed, and he completed 10 of 16 passes for 146 yards in the annual spring game. [56] 1989 was his first season with over 1,000 passing yards, completing 111 of 178 passes in 12 games for 1,204 yards for 5 touchdowns and 9 interceptions and was sacked 18 times for 106 yards. He did the impossible. [158][159] On November 28, 2020, Michigan hosted Penn State and for the first time in Michigan football history, lost to a team that was 05 or worse. With new coach Lindy Infante, Indianapolis again finished 97 and made the playoffs in 1996 with Harbaugh as signal caller. The 49ers' season ended with a 2017 loss in overtime to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants in the NFC Championship Game. Michigan head coach Jim Harbaugh, as well as other members of his coaching staff, were linked to several NFL teams this offseason, but for the former San Francisco 49ers head coach, that's a good sign. He pleaded guilty to a charge of reckless driving and was sentenced to three years of probation, a $1,300 fine and a drunken-driving educational program. [137] It has been suggested that Harbaugh, despite his success on the field, was involved in a power struggle with 49ers general manager Trent Baalke starting from the 2013 season onward. They would stay at that ranking after a 3120 win over Indiana that earned the Wolverines a share of the East Division title. On the surface, Jim Harbaugh returning to the NFL makes sense. [93] After failing to make a passing touchdown for three games, Harbaugh made two passing touchdowns and just one interception on 23-for-36 passing over 325 yards in San Diego's 2320 win over the Oakland Raiders on the home finale on December 26 (Week 16). He completed 2,305 of 3,918 passes for 26,288 yards with 129 touchdowns. You got Jim Harbaugh, the coach of Michigan football, marching today. [161], On January 8, 2021, Michigan signed Harbaugh to a four-year contract extension through the 2025 season. 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Questions about his ability to win big games dogged him coming into this year, given his 1-4 record in bowl games . 2 Seed, will face Georgia in the College Football Playoff", "Michigan's Jim Harbaugh is AP coach of the year, Fickell 2nd", "Michigan Wolverines' Jim Harbaugh named AP college football coach of the year", "Feldman: Sources inside Michigan think Jim Harbaugh would take Las Vegas Raiders job if offered", "Vikings believe Jim Harbaugh's 'ready for a return to the NFL,' per report", "What Happened With the Vikings and Jim Harbaugh? Harbaugh's father, Jack, was Stanford's defensive coordinator from 1980 to 1981, while Harbaugh attended Palo Alto High School, located directly across the street from Stanford Stadium.[107]. Monday: Harbaugh signs an agreement to be the 20. "[142] He further added that the 49ers informed him that he would no longer be the 49ers coach after suffering a loss on December 14, but that he decided to remain as the team's head coach for the final two games of the season because "I wanted to finish what I startedwhat we started."[143]. Starting the game in Week 1 (September 6) and completing 4 of 7 passes for 33 yards, Harbaugh left during the second quarter after injuring a finger, and with backup Eric Zeier in for Harbaugh, Baltimore lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers 2013. [151] They then suffered their first loss of the season to Iowa, before beating Indiana for their 10th victory; Harbaugh is one of only two coaches in program history to win 10 games in each of his first two seasons as head coach, joining Fielding H. Yost (190102). [121][122] [54], Indianapolis fell to 313 in 1997. 15 Wisconsin Badgers in a Saturday night showdown. "[16] While Harbaugh was touted as the team's "pass-oriented quarterback of the future,"[15] he spent the 1983 season as Michigan's No. [138][139] On December 28, 2014, the 49ers announced that they had mutually agreed to part ways with Harbaugh as their head coach. James Joseph Harbaugh (/hrb/; born December 23, 1963) is an American football coach and former quarterback, who is the current and 20th head football coach of the Michigan Wolverines. Harbaugh signed with the Detroit Lions prior to the 2001 season, where he was expected to back up incumbent starter Charlie Batch. [67], In 1995, Harbaugh achieved career highs in completion percentage (63.7%), passer rating (100.7), and touchdown passes (17) and led Indianapolis to the AFC Championship Game.

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