[46] Harbaugh earned a B.A. He first became a regular starting quarterback in 1990 with Chicago. Zurbrugg has emerged as a good prospect. Though the 49ers were expected to struggle in what was anticipated to be a rebuilding season,[120] with a new scheme and many new players as well as shortened summer practices due to the lockout, Harbaugh led the team to a 133 record in the regular season, winning the NFC West division while finishing second overall in the NFC and bringing the team to the NFC Championship Game. On December 29, 1991, he made his postseason debut in the NFC Wild Card game, a 1713 loss to the Dallas Cowboys. On December 31, 1995, in the AFC wild card game against San Diego, Harbaugh scored on a 3-yard quarterback sneak in the fourth quarter after a 32-yard interception return by Jason Belser and Indianapolis won 3520. 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. When asked about the gap between the two schools, his reply was testy: "I'll answer your questions, not your insults. In January, Michigan confirmed that Harbaugh would be returning to Ann Arbor for his ninth season as head coach after reports linked him to several NFL teams, including the Denver Broncos. [128][129] Smith was medically cleared to play the day before the next game, but Harbaugh chose not to rush him back and again started Kaepernick, who threw and ran for a touchdown in a 3121 win over the New Orleans Saints. [174], The Wolverines continued their winning streak on October 29 by defeating Michigan State 297, to reclaim the Paul Bunyan Trophy. [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. Report: Jim Harbaugh "might be tempted" to leave Michigan for NFL 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. [167], In January 2022, reports emerged that Harbaugh would take the Las Vegas Raiders head coaching job if he was offered it. [175] The team then defeated Rutgers 5217, followed by a 343 win over Nebraska to reach 100 - the program's best start to a season in Harbaugh's tenure, and best overall since 2006. [96] The following game on November 5 (Week 10), San Diego lost its ninth straight in a 1513 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Stanford defeated Virginia Tech 4012 for the Cardinal's first bowl win since 1996 and the first BCS bowl victory in program history. This was the first time the 49ers had made the playoffs since 2002, generating widespread praise. In the fourth game of the season, he broke his own Michigan school record with 310 passing yards in Schembechler's 200th career victory, a 3417 victory over Wisconsin. At the Pacific-10 Conference media day on July 26, 2007, Harbaugh praised the Trojans, stating "There is no question in my mind that USC is the best team in the country and may be the best team in the history of college football." [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. Harbaugh was named the head football coach at Stanford University in December 2006, replacing Walt Harris. Meyer's 2018 team beat Michigan 62-39. On 8-for-14 passing, Harbaugh passed for 67 yards and an interception. Michigan football team keeps losing big games under Jim Harbaugh 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. John Carney missed a game-tying 36-yard field goal. Despite only 9 of 20 passes completed and two interceptions in the Week 7 2810 loss to the Green Bay Packers, Harbaugh made his first passing touchdown as a Raven, a 46-yard pass to Jermaine Lewis in the fourth quarter. Jim Harbaugh Record, Statistics, and Category Ranks | Pro-Football-Reference.com Jim Harbaugh James Joseph Harbaugh (Captain Comeback or Dog) Position: QB Throws: Right 6-3 , 215lb (190cm, 97kg) Born: December 23 in Toledo, OH (Age: 59-069d) More bio, uniform, draft, salary info 2011 AP Coach/Year 2011 PFWA Coach/Year 1995 PFWA Comeback Player [7][8], Harbaugh received a Bachelor of Arts with a major in communication from the University of Michigan in 1986. The Dallas defense overwhelmed him throughout the game, sacking him three times; and in the final drive of the game that started from Chicago's 4-yard line with 1:50 left, he threw an interception to Bill Bates on the fourth play from scrimmage. Jim Harbaugh adds Michigan alum, NFL coordinator to 2023 staff He has won at least 10 games four times in seven seasons. "[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]. Harbaugh completed 18 of 26 passes for 174 yards and rushed 36 yards in 7 carries. In doing so, Harbaugh became the first NFL head coach to reach a conference championship game in each of his first three seasons. Jim Harbaugh's seven seasons as the head coach of Michigan football have been full of ups-and-downs. [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. Michigan won decisively against rivals Notre Dame 4514 and Michigan State 4410, but concluded the regular season with a loss to then #1-ranked Ohio State by a score of 5627 to end the regular season. The Good, Bad and Ugly of Every Michigan vs. Ohio State Game in Jim [33], On November 23, 1985, Harbaugh led Michigan to a 2717 victory over Ohio State. Harbaugh performed well in the annual spring game in April 1983, completing 10 of 15 passes for 116 yards. 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On November 14, Michigan hosted Wisconsin and Michigan suffered its largest halftime deficit at home since Michigan Stadium opened in 1927 (280), as well as its largest home loss (4911) since 1935. [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. 15 Wisconsin Badgers in a Saturday night showdown. [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. Harbaugh was quarterback coach for the Oakland Raiders in 2002 and 2003 under Bill Callahan. [54] The Chargers lost its sixth game in a row after a 41 start in Week 12 (November 28) to the Minnesota Vikings 3527. [134] On January 20 in the NFC Championship Game, Harbaugh led the 49ers to a 2824 win over the Atlanta Falcons, which sent the 49ers to Super Bowl XLVII, and on February 3, Harbaugh faced his older brother, John and the Baltimore Ravens in the Super Bowl. [109][110] Later in the season, Stanford defeated #1 USC 2423 with a touchdown in the final minute. The main car for the team carried Harbaugh's old jersey number, 4. Mike Mallory returns to Michigan football as special teams coach John Harbaugh is wrong about Jim Harbaugh's honest track record, which [150] Three weeks later, Michigan defeated Michigan State on the road, its first victory in East Lansing since 2007. [138][139] New head coach Jim Tomsula was fired after just one season in which the 49ers finished 511. [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. [170], The 2022 Wolverines began the season ranked sixth and eighth in the coaches' and AP polls, respectively. [1], In February 1982, Harbaugh committed to play football for Bo Schembechler's Michigan Wolverines football team. [61] As of 2017[update], however, his franchise records for completions (22), attempts (44) and yards per game in the 1991 postseason (218) still stood. That additional . They lost their first game of the season against No. [62] Harbaugh played all 16 games but started only 13 and had a 58 record as starter. How has Michigan fared in big games under Jim Harbaugh? Harbaugh completed 19 of 29 passes with two interceptions.[40]. [100][101] In that game, Harbaugh completed 25 of 35 passes for 222 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception and was sacked 3 times for 27 yards. 23 Penn State, and Maryland. [52] For the first eight games, Harbaugh was starter, and coach Ted Marchibroda re-instated Harbaugh as starter for Week 15 (December 18) after Indianapolis struggled on offense under quarterback Don Majkowski. 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. It has to be equal and fair to all, and no one can be above the law. It has lost every meeting with rival Ohio State, gone 1-4. On December 30, 2014, Harbaugh was introduced by the University of Michigan as the school's new head football coach. 1. 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. Mike Mallory is a long-time NFL special teams coordinator, and at Michigan, he is expected to assist as a special teams analyst the Wolverines' special teams are managed and coordinated by Jim Harbaugh's son, Jay Harbaugh.. Mallory brings decades of NFL experience with him to Michigan from 2008 to 2022 Mallory saw action on NFL sidelines with the . Jim Harbaugh Quarterback. Unfortunately for Michigan fans, Harbaugh's last. There can't be anything more horrendous. 4 - Michigan. [190] He initially pleaded not guilty, but later entered into a plea deal. Serving as an offensive consultant, he scouted and recruited high school student-athletes throughout several states including Florida, Indiana and Illinois. 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. Michigan's Jim Harbaugh says NFL interest a 'positive thing' Prior to Saturday, Harbaugh's history in this game had to wear on him. [106] Other Raiders quarterbacks coached by Harbaugh include Rick Mirer, Tee Martin, Marques Tuiasosopo, and Rob Johnson. 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. Jim Harbaugh has finally done it, y'all. [161], On January 8, 2021, Michigan signed Harbaugh to a four-year contract extension through the 2025 season. [5] His mother is of half-Sicilian and half-Polish ancestry and his father is of Irish and German ancestry. After leading San Diego to consecutive Pioneer League championships in 2005 and 2006, he moved to Stanford in 2007, where he led the Cardinal to two bowl berths in four seasons, including a win in the 2011 Orange Bowl. Dating to his time at Stanford, Harbaugh's bowl record is 2-7. Harbaugh threw a career-high 37 passes in the game, completing 17 passes for 183 yards, three interceptions, and his first collegiate touchdown pass to Vince Bean. [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. 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 is now the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines, the team representing the University of Michigan.Before returning to Michigan, where he had played in college, he had coached the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League.Harbaugh is also a former NFL quarterback. [185][186] Harbaugh is a Roman Catholic who has done charity work in Piura, Peru.[187][188]. [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. With that trade, Harbaugh reunited with his former Colts coach Ted Marchibroda. [113] Stanford's 55 points was the most ever scored on USC in the Trojans' history until Oregon scored 62 in a 6251 win over USC on November 3, 2012. [58] Due to a shoulder injury, Harbaugh sat out the last two games of the year as well as the playoffs.[59]. Following an interview with the Minnesota Vikings, Harbaugh told Mitch Albom of the Detroit . [117], The 2010 season brought more success for Harbaugh and the Cardinal. With 4 of 9 passes completed for 59 yards, Harbaugh led a drive for a Matt Stover first quarter field goal. However, on the eve of the regular season, the Lions cut him and traded for Ty Detmer. [52], Harbaugh played his first game in Week 4 (September 24), a 2012 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. In a podcast interview in April 2020, Harbaugh labeled medical abortion as "horrendous" and said, "And lastly, abortionwe talk about sanctity of life, yet we live in a society that aborts babies. He served as the head coach of the San Diego Toreros (20042006), the Stanford Cardinal (20072010), and the NFL's San Francisco 49ers (20112014). The following year, the team improved to 111 and won the 2005 Pioneer Football League championship. [54] Chicago improved to 115 and won the NFC Central division, and Harbaugh passed for 2,178 yards with 180 of 312 (57.7%) passes completed for 10 touchdowns and 6 interceptions. That equates out to a winning percentage of 69 right on the dot, a number that is respectable. The first 11 win season in program history earned the Cardinal a #4 BCS ranking and a BCS bowl invitation to the Orange Bowl. [30], On October 26, 1985, Harbaugh set a school record with 283 passing yards in a 4215 victory over Indiana. By that time, coach Riley had relegated Harbaugh to emergency duty due to injuries including a mild hernia. Michigan won the game 3813, moving to No. Harbaugh, who has coached the Wolverines since 2015, recently led Michigan to a 13-1 record that included a berth in the College Football Playoff semifinals, where they lost to TCU, 51-45. Michigan finished the season in the Orange Bowl, where it lost 3332 to #10 Florida State, after losing Heisman-finalist Jabrill Peppers before the game and losing two-time All-American Jake Butt early in the game. It is appropriate that he should be the main character of Michigan's most recent win over Ohio State, the kind. 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. 4 for its association with Harbaugh's career. [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. Michigan has made a habit of hiring "Michigan men," a trend that continues with Jim Harbaugh as coach. His father was a football coach for 18 years, including 14 years as head coach at WKU.[7]. San Francisco won the NFC West in each of Harbaugh's first two years. It was Pete Carroll's first November loss as USC head coach. He attended high school in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Palo Alto, California, when his father was an assistant coach at Michigan and Stanford, respectively. [54] In the final two drives of the game, Harbaugh made crucial first-down conversion passes of a 28-yard pass to Jermaine Lewis and 10- and 11-yard passes to Michael Jackson. Michigan HC Jim Harbaugh looking at returning to the NFL - Sportsnaut [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). 7 for Harbaugh at Michigan, Harbaugh has had plenty of time. Jim Harbaugh has hired yet another former NFL coordinator to his staff the 2023 Wolverine coaching staff may be the best that we have seen in quite some time. On September 12, Michigan won, 357, against Oregon State, giving Harbaugh his first win as Michigan's head coach. Jim Harbaugh tells Michigan that dalliance with NFL was 'one time thing' 2 in the final AP and UPI polls. It was the first time Michigan had been ranked in the top five since the start of the 2007 season. On November 24, Harbaugh played his brother John and the Baltimore Ravens, losing the Thanksgiving showdown 166. With 17 seconds left, Chris Penn caught Harbaugh's attempt at a game-winning touchdown pass albeit slightly outside the back of the end zone. Three-year starter Steve Smith had graduated, and his backup, Dave Hall, was lost to a knee injury. He has led U-M to four 10-win seasons and six bowl games, including the 2021 College Football Playoff Semifinal, two New Year's Six bowls and three additional New Year's Day bowl games. After defeating Hawaii in the opening game of the 2016 season, Michigan was ranked No.
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