He served as the head coach of the San Diego Toreros (20042006), the Stanford Cardinal (20072010), and the NFL's San Francisco 49ers (20112014). 8 in the final AP Poll and No. So against. Harbaugh is in his fifth season at Michigan now, and the Wolverines have no Big Ten titles and or College Football Playoff appearances to show for it. This was Michigan's first win over a top ten ranked team since 2008. Serving as an offensive consultant, he scouted and recruited high school student-athletes throughout several states including Florida, Indiana and Illinois. 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. [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. With the loss to TCU in the Fiesta Bowl, Harbaugh is 1-6 in bowls at Michigan. 3 quarterback behind Steve Smith and Dave Hall. [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. [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. 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." Through seven seasons, Harbaugh is 61-24 overall at Michigan and 42-17 in the Big Ten. [54] In the final drive of the game he filled in poorly for an injured Ryan Leaf, completing only 2 of 5 passes for 19 yards and throwing an interception. [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. [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. Jim Harbaugh compiled a 44-19-1 record and a 5-3 postseason record as the 49ers head coach from 2011-2014. He was sacked 43 times for 210 yards and rushed 277 yards over 60 carries. Their teams played in a Thanksgiving Classic game in 2011 and in Super Bowl XLVII at the end of the 2012 season.[4]. Harbaugh lost to his brother, John, and the . [7] During his tenure with the Raiders, Harbaugh coached starting quarterback Rich Gannon, who led the Raiders' run to Super Bowl XXXVII, won the 2002 AP NFL MVP award, and was selected to the 2003 Pro Bowl after the 2002 season. [68] Harbaugh completed 200 of 314 passes for 2,575 yards and just 5 interceptions with his 17 touchdowns and was sacked 36 times for 219 yards. Since becoming the head coach for Michigan Harbaugh carries a 3-4 record against Michigan State. During Harbaugh's fifth season, the Wolverines lost to Wisconsin 3514 and to Penn State 2821, both on the road. On Friday, it was announced that. In 1994, Harbaugh appeared as a cowboy in the Western/science fiction show The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. It is appropriate that he should be the main character of Michigan's most recent win over Ohio State, the kind. He has led U-M to three 10-win seasons and has guided teams to five bowl games, including two New Year's Six bowls and three New Year's Day bowl games. [75] Harbaugh missed 4 games of the season after he punched former quarterback Jim Kelly in the face because Kelly had called him a "baby. In 2002, he returned to the NFL as the quarterbacks coach for the Oakland Raiders. [41] Harbaugh won numerous honors in 1986 including the following: Harbaugh finished his college career as Michigan's all-time record holder for passing yards with 5,449 yards. [170], The 2022 Wolverines began the season ranked sixth and eighth in the coaches' and AP polls, respectively. The comment caused a rebuke from Carroll. Top 25. He has seven children. In his first year, he directed the Toreros to an overall mark of 74, including 5 straight wins to end the season. [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. Records collected by the Associated Press . Jim Harbaugh is weird, and college football is weird, because people are weird. [65] In January 2005, he was inducted into the Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor as one of the most successful and popular players in the club's Indianapolis era. 49ers landed a dynamic quick-fix artist. "[199] In July 2022, speaking at an anti-abortion event Harbaugh said, "Have the courage to let the unborn be born".[200][201][202]. Michigan would then cruise through its non-conference slate before defeating #8 Wisconsin. In week six, the Wolverines soundly defeated Rutgers 780, the third-largest margin of victory in program history and the largest margin since 1920. Updated: Feb. 23, 2023, 7:34 p.m. | . 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. [12][13] Even as Smith struggled, coach Schembechler expressed a reluctance to play Harbaugh, saying, "To suddenly pull some freshman out of the bag, I don't think you can do that in today's football. It has lost every meeting with rival Ohio State, gone 1-4. [119] He succeeded Jim Tomsula, who was interim head coach for only the last game of the preceding season after succeeding the fired Mike Singletary. Making matters worse, Harbaugh's only bowl. [88][89] Harbaugh returned in Week 7 (October 24) in a 313 loss to the Green Bay Packers as backup to starter Erik Kramer; both quarterbacks threw 3 interceptions each. On the surface, Jim Harbaugh returning to the NFL makes sense. Michigan won the game 3813, moving to No. Sunday: Harbaugh and the 49ers mutually agree to go separate ways after San Francisco ends its regular season with a home victory over Arizona. 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. 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[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. [105] Harbaugh also ranks second with 1,759 attempts and third in yards with 11,567. This loss was particularly shocking when considering each team's Week 1 performance. [103] Riley had planned to start Harbaugh for the next game on Week 12 (November 19), but decided to start Leaf instead.[104][97]. During Harbaugh's childhood, the family moved frequently, as his father held assistant coaching positions at Morehead State (1967), Bowling Green (19671970), Iowa (19711973), Michigan (19731979), Stanford (19801981), and Western Michigan (19821986). The Wolverines jumped out to a big 10-point lead in the first quarter,. Since Harbaugh arrived with considerable fanfare in December 2014, Michigan has never competed for the Big Ten title in Indianapolis. Harbaugh completed 11 of 21 passes for 162 yards and two interceptions. [144] His return to Michigan was the subject of a book, Endzone: The Rise, Fall, and Return of Michigan Football, by John U. Harbaugh was the co-owner of Panther Racing in the IndyCar Series. [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). [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. The main car for the team carried Harbaugh's old jersey number, 4. In the spring of 1984, Harbaugh was in a three-way competition for Michigan's starting quarterback job. 1 on the Misery Index after Week 9 after the Wolverines blew a big lead and lost to their in-state rivals. 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[73] For the season, he was voted to the Pro Bowl, was named Comeback Player of the Year and AFC Player of the Year. 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. John and Jim Harbaugh are the first pair of brothers to serve as NFL head coaches in the same season.[123]. The 49ers' season ended with a 2017 loss in overtime to the eventual Super Bowl champion New York Giants in the NFC Championship Game. . [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. Michigan football coach Jim Harbaugh once again went through the process of interviewing for an NFL head coaching position, but once again decided to remain in Ann Arbor. [150] Three weeks later, Michigan defeated Michigan State on the road, its first victory in East Lansing since 2007. The 2001 Panthers, like the Chargers the year before, finished with a 115 record. [54] But Aaron Bailey dropped Harbaugh's last-second Hail Mary pass in the endzone, and the Pittsburgh Steelers won 2016 and went on to Super Bowl XXX, which they lost to the Dallas Cowboys. Harbaugh was named the winner of the Woody Hayes Coach of the Year Award.[119]. Completing 20 of 30 passes, he threw for 225 yards and a touchdown.[71]. Under the new deal, Harbaugh will collect a base salary of $655,000 per year through 2026 plus "additional compensation" for television, radio and public appearances. He then closed out his NFL career with the Carolina Panthers in 2001, where he dressed for 6 games but didn't play. Following an interview with the Minnesota Vikings, Harbaugh told Mitch Albom of the Detroit . [50] During the regular season, he played in a reserve capacity in six games. [118] Second year starting quarterback Andrew Luck was the runner-up to for the Heisman Trophy, the second year in a row that the runner-up was from Stanford. With Michigans 37-33 loss to Michigan State on Saturday what is head coach Jim Harbaughs record against the Spartans. For his NFL career, Harbaugh played in 177 league games with 140 starts. Jim Harbaugh (born December 23, 1963) is an American football coach and former player. [153][154], Michigan began the 2018 season ranked 14 in the AP poll. [92], A 129 loss to the Miami Dolphins on December 19 (Week 15) disqualified the Chargers from the postseason. [6] Both Jim and his brother John were born in Toledo, while his father was an assistant football coach at nearby Perrysburg High School in Perrysburg. [53][54] The following game on December 12, Harbaugh earned his first win as an NFL starter with a 1312 victory over the Detroit Lions. When his father became defensive coordinator at Stanford, he transferred to Palo Alto High School, graduating in 1982. [84] In Week 12 (November 29), a 38-31 win over the Indianapolis Colts, Harbaugh had his first interception-free full game, with 16-for-25 passing over 198 yards for 2 touchdowns. That's what I've heard. [179] The following day, Michigan was awarded its second consecutive College Football Playoff bid, seeded second and placed in the Fiesta Bowl. 2 in both the AP and UPI polls. [28] His 2,729 passing yards set a Michigan season record that stood until 2002. [52] But he strained his right knee after being sacked six times and left the Week 14 (December 3) game against the Carolina Panthers in the third quarter. But he is 0-5 against the Buckeyes. [74] Defending AFC Champion Pittsburgh Steelers defeated Indianapolis in the Wild Card round 4214 as Harbaugh completed only 37.5% of his passes (12 of 32) for 134 yards, 1 touchdown, and 1 interception. [162] Michigan, led by Harbaugh, finished the regular season 111. Jim Harbaugh, was named the 20th coach in University of Michigan football history on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. [54][82] In the next game on Week 8 (November 1), Harbaugh improved in his first full game, with 27 of 34 passes completed over 243 yards for 3 touchdowns and 1 interception and 57 rushing yards in 10 carries. Harbaugh and athletic director Warde Manuel, who four years ago said he wanted Harbaugh "to end his career . Questions about his ability to win big games dogged him coming into this year, given his 1-4 record in bowl games . In the six. 7 in the final UPI Poll.[38]. On the same side of that coin, the details surrounding Weiss's firing remain murky at best. 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. 22-ranked Brigham Young University, leading Michigan to move into #22 in the A.P. Harbaugh's teams at Michigan have finished each season ranked in the national polls, including a No. [178], On December 3, the Wolverines reached 130 for the first time in school history by winning the Big Ten Championship Game over Purdue, 4322. February 28, 2023 12:21 pm ET. [167], In January 2022, reports emerged that Harbaugh would take the Las Vegas Raiders head coaching job if he was offered it. 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Three-year starter Steve Smith had graduated, and his backup, Dave Hall, was lost to a knee injury. If Harbaugh wants to return to the NFL as a head coach, it won't cost much to buy . In 2006, USD again went 111, winning their second consecutive Pioneer League title in the process. 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. [99] In the final play of the game, following a 47-yard kickoff return by Ronney Jenkins, Marquez Pope intercepted Harbaugh's attempt at a 50-yard Hail Mary pass that was intended for Trevor Gaylor in the end zone. In seven seasons, Harbaugh has led the Wolverines to a 61-24 record with a 42-17 mark in Big Ten play. "[76] Harbaugh was sacked 41 times for a career-high 256 yards lost. While Michigan handled Minnesota on the road, Michigan State turned the ball over seven times en route to a home loss to Rutgers. Fox News Flash top headlines for July 20. [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. Monday: Harbaugh signs an agreement to be the 20. [36] For the season as a whole, he completed 145 of 227 passes for 1,976 yards, 18 touchdowns and six interceptions. "[204][205] On June 2, 2020, a week after Floyd's murder, Harbaugh participated in an anti-police brutality commemorative protest in Ann Arbor. "[32] Harbaugh's 13 completions against Minnesota gave him 123 for the season, breaking the school record of 118 set by Steve Smith in 1982. However, persistent issues against top. Particularly during his time with Indianapolis, such as when he led the Colts to come-from-behind wins over the Chiefs and Chargers in the 199596 NFL playoffs and a near upset over the No. In 52 carries, Harbaugh rushed for 235 yards and two touchdowns. [155] The next week, the Wolverines beat rival Michigan State 217, moving to 5th in the AP Poll. [164] Michigan ended the regular season with a 4227 victory over Ohio State, giving Harbaugh his first win over Ohio State and his second Big Ten East divisional title. [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. [7][8], Harbaugh received a Bachelor of Arts with a major in communication from the University of Michigan in 1986. [94], Following an 88 season in 1999, San Diego finished 115 in 2000 with a rotation of Ryan Leaf, Harbaugh, and Moses Moreno as starters. Harbaugh started 12 games out of 14 played and had a 66 record as starter in an 88 season, completing 249 of 434 (57.4%) passes for 2,761 yards, 10 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions. He's had some really big successes, such as Richard Sherman switching from wide receiver to cornerback at Stanford. In a game that went to two overtime periods, Ohio State finally defeated the Wolverines 3027; Harbaugh said afterward he was "bitterly disappointed with the officiating", especially for a controversial 4th-and-1 call, and was reprimanded by the Big Ten with a $10,000 fine.