[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. [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. [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. Three weeks later, the 51 Wolverines faced the No. [52], Harbaugh played his first game in Week 4 (September 24), a 2012 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. 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. Harbaugh enters the 2021 Ohio State game 59-23 at Michigan. 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. No coach in America was hotter than Stanford's Jim Harbaugh in 2011. His brother, Ravens coach . At the conclusion of the season, Harbaugh was named the AP NFL Coach of the Year. Michigan finished the season 94 overall. Harbaugh played in and started 15 games and completed 200 of 325 (61.5%) passes for 2,002 yards, 7 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions. 28 years after leaving Ann Arbor as a player, Jim Harbaugh returned to his alma mater as the head coach. He also made an appearance on the popular TV show Saved by the Bell in 1996, playing the cousin of the character Screech. Everyone's telling me about the record, but they should tell it to Paul Jokisch and Eric Kattus and John Kolesar. He's having a pretty good spring. [141] Harbaugh, however, later said: "I didn't leave the 49ers. Fox News Flash top headlines for July 20. His father was a football coach for 18 years, including 14 years as head coach at WKU.[7]. 12 Notre Dame 1724, but rebounded the next two weeks with a 493 win over Western Michigan University and a 4520 win over SMU. No coach in America was hotter than Stanford's Jim Harbaugh in 2011. In the fourth quarter, Harbaugh completed a 77-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver John Kolesar, giving Michigan a 10-point lead with nine minutes remaining. 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. Michigan won the game 3813, moving to No. Harbaugh returned to the college ranks in 2004 as the head coach at the University of San Diego. [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). 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. 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. [47], The Chicago Bears selected Harbaugh in the first round (26th overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft. Harbaugh took 17 sacks for 72 yards and rushed 223 yards over 39 carries. Coach Schembechler said after the game that the 77-yard touchdown was "a play that took the starch right out of their sails. Harbaugh was named the head football coach at Stanford University in December 2006, replacing Walt Harris. 49ers landed a dynamic quick-fix artist. Jim Harbaugh, was named the 20th coach in University of Michigan football history on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014. "[20] In the 1984 spring game, Harbaugh impressed observers as he completed 17 of 26 passes for 161 yards and an interception. [130][131] The following week, Harbaugh announced that Kaepernick would start for the 821 49ers, while also stating that the assignment was week-to-week and not necessarily permanent. [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. He was sacked 31 times for 206 yards and rushed 321 yards in 51 carries. 1 in both the AP and UPI polls. He was named to the Big Ten's All-Academic team. Coming off a 2-4 season in 2020, Harbaugh took a pay cut and decreased his base salary from . 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]. [52], The Ravens opened a new stadium for 1998, Ravens Stadium at Camden Yards (renamed M&T Bank Stadium in 2003). In the aftermath of the murder of George Floyd by an on-duty police officer, Harbaugh expressed his outrage and said, "All injustice should be confronted and punished. On December 30, 2014, Harbaugh was introduced by the University of Michigan as the school's new head football coach. [105] Harbaugh also ranks second with 1,759 attempts and third in yards with 11,567. in communications from Michigan's College of Literature, Science, and the Arts in 1986. 30 2021 in East Lansing Mich. [78] Harbaugh completed 164 of 293 (56.0%) passes for 1,839 yards, just his third season with fewer than 2,000 passing yards since 1989. [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. Following the loss, according to Harbaugh, the Big Ten acknowledged that there were errors made by the officials on multiple calls, including one that could have resulted in a Michigan touchdown. [160] Michigan was winless at home during the 2020 season, marking the first time in program history that Michigan did not win any games at home. James Joseph Harbaugh (/ h r b /; 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. [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. 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 . [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. 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 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 . 1 on the Misery Index after Week 9 after the Wolverines blew a big lead and lost to their in-state rivals. Following an interview with the Minnesota Vikings, Harbaugh told Mitch Albom of the Detroit . "[24], In his second start, the Wolverines (ranked No. With new coach Lindy Infante, Indianapolis again finished 97 and made the playoffs in 1996 with Harbaugh as signal caller. Smith started 11 games, and Hall started one game, while Harbaugh completed two of five passes for 40 yards in limited action. 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. [108] (In fact, Carroll would be at USC for three more years.) [81], Harbaugh then sat out two games and played as Zeier's backup for Weeks 7 (October 18) and 8 (October 25). [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. 19 Florida, 417. Questions about his ability to win big games dogged him coming into this year, given his 1-4 record in bowl games . [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. 2 in the final AP and UPI polls. [126][127] He missed the following game, and Kaepernick was 16 for 23 for 243 yards with two touchdowns in a 327 win over the Chicago Bears. But. Jim lost to his brother, John, when Baltimore beat San Francisco in Super Bowl. The following year, the team improved to 111 and won the 2005 Pioneer Football League championship. [50] During the regular season, he played in a reserve capacity in six games. Michigan finished the season in the Outback Bowl, losing 1926 to South Carolina, becoming the only team in the Big Ten Conference to lose its bowl game in the 2017-2018 bowl season and giving them an 85 record on the year. In the spring of 1984, Harbaugh was in a three-way competition for Michigan's starting quarterback job. That's not something that was happening five to six years ago. 5 in the AP poll. The Michigan Wolverines had scraped together 20 wins over three years prior to Harbaugh's appointment, with a 5-7 record in Brady Hoke's final season in charge. [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. In his seven-year tenure so far at Michigan, Harbaugh has compiled a 61-24 record. [132] However, Kaepernick remained the starter for the remainder of the season as the 49ers again qualified for the playoffs.[126]. Head coach Jim Harbaugh of the Michigan Wolverines is seen on the sideline during the first half of a college football game against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Michigan Stadium on October 15 . 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. On Friday, it was announced that. He attended high school in Ann Arbor, Michigan and Palo Alto, California, when his father was an assistant coach at Michigan and Stanford, respectively. [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. 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). 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. Sources tell FootballScoop that Jim Harbaugh is planning to add a veteran NFL assistant to the staff. With 4 of 9 passes completed for 59 yards, Harbaugh led a drive for a Matt Stover first quarter field goal. He becomes the sixth former Michigan football player to be named the leader of college football's winningest program. He first became a regular starting quarterback in 1990 with Chicago. He went into Saturday with an 0-5 record coaching against Ohio State and not so much as a division title to his name in 11. It is appropriate that he should be the main character of Michigan's most recent win over Ohio State, the kind. Harbaugh completed 11 of 21 passes for 162 yards and two interceptions. 2 in both the AP and UPI polls. [96] The following game on November 5 (Week 10), San Diego lost its ninth straight in a 1513 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. [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. 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. Harbaugh finished the game with 20 of 40 passes completed for 178 yards. [26][27] Harbaugh completed 60 of 111 passes for 718 yards, three touchdowns and five interceptions during his shortened 1984 season. Jim Harbaugh sees great success on and off of the field. [180], On December 31, the Wolverines lost their semifinal match to TCU, 51-45 to end the 2022 season 13-1. [73] For the season, he was voted to the Pro Bowl, was named Comeback Player of the Year and AFC Player of the Year.