The curtain has finally come down on the circus of Jim Harbaugh’s tenure as the head football coach of the University of Michigan Wolverines after winning the 2023 NCAA Football Championship.
With Harbaugh agreeing to be the head coach of the much-maligned Los Angeles Chargers, Michigan football is searching for its 21st coach in its 145-year history — there have been 15 since 1900.
There had been incessant speculation he would bolt for the NFL after any of his nine seasons and now Harbaugh has finally left to chase his dream of capturing a professional as well as collegiate crown.
He came close to winning the Super Bowl in 2013 as coach of the San Francisco 49ers, but a game-winning drive stalled inside the 10-yard line in the waning minutes of the game.
Early Obstacles At University Of Michigan: Harbaugh came to Michigan with much bravado and bold claims to dominate the college football landscape.
At the onset of his tenure, Harbaugh posted very respectable win/loss records, but he did not dominate his main rivals: he had trouble with Michigan State Spartans and failed miserably against the Ohio State Buckeyes.
In his first six years, he only managed to split with Michigan State, while against Ohio State it was a much worse story. Three of his first five losses were between 11 and 29 points, with Ohio State hanging 62 points on him in 2018 and 56 points at home in 2019. There is no doubt he would have been 0-6 if not for the 2020 game being canceled because of COVID-19.
To his credit, the loss in 2016 was a controversial, heartbreaking one (30-27), as the two teams were ranked No. and No. 2 and vying for a spot in the College Football Playoff.
Without being recognized for the 2023 win — due to his suspension for the first three games of the season — his overall record against the Buckeyes was 2-5. Of course, winning the last three games against the Buckeyes is what Michigan fans want to remember.
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Bowl Game Misery: Harbaugh carried on Michigan’s awful record in bowl games by being 1-5 in his first six appearances. The lone victory came in his inaugural game in 2016 and was followed by five straight losses. It should be noted the final two were in the semifinal of the…
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