Jay Harbaugh
Harbaugh in 2024
Current position
TitleSpecial teams coordinator/ safeties coach
TeamMichigan
ConferenceBig Ten
Biographical details
Born (1989-06-14) June 14, 1989 (age 34)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Alma materOregon State University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
2008–2011Oregon State (SA)
2012–2014Baltimore Ravens (OQC)
2015–2016Michigan (TE / assistant ST)
2017–2020Michigan (ST/RB)
2021Michigan (ST/TE)
2022–presentMichigan (ST/S)
2023Michigan (interim HC)
Head coaching record
Overall1–0

Jay Patrick Harbaugh (/ˈhɑːrbɔː/; born June 14, 1989)[1] is an American football coach who is the special teams coordinator and safeties coach at the University of Michigan.[1] He is the son of former Michigan and current Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh, grandson of former player and coach Jack Harbaugh, and the nephew of Baltimore Ravens head coach, John Harbaugh.[1][2]

Early life and family

A native of San Diego, Harbaugh attended St. Augustine High School in San Diego and Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut.[3][4] He played defensive line in high school, but knee injuries ended his career.[2] Harbaugh earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Oregon State University, and completed an internship with the San Francisco 49ers prior to his senior year.[5]

Coaching career

Oregon State

Harbaugh spent four seasons as an undergraduate assistant at Oregon State under head coach Mike Riley.[6][7][8][9] Riley was the head coach of the San Diego Chargers in 1999 and 2000 when his father was playing quarterback.[10]

Baltimore Ravens

Harbaugh spent three seasons working in Baltimore for the Ravens under his uncle John Harbaugh. In 2014, his work focused on statistical analysis, self-scouting reports and breakdowns of opposing defenses.[1][6][7][8][11] He was on the Ravens' staff the year they beat his father's San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII.[9][12]

Michigan

Harbaugh (background) alongside his father Jim (foreground) with Michigan in 2017.

On January 20, 2015, Harbaugh was officially introduced as part of the Michigan football staff and served as the tight ends coach and as an assistant special teams coach for the Wolverines. For the 2017 season, he was named running backs and special teams coach. He moved back to tight ends and special teams coach for the 2021 season.[7][8][9] Prior to the 2022 season, Michigan announced that Harbaugh would coach safeties in addition to coordinating special teams, with Ronald Bellamy moving from safeties to wide receivers, and Grant Newsome taking over duties as tight ends coach.[13]

Following the 2021 season, Harbaugh was named the FootballScoop.com Special Teams Coordinator of the Year.[14]

In the wake of Jim Harbaugh's three game suspension to open the 2023 season, it was announced that Harbaugh would serve as interim head coach for the first half of Michigan's second game of the season against UNLV. On September 9, 2023, Harbaugh led the Wolverines to a 35-7 win over the Rebels giving him his first official win as a college football head coach. [15]

Personal life

Harbaugh and his wife, Britney, have two children.[16]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs Coaches# AP°
Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten Conference) (2023)
2023 Michigan 1–0[n 1] 0–0[n 1] (East)
Michigan: 1–0 0–0
Total: 1–0

Notes

  1. ^ a b Michigan's head coach, Jim Harbaugh, was suspended for the first three games of the 2023 season. Jesse Minter served as interim head coach for the first game of the season, Jay Harbaugh and Mike Hart were interim co-head coaches for the second game, and Sherrone Moore served as interim head coach for the third game.[17]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "U of M Football Coach Staff Bio". University of Michigan. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Son of 49ers' Jim Harbaugh forging own coaching path". San Jose Mercury News. 5 August 2014. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Acee: Jay Harbaugh doing what he was born to -- coaching". U-T San Diego. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Jay Harbaugh's Football Stats". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  5. ^ "Super Bowl 2013: Harbaugh brothers compete, and so do father and son". Los Angeles Times. 2 February 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Jay Harbaugh Joins Staff as Tight Ends, Assistant Special Teams Coach". mgoblue.com/. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  7. ^ a b c "Jim Harbaugh adds son Jay as Michigan TE coach". CBSSports.com. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  8. ^ a b c "Jim Harbaugh hires son, Jay". ESPN. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  9. ^ a b c "Jim Harbaugh's son, Jay, joins Michigan staff as assistant". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 25 January 2015.
  10. ^ "Nebraska coach Riley: U-M's Jay Harbaugh can handle job".
  11. ^ "Jim Harbaugh's son helping Ravens prepare for Sunday". NFL. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  12. ^ "Super Bowl XLVII - San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens - February 3rd, 2013". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  13. ^ "Jim Harbaugh announces new hires, changes to 2022 Michigan football coaching staff". 10 February 2022.
  14. ^ "The 2021 Football Scoop Coaching Awards Presented by AstroTurf".
  15. ^ https://mgoblue.com/news/2023/8/24/football-harbaugh-announces-coaching-duties-for-first-three-games-of-2023
  16. ^ Windsor, Shawn (May 16, 2022). "Fundraiser for autism awareness is personal for Michigan football's Harbaugh family". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  17. ^ "NCAA Statistics; Head Coaches; Jay Harbaugh". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

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