| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 31, 1948 Tacoma, Washington, U.S. |
| Died | September 13, 2013 (aged 64) Dupont, Washington, U.S. |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1976–1978 | Pacific Lutheran (assistant) |
| 1980–1982 | Central Washington (assistant) |
| 1983 | Central Washington |
| 1984–1986 | UMass (assistant) |
| 1987–1991 | Central Washington |
| 1992–1993 | Toledo (OC) |
| 1994–1996 | Toledo (AHC/OC) |
| 1997–2000 | Northern Iowa |
| 2001 | Northwestern (TE/H-backs/ST) |
| 2002–2005 | Northwestern (OC) |
| 2006 | California (OC) |
| 2007–2008 | Minnesota (AHC/OC) |
| 2010 | New Mexico State (OC) |
| 2012 | Northern Illinois (OC) |
| Baseball | |
| 1983 | Central Washington |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 83–24–1 (football) 25–20–1 (baseball) |
| Tournaments | Football 0–1 (NAIA D-I playoffs) 4–4 (NAIA D-II playoffs) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 CFL Northern Division (1987) 4 CFA Mount Rainier League (1988–1991) | |
Michael L. Dunbar (December 31, 1948 – September 13, 2013) was an American football and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Central Washington University in 1983 and from 1987 to 1991 and at the University of Northern Iowa from 1997 to 2000, compiling a career college football coaching record of 83–24–1. Dunbar was also the head baseball coach at Central Washington for one season, in 1983, tallying mark of 25–20–1. He graduated from the University of Washington in 1972 with a B.A. in education and from Pacific Lutheran University in 1979 with an M.A. in education. Dunbar died of cancer on September 13, 2013, in his hometown of Dupont, Washington, at the age of 64.[1]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | TSN# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Washington Wildcats (Evergreen Conference) (1983) | |||||||||
| 1983 | Central Washington | 8–2 | 5–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| Central Washington Wildcats (Columbia Football League) (1987) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Central Washington | 7–3 | 5–1 | 1st (Northern) | L NAIA Division I First Round | ||||
| Central Washington Wildcats (Columbia Football Association) (1988–1991) | |||||||||
| 1988 | Central Washington | 9–1 | 6–0 | 1st (Mount Rainier) | L NAIA Division II First Round | ||||
| 1989 | Central Washington | 10–1–1 | 5–0–1 | 1st (Mount Rainier) | L NAIA Division II Semifinal | ||||
| 1990 | Central Washington | 11–1 | 6–0 | 1st (Mount Rainier) | L NAIA Division II Semifinal | ||||
| 1991 | Central Washington | 9–1 | 6–0 | 1st (Mount Rainier) | L NAIA Division II First Round | ||||
| Central Washington: | 54–9–1 | 33–3–1 | |||||||
| Northern Iowa Panthers (Gateway Football Conference) (1997–2000) | |||||||||
| 1997 | Northern Iowa | 7–4 | 5–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1998 | Northern Iowa | 7–4 | 3–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1999 | Northern Iowa | 8–3 | 3–3 | 3rd | 15 | ||||
| 2000 | Northern Iowa | 7–4 | 3–3 | 4th | 19 | ||||
| Northern Iowa: | 29–15 | 14–10 | |||||||
| Total: | 83–24–1 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||