American college football player and coach, sports administrator (1929–2006)
Bo Schembechler
Schembechler from 1970 Michiganensian
Biographical details
Born
(1929-04-01)April 1, 1929 Barberton, Ohio, U.S.
Died
November 17, 2006(2006-11-17) (aged 77) Southfield, Michigan, U.S.
Playing career
1948–1950
Miami (OH)
Position(s)
Tackle
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1951
Ohio State (assistant)
1954
Presbyterian (assistant)
1955
Bowling Green (assistant)
1956–1957
Northwestern (assistant)
1958–1962
Ohio State (assistant)
1963–1968
Miami (OH)
1969–1989
Michigan
Administrative career (AD unless noted)
1988–1990
Michigan
1990–1992
Detroit Tigers (president)
Head coaching record
Overall
234–65–8
Bowls
5–12
Accomplishments and honors
Championships
2 Mid-American (1965–1966)
13 Big Ten (1969, 1971–1974, 1976–1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988–1989)
Awards
AFCA Coach of the Year (1969)
Walter Camp Coach of the Year (1969)
Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Award (1977)
Sporting News College Football COY (1985)
George Munger Award (1989)
Amos Alonzo Stagg Award (1999)
Mid-American Coach of the Year (1965)
6× Big Ten Coach of the Year (1972, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1989)
College Football Hall of Fame Inducted in 1993 (profile)
Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler Jr. (/ˈʃɛmbɛklər/SHEM-bek-lər; April 1, 1929 – November 17, 2006) was an American college football player, coach, and athletic administrator. He served as the head football coach at Miami University from 1963 to 1968 and at the University of Michigan from 1969 to 1989, compiling a career record of 234 wins, 65 losses and 8 ties. Only Nick Saban, Joe Paterno and Tom Osborne have recorded 200 victories in fewer games as a coach in major college football. In his 21 seasons as the head coach of the Michigan Wolverines, Schembechler's teams amassed a record of 194–48–5 and won or shared 13 Big Ten Conference titles. Though his Michigan teams never won a national championship,[1] in all but one season they finished ranked, and 16 times they placed in the final top ten of both major polls.
Schembechler played college football as a tackle at Miami University, where in 1949 and 1950 he was coached by Woody Hayes, for whom he served as an assistant coach at Ohio State University in 1952 and from 1958 to 1962. In his first ten years at Michigan, Schembechler's teams squared off in a fierce rivalry against Hayes's Buckeyes squads. During that stretch in the Michigan–Ohio State football rivalry, dubbed the "Ten-Year War," Hayes and Schembechler's teams won or shared the Big Ten Conference crown every season and usually each placed in the national rankings.
In 1988, Schembechler assumed the role of athletic director at Michigan, succeeding Don Canham, the man who hired him as football coach in 1969. Schembechler retired as head football coach after the 1989 season. His longtime assistants, Gary Moeller and Lloyd Carr, helmed the team for the next 18 years. Schembechler left the University of Michigan in 1990 to take a job as president of Major League Baseball's Detroit Tigers, which he held until 1992. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1993. During his later years, Schembechler remained in Southeast Michigan and hosted a sports radio show. He died in 2006 at the age of 77 on the eve of that year's Michigan–Ohio State football game, a historic No. 1 versus No. 2 showdown.
Outside of football, Schembechler came to posthumous public notoriety after 2018, when it was revealed that he was one of several high-ranking University of Michigan officials who covered up accusations of sexual assault against team doctor Robert Anderson. Anderson sexually assaulted more than 600 University of Michigan athletes, along with hundreds more individuals at other institutions.
^Michigan was voted National Champions in 1973 and 1985, but neither are claimed by the university.
Glenn Edward "Bo" Schembechler Jr. (/ˈʃɛmbɛklər/ SHEM-bek-lər; April 1, 1929 – November 17, 2006) was an American college football player, coach, and athletic...
Wolverines to a national title and Michigan's second Rose Bowl win. BoSchembechler coached the team for 21 seasons (1969–1989) in which he won 13 Big...
recipients of the Big Ten Coach of the year, BoSchembechler and Woody Hayes, as the Hayes–Schembechler coach of the year. The award is named in honor...
off in a fierce rivalry against the Michigan Wolverines coached by BoSchembechler, a former player under and assistant coach to Hayes. During that stretch...
go to the Rose Bowl and win it, then you've had a great season. — BoSchembechler of Michigan, July 1989 Among Pac-8/10/12 and Big Ten schools, the record...
by a score of 23–6. The game marked the first time Michigan Coach BoSchembechler won a bowl game after seven prior bowl game losses. The 1981 Rose Bowl...
defensive end on the university's football team, under the leadership of BoSchembechler. Brandon has honorary doctorate degrees from Walsh College, Schoolcraft...
coach for several years until joining BoSchembechler at Miami University in 1967. He moved with Schembechler to Michigan in 1969, where he served as...
pitted coach Woody Hayes of the Ohio State Buckeyes against coach BoSchembechler of the Michigan Wolverines. In most contests, the Big Ten conference...
August 21, 2017. "Schembechler collapses, dies at 77". ESPN. Associated Press. November 19, 2006. Retrieved August 21, 2017. "BoSchembechler". Sports Reference...
before departing for Michigan in the fall to work under head coach BoSchembechler. At Michigan, he was reunited with Moeller, who was returning as an...
bearing the name or logo of the school. In December 1968, he hired BoSchembechler as head football coach, beginning a new era of success for Michigan's...
I'm learning to cut and look for the end zone. Michigan head coach BoSchembechler added, "We're trying to get Shuttlesworth to lift his legs more in...
played defensive tackle for the Wolverines from 1986 to 1989, for coach BoSchembechler, before suffering a career-ending neck injury. Manuel received a Bachelor...
running back Ricky Ervins was named the Player Of The Game. This was BoSchembechler's final game as Michigan's head coach, and he finished with a 2–8 record...
Arnsparger, George Little, Weeb Ewbank, Sid Gillman, Ara Parseghian, BoSchembechler, John Pont, Carmen Cozza, Bill Mallory, Joe Novak, Ron Zook, Dick Crum...
coach was prematurely leaked to the local media. After consulting with BoSchembechler, who had also had a negative experience as a Wisconsin football coaching...
say football coach BoSchembechler ignored and enabled the abuse and told players to "toughen up" after being molested. Schembechler reportedly punched...
director BoSchembechler ordered Frieder to leave immediately, and named top assistant Steve Fisher as the interim coach for the tournament. Schembechler famously...
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