The new coach of chargers Jim Harbaugh The details of Jim Harbaugh’s hiring as head coach of the Los Angeles Chargers were agreed upon today. Prior to spending the last nine years coaching football at his alma mater, the University of Michigan, Harbaugh was a quarterback for the Chargers in 1999 and 2000.
“Jim Harbaugh is football personified, and I can think of no one better to lead the Chargers forward,” said Dean Spanos, owner of the board and chairman of the board. “The son of a coach, brother of a coach, and father of a coach who himself was coached by names like Schembechler and Ditka, for the past two decades Jim has led hundreds of men to success everywhere he’s been—as their coach. And today, Jim Harbaugh returns to the Chargers, this time as our coach. Who has it better than us?”
As a head coach, Harbaugh has brought a winning mentality to his teams, with a record of 144-52 in college and 49-22-1 in the NFL.
He oversaw the San Francisco 49ers’ three-game winning streak in the NFC and their run to Super Bowl XLVII in under four years.
During his nine seasons as Michigan’s head coach (2015–2023), Harbaugh was able to cultivate nine players that would go on to be selected in the first round of the draft.
Harbaugh led 17 players to 30 Pro Bowl honors in four seasons (2011-14) in San Francisco, the second-most in the NFL. According to The Associated Press, eight of the players were also selected for the first team of All-Pro in their respective categories.
Harbaugh, a legendary football coach, led Michigan to an 86-25 record in nine seasons. His team reached 10 wins six times, had three consecutive CFP selections from 2021-23, won the national title, and setting a school record with 15 wins this season.
Since becoming Michigan’s head coach in 2015, Harbaugh has managed the nation’s best defense.
Harbaugh was honored with the title of NFL Coach of the Year in 2011 by The Associated Press. This honor was bestowed upon him during his first season with San Francisco, during which he secured the NFC West division title with a record of 13-3.
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Harbaugh coached Stanford University (2007-10) and San Diego University (2004-06) before joining the NFL.
From 2002 to 2003, Harbaugh served as the quarterbacks coach with the Oakland Raiders, which marked the beginning of his coaching career.
Super Bowl XXXVII was reached by the Raiders during his rookie campaign with Oakland. Rich Gannon, the quarterback, was selected to the Pro Bowl, the AP first-team All-Pro, and won MVP.
During his 15-year NFL career (1987–2001), Harbaugh was a quarterback for five different teams, spending 1999–2000 with the Chargers. While still an NFL player, he began his coaching career as an unpaid assistant at Western Kentucky, where his father, Jack, was the head coach from 1994 to 2001.
In the 1987 NFL Draft, Chicago chose Harbaugh with the 25th overall pick. He went on to start 140 of his 177 career games while throwing for 26,288 yards and 129 touchdowns.
At the University of Michigan, Harbaugh was a quarterback and had one of the most effective passes in college football history by the end of his career.
His 21-3-1 record as a starter for the Wolverines earned him first-team All-American accolades and third-place Heisman voting in 1986.