The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Coaches 2023
Bo Schembechler
- Contest: The US Athletic Hall of Fame - Coaches 2023
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- Sport(s): Football
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Statistics:
2 MAC Championships (1965 & 1966)
13 Big Ten Championships (1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1982, 1986, 1988 & 1989)
1 AFCA Coach of the Year (1969)
1 Walter Camp Coach of the Year (1969)
1 Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year (1977)
1 MAC Coach of the Year (1965)
6 Big Ten Coach of the Year (1972, 1976, 1980, 1982, 1985 & 1989)
234-65-8 NCAA Record
5-12 Bowl Record
Member of the College Football Hall of Fame -
A tackle at Miami of Ohio from 1948 to 1950, Bo Schembechler became their head coach in 1965. Schembechler led Miami to two MAC titles (1965 & 1968), and his profile was rising. The University of Michigan noticed him, and in a fifteen-minute interview, he won the job as the Wolverines head coach in 1969.
Schembechler ran Michigan for 21 years, and they never had less than eight wins. While their bowl record was not good under Schembechler (5-12), but they got there, appearing in 10 Rose Bowls and finishing first in the Big Ten 13 times. The Wolverines finished in the top ten in sixteen different seasons, peaking at number 2 with a Fiesta Bowl win in 1985.
The legacy that Schembechler left behind will forever be etched in Michigan blue.
We are proud to nominate Bo Schembechler for the United States Athletic Hall of Fame.
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