3. Experienced NFL Head Coach
Harbaugh’s coaching journey has taken him back to Michigan, but it all started in the AFC West.
Following his NFL playing career, Harbaugh spent the 2002 and 2003 seasons as the Raiders quarterbacks coach.
He was then the head coach at the University of San Diego (2004-2006) and the head coach at Stanford (2007-2010) before jumping to the NFL as the 49ers Head Coach in 2011.
Harbaugh tallied a 49-22-1 record with the 49ers (including the playoffs) and led San Francisco to the NFC Championship in each of his first three seasons. He became the first coach in NFL history to reach a conference championship game in their first three seasons as head coach.
Harbaugh was the 2011 NFL Coach of the Year after turning around a franchise that hadn’t had a winning season or a playoff appearance since 2002. The 49ers went 13-3 in his first season.
The highlight of Harbaugh’s tenure with the 49ers came during the 2012 season as San Francisco reached Super Bowl XLVII.
San Francisco went 11-4-1 and won a second-straight NFC West title despite a midseason quarterback change from starter Alex Smith to backup Colin Kaepernick midseason.
The 49ers went 12-4 in 2013 and reached a third straight NFC title game. Harbaugh compiled a 5-3 playoff record with the 49ers.
Harbaugh starred at Michigan before embarking on a 15-year NFL career at quarterback.
He was selected the No. 26 overall pick by the Bears in the 1987 NFL Draft and spent seven seasons in Chicago. Harbaugh played in 89 games, with 65 starts for Chicago.
Harbaugh later moved onto Indianapolis, where his career reached new heights as a player.
His best season came in 1995 as he set career highs in completion percentage (63.7 percent) and touchdown passes (17) while leading the Colts to the AFC Championship.
The quarterback was voted to the Pro Bowl, won the Comeback Player of the Year and also finished fourth in the…
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