Top 25
33-40-1
- Games
- 74
- Win rate
- 45.3%
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Coach Profile
Bo Schembechler
1963-1989 • Miami (OH), Michigan
2 schools coached, anchored by Michigan.
Bo Schembechler coached 27 seasons, won 77.5%, and posted an average SRS of 16.8. Best season: 1973 Michigan. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 2 stints shaped the career arc.
- Career record
- 234-65-8
- Career win rate
- 77.5%
- Average SRS
- 16.8
- Peak SRS
- 32.9
Career Dossier
One glance at the full arc.
The profile below keeps the headline numbers visible, then moves into tenure shape, school impact, and full season detail.
- Seasons coached
- 27
- Career span
- 27 years
- Best finish
- #2
- Consistency
- 13.3
Primary school anchor
Michigan
Balanced profile with 2 program stops and a peak score of 98.2.
Career Arc
Track how the coach's season-to-season performance changed over time, where the peak landed, and where each school stint appears.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Bo Schembechler
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Bo Schembechler: 1969 Michigan
1963Actual season year • SRS range -4.9 to 32.91989
Active comparison point
Bo Schembechler • 1973
1973 Michigan
Best season10-0-1 • SRS 32.9 • SP Overall 27.7
Win %
95.5%
YoY SRS
+9.0
SP Off / Def
34.9 / 7.4
Finish
#6
Comparison context
Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.
Ranked opponent record
Track career record against ranked opponents with switchable poll source and ranking timing.
Using AP Top 25 rankings at the time of each game; week-one games use the week-one ranking release when available.
Top 10
8-29-1
- Games
- 38
- Win rate
- 22.4%
Top 5
4-16-1
- Games
- 21
- Win rate
- 21.4%
View ranked game results74
| 1989 Regular Week 13 | Michigan | Ohio State | #20 | W28-18 |
| 1989 Regular Week 11 | Michigan | Illinois | #8 | W24-10 |
| 1989 Regular Week 7 | Michigan | Michigan State | #21 | W10-7 |
| 1989 Regular Week 4 | Michigan | UCLA | #24 | W24-23 |
| 1989 Regular Week 3 | Michigan | Notre Dame | #1 | L19-24 |
| 1989 Postseason Week 1 | Michigan | USC | #8 | L10-17 |
| 1988 Regular Week 9 | Michigan | Indiana | #14 | W31-6 |
| 1988 Regular Week 4 | Michigan | Miami | #1 | L30-31 |
| 1988 Regular Week 3 | Michigan | Notre Dame | #13 | L17-19 |
| 1988 Postseason Week 1 | Michigan | USC | #7 | W22-14 |
| 1987 Regular Week 9 | Michigan | Indiana | #11 | L10-14 |
| 1987 Regular Week 7 | Michigan | Michigan State | #19 | L11-17 |
| 1987 Regular Week 3 | Michigan | Notre Dame | #9 | L7-26 |
| 1986 Regular Week 13 | Michigan | Ohio State | #11 | W26-24 |
| 1986 Regular Week 8 | Michigan | Iowa | #11 | W20-17 |
| 1986 Regular Week 3 | Michigan | Notre Dame | #20 | W24-23 |
| 1986 Postseason Week 1 | Michigan | Arizona State | #4 | L15-22 |
| 1985 Regular Week 13 | Michigan | Ohio State | #12 | W27-17 |
| 1985 Regular Week 8 | Michigan | Iowa | #1 | L10-12 |
| 1985 Regular Week 5 | Michigan | Maryland | #17 | W20-0 |
| 1985 Regular Week 4 | Michigan | South Carolina | #15 | W34-3 |
| 1985 Regular Week 3 | Michigan | Notre Dame | #13 | W20-12 |
| 1985 Postseason Week 1 | Michigan | Nebraska | #11 | W27-23 |
| 1984 Regular Week 13 | Michigan | Ohio State | #8 | L6-21 |
| 1984 Regular Week 9 | Michigan | Iowa | #17 | L0-26 |
| 1984 Regular Week 4 | Michigan | Washington | #9 | L11-20 |
| 1984 Regular Week 3 | Michigan | Miami | #5 | W22-14 |
| 1984 Postseason Week 1 | Michigan | BYU | #1 | L17-24 |
| 1983 Regular Week 13 | Michigan | Ohio State | #14 | W24-21 |
| 1983 Regular Week 10 | Michigan | Illinois | #6 | L6-16 |
| 1983 Regular Week 9 | Michigan | Iowa | #17 | W16-13 |
| 1983 Regular Week 4 | Michigan | Washington | #9 | L24-25 |
| 1983 Postseason Week 1 | Michigan | Auburn | #3 | L7-9 |
| 1982 Regular Week 4 | Michigan | UCLA | #12 | L27-31 |
| 1982 Regular Week 3 | Michigan | Notre Dame | #20 | L17-23 |
| 1982 Postseason Week 1 | Michigan | UCLA | #5 | L14-24 |
| 1981 Regular Week 7 | Michigan | Iowa | #12 | L7-9 |
| 1981 Regular Week 3 | Michigan | Notre Dame | #1 | W25-7 |
| 1980 Regular Week 13 | Michigan | Ohio State | #11 | W9-3 |
| 1980 Regular Week 5 | Michigan | South Carolina | #18 | L14-17 |
| 1980 Regular Week 4 | Michigan | Notre Dame | #8 | L27-29 |
| 1980 Postseason Week 1 | Michigan | Washington | #16 | W23-6 |
| 1979 Regular Week 12 | Michigan | Ohio State | #2 | L15-18 |
| 1979 Regular Week 11 | Michigan | Purdue | #12 | L21-24 |
| 1979 Regular Week 6 | Michigan | Michigan State | #19 | W21-7 |
| 1979 Regular Week 3 | Michigan | Notre Dame | #5 | L10-12 |
| 1979 Postseason Week 1 | Michigan | North Carolina | #15 | L15-17 |
| 1978 Regular Week 13 | Michigan | Ohio State | #20 | W14-3 |
| 1978 Regular Week 12 | Michigan | Purdue | #18 | W24-6 |
| 1978 Postseason Week 1 | Michigan | USC | #2 | L10-17 |
| 1977 Regular Week 12 | Michigan | Ohio State | #8 | W14-6 |
| 1977 Regular Week 8 | Michigan | Minnesota | #19 | L0-16 |
| 1977 Regular Week 5 | Michigan | Texas A&M | #12 | W41-3 |
| 1977 Postseason Week 1 | Michigan | Washington | #10 | L20-27 |
| 1976 Regular Week 12 | Michigan | Ohio State | #12 | W22-0 |
| 1976 Postseason Week 1 | Michigan | USC | #2 | L6-14 |
| 1975 Regular Week 12 | Michigan | Ohio State | #1 | L14-21 |
| 1975 Regular Week 6 | Michigan | Michigan State | #15 | W16-6 |
| 1975 Regular Week 5 | Michigan | Missouri | #5 | W31-7 |
| 1975 Postseason Week 1 | Michigan | Oklahoma | #1 | L6-14 |
| 1974 Regular Week 12 | Michigan | Ohio State | #4 | L10-12 |
| 1973 Regular Week 13 | Michigan | Ohio State | #3 | T10-10 |
| 1972 Regular Week 12 | Michigan | Ohio State | #9 | L11-14 |
| 1972 Regular Week 4 | Michigan | Tulane | #18 | W41-7 |
| 1972 Regular Week 3 | Michigan | UCLA | #6 | W26-9 |
| 1971 Regular Week 1 | Michigan | Northwestern | #20 | W21-6 |
| 1971 Postseason Week 1 | Michigan | Stanford | #10 | L12-13 |
| 1970 Regular Week 13 | Michigan | Ohio State | #2 | L9-20 |
| 1969 Regular Week 11 | Michigan | Ohio State | #4 | W24-12 |
| 1969 Regular Week 5 | Michigan | Purdue | #17 | W31-20 |
| 1969 Regular Week 4 | Michigan | Missouri | #7 | L17-40 |
| 1969 Postseason Week 1 | Michigan | USC | #3 | L3-10 |
| 1965 Regular Week 2 | Miami (OH) | Purdue | #6 | L0-38 |
| 1963 Regular Week 6 | Miami (OH) | Northwestern | #9 | L6-37 |
Tenure map
Each stint expands by seasons coached. Deeper color signals a stronger average SRS over that stretch.
Length = seasons coachedDeeper color = stronger stint
Michigan
1969-1989 • 21 seasons
Avg SRS 21.3 • Win % 79.5%
Miami (OH)
1963-1968 • 6 seasons
Avg SRS 1.3 • Win % 69.2%
- Longest tenure
- Michigan • 21 seasons
- Best tenure
- Michigan • 21.3 SRS
- Best tenure win rate
- Michigan • 79.5%
Style and Strength Profile
Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.
These bars are normalized against the full coach dataset. Raw SP and SRS values stay visible so the profile reads as evidence, not decoration.
Overall Strength
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Bo Schembechler sets the reference point in overall strength.
Overall Strength
Decisive edgeBo Schembechler sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Bo Schembechler
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- Raw avg SP Overall
- 22.0
- Percentile
- 98th pct
Elite
Normalized against the full tracked coach pool.
Impact by school
See how each stint compared with what that program usually looked like outside that same span.
Michigan
1969-1989 • 194-48-5
Compared with this school's baseline outside that stint over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg SRS 21.3Win % 79.5%
Avg wins
Higher is better
9.2 during vs 6.2 baseline
+3.0
Avg SRS
Higher is better
21.3 during vs 12.3 baseline
+9.0
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
22.0 during vs — baseline
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Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
90.5% during vs 40.0% baseline
+50.5%
Miami (OH)
1963-1968 • 40-17-3
Baseline comparison is omitted when there are not enough outside-stint seasons for this program.
Avg SRS 1.3Win % 69.2%
No school baseline data available for this tenure.
Career highs and lows
High Points
Best Season
Michigan 1973
10-0-1 • SRS 32.9
Biggest Improvement
Michigan 1969
8-3 • 22.4 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Michigan 1976
10-2 • SP Off 40.1
Best Defensive Season
Michigan 1985
10-1-1 • SP Def 6.4
Setbacks
Worst Season
Miami (OH) 1963
5-3-2 • SRS -4.9
Biggest Drop
Michigan 1984
6-6 • -10.2 SRS
Season-by-season results
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Michigan | 1989 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #1 | #7 | 17.9 | 23.6 | 37.2 | 14.3 | -2.3 | +4.2% |
| Michigan | 1988 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | #11 | #4 | 20.2 | 27.0 | 39.3 | 13.1 | +7.6 | +12.5% |
| Michigan | 1987 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #7 | #19 | 12.6 | 16.3 | 32.6 | 17.7 | -4.4 | -17.9% |
| Michigan | 1986 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 84.6% | #2 | #8 | 17.0 | 22.2 | 37.6 | 16.5 | -9.3 | -2.9% |
| Michigan | 1985 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 87.5% | — | #2 | 26.3 | 31.7 | 37.7 | 6.4 | +20.2 | +37.5% |
| Michigan | 1984 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 50.0% | #14 | — | 6.1 | 9.4 | 24.9 | 16.0 | -10.2 | -25.0% |
| Michigan | 1983 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #10 | #8 | 16.3 | 19.3 | 34.7 | 17.0 | -2.3 | +8.3% |
| Michigan | 1982 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #12 | — | 18.6 | 19.3 | 36.2 | 18.8 | +0.5 | -8.3% |
| Michigan | 1981 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #1 | #12 | 18.1 | 20.7 | 35.7 | 15.9 | -3.3 | -8.3% |
| Michigan | 1980 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #12 | #4 | 21.4 | 22.9 | 33.2 | 11.2 | +3.8 | +16.7% |
| Michigan | 1979 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 66.7% | #7 | #18 | 17.6 | 17.5 | 31.1 | 14.6 | -6.4 | -16.7% |
| Michigan | 1978 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #6 | #5 | 24.0 | 23.0 | 34.7 | 12.3 | +1.1 | 0.0% |
| Michigan | 1977 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #2 | #9 | 22.9 | 22.4 | 34.4 | 12.5 | -7.3 | 0.0% |
| Michigan | 1976 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #2 | #3 | 30.2 | 29.0 | 40.1 | 11.6 | +10.1 | +8.3% |
| Michigan | 1975 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 75.0% | #3 | #8 | 20.1 | 19.2 | 31.4 | 13.4 | -4.7 | -15.9% |
| Michigan | 1974 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | #6 | #3 | 24.8 | 25.4 | 33.8 | 9.1 | -8.1 | -4.5% |
| Michigan | 1973 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 95.5% | #5 | #6 | 32.9 | 27.7 | 34.9 | 7.4 | +9.0 | +4.5% |
| Michigan | 1972 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 90.9% | #10 | #6 | 23.9 | 21.9 | 27.6 | 6.8 | -2.1 | -0.8% |
| Michigan | 1971 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 91.7% | #4 | #6 | 26.0 | 21.6 | 35.4 | 14.7 | -0.3 | +1.7% |
| Michigan | 1970 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90.0% | #8 | #9 | 26.3 | 20.7 | 32.3 | 12.1 | +2.3 | +17.3% |
| Michigan | 1969 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | #9 | 24.0 | — | — | — | +22.4 | +2.7% |
| Miami (OH) | 1968 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | 1.6 | — | — | — | 0.0 | +10.0% |
| Miami (OH) | 1967 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 60.0% | — | — | 1.6 | — | — | — | -6.8 | -30.0% |
| Miami (OH) | 1966 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 90.0% | — | — | 8.4 | — | — | — | +6.3 | +20.0% |
| Miami (OH) | 1965 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 70.0% | — | — | 2.1 | — | — | — | +3.4 | +5.0% |
| Miami (OH) | 1964 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 65.0% | — | — | -1.3 | — | — | — | +3.6 | +5.0% |
| Miami (OH) | 1963 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 60.0% | — | — | -4.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
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