| Gary Moeller | ||
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| Title | Head coach | |
| Sport | Football | |
| Born | January 26, 1941 | |
| Place of birth | Lima, Ohio | |
| Career highlights | ||
| Overall | 50–37–6 | |
| Bowls | 4–1 | |
| Coaching stats | ||
| College Football DataWarehouse | ||
| Championships | ||
| 3 Big Ten (1990–1992) | ||
| Awards | ||
| 2x Big Ten Coach of the Year (1991–1992) | ||
| Playing career | ||
| 1961–1963 | Ohio State | |
| Position | Linebacker / Center | |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | ||
| 1967–1968 1969–1972 1973–1976 1977–1979 1980–1981 1982–1986 1987–1989 1990–1994 1995–1996 1997–2000 2000 2001 2002–2003 |
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Gary O. Moeller (born January 26, 1941 in Lima, Ohio) is an American football coach best known for being head coach at the University of Michigan from 1990 to 1994. During his five seasons at Michigan, he won 44 games, lost 13 and tied 3 for a winning percentage of .758. In Big Ten Conference play, his teams won 30 games, lost 8 and tied 2 for a winning percentage of .775, and won or shared conference titles in 1990, 1991 and 1992.[1]
Moeller resigned in May 1995 after tapes were released of his alleged drunken outburst following an arrest on a charge of disorderly conduct at the now-defunct Excalibur restaurant in Southfield, Michigan on April 28.[2][3][4] He was succeeded by Lloyd Carr, who had assisted him at both Illinois and Michigan. Both Moeller and Carr served under UM coach Bo Schembechler from 1980 to 1989.
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Moeller was a three-year letterwinner at Ohio State University, playing primarily at linebacker. He served as team co-captain in his senior year, along with offensive tackle Bob Vogel.
After graduation in 1963, Moeller coached in the high school levels for several years before joining Bo Schembechler at Miami University. He moved with Schembechler to Michigan in 1969, where he served as defensive ends coach until 1973, when he was promoted to defensive coordinator.
Moeller was head coach of the University of Illinois from 1977 to 1979. He rejoined the Wolverines as quarterbacks coach for a season in 1981. Moeller has the rare distinction of serving as both an offensive (1987–1990) and defensive (1974–1976, 1982–1987) coordinator during his time at Michigan. He coached the Wolverines to a victory over Alabama in the 1988 Hall of Fame Bowl, while Schembechler recovered from heart surgery. Individual Michigan players to win national honors under Moeller include Desmond Howard, winner of the Heisman Trophy and other awards in 1991. Erick Anderson won the Dick Butkus Award in 1991.
After Michigan, Moeller was hired in June 1995 by the Cincinnati Bengals as tight ends coach under head coach David Shula and spent two seasons there. In 1997, he joined the Detroit Lions as the assistant head coach and linebackers coach under new head coach Bobby Ross. In 2000, Moeller was named head coach following Ross's sudden resignation nine games into the season.[5] He was given a contract for the remainder of the season and two additional years by owner William Clay Ford, Sr., a move that seemingly guaranteed a future with the team. After the team narrowly missed the playoffs (losing their final game on a last-second 54 yard field goal), ownership endorsed Moeller as the Lions head coach for the foreseeable future. However, he was eventually fired by new team president Matt Millen in early 2001 and replaced by Marty Mornhinweg.[6] Moeller finished with a 4–3 record as head coach, making him the only Lions head coach in the past 30 years to post a winning record during his tenure.
In 2001, Moeller joined the Jacksonville Jaguars as defensive coordinator under head coach Tom Coughlin.[7] He voluntarily stepped down from that position after one season, signing a three-year contract with the Chicago Bears as linebackers coach under head coach Dick Jauron.[8] He served in that role for two seasons, leaving when Jauron was fired after the 2003 season.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois Fighting Illini (Big Ten Conference) (1977–1979) | |||||||||
| 1977 | Illinois | 3–8 | 2–6 | 9th | |||||
| 1978 | Illinois | 1–8–2 | 0–6–2 | 9th | |||||
| 1979 | Illinois | 2–8–1 | 1–6–1 | 9th | |||||
| Illinois: | 6–24–3 | 3–18–3 | |||||||
| Michigan Wolverines (Big Ten Conference) (1990–1994) | |||||||||
| 1990 | Michigan | 9–3 | 6–2 | T–1st | W Gator | 8 | 7 | ||
| 1991 | Michigan | 10–2 | 8–0 | 1st | L Rose | 6 | 6 | ||
| 1992 | Michigan | 9–0–3 | 6–0–2 | 1st | W Rose | 5 | 5 | ||
| 1993 | Michigan | 8–4 | 5–3 | T–4th | W Hall of Fame | 19 | 21 | ||
| 1994 | Michigan | 8–4 | 5–3 | 3rd | W Holiday | 12 | 12 | ||
| Michigan: | 44–13–3 | 30–8–2 | |||||||
| Total: | 50–37–6 | ||||||||
| National Championship Conference Title Conference Division Title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final Coaches Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll. |
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| Team | Year | Regular Season | Post Season | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Won | Lost | Ties | Win % | Finish | Won | Lost | Win % | Result | ||
| DET | 2000 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 3rd in NFC Central | 0 | 0 | .000 | |
| Lions' Total | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | ||
| Total | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 0 | 0 | .000 | - | ||
| Sporting positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Bob Blackman |
University of Illinois Football Head Coach 1977–1979 |
Succeeded by Mike White |
| Preceded by Bo Schembechler |
University of Michigan Head Football Coach 1990–1994 |
Succeeded by Lloyd Carr |
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