Jay Harbaugh

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Jay Harbaugh

| image = 2024-0106-Jay Harbaugh.jpg

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| caption = Harbaugh in 2024

| current_team = Seattle Seahawks

| position =Special teams coordinator

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|6|14|mf=y}}

| birth_place = San Diego, California, U.S.

| college = Oregon State University

| pastcoaching=

Oregon State (2008–2011)
Student assistant
Baltimore Ravens ({{nfly|2012}}–{{nfly|2014}})
Offensive quality control coach
Michigan (2015–2016)
Tight ends coach & assistant special teams coach
Michigan (2017–2018)
Running backs coach & assistant special teams coach
Michigan (2019–2020)
Special teams coordinator & running backs coach
Michigan (2021)
Special teams coordinator & tight ends coach
Michigan (2022–2023)
Special teams coordinator & safeties coach
Seattle Seahawks ({{nfly|2024}}–present)
Special teams coordinator

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Jay Patrick Harbaugh ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|h|ɑr|b|ɔː}}; born June 14, 1989){{cite web|title=U of M Football Coach Staff Bio|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/jay_harbaugh_946211.html|website=University of Michigan|access-date=January 25, 2015}} is an American football coach who is the special teams coordinator for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He is the son of Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh, grandson of former player and coach Jack Harbaugh, and the nephew of Baltimore Ravens head coach, John Harbaugh.

Early life and family

A native of San Diego, Harbaugh attended St. Augustine High School in San Diego and Choate Rosemary Hall in Wallingford, Connecticut.{{cite web|title=Acee: Jay Harbaugh doing what he was born to -- coaching|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2013/feb/01/49ers-Jay-Harbaugh-Ravens/|website=U-T San Diego|access-date=January 25, 2015}}{{cite web|title=Jay Harbaugh's Football Stats|url=http://www.maxpreps.com/athlete/jay-harbaugh/CpIDTfTmEeKZ5AAmVebBJg/gendersport/football-stats.htm|website=CBS Interactive|access-date=January 25, 2015}} He played defensive line in high school, but knee injuries ended his career.{{cite web|title=Son of 49ers' Jim Harbaugh forging own coaching path|url=http://www.mercurynews.com/49ers/ci_26279169/jim-harbaughs-son-forges-own-path|website=San Jose Mercury News|date=August 5, 2014|access-date=January 25, 2015}} Harbaugh earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Oregon State University, and completed an internship with the San Francisco 49ers prior to his senior year.{{cite web | url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/la-xpm-2013-feb-02-la-sp-0202-jay-harbaugh-20130202-story.html | title=Super Bowl 2013: Harbaugh brothers compete, and so do father and son | website=Los Angeles Times | date=February 2, 2013 }}

Coaching career

=Oregon State=

Harbaugh spent four seasons as an undergraduate assistant at Oregon State under head coach Mike Riley.{{cite web|title=Jay Harbaugh Joins Staff as Tight Ends, Assistant Special Teams Coach|url=http://www.mgoblue.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/012015aaa.html|website=mgoblue.com/|access-date=January 23, 2015}}{{cite web|title=Jim Harbaugh hires son, Jay|url=https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/12198836/jim-harbaugh-son-jay-harbaugh-joins-michigan-wolverines-staff|website=ESPN|date=January 20, 2015|access-date=January 25, 2015}}{{cite magazine|title=Jim Harbaugh's son, Jay, joins Michigan staff as assistant|url=https://www.si.com/college-football/2015/01/20/jon-jay-harbaugh-michigan-coach-tight-ends-special-teams|magazine=Sports Illustrated|date=January 20, 2015 |access-date=January 25, 2015}} Riley was the head coach of the San Diego Chargers in 1999 and 2000 when his father was playing quarterback.{{cite web | last=Snyder | first=Mark | title=Nebraska coach Riley: U-M's Jay Harbaugh can handle job | website=Detroit Free Press | date=August 1, 2015 | url=https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/university-michigan/2015/08/02/jay-harbaugh-mike-riley/31000139/ | access-date=October 17, 2024}}

=Baltimore Ravens=

Harbaugh spent three seasons working in Baltimore for the Ravens under his uncle John Harbaugh. In 2014, his work focused on statistical analysis, self-scouting reports and breakdowns of opposing defenses.{{cite web|title=Jim Harbaugh's son helping Ravens prepare for Sunday|url=https://www.nfl.com/news/jim-harbaugh-s-son-helping-ravens-prepare-for-sunday-0ap1000000133721|website=NFL|access-date=January 23, 2015}} He was on the Ravens' staff the year they beat his father's San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII.{{Cite web |title=Super Bowl XLVII - San Francisco 49ers vs. Baltimore Ravens - February 3rd, 2013 |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/201302030sfo.htm |access-date=February 20, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}

=Michigan=

File:PAB FBC atWisconsin2017 46 (38510351922).jpg (foreground) with Michigan in 2017.]]

On January 20, 2015, Harbaugh was officially introduced as part of the Michigan football staff and served as the tight ends coach and as an assistant special teams coach for the Wolverines. For the 2017 season, he was named running backs and special teams coach. He moved back to tight ends and special teams coach for the 2021 season.{{cite web|title=Jim Harbaugh adds son Jay as Michigan TE coach|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegefootball/eye-on-college-football/24980545/jim-harbaugh-adds-son-jay-to-michigan-staff-as-tight-ends-coach|website=CBSSports.com|access-date=January 23, 2015}} Prior to the 2022 season, Michigan announced that Harbaugh would coach safeties in addition to coordinating special teams, with Ronald Bellamy moving from safeties to wide receivers, and Grant Newsome taking over duties as tight ends coach.{{cite web | url=https://www.clickondetroit.com/all-about-ann-arbor/2022/02/10/jim-harbaugh-announces-new-hires-changes-to-2022-michigan-football-coaching-staff/ | title=Jim Harbaugh announces new hires, changes to 2022 Michigan football coaching staff | date=February 10, 2022 }}

Following the 2021 season, Harbaugh was named the FootballScoop.com Special Teams Coordinator of the Year.{{cite web | url=https://astroturf.com/the-2021-football-scoop-coaching-awards-presented-by-astroturf/ | title=The 2021 Football Scoop Coaching Awards Presented by AstroTurf }}

In the wake of Jim Harbaugh's three-game suspension to open the 2023 season, it was announced that Harbaugh would serve as interim head coach for the first half of Michigan's second game of the season against UNLV. On September 9, 2023, Harbaugh led the Wolverines to a 35–7 win over the Rebels, giving him his first official win as a college football head coach.{{cite web | url=https://mgoblue.com/news/2023/8/24/football-harbaugh-announces-coaching-duties-for-first-three-games-of-2023 | title=Harbaugh Announces Coaching Duties for First Three Games of 2023 }}

=Seattle Seahawks=

On February 13, 2024, Harbaugh was hired as the special teams coach for the Seattle Seahawks.{{Cite web |last=Boyle |first=John |last2=Horton |first2=Ari |date=February 13, 2024 |title=Seahawks Announce Seven Additions To 2024 Coaching Staff |url=https://www.seahawks.com/news/seahawks-announce-seven-additions-to-2024-coaching-staff |access-date=October 17, 2024 |website=Seahawks.com}}

Personal life

Harbaugh and his wife, Brhitney, have two children.{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/ncaaf/bigten/2022/05/16/michigan-football-jay-harbaugh-son-autism-awareness-fundraiser/9792587002/|title=Fundraiser for autism awareness is personal for Michigan football's Harbaugh family|work=Detroit Free Press|first=Shawn|last=Windsor|date=May 16, 2022|access-date=January 3, 2023}}

Head coaching record

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| name = Michigan Wolverines

| conf = Big Ten Conference

| startyear = 2023

| endyear = single

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| year = 2023

| name = Michigan

| overall = 1–0{{#tag:ref|Michigan's head coach, Jim Harbaugh, was suspended for the first three games of the 2023 season. Jesse Minter served as interim head coach for the first game of the season, Jay Harbaugh and Mike Hart were interim co-head coaches for the second game, and Sherrone Moore served as interim head coach for the third game.{{cite web |author= |title=NCAA Statistics; Coach; Jay Harbaugh |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/people/2907489 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=September 10, 2023 }}|group=n|name=2023season}}

| conference = 0–0

| confstanding = (East)

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{{CFB Yearly Record Subtotal

| name = Michigan

| overall = 1–0

| confrecord = 0–0