A closer look at Jim Harbaugh's football career

Jim Harbaugh
Quarterback
6-3, 207
Kalamazoo, Mich. (Palo Alto High School, Calif.)

At Michigan ... first-round draft pick of the Chicago Bears (26th overall) in the 1987 NFL Draft ... 1986 All-America selection ... 1986 Heisman Trophy finalist (3rd) ... led the NCAA in pass efficiency during the 1985 season ... finished second nationally in pass efficiency in 1986 ... Big Ten leader in pass efficiency during the 1985 and 1986 seasons ... four-year letterman and three-year starter at quarterback ... completed 387-of-620 passes for 5,449 yards and 31 touchdowns during his career ... scored 12 rushing touchdowns ... led Wolverines to a 21-3-1 record as a full-time starter during his final two seasons ... first Michigan quarterback to ever throw for more than 300 yards in a single game (310 vs. Wisconsin).

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1986 ... Big Ten Player of the Year ... Michigan's Most Valuable Player ... Football News first-team All-America ... AP-UPI second-team All-America ... Heisman Trophy finalist ... finished third in the Heisman Trophy balloting ... named UPI and AP All-Big Ten first team honors ... Academic All-Big Ten ... elected team captain ... led the Big Ten in total offense and pass efficiency ... finished second nationally in pass efficiency ... completed 180-of-277 passes for a then-school record 2,729 yards and 10 touchdowns ... helped lead the Wolverines to the 1987 Rose Bowl ... guided the team to an 11-2 record and a share of the Big Ten title ... set the school record with 310 passing yards at Wisconsin, completing 15-of-24 passes with one touchdown ... also eclipsed the 300-yard passing mark by completing 16-of-24 attempts for 300 yards at Indiana.

1985 ... nation's most efficient passer ... became the first quarterback in Big Ten history to win the NCAA pass efficiency title ... earned UPI and AP All-Big Ten honorable mention ... helped team post a 10-1-1 record and finish No. 2 in the national polls after winning the 1986 Fiesta Bowl ... completed 145-of-227 passes for 1,976 yards and 18 touchdowns ... set a then-Michigan record for yards passing in a game (283 yards vs. Indiana), most completions in a season and most touchdown passes ... tossed the second longest pass play in school history (currently T-6th) with a 77-yard completion to John Kolesar vs. Ohio State ... named Offensive Champion-of-the-Week after completing 16-of-199 passes for 230 yards and three TDs against the Buckeyes ... scored two rushing touchdowns, including the game-winning score, in the Fiesta Bowl win over Nebraska ... completed 41-of-50 passes for 706 yards with nine touchdowns and no interceptions during the final three regular season games ... had three touchdown passing games against Wisconsin, Purdue, Minnesota and Ohio State ... tossed two touchdowns vs. Michigan State.

1984 ... starting quarterback before suffering season-ending broken arm vs. Michigan State ... posted a 3-1 record as the starter ... finished 60-of-111 for 718 yards and three touchdowns in five games ...

1983 ... played in three games at quarterback ... completed 2-of-5 passes for 26 yards.

1982 ... redshirted ... did not see game action.

Prep ... attended Palo Alto High School ... named to several all-region and all-league teams ... passed for 2,093 yards and 34 touchdowns during his two years at Palo Alto HS ... also earned all-league honors in basketball and baseball ... played sophomore year at Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor.