Family: Wife, Laurie; six children; 11 grandchildren.
High school: Riverview Community, class of 1963.
College: Was a reserve quarterback at the University of Missouri before
transferring to Northern Michigan University. He quarterbacked the Wildcats
to a 9-1 record in his only season, 1967. Carr graduated from NMU with a
bachelors degree in education in 1968 and a masters degree in educational
administration in 1970.
Football coaching career
1968-69: Assistant coach, Nativity High School, Detroit.
1970-72: Assistant coach, Belleville High School.
1973-75: Head coach, John Glenn High School, Westland.
1976-77: Defensive backs coach, Eastern Michigan University.
1978-79: Defensive backs coach, University of Illinois.
1980-86: Defensive backs coach, University of Michigan.
1987-89: Defensive coordinator, University of Michigan.
1990-94: Assistant head coach/defensive coordinator, University of
Michigan.
1995-2007: Head coach, University of Michigan.
Year by year as head coach
Records: 122-40 overall; 81-23 Big Ten; 6-7 bowl games.
1995: 9-4; 5-3 Big Ten (tied for third); Final Associated Press ranking:
17.
1996: 8-4; 5-3 Big Ten (tied for fifth). Final Associated Press ranking:
20.
1997: 12-0; 8-0 Big Ten (first). Final Associated Press ranking: 1.
1998: 10-3; 7-1 Big Ten (tied for first). Final Associated Press ranking:
12.
1999: 10-2; 6-2 Big Ten (tied for second). Final Associated Press ranking:
5.
2000: 9-3; 6-2 Big Ten (tied for first). Final Associated Press ranking:
11.
2001: 8-4; 6-2 Big Ten (second). Final Associated Press ranking: 20.
2002: 10-3; 6-2 Big Ten (third). Final Associated Press ranking: 9.
2003: 10-3; 7-1 Big Ten (first). Final Associated Press ranking: 6.
2004: 9-3; 7-1 Big Ten (tied for first). Final Associated Press ranking:
14.
2005: 7-5; 5-3 Big Ten (tied for third). Final Associated Press ranking:
Not ranked.
2006: 11-2; 7-1 Big Ten (tied for second). Final Associated Press ranking:
8.
2007: 9-4; 6-2 Big Ten (tied for second). Final Associated Press ranking:
18.
Bowl games
1995: Alamo. Lost to Texas A&M, 22-20.
1996: Outback. Lost to Alabama, 17-14.
1997: Rose. Beat Washington State, 21-16.
1998: Citrus. Beat Arkansas, 45-31.
1999: Orange: Beat Alabama, 35-34 (OT).
2000: Citrus: Beat Auburn, 31-28.
2001: Citrus: Lost to Tennessee, 45-17.
2002: Outback: Beat Florida, 38-30.
2003: Rose: Lost to Southern California, 28-14.
2004: Rose: Lost to Texas, 38-37.
2005: Alamo: Lost to Nebraska, 32-28.
2006: Rose: Lost to Southern California, 32-18.
2007: Capital One: Beat Florida, 41-35.
