Jim Harkema
Jim Harkema went 109–86–6 as a head coach, 1973–1992, at Grand Valley State and Eastern Michigan. Share
10 seasons our game records don’t credit to him come from the coach’s Wikipedia article: 1973–82 at Grand Valley State. They’re marked in the table.
- Record
- 109–86–6 career
- Seasons
- 20
- Schools
- 2
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1987 10–2
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Grand Valley State * | 6–3 | 3rd | |||
| 1974 | Grand Valley State * | 6–3 | T–3rd | |||
| 1975 | Grand Valley State * | 7–2–1 | T–2nd | |||
| 1976 | Grand Valley State * | 8–2 | T–2nd | |||
| 1977 | Grand Valley State * | 7–3 | 1st | |||
| 1978 | Grand Valley State * | 9–3 | 1st | NAIA Division I Semifinal L | ||
| 1979 | Grand Valley State * | 4–5 | 4th | |||
| 1980 | Grand Valley State * | 7–3 | T–2nd | |||
| 1981 | Grand Valley State * | 7–2 | 1st | |||
| 1982 | Grand Valley State * | 7–3 | 2nd | |||
| 1983 | Eastern Michigan | 1–10 | 10th | |||
| 1984 | Eastern Michigan | 2–7–2 | 10th | |||
| 1985 | Eastern Michigan | 4–7 | T–6th | |||
| 1986 | Eastern Michigan | 6–5 | T–5th | |||
| 1987 | Eastern Michigan | 10–2 | 1st | California Bowl W | ||
| 1988 | Eastern Michigan | 6–3–1 | 2nd | |||
| 1989 | Eastern Michigan | 7–3–1 | T–2nd | |||
| 1990 | Eastern Michigan | 2–9 | T–7th | |||
| 1991 | Eastern Michigan | 3–7–1 | 7th | |||
| 1992 | Eastern Michigan coached four of 11 games | 0–4 |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table. * A season our game records don’t credit to him; its record is the article’s.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against top-10 teams | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| Against rivals | 18 | 7–9–2 | 44% |
| Conference games | 77 | 32–41–4 | 44% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 55 | 27–23–5 | 54% |
| At home | 49 | 26–21–2 | 55% |
| On the road | 53 | 14–36–3 | 29% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 1–0 | 100% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 42 | 26–14–2 | 64% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 61 | 15–43–3 | 27% |
His own 103 games on file, 1983–1992, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Deromedi 1983–1991 | 1–6–2 | Central Michigan | 9 | |
| Dan Simrell 1983–1989 | 4–3 | Toledo | 7 | |
| Paul Schudel 1985–1991 | 4–3 | Ball State | 7 | |
| Tim Rose 1983–1989 | 3–4 | Miami (OH) | 7 | |
| Cleve Bryant 1985–1989 | 4–0–1 | Ohio | 5 | |
| Al Molde 1987–1991 | 4–1 | Western Michigan | 5 | |
| Moe Ankney 1986–1990 | 3–2 | Bowling Green | 5 | |
| Jack Harbaugh 1983–1986 | 2–2 | Western Michigan | 4 | |
| Dick Crum 1988–1990 | 2–1 | Kent State | 3 | |
| Dick Scesniak 1983–1985 | 1–2 | Kent State | 3 |
Jim Harkema’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Kent Stateseries | 10 | 5–5 |
| Ohioseries | 9 | 6–2–1 |
| Western Michiganseries | 9 | 6–3 |
| Ball Stateseries | 9 | 4–5 |
| Toledoseries | 9 | 4–5 |
| Bowling Greenseries | 9 | 3–6 |
| Miami (OH)series | 9 | 3–6 |
| Central Michiganseries | 9 | 1–6–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964–65 | Gull Lake HS (MI) high school | Head coach | |
| 1966 | Western Michigan | Graduate assistant | |
| 1967–69 | Niles East HS (IL) high school | Head coach | |
| 1970–71 | Triton | Head coach | |
| 1972 | Northern Illinois | Assistant coach | |
| 1973–82 | Grand Valley State | Head coach | |
| 1983–92 | Eastern Michigan | Head coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Bill DoolittleWestern Michigan
- Jerry IppolitiNorthern Illinois
Assistants who became head coaches
- Bobby WilliamsMichigan State
- Bill SchmitzCoast Guard, Austin Peay
- Jan QuarlessEastern Michigan, Southern Illinois, Bowling Green, Northwestern, Wake Forest
Worked under (2)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Doolittle | Western Michigan | 1966 | Graduate assistant | |
| Jerry Ippoliti | Northern Illinois | 1972 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobby Williams | Eastern Michigan, 1985–89: backfield coach | Michigan State | |
| Bill Schmitz | Eastern Michigan, 1991: offensive coordinator | Coast Guard, Austin Peay | |
| Jan Quarless | Eastern Michigan, 1992: offensive line coach | Eastern Michigan, Southern Illinois, Bowling Green, Northwestern, Wake Forest |
Other assistants under him (1)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Ted Daisher | Eastern Michigan, 1985–88: outside linebackers coach |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.