Lloyd Carr served as Head Coach of the University of Michigan Wolverines from 1995 through 2007. Under Carr, the Wolverines compiled a record of 122-40 and won or shared five Big Ten Conference titles (1997, 1998, 2000, 2003, and 2004. Carr’s 1997 team went 12-0 and was declared the national champion by the Associated Press. Carr’s record coaching against top ten-ranked opponents was 19-8.

Coach Carr was born in Hawkins County, Tennessee but moved to Michigan when he was ten years old. He was the quarterback for the Riverview Community High School team that won the 1962 state championship. Carr played at the University of Missouri and then transferred to Northern Michigan University. He led NMU to an undefeated season.

Carr coached high school football from 1968-1975. In 1976, he became an assistant at Eastern Michigan University followed by two seasons as an assistant coach at the University of Illinois. Carr joined the Michigan staff in 1980 and served under Coach Bo Schembechler and then under Coach Gary Moeller.

Coach Carr became Michigan’s interim head coach on May 13, 1995, following the resignation of Gary Moeller nine days earlier due to off-the-field troubles. The interim title was taken off on November 13, 1995 after the Wolverines posted an 8-2 record through their first ten games.

Coach Carr has been lauded for his high ethical standards and avoidance of any substantive NCAA violations during his tenure. His integrity has been widely lauded as one of the defining characteristics, and a major part of his legacy.

Coach Carr has served as an assistant athletic director at Michigan since retiring as head football coach. Coach Carr will retire from the athletics department on September 1, 2010.