Peter J. Schmidt (April 24, 1948 – September 29, 2000) was an American football coach. He was the head football coach at Albion College from 1983 to 1996 and led the school to nine Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) championships and the NCAA Division III Football Championship in 1994. He has also served as the offensive coordinator at Indiana University from 1997 to 1999. Schmidt died in September 2000 at age 52 after a year-long battle with cancer.[1][2][3] Schmidt's overall record in 14 years as a college football head coach is 104–27–4.[4] Since 2001, the Pete Schmidt Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award has been presented each year by the MIAA football coaches to an outstanding scholar-athlete at an MIAA school.[5]
| Biographical details | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 24, 1948 Port Austin, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | September 29, 2000 (aged 52) Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. |
| Playing career | |
| 1967–1970 | Alma |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| Football | |
| 1971 | Stockbridge HS (MI) |
| 1972–1973 | Okemos HS (MI) (DC) |
| 1974–1981 | Okemos HS (MI) |
| 1982 | Albion (DC) |
| 1983–1996 | Albion |
| 1997–1999 | Indiana (OC) |
| Baseball | |
| 1973 | Okemos HS (MI) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 105–27–4 (college football) 64–20 (high school football) |
| Tournaments | 5–4 (NCAA D-III playoff) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 NCAA Division III (1994) 9 MIAA (1985, 1989–1996) | |
Schmidt served as the head football coach for Stockbridge High School and Okemos High School an amassed an overall record of 64–20.[6][7]
Head coaching record
editCollege football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albion Britons (Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1983–1996) | |||||||||
| 1983 | Albion | 5–4 | 2–3 | T–4th | |||||
| 1984 | Albion | 5–4 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1985 | Albion | 7–2–1 | 4–0–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 1986 | Albion | 6–2–1 | 3–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1987 | Albion | 5–4 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1988 | Albion | 6–3 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1989 | Albion | 7–2 | 4–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1990 | Albion | 7–1–1 | 4–0–1 | 1st | |||||
| 1991 | Albion | 8–1–1 | 4–0–1 | T–1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| 1992 | Albion | 8–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1993 | Albion | 10–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III Quarterfinal | ||||
| 1994 | Albion | 13–0 | 5–0 | 1st | W NCAA Division III Championship | ||||
| 1995 | Albion | 8–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1996 | Albion | 9–1 | 5–0 | 1st | L NCAA Division III First Round | ||||
| Albion: | 104–27–4 | 55–11–4 | |||||||
| Total: | 104–27–4 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
High school football
edit| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stockbridge Panthers () (1971) | |||||||||
| 1971 | Stockbridge | 3–5 | 3–4 | ||||||
| Stockbridge: | 3–5 | 3–4 | |||||||
| Okemos Wolves () (1974–1981) | |||||||||
| 1974 | Okemos | 7–4 | 2–4 | ||||||
| 1975 | Okemos | 6–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1976 | Okemos | 9–1 | 7–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1977 | Okemos | 7–1 | 6–1 | ||||||
| 1978 | Okemos | 5–4 | 4–3 | ||||||
| 1979 | Okemos | 9–0 | 6–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1980 | Okemos | 11–1 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1981 | Okemos | 7–2 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| Okemos: | 61–15 | 40–8 | |||||||
| Total: | 64–20 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "Hoosiers coach dies at 52". The Victoria Advocate. September 30, 2000. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2016.
- ^ "Schmidt Leaves An Inspiring Legacy". Fort Wayne News-Sentinel. September 30, 2000.
- ^ "IU football coach Schmidt dies". Herald-Times, Bloomington, Indiana. September 30, 2000.
- ^ "Pete Schmidt Records by Year". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on October 29, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
- ^ "Pete Schmidt Memorial Scholar-Athlete Award". MIAA. Archived from the original on November 2, 2010. Retrieved June 29, 2010.
- ^ "Panthers' New Coach Sees Brighter Future". Lansing State Journal. September 10, 1971. p. 62. Retrieved September 1, 2024.
- ^ "Okemos Names Grid Coach". Lansing State Journal. May 17, 1974. p. 21. Retrieved September 1, 2024.