Fred Jackson (American football coach)
Jackson with the Michigan Wolverines in 2011 | |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Assistant running backs coach |
| Team | Michigan |
| Conference | Big Ten |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | June 9, 1950 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Jackson State (1972) Michigan (1975) Eastern Michigan (1976) |
| Playing career | |
| 1968–1970 or 1971 | Jackson State |
| 1972–1975 | Flint Sabres |
| Positions | Quarterback, cornerback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1971–1977 | Flint Southwestern HS (MI) (assistant) |
| 1978–1979 | Flint Southwestern HS (MI) |
| 1980–1981 | Toledo (WR/TE) |
| 1982 | Toledo (OC) |
| 1983–1985 | Wisconsin (WR) |
| 1986 | Wisconsin ("lead coach" offense) |
| 1987 | Navy (WR) |
| 1988 | South Carolina (QB/WR) |
| 1989 | Purdue (QB) |
| 1990 | Purdue (OC/QB) |
| 1991 | Vanderbilt (QB) |
| 1992–1994 | Michigan (RB) |
| 1995–1996 | Michigan (OC/RB) |
| 1997–2002 | Michigan (asst. HC / RB) |
| 2003–2007 | Michigan (assoc. HC / RB) |
| 2008–2014 | Michigan (RB) |
| 2016–2017 | Ypsilanti Community HS (MI) |
| 2022–2025 | Michigan (analyst/RB) |
| 2026–present | Michigan (asst. RB) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 2× FBS national (1997, 2023) | |
| Awards | |
| AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year (2001) | |
Fred Jackson (born June 9, 1950) is an American college football coach and former player. He is currently the assistant running backs coach for the University of Michigan. He has worked with Michigan Wolverines running backs for 28 years, from 2022 to the present and from 1992 to 2014. He was also the offensive coordinator in 1995 and 1996, assistant head coach from 1997 to 2002, and associate head coach from 2003 to 2007. Jackson was on Michigan's staff when the team won national championships in 1997 and 2023.
Jackson played college football at Jackson State. He has also held coaching positions at Flint Southwestern High School from 1971 to 1979, University of Toledo from 1980 to 1982, University of Wisconsin from 1983 to 1986, United States Naval Academy in 1987, University of South Carolina in 1988, Purdue University in 1989 and 1990, Vanderbilt University in 1991, and Ypsilanti Community High School in 2016 and 2017.