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Gary O. Moeller (1941- ) is an American football coach best known for his stint as University of Michigan head coach from 1990 to 1994. He also coached at Illinois from 1977 to 1979. During his five seasons at Michigan, he won 44 games, lost 13 and tied 3 for a winning percentage of .758. (Note: ties are considered half-victories for percentage purposes.) In Big Ten Conference play, his teams won 30 games, lost 8 and tied 2 for a winning percentage of .775, and won or shared conference titles in 1990, 1991 and 1992. Moeller resigned in April 1995 after being arrested on a charge of disorderly conduct at a Detroit-area restaurant. He was succeeded by Lloyd Carr, who had assisted him at both Illinois and Michigan. Both Moeller and Carr served under coaching great Bo Schembechler from 1980-89.

In 2000, while serving as an offensive assistant for the Detroit Lions, Moeller was named interim head coach after Bobby Ross resigned nine games into the season. After the team narrowly missed the playoffs. Moeller was fired by newly named team President Matt Millen in early 2001 and was replaced by Marty Mornhinwheg. Moeller finished with a 4-3 record as head coach, making him the only Lion coach of the past 30 years to post a winning record during his tenure.

Coaching Record at Michigan

^denotes shared championship

Player Accomplishments at Michigan

Michigan players to win national awards under Moeller:

Heisman Trophy (Given to the nation's outstanding player) - Desmond Howard
, 1991
Walter Camp Award (Nation's top player) - Howard, 1991
Maxwell Award (College Player of the Year) - Howard, 1991
Dick Butkus Award (Nation's top linebacker) - Erick Anderson, 1991

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