Ted Schmitz

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Ted Schmitz is a gridiron football executive, coach, and broadcaster who currently serves as the Director of Player Personnel of the Indoor Football League's Bloomington Extreme.

Schmitz joined the Extreme in 2005 as the team's head coach.[1] In 2008 he moved to the front office as Director of Player Personnel, but also assumed the role of Defensive Coordinator.[2] In 2010 he returned to the head coaching position after the Extreme got off to a 3-5 under Kenton Carr.[3] Bloomington went 6-0 under Schmitz and made the IFL playoffs.

Prior to joining the Extreme, Schmitz was an assistant at Eastern Illinois, Augustana College, Illinois State and Illinois Wesleyan and was the radio color commentator on ISU football broadcasts.[1][4] Schmitz also spent eight seasons as a defensive assistant with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats and served as the interim head coach for six games during the 1987 season after head coach Al Bruno suffered a mild heart attack.[5]

Coaching record

Team Year Regular Season Post Season
Won Lost Ties Win % Finish Won Lost Result
HAM 1987 1 5 0 .167 3rd in East Division 0 0 Interim Head Coach
BLO 2006 5 10 0 .333 2nd in Central Division 0 0 Missed playoffs
BLO 2007 8 7 0 .533 4th in Eastern Division 1 1 Lost to Lexington Horsemen 67-49
BLO 2010 6 0 0 1.000 2nd in Central North Division 0 1 Lost to Wichita Wild 61-48
CFL Total 1 5 0 .167 0 0
UIFL Total 13 17 0 .433 1 1
IFL Total 6 0 0 1.000 0 1

References

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