Fisher Hires Schmidt to Oversee Athletic Performance

COLLEGE STATION, Texas --- Texas A&M head football coach Jimbo Fisher has tabbed former University of Oklahoma Director of Sports Enhancement Jerry Schmidt to lead the Aggies' strength and conditioning efforts.
 
Widely considered one of the most accomplished and innovative strength coaches in the country, Schmidt comes to Texas A&M after highly successful stints at Oklahoma (1999-2017), Florida (1995-98), Notre Dame (1987, 1989-94) and Oklahoma State (1988). 
 
"Jerry Schmidt is one of the most respected and innovative strength and conditioning coaches in the nation, and he has had a huge impact on the college football landscape over the last 30 years," Fisher said. "We're extremely lucky and fortunate to have him directing our strength and conditioning program."
 
Schmidt has trained six Heisman Trophy winners – Baker Mayfield, Sam Bradford and Jason White at Oklahoma, Danny Wuerffel at Florida, Barry Sanders at Oklahoma State and Tim Brown at Notre Dame and has worked with 30 NFL first-round selections, 64 first-team All-Americans and dozens of major award winners. Schmidt has coached with teams that played in six national championship games and has been a part of national championship teams from Oklahoma, Notre Dame and Florida. 

The 1991 Collegiate Strength Coach of the Year, Schmidt is known for his disciplined, intense and innovative workouts. His well-known slogan is, "Hard Work Beats Talent When Talent Doesn't Work Hard!"
 
In 19 seasons at Oklahoma, Schmidt helped the Sooners win 11 conference titles, the 2001 national championship and nine bowl games after being hired by Bob Stoops in 1999. The Sooners won 202 games in that time frame, an average of 10.6 victories per season. 
 
Prior to his time in Norman, Schmidt served four seasons on Steve Spurrier's staff at the University of Florida (1995-98) and helped the Gators win the 1996 national championship, as well as SEC titles in 1995 and 1996.
 
Schmidt served two coaching stints at Notre Dame. He got his coaching start on Lou Holtz's staff in 1987 as an assistant, and returned to South Bend as the strength and conditioning coordinator in 1989 after a year at Oklahoma State.
 
A native of Harvard, Neb., Schmidt earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska in 1986 where he learned his craft under Cornhuskers legends Tom Osborne and Boyd Epley. He earned another degree from the University of Oklahoma in 2001. 
 
Schmidt and his wife, Robin, have a daughter (Aubrey) and a son (Samuel).


 
The Schmidt File
Birthdate      Sept. 18, 1962
Hometown   Harvard, Neb. 
Wife             Robin
Children       Aubrey & Sam
 
Education
College        University of Oklahoma, Bachelor's of Liberal Studies, 2001
                     University of Nebraska, Bachelor's Degree in Exercise Science, 1986
High School Harvard High School, Harvard, Neb. 


Coaching Experience
1987             Notre Dame (Assistant)
1988             Oklahoma State (Director)
1989-94        Notre Dame (Coordinator) 
1995-98        Florida (Coordinator)
1999-2017    Oklahoma (Director of Sport Enhancement)
2018             Texas A&M (Director of Athletic Performance)
 
Bowl Games as a Coach
2018                 Rose Bowl, CFP Semifinal (Oklahoma)
2017                 Sugar Bowl (Oklahoma)
2015                 Orange Bowl, CFP Semifinal (Oklahoma)
2014                 Russell Athletic Bowl (Oklahoma)
2014                 Sugar Bowl (Oklahoma)
2013                 Cotton Bowl (Oklahoma)
2011                 Insight Bowl (Oklahoma)
2011                 Fiesta Bowl (Oklahoma)
2009                 Sun Bowl (Oklahoma)
2009                 BCS National Championship Game (Oklahoma)
2008                 Fiesta Bowl (Oklahoma)
2007                 Fiesta Bowl (Oklahoma)
2005                 Holiday Bowl (Oklahoma)
2005                 Orange Bowl, BCS National Championship Game (Oklahoma)
2004                 Sugar Bowl, BCS National Championship Game (Oklahoma)
2003                 Rose Bowl (Oklahoma)
2002                 Cotton Bowl (Oklahoma)
2001                 Orange Bowl, BCS National Championship Game (Oklahoma)
1999                 Independence Bowl (Oklahoma)
1998                 Orange Bowl (Florida)
1997                 Florida Citrus Bowl (Florida)
1996                 Sugar Bowl, Bowl Alliance Championship (Florida)
1995                 Fiesta Bowl, Bowl Alliance Championship (Florida)
1994                 Fiesta Bowl (Notre Dame)
1993                 Cotton Bowl (Notre Dame)
1992                 Cotton Bowl (Notre Dame)
1991                 Sugar Bowl (Notre Dame)
1990                 Orange Bowl (Notre Dame)
1989                 Fiesta Bowl (Notre Dame)
1988                 Holiday Bowl (Oklahoma State)
1987                 Cotton Bowl (Notre Dame)