Michigan Wrestling Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Joe McFarland
| Michigan Head Coach | Percent | Record | Years | NCAA Champs | All-Americans | Big Ten Conference Championships |
Olympics | Wrestled at |
| Keen, Cliff | 0.744 | 274-91-10 | 45 | 11 | 68 | 13 | 1948 | Oklahoma State, 1924 Olympic Alternate; National Wrestling Hall of Fame; Founder of Cliff Keen Athletic Products |
| Bahr, Dale | 0.647 | 221-119-6 | 21 | 2 | 43 | 0 | n/a | Iowa State 1966-68, NCAA Champion, 3 time All-American; Big Ten Coach of the Year 1988, Iowa Wrestling Hall of Fame; |
| McFarland, Joe | 0.676 | 147-69-5 | 13 | 4 | 40 | 0 | n/a | Michigan 1981-85; 166-24-4, 4 time All-American, Silver Medalist at 1986 World Championships |
| Bay, Rick | 0.873 | 43-5-3 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 1 | n/a | Michigan, 1962-65, 3 time Big Ten Champ, All-American; Athletic Director at Oregon, Minnesota, Ohio State and San Diego State; COO of Cleveland Indiana and Vice-President of New York Yankees; USA Wrestling Man of the Year 1980 |
| Johannesen, Bill | 0.662 | 43-22 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 | n/a | Michigan, 1962-65, All-American; Assistant Coach 1970-74; Head Coach 1974-78 |
| Courtright, Ray | 0.818 | 9-2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | n/a | Oklahoma 1911-13; Head Golf Coach at Michigan 1929-44, Assistant Football Coach 1927-1936 |
| Barker, Richard | 0.071 | 1-13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | Iowa State, Football All-American, Assistant Olympic Coach-1928, Wrestling/Football Coach/AD-Cornell College (Iowa) |
| Weber, Wally | 0.667 | 3-1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | Also, Assistant Football Coach 28 years |
| Thorne, Hervey | 0.80 | 4-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | n/a | n/a |
Assistant Coaches: Sean Bormet and Donny Pritzlaff
Graduate Assistant Coach: Kyle Massey
Volunteer Assistant Coach: Ryan Churella
| Assistant Coaches | Years | UM Wrestler |
| Donahue, Theron | 1928-1931 | 1926-1928, 2 time Big Ten Champion; All-American |
| Robertson, Porter "Pat" | 1938-1941 | Oklahoma 1935-1937; Head Coach-Oklahoma 1947-59(88-27-7), 1962; 3 time NCAA Team Champion in 1951, 1951 and 1957; 1960 Olympic Coach |
| Betzig, Robert | 1952-1955 | 1947-1949 |
| Glass, Bradley | 1956-1957 | 1953 Heavyweight All-American @ Princeton, 31-1-1, 15 Falls |
| Anderson, Charlie | 1957-1958 | 1954-1956 |
| Cole, Steve | 1958-1960 | Wisconsin 1955-1957 |
| Blubaugh, Doug | 1962-1963 | Oklahoma State |
| Fitzgerald, Dennis | 1963-1966 | 1959-1961; 35 years as Football Coach; Michigan Football Assistant Coach 1963-68, Head Coach at Kent State, Defensive Coordinator at Kent State, Syracuse, Kentucky, Tulane, Las Vegas Aces and Albany Firebirds; Linebacker Coach for Pittsburgh Steelers |
| Bay, Rick | 1966-1970 | Michigan, 1962-65, 3 time Big Ten Champ, All-American; Athletic Director at Oregon, Minnesota, Ohio State and San Diego State; COO of Cleveland Indiana and Vice-President of New York Yankees; USA Wrestling Man of the Year 1980 |
| Johannesen, Bill | 1970-1975 | 1964-1966 |
| Jenkins, Cal | 1975-1976 | 1964-1966 |
| Wells, Joe | 1982-1992 | Iowa 1969-1972, Oregon State Head Coach 1993-2006 (161-94-3), 17 years Assistant Coach at Iowa and Michgan; NWCA Assistant Coach of the Year-1998 |
| Churella, Mark | 1985-1987, 2007-2008 | 1976-1979, Head Coach UNLV 1980-83 |
| McFarland, Joe | 1986-1989 | Michigan 1981-85; 166-24-4, 4 time All-American, Silver Medalist at 1986 World Championships; NWCA Assistant Coach of the Year-1994 |
| Trost, Kurt | 1988-2011 | 1983-1986, 139-48, NCAA Champion, 1990 World Championship Bronze Medal, 1987 World Cup Champion, 1988 Olympic Alternate, World Cup Team 1991-1994, Bronze Medal in 1991, Pan American Champion 1990; Longest Michigan Assistant Wrestling Coach-23 years, NWCA Assistant Coach of the Year-2005, Illinois Wrestling Hall of Fame |
| Fisher, John | 1990-2002 | 1985-1989, 4 Time All-American, 183-21, 1990 World Cup Team |
| Bourmet, Sean | 1999-2000, 2011- | 1991-1994, 125-21, 2 Time All-American, 2008 Olympic Assistant Coach |
| Dolph, Brian | 2010-2011 | Indiana 1986-1990, NCAA Champion, 3 time All-American, 127-9, 2000 Olympic Alternate; Assistant Coach-University of Pennsylvania 1994-2003, 2011- |
| Kulczycki, Mike | 2004-2010 | 2000-2003 |
| Pritzlaff, Donny | 2011- | Wisconsin 1998-2001, 135-15, 2 time NCAA Champion, 4 time All-American, Asst. Coach Hofstra 2004-2006, Wisconsin 2007-2011; Bronze Medal at 2006 World Championships |