| Fred Jackson | |
| Current Title: | Offensive analyst |
| Current Team: | Michigan |
| Current Conference: | Big Ten |
| Birth Date: | 9 June 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Player Years1: | 1971 |
| Player Team1: | Jackson State |
| Player Positions: | Quarterback |
| Coach Years1: | 1979–1981 |
| Coach Team1: | Toledo (OC/QB/WR) |
| Coach Years2: | 1982–1985 |
| Coach Team2: | Wisconsin (WR) |
| Coach Years3: | 1986 |
| Coach Team3: | Wisconsin (QB/WR) |
| Coach Years4: | 1987 |
| Coach Team4: | Navy (WR) |
| Coach Years5: | 1988 |
| Coach Team5: | South Carolina (QB/WR) |
| Coach Years6: | 1989–1990 |
| Coach Team6: | Purdue (OC/QB/WR) |
| Coach Years7: | 1991 |
| Coach Team7: | Vanderbilt (QB) |
| Coach Years8: | 1992–1994 |
| Coach Team8: | Michigan (RB) |
| Coach Years9: | 1995–1996 |
| Coach Team9: | Michigan (OC/RB) |
| Coach Years10: | 1997–2002 |
| Coach Team10: | Michigan (AHC/RB) |
| Coach Years11: | 2003–2007 |
| Coach Team11: | Michigan (AHC/RB) |
| Coach Years12: | 2008–2014 |
| Coach Team12: | Michigan (RB) |
| Coach Years13: | 2015–2017 |
| Coach Team13: | Ypsilanti HS (MI) |
| Coach Years14: | 2022–present |
| Coach Team14: | Michigan (OA/interim RB) |
| Awards: | AFCA Assistant Coach of the Year Award (2001) |
Fred Jackson (born June 9, 1950) is an American football coach and former player. He is an offensive analyst for the University of Michigan, a position he has held since 2022. He previously coached at Michigan from 1992 to 2014. In 2014, he was the longest tenured member of the Michigan Wolverines football coaching staff, having served on the staffs of Gary Moeller, Lloyd Carr, Rich Rodriguez, and Brady Hoke. In addition to coaching running backs, Jackson served as Michigan's offensive coordinator (1995–1996), assistant head coach (1997–2002), and associate head coach (2003–2007). He was a finalist for the Broyles Award, given annually to the nation's top college football assistant coach, in 2000. After Michigan head coach Lloyd Carr retired following the 2007 season, Jackson was the only member of the coaching staff retained by Carr's successor, Rich Rodriguez. When Rodriguez was fired after the 2010 season, Jackson was the only member of Rodriguez's staff retained by his successor, Brady Hoke. Hoke and Jackson served as assistants together under Carr and Gary Moeller for a total of eight years including the 1997 national championship season.[1] [2]
Before coming to Michigan, Jackson coached at the University of Toledo (1979–1981), the University of Wisconsin–Madison (1982–1986), the United States Naval Academy (1987), the University of South Carolina (1988), Purdue University (1989–1990), and Vanderbilt University (1991).
Jackson is a resident of Ann Arbor, Michigan. His son, Jeremy Jackson, was a wide receiver for the Michigan Wolverines football team from 2010 until 2013 and his younger son, Josh Jackson, was the starting quarterback for the Maryland Terrapins.[3]