Joshua Schumacher (born c. 1984) is an American college football coach. He is the special teams coordinator and linebackers coach for Saginaw Valley State University, positions he has held since 2025. He was the head football coach for Concordia University Ann Arbor from 2017 to 2024.[1][2][3] He also coached for Concordia in River Forest, Illinois, and Faith Lutheran High School.[4] He played college football for Concordia University Chicago. He was selected as a member of the 2019 AFCA 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute.[5] Schumacher led the Concordia Cardinals in their final season as it was announced on June 19, 2024 that the 2024-25 season would be the last year of athletics at Concordia University Ann Arbor.
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | NAIA Coaches'# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia Cardinals (Mid-States Football Association) (2017–2024) | |||||||||
| 2017 | Concordia | 9–2 | 5–1 | 2nd (MEL) | L NAIA First Round | 15 | |||
| 2018 | Concordia | 10–3 | 5–1 | 2nd (MEL) | L NAIA Quarterfinals | 6 | |||
| 2019 | Concordia | 8–3 | 4–2 | T–2nd (MEL) | L NAIA First Round | 12 | |||
| 2020–21 | Concordia | 6–1 | 4–0 | 1st (MEL) | L NAIA Quarterfinals | 6 | |||
| 2021 | Concordia | 9–2 | 6–1 | T–1st (MEL) | L NAIA Quarterfinals | 8 | |||
| 2022 | Concordia | 5–5 | 4–3 | T–3rd (MEL) | |||||
| 2023 | Concordia | 7–3 | 4–3 | 4th (MEL) | |||||
| 2024 | Concordia | 5–6 | 3–2 | 3rd (MEL) | |||||
| Concordia: | 59–25 | 35–13 | |||||||
| Total: | 59–25 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
References
- ^ "Joshua Schumacher". Concordia University Ann Arbor Athletics. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "Concordia's Pries steps down as head coach, promotes Joshua Schumacher". MLive.com. November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ Dittmore, Steve (June 19, 2024). "A small university with a heavy investment in intercollegiate athletics shutters its sports programs". Glory Days. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ Thoms, Rachel (November 16, 2016). "Pries Steps Down as Head Coach, Promotes Joshua Schumacher". Concordia University Ann Arbor News. Retrieved November 29, 2023.
- ^ "AFCA Announces 2019 35 Under 35 Participants". American Football Coaches Association. December 3, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2024.
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