Ted Schmitz
Encyclopedia
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. In 2008 he moved to the front office as Director of Player Personnel, but also assumed the role of Defensive Coordinator. In 2010 he returned to the head coaching position after the Extreme got off to a 3-5 under Kenton Carr. 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. 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.
Gridiron football
Gridiron football , sometimes known as North American football, is an umbrella term for related codes of football primarily played in the United States and Canada. The predominant forms of gridiron football are American football and Canadian football...
executive, coach, and broadcaster who currently serves as the Director of Player Personnel of the Indoor Football League
Indoor Football League
The Indoor Football League began in 1999 as an offshoot of the troubled Professional Indoor Football League. Keary Ecklund, the owner of the Green Bay Bombers and Madison Mad Dogs, left the PIFL after its first, financially-troubled, season to start his own league. Unlike the PIFL, the IFL was an...
's Bloomington Extreme
Bloomington Extreme
The Bloomington Extreme are a professional indoor football team and a member of the Indoor Football League. The team's name is derived from a naming rights deal with local auto dealer Extreme Motors. The Extreme play their home games at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington,...
.
Schmitz joined the Extreme in 2005 as the team's head coach. In 2008 he moved to the front office as Director of Player Personnel, but also assumed the role of Defensive Coordinator. In 2010 he returned to the head coaching position after the Extreme got off to a 3-5 under Kenton Carr. Bloomington went 6-0 under Schmitz and made the IFL playoffs.
Prior to joining the Extreme, Schmitz was an assistant at Eastern Illinois
Eastern Illinois Panthers
The Eastern Illinois Panthers are the men's and women's athletic teams representing Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL. Eastern Illinois University's colors are blue and gray. Eastern Illinois sports teams, except for men's soccer and swimming teams, participate in NCAA Division I in...
, Augustana College
Augustana College
Augustana College may refer to:*Augustana College *Augustana College *Augustana University College, Alberta...
, Illinois State
Illinois State Redbirds
The Illinois State Redbirds are the athletic teams that represent Illinois State University in Normal, Illinois. Teams play at the NCAA Division I level . The football team competes in the Missouri Valley Football Conference while most other teams compete in the Missouri Valley Conference...
and Illinois Wesleyan
Illinois Wesleyan University
Illinois Wesleyan University is an independent undergraduate university located in Bloomington, Illinois. Founded in 1850, the central portion of the present campus was acquired in 1854 with the first building erected in 1856...
and was the radio color commentator on ISU football broadcasts. Schmitz also spent eight seasons as a defensive assistant with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium...
and served as the interim head coach for six games during the 1987 season after head coach Al Bruno
Al Bruno
Albert P. "Al" Bruno is a retired gridiron football player, administrator, and coach who served as the head coach of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats from 1983–1990.-Early life:...
suffered a mild heart attack.
Coaching record
| Team | |Regular Season | HAM Hamilton Tiger-Cats The Hamilton Tiger-Cats are a Canadian Football League team based in Hamilton, Ontario, founded in 1950 with the merger of the Hamilton Tigers and the Hamilton Wildcats. The Tiger-Cats play their home games at Ivor Wynne Stadium... |
1987 | 1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | 3rd in East Division | 0 | 0 | Interim Head Coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BLO Bloomington Extreme The Bloomington Extreme are a professional indoor football team and a member of the Indoor Football League. The team's name is derived from a naming rights deal with local auto dealer Extreme Motors. The Extreme play their home games at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington,... |
2006 | 5 | 10 | 0 | .333 | 2nd in Central Division | 0 | 0 | Missed playoffs | ||
| BLO Bloomington Extreme The Bloomington Extreme are a professional indoor football team and a member of the Indoor Football League. The team's name is derived from a naming rights deal with local auto dealer Extreme Motors. The Extreme play their home games at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington,... |
2007 | 8 | 7 | 0 | .533 | 4th in Eastern Division | 1 | 1 | Lost to Lexington Horsemen Lexington Horsemen The Kentucky Horsemen were an indoor football team based in Lexington, Kentucky. The team played its home games at Rupp Arena. The organization began as a 2003 expansion member of the National Indoor Football League, where they were successful... 67-49 |
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| BLO Bloomington Extreme The Bloomington Extreme are a professional indoor football team and a member of the Indoor Football League. The team's name is derived from a naming rights deal with local auto dealer Extreme Motors. The Extreme play their home games at the U.S. Cellular Coliseum in Bloomington,... |
2010 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 2nd in Central North Division | 0 | 1 | Lost to Wichita Wild Wichita Wild The Wichita Wild is a professional indoor football team located in Wichita, Kansas. The wild plays in the Indoor Football League the second biggest football league in the United States only after the NFL. The IFL was formed in 2008 through a merger between the Intense Football League and the... 61-48 |
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| 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 |