Carr is fourth among active Division I-A football coach with a .768 winning percentage. He has compiled an 86-26 overall record as head coach and has led the Wolverines to five 10-win seasons during his tenure (1997-99 and 2002-03). He has tallied an impressive 56-16 Big Ten mark and grabbed the active career lead in Big Ten wins during the 2003 season, moving ahead of Penn State's Joe Paterno (55-33 in 11 years) and Wisconsin's Barry Alvarez (54-55-3 in 14 years).

Carr joined Fielding H. Yost, Bennie Oosterbaan and Schembechler as the only coaches in school history to roam the sidelines for more than 100 career games during the 2003 season. He trails only Yost (165-29-10) and Schembechler (194-48-5) in career victories at Michigan.

Carr has guided the school to a bowl game in every season at the helm, and claimed the Big Ten Conference title four times (1997, 1998, 2000 and 2003). He became the first Wolverine coach to win four straight bowl games, beating Auburn 31-28 on New Year's Day at the 2001 Florida Citrus Bowl, after leading U-M to victories in the 1998 Rose, 1999 Citrus and 2000 Orange Bowls. Michigan has been ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 for all but four of Lloyd Carr's career games (all in 1998), including 53 times in the top 10 of the polls.

Wolverine teams under Carr's direction have continued the strong tradition of Michigan football.

Michigan started and concluded the 2002 football season in exciting fashion. Philip Brabbs connected on a 44-yard field goal on the game's final play for a 31-29 season-opening win against Washington, while Chris Perry scored four touchdowns in the season-ending 38-30 victory over Florida in the Outback Bowl. The Wolverines claimed their fourth 10-win season under Carr (10-3) and ranked No. 9 in both final national polls. U-M finished the conference season in third place with a 6-2 mark and suffered its only Big Ten losses to co-champions Iowa and Ohio State. Michigan defeated Penn State for the sixth straight year in a thrilling 27-24 overtime win at Michigan Stadium, the first extra session game in ‘Big House' history.

The 2001 season saw U-M hand Penn State its first home shutout in Joe Paterno's 36-year coaching career, registering a 20-0 victory in Happy Valley, while defeating eventual Big Ten champion Illinois, 45-20. U-M earned its 27th consecutive bowl game appearance and finished the season with an 8-4 overall record.

During the 2000 campaign, Carr's squad claimed a share of the school's 40th conference crown with a thrilling 38-26 victory over Ohio State in Columbus. The Wolverines posted a 9-3 overall record, with all three setbacks coming by a total of seven points. Michigan finished the year with a No. 10-ranking in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' poll and No. 11-ranking in the Associated Press poll after beating Auburn in the Florida Citrus Bowl.

Carr led Michigan to a 10-2 record in 1999, including an exciting 35-34 overtime win against Alabama in the FedEx Orange Bowl. The Wolverines finished No. 5 in both the AP and USA Today/ESPN Coaches' polls and tied for second in the Big Ten Conference with a 6-2 record.

His 1998 Michigan squad rebounded from a 0-2 start to finish 10-3 and claim the program's 39th Big Ten Conference title. They capped the season with a 45-31 victory over 11th-ranked Arkansas in the CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl to ensure their second straight 10-win season. Carr led Michigan to eight consecutive wins and finished the year with victories in 10 of the last 11 games.

Michigan captured a Big Ten title and Rose Bowl victory behind the leadership of Carr in his third season at the helm. Carr and the Wolverines proved that excellence is a product of dedication, teamwork and execution; the direct result of which was Michigan's first national title in 49 years (1948 season). Carr, who reached 25 wins faster than any current Big Ten coach, became just the second Big Ten coach to post an undefeated regular season record in just his third year of head coaching (Joe Paterno went 10-0 in 1968 but was not affiliated with the conference at that time). He also wrote himself into the NCAA record books, becoming just the seventh coach in NCAA history to have reached 29 wins in just three seasons of coaching.

In 1997, Carr put all the pieces together, posting the most impressive regular season campaign at U-M in more than 25 years. At the start of the season, coach Carr not only faced a schedule rated as one of the toughest in NCAA Division I-A, but also had the task of choosing a starting quarterback, while having to replace three All-Americans, four starters on defense and three starters on the offensive line.

Under Carr's steady hand, Michigan earned its first Big Ten title and Rose Bowl appearance in five seasons. With a 24-3 defeat of then No. 5 Colorado in the first game of the season, Michigan flexed its defensive muscles, giving fans a sneak peek of what to expect. Michigan remained perfect through its first three games, boosting Carr's September record to 10-0. Even with tough road contests against Michigan State, Penn State and Wisconsin, the Wolverines remained focused.

The culmination of Michigan's 1997 regular season proved to be the most dramatic contest of them all, with Michigan defeating No. 4 Ohio State, 20-14, in front of the largest crowd in Michigan Stadium history. With the victory, coach Carr became just the third U-M coach to defeat Ohio State in each of his first three games, following coaching legends Yost and Fritz Crisler.

Carr and his Wolverines reached the summit of their journey when they defeated No. 7 Washington State, 21-16, in the Rose Bowl on Jan. 1. Two days later Michigan was named the Associated Press National Champion. A week later, the Wolverines were awarded the MacArthur Bowl by the National Football Foundation Hall of Fame and the Grantland Rice Trophy by the Football Writers Association of America, given annually to the nation's most outstanding football team.

Carr's leadership of the 1997 Wolverines earned him several national coaching honors, including the Walter Camp Football Foundation, American Football Coaches Association, Football News, Maxwell Football Club, Woody Hayes, and Paul “Bear” Bryant coach of the year awards. Carr became just the fourth Michigan coach to win coach of the year honors, behind Crisler (1947), Oosterbaan (1948) and Schembechler (1969).

Prior to being elevated to head coach, Carr said he thought he held the greatest assistant coaching job in the country, serving 15 years under Bo Schembechler (1980-89) and Moeller (1990-94). Carr joined Schembechler's staff in 1980 as defensive secondary coach, became defensive coordinator for eight seasons, and then moved into the position of assistant head coach for the final five years before becoming head coach.

Carr moved into one of the nation's best head coaching positions on May 16, 1995, when then Michigan Director of Athletics Joe Roberson named him as the interim head coach of the Wolverines following the resignation of Moeller. On Nov. 13, 1995 Carr had the “interim” title removed. He is the 17th football coach in school history, but only the 10th since Yost made his debut in 1901.

Carr began his U-M head coaching tenure in dramatic fashion as his first game against Virginia provided the biggest comeback in Michigan history. The Wolverines trailed 17-0 with less than 12 minutes remaining, but came back to win with a touchdown pass on the final play of the game for an 18-17 victory.

The 1995 regular season culminated in a 31-23 home win over second-ranked and undefeated Ohio State in a game considered one of the biggest triumphs in school history.

The Wolverines finished the 1996 season with an appearance in their 22nd consecutive bowl game and ranked No. 20 in the national rankings. Highlights from Carr's second season included a road win against Colorado and home field victories against UCLA and arch-rival Michigan State. Michigan closed out the regular season with yet another win over an undefeated and second-ranked Ohio State team, this time by a score of 13-9 at Ohio Stadium.

In addition to his work on the football field, Carr is involved in the University, community and coaching fraternity. He has been active in support of women's athletics, endowing a women's sports scholarship that is presented annually to a female student-athlete at U-M. He initiated the Women's Football Academy that donates all proceeds to the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Carr was also the chairperson for the WJR/Special Olympics Golf Outing. He and his wife, Laurie, were also co-chairs of the 2002 Washtenaw County United Way Campaign. Carr serves on the NCAA Rules Committee and is a member of the American Football Coaches Association Board of Trustees.

A three-sport athlete at Riverview High School, Carr was an all-state quarterback (1962) in football. He enrolled at Missouri for three years and was the backup quarterback on the Tigers' 1966 Sugar Bowl championship team.

Carr transferred to Northern Michigan University and quarterbacked the Wildcats to an undefeated season. He graduated from NMU in 1968 with his B.S. in education. Carr went on to earn his masters degree in education administration at NMU in 1970 under a Mott Fellowship.

Carr began his coaching career as a high school assistant at Nativity High in Detroit (1968-69) and at Belleville (Mich.) High School from 1970 to 1973. He was head coach at John Glenn High School (Westland, Mich.) from 1973-75, earning Regional Class A Coach of the Year honors in 1975 following an 8-1 season.

Carr's collegiate coaching career started with two seasons at Eastern Michigan (1976-77), followed by two seasons at Illinois (1978-79) before arriving at U-M.

In 1997, Carr was inducted into both the Catholic League and Northern Michigan University Halls of Fame.

Carr is married to the former Laurie McCartney. They have six children: Melissa, Brett, Jason, Ryan, Emily, and Jarrett, as well as seven grandchildren: Tyler John McCartney, Brendan Massey McCartney, Drew Elizabeth Vigo, Austin Patrick McCartney, Colin Lloyd McCartney, Sydney Ann Vigo and Ethan Michael McCartney. Jason was a quarterback at Michigan and Emily lettered in volleyball.