Jim LaRue
Jim LaRue went 41–37–2 as a head coach, 1959–1966, at Arizona. Share
- Record
- 41–37–2 career
- Seasons
- 8
- Schools
- 1
- Final AP top 10
- 0 seasons
- Best season
- 1961 8–1–1, No. 17
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Arizona | 4–6 | 2nd | |||
| 1960 | Arizona | 7–3 | 2nd | |||
| 1961 | Arizona | 8–1–1 | 17 | |||
| 1962 | Arizona | 5–5 | T–2nd | |||
| 1963 | Arizona | 5–5 | T–3rd | |||
| 1964 | Arizona | 6–3–1 | T–1st | |||
| 1965 | Arizona | 3–7 | 6th | |||
| 1966 | Arizona | 3–7 | 5th |
Each season links to the team’s season page; bowls and playoff games link to the game. Conference finishes from the Wikipedia article’s record table.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against rivals | 16 | 7–9 | 44% |
| Conference games | 28 | 14–14 | 50% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 39 | 22–15–2 | 59% |
| At home | 48 | 29–18–1 | 61% |
| On the road | 31 | 12–18–1 | 40% |
| At neutral sites | 1 | 0–1 | 0% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 36 | 23–11–2 | 67% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 44 | 18–26 | 41% |
His own 80 games on file, 1959–1966, as played (vacated wins counted, ties as half a win). Ranks are the AP poll going into the game; rivals are the ones either program’s Wikipedia article names; favorite and underdog by our own Elo rating, which reads only scores.
Against other head coaches
| Coach | Record | Their schools | Games | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Kush 1959–1966 | 4–4 | Arizona State | 8 | |
| Bill Weeks 1960–1966 | 3–4 | New Mexico | 7 | |
| Lloyd Eaton 1962–1966 | 2–3 | Wyoming | 5 | |
| Joe Kerbel 1960–1963 | 3–1 | West Texas | 4 | |
| Dee Andros 1962–1966 | 2–2 | Idaho, Oregon State | 4 | |
| Ray Nagel 1959–1966 | 1–3 | Utah, Iowa | 4 | |
| Ben Martin 1959–1965 | 0–4 | Air Force | 4 | |
| Ben Collins 1959–1961 | 3–0 | UTEP | 3 | |
| Skip Stahley 1959–1961 | 3–0 | Idaho | 3 | |
| Bert Clark 1964–1966 | 2–1 | Washington State | 3 |
Jim LaRue’s record against the head coaches he met three or more times, from the games on file, as played.
Most-faced opponents
| Opponent | Games | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Stateseries | 8 | 4–4 |
| New Mexicoseries | 8 | 3–5 |
| UTEPseries | 7 | 7–0 |
| Wyomingseries | 7 | 4–3 |
| Idahoseries | 6 | 5–1 |
| BYUseries | 6 | 3–3 |
| West Texasseries | 5 | 4–1 |
| Washington Stateseries | 4 | 2–2 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Maryland | Freshman coach | |
| 1951 | Kansas State | Backfield coach | |
| 1954 | Kansas State | Backfield coach | |
| 1955–56 | Houston | Backfield coach | |
| 1959–66 | Arizona | Head coach | |
| 1968–73 | Utah | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1974–75 | Wake Forest | Assistant coach | |
| 1976 | Buffalo Bills NFL | Wide receivers coach | |
| 1978–89 | Chicago Bears NFL | Defensive backs coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Jim TatumMaryland
- Bill MeekKansas State, Houston, Utah
- Chuck MillsWake Forest
- Lou SabanBuffalo Bills
Assistants who became head coaches
- Ed CavanaughArmy, Idaho State
- Fred EnkeArizona, Louisville
- Chuck MillsUtah State, Wake Forest, Pomona Pitzer, Indiana State (PA), Merchant Marine, Southern Oregon, Coast Guard
Worked under (4)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Tatum | Maryland | 1950 | Freshman coach | |
| Bill Meek | Kansas State | 1951–54 | Backfield coach | |
| Bill Meek | Houston | 1955–56 | Backfield coach | |
| Bill Meek | Utah | 1968–73 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Chuck Mills | Wake Forest | 1974–75 | Assistant coach | |
| Lou Saban | Buffalo Bills NFL | 1976 | Wide receivers coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (3)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Cavanaugh | Arizona, 1959–66: assistant coach | Army, Idaho State | |
| Fred Enke | Arizona, 1959–62: assistant coach | Arizona, Louisville | |
| Chuck Mills | Arizona, 1965: assistant coach | Utah State, Wake Forest, Pomona Pitzer, Indiana State (PA), Merchant Marine, Southern Oregon, Coast Guard |
From coaches’ Wikipedia infoboxes (CC BY-SA) and each season’s article for its coordinators: an assistant’s seasons at a school count under its head coach in our records; jobs in the NFL and elsewhere, under the head coach whose own article lists the job that year. Names without a page here link to their Wikipedia articles.