Jim Young
Jim Young went 120–71–2 as a head coach, 1973–1990, at Arizona, Purdue and Army. Share
- Record
- 120–71–2 career
- Seasons
- 17
- Schools
- 3
- Final AP top 10
- 1 season
- Hall of Fame
- 1999 inducted
- Best season
- 1979 10–2, No. 10
Season by season
| Season | School | Record | Conference finish | Bowl | AP final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Arizona | 8–3 | T–1st | |||
| 1974 | Arizona | 9–2 | 2nd | |||
| 1975 | Arizona | 9–2 | 2nd | 18 | ||
| 1976 | Arizona | 5–6 | T–5th | |||
| 1977 | Purdue | 5–6 | T–6th | |||
| 1978 | Purdue | 9–2–1 | 3rd | Peach Bowl W | 13 | |
| 1979 | Purdue | 10–2 | 2nd | Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl W | 10 | |
| 1980 | Purdue | 9–3 | T–2nd | Liberty Bowl W | 17 | |
| 1981 | Purdue | 5–6 | T–8th | |||
| 1982: not a college head coach | ||||||
| 1983 | Army | 2–9 | ||||
| 1984 | Army | 8–3–1 | Cherry Bowl W | |||
| 1985 | Army | 9–3 | Peach Bowl W | |||
| 1986 | Army | 6–5 | ||||
| 1987 | Army | 5–6 | ||||
| 1988 | Army | 9–3 | Sun Bowl L | |||
| 1989 | Army | 6–5 | ||||
| 1990 | Army | 6–5 | ||||
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.
Players he coached
Dave YoungConsensus All‑American, 1980
Mike DawsonNo. 22 pick, 1976
Every player from his seasons with a Heisman top-five finish, a national award, consensus All-America honors or a first-round pick. Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.
How his teams did
| Kind of game | Games | Record | Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Against ranked teams | 25 | 6–19 | 24% |
| Against top-10 teams | 9 | 2–7 | 22% |
| Against rivals | 41 | 20–21 | 49% |
| Conference games | 69 | 46–22–1 | 67% |
| Bowls and playoffs | 6 | 5–1 | 83% |
| Decided by 8 points or fewer | 70 | 40–28–2 | 59% |
| At home | 103 | 76–27 | 74% |
| On the road | 73 | 33–38–2 | 47% |
| At neutral sites | 17 | 11–6 | 65% |
| As our Elo’s favorite | 138 | 104–33–1 | 76% |
| As our Elo’s underdog | 55 | 16–38–1 | 30% |
His own 193 games on file, 1973–1990, 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Bicknell 1983–1990 | 1–7 | Boston College | 8 | |
| Lee Corso 1973–1981 | 5–2 | Indiana | 7 | |
| Fisher DeBerry 1984–1990 | 3–4 | Air Force | 7 | |
| Dick Anderson 1984–1989 | 3–3 | Rutgers | 6 | |
| Bo Schembechler 1977–1981 | 1–4 | Michigan | 5 | |
| Sarkis Arslanian 1973–1976 | 4–0 | Colorado State | 4 | |
| LaVell Edwards 1973–1976 | 2–2 | BYU | 4 | |
| Dave McClain 1978–1981 | 2–1–1 | Wisconsin | 4 | |
| Gary Tranquill 1983–1986 | 2–2 | Navy | 4 | |
| Frank Kush 1973–1976 | 1–3 | Arizona State | 4 |
Jim Young’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Air Forceseries | 10 | 4–6 |
| Northwesternseries | 9 | 8–1 |
| Rutgersseries | 8 | 5–3 |
| Navyseries | 8 | 5–3 |
| Boston Collegeseries | 8 | 1–7 |
| Indianaseries | 7 | 5–2 |
| Notre Dameseries | 7 | 2–5 |
| Michigan Stateseries | 6 | 5–1 |
Career
| Years | Team | Job | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Bowling Green | Graduate assistant | |
| 1958–59 | Bowling Green | Assistant coach | |
| 1960–63 | Shawnee (OH) high school | Head coach | |
| 1964–68 | Miami (OH) | Assistant coach | |
| 1969–72 | Michigan | Defensive coordinator | |
| 1973–76 | Arizona | Head coach | |
| 1977–81 | Purdue | Head coach | |
| 1983–90 | Army | Head coach | |
| 1992–94 | Arizona | Assistant coach |
Every job as the infobox of his Wikipedia article lists it (CC BY-SA), assistant jobs included.
Coaching tree
Worked under
- Doyt PerryBowling Green
- Bo SchembechlerMiami (OH), Michigan
- Dick TomeyArizona
Assistants who became head coaches
- Larry SmithTulane, Arizona, USC, Missouri
- John MackovicWake Forest, Illinois, Texas, Arizona, Kansas City Chiefs
- Mike HankwitzArizona, Colorado
- Ed ZaunbrecherUL Monroe
- Leon BurtnettPurdue
- Bob SpooEastern Illinois
- Tim KishArizona
- Mark DantonioCincinnati, Michigan State
- Bob SuttonArmy
- Charlie TaaffeThe Citadel, Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats
- Ed WarinnerAvila
- Michael HaywoodMiami (OH), Texas Southern
- and 1 more
Worked under (3)
| Head coach | Team | Years | His job | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doyt Perry | Bowling Green | 1957–59 | 1957: graduate assistant; 1958–59: assistant coach | |
| Bo Schembechler | Miami (OH) | 1964–68 | Assistant coach | |
| Bo Schembechler | Michigan | 1969–72 | Defensive coordinator | |
| Dick Tomey | Arizona | 1992–94 | Assistant coach |
Coached under him, later head coaches (13)
| Coach | With him | Head coach at | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Smith | Shawnee HS (OH), 1962–63: assistant coach; Arizona, 1973–75: assistant head coach and defensive coordinator | Tulane, Arizona, USC, Missouri | |
| John Mackovic | Arizona, 1973–76: offensive coordinator; Purdue, 1977: assistant head coach and offensive coordinator | Wake Forest, Illinois, Texas, Arizona, Kansas City Chiefs | |
| Mike Hankwitz | Arizona, 1973: outside linebackers coach; 1974–75: outside linebackers and defensive backs coach; 1976: defensive coordinator; Purdue, 1977–81: outside linebackers and punters coach | Arizona, Colorado | |
| Ed Zaunbrecher | Arizona, 1975–76: offensive line coach; Purdue, 1977–79: offensive backs and wide receivers coach | UL Monroe | |
| Leon Burtnett | Purdue, 1977–81: defensive coordinator | Purdue | |
| Bob Spoo | Purdue, 1978–81: quarterbacks coach | Eastern Illinois | |
| Tim Kish | Purdue, 1979–81: assistant defensive backs; Army, 1984–90: defensive ends and outside linebackers coach | Arizona | |
| Mark Dantonio | Purdue, 1981: graduate assistant | Cincinnati, Michigan State | |
| Bob Sutton | Army, 1983–90: defensive coordinator | Army | |
| Charlie Taaffe | Army, 1983: quarterbacks and running backs coach; 1984–86: offensive coordinator | The Citadel, Montreal Alouettes, Hamilton Tiger-Cats | |
| Ed Warinner | Army, 1987: offensive line coach; 1988–90: exec. assistant and recruiting | Avila | |
| Michael Haywood | Army, 1989–90: defensive backs, defensive ends and special teams coach | Miami (OH), Texas Southern | |
| Jon Heacock | Army, 1990: assistant coach | Youngstown State |
Other assistants under him (9)
| Coach | With him | |
|---|---|---|
| Bob Bockrath | Arizona, 1973–76: offensive line coach; Purdue, 1977–78: offensive line coach; 1979: offensive coordinator | |
| Randy Hart | Purdue, 1977–81: defensive line coach | |
| Doug Redmann | Purdue, 1980–81: offensive coordinator | |
| Greg Seamon | Purdue, 1981: tight ends coach; Army, 1983–84: offensive line and running backs coach | |
| Ted Gill | Army, 1983: defensive line and linebackers coach | |
| Craig Johnson | Army, 1985: running backs coach | |
| Brian Baker | Army, 1986: running backs coach | |
| Doug Mallory | Army, 1989: offensive line coach | |
| Greg Gregory | Army, 1989–90: offensive coordinator |
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.