| Jim Young | |||
| Sport(s) | Football | ||
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| Biographical details | |||
| Born | April 21, 1935 | ||
| Playing career | |||
| 1956 | Bowling Green | ||
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |||
| 1964–1968 1969–1972 1973–1976 1977–1981 1983–1990 1992–1994 | Miami (OH) (assistant) Michigan (DC) Arizona Purdue Army Arizona (assistant) | ||
| Head coaching record | |||
| Overall | 120–71–2 (college) 28–10–1 (high school) | ||
| Bowls | 5–1 | ||
| Statistics College Football Data Warehouse | |||
| Accomplishments and honors | |||
| Championships 1 WAC (1973) | |||
| Awards Big Ten Coach of the Year (1979) | |||
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Jim Young (born April 21, 1935) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Arizona (1973–1976), Purdue University (1977–1981), and the United States Military Academy (1983–1990), compiling a career college football record of 120–71–2. Young was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 1999.
Head coaching record[]
College[]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Wildcats (Western Athletic Conference) (1973–1976) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Arizona | 8–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1974 | Arizona | 9–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1975 | Arizona | 9–2 | 5–2 | 2nd | 13 | 18 | |||
| 1976 | Arizona | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Arizona: | 31–13 | 20–8 | |||||||
| Purdue Boilermakers (Big Ten Conference) (1977–1981) | |||||||||
| 1977 | Purdue | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1978 | Purdue | 9–2–1 | 6–1–1 | 3rd | W Peach | 13 | 13 | ||
| 1979 | Purdue | 10–2 | 7–1 | 2nd | W Bluebonnet | 10 | 10 | ||
| 1980 | Purdue | 9–3 | 7–1 | T–2nd | W Liberty | 16 | 17 | ||
| 1981 | Purdue | 5–6 | 3–6 | T–8th | |||||
| Purdue: | 38–19–1 | 26–14–1 | |||||||
| Army Cadets (Independent) (1983–1990) | |||||||||
| 1983 | Army | 2–9 | |||||||
| 1984 | Army | 8–3–1 | W Cherry | ||||||
| 1985 | Army | 9–3 | W Peach | ||||||
| 1986 | Army | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1987 | Army | 5–6 | |||||||
| 1988 | Army | 9–3 | L Sun | ||||||
| 1989 | Army | 6–5 | |||||||
| 1990 | Army | 6–5 | |||||||
| Army: | 51–39–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 120–71–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final Coaches' Poll. °Rankings from final AP Poll. | |||||||||
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