| Jim LaRue | |
|---|---|
| Sport(s) | Football |
| Biographical details | |
| Born | c. 1925 |
| Place of birth | Clinton, Oklahoma |
| Playing career | |
| 1942 1943–1944 1947–1949 |
Carson–Newman Duke Maryland |
| Position(s) | Halfback |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1955–1956 1959–1966 1968–1973 1974–1975 1976 1978–1989 |
Houston (backfield) Arizona Utah (DC) Wake Forest (assistant) Buffalo Bills (WR) Chicago Bears (DB) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 41–37–2 |
| Statistics | |
| College Football Data Warehouse | |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Championships | |
| 1 WAC (1964) | |
Jim LaRue (born c. 1925) is a former American football player and coach. He served as the head coach at the University of Arizona from 1959 to 1966, compiling a record of 41–37–2. LaRue played six seasons of varsity football at three different schools: Carson–Newman College (1942), Duke University (1943–1944), and the University of Maryland, College Park (1947–1949).[1] He also served as an assistant coach at the University of Houston, Wake Forest University, and with the Buffalo Bills and Chicago Bears of the NFL.
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | AP# | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona Wildcats (Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1959–1961) | |||||||||
| 1959 | Arizona | 4–6 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1960 | Arizona | 7–3 | 3–0 | 2nd | |||||
| 1961 | Arizona | 8–1–1 | 17 | ||||||
| Arizona Wildcats (Western Athletic Conference) (1962–1966) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Arizona | 5–5 | 2–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1963 | Arizona | 5–5 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1964 | Arizona | 6–3–1 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1965 | Arizona | 3–7 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1966 | Arizona | 3–7 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| Arizona: | 41–37–2 | 14–13 | |||||||
| Total: | 41–37–2 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title | |||||||||
| #Rankings from final AP Poll. | |||||||||
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