1973-1990 • Arizona, Army, Purdue
3 schools coached, anchored by Army.
Jim Young coached 17 seasons, won 62.7%, and posted an average SRS of 2.3. Best season: 1975 Arizona. The profile was balanced with a highly volatile profile. 3 stops shaped the career arc.
Career Record
120-71-2
Career Win %
62.7%
Seasons
17
Career Span
18 years
Average SRS
2.3
Peak SRS
14.8
Best Finish
#10
Consistency
18.7
Higher = steadier
Track how the coach's season-to-season performance changed over time, where the peak landed, and where each school stop began.
Focus on where peaks separate, where floors hold, and how the shape of each career changed over time.
Active comparison point
9-2 • SRS 14.8 • SP Overall 16.2
Win %
81.8%
YoY SRS
+9.7
SP Off / Def
34.7 / 19.9
Finish
#18
Comparison context
Focus a point to inspect how it stacks up against the rest of the field.
Each stop is sized by tenure length. Richer fill reflects a stronger average SRS at that school.
Army
1983-1990 • 8 seasons
Avg SRS -3.7 • Win % 56.6%
Purdue
1977-1981 • 5 seasons
Avg SRS 8.5 • Win % 66.4%
Arizona
1973-1976 • 4 seasons
Avg SRS 6.4 • Win % 70.5%
Longest Tenure
Army • 8 seasons
Best Tenure
Purdue • 8.5 SRS
Best Tenure Win %
Arizona • 70.5%
Compare strength, identity, steadiness, and ceiling through normalized bars with raw SP and SRS context underneath.
These bars are normalized against the full coach dataset. Raw SP and SRS values stay visible so the profile reads as evidence, not decoration.
Start with total quality before splitting style and variance.
Jim Young sets the reference point in overall strength.
Jim Young sets the reference point in overall strength.
Normalized score; raw SP overall stays underneath for reference.
Jim Young
Mixed
Raw avg SP Overall: -0.4
55th pct
Mixed
See how each stop compared with what that program usually looked like outside this tenure.
1983-1990 • 51-39-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
6.4 during vs 3.2 baseline
+3.2
Avg SRS
Higher is better
-3.7 during vs -9.9 baseline
+6.2
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
-8.0 during vs -12.3 baseline
+4.3
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
0.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+0.0%
1977-1981 • 38-19-1
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.6 during vs 4.8 baseline
+2.8
Avg SRS
Higher is better
8.5 during vs 6.1 baseline
+2.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
6.2 during vs 3.1 baseline
+3.1
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
60.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+60.0%
1973-1976 • 31-13
Compared with this school's baseline outside the tenure over the prior 5 seasons (5 baseline seasons found).
Avg wins
Higher is better
7.8 during vs 4.8 baseline
+3.0
Avg SRS
Higher is better
6.4 during vs -0.1 baseline
+6.5
Avg SP Overall
Higher is better
6.5 during vs -5.0 baseline
+11.5
Ranked finish rate
Higher is better
25.0% during vs 0.0% baseline
+25.0%
High Points
Best Season
Arizona 1975
9-2 • SRS 14.8
Biggest Improvement
Army 1984
8-3-1 • 25.5 SRS
Best Offensive Season
Arizona 1975
9-2 • SP Off 34.7
Best Defensive Season
Purdue 1978
9-2-1 • SP Def 14.1
Setbacks
Worst Season
Army 1983
2-9 • SRS -18.8
Biggest Drop
Army 1983
2-9 • -22.0 SRS
Full transparency into every season in the coaching record. Positive YoY values indicate improvement from the prior season.
| Army | 1990 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -15.0 | -24.8 | 20.2 | 40.9 | -9.7 | 0.0% |
| Army | 1989 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -5.3 | -10.0 | 17.9 | 27.4 | -7.4 | -20.4% |
| Army | 1988 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | — | 2.1 | -1.2 | 28.4 | 29.7 | +4.6 | +29.5% |
| Army | 1987 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -2.5 | -10.0 | 17.7 | 27.0 | +3.2 | -9.1% |
| Army | 1986 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 54.5% | — | — | -5.7 | -9.4 | 24.2 | 32.4 | -14.6 | -20.4% |
| Army | 1985 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | — | — | 8.9 | 8.6 | 32.2 | 25.2 | +2.2 | +4.2% |
| Army | 1984 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 70.8% | — | — | 6.7 | 8.2 | 26.3 | 18.9 | +25.5 | +52.6% |
| Army | 1983 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 18.2% | — | — | -18.8 | -25.5 | 15.7 | 38.6 | -22.0 | -27.3% |
| Purdue | 1981 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 3.2 | -0.3 | 26.8 | 27.3 | -9.3 | -29.5% |
| Purdue | 1980 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 75.0% | #9 | #17 | 12.5 | 13.1 | 34.4 | 22.5 | +1.8 | -8.3% |
| Purdue | 1979 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 83.3% | #6 | #10 | 10.7 | 9.0 | 29.9 | 22.1 | -1.7 | +4.2% |
| Purdue | 1978 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 79.2% | — | #13 | 12.4 | 11.0 | 24.4 | 14.1 | +8.5 | +33.7% |
| Purdue | 1977 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | 3.9 | -1.8 | 25.6 | 27.6 | +5.9 | 0.0% |
| Arizona | 1976 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 45.5% | — | — | -2.0 | -3.4 | 29.5 | 33.0 | -16.8 | -36.4% |
| Arizona | 1975 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | #16 | #18 | 14.8 | 16.2 | 34.7 | 19.9 | +9.7 | 0.0% |
| Arizona | 1974 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 81.8% | #17 | — | 5.1 | 5.1 | 26.2 | 22.0 | -2.7 | +9.1% |
| Arizona | 1973 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | — | — | 7.8 | 8.2 | 30.9 | 24.3 | — | — |
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