Larry Smith (football)

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Larry Smith
Title Head coach
Sport American football
Born September 12, 1939 (1939-09-12) (age 68)
Career highlights
Overall 143-126-7
Coaching stats
College Football DataWarehouse
Playing career
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1976-1979
1980-1986
1987-1992
1994-2000
Tulane University
University of Arizona
USC
University of Missouri

Larry Smith (born September 12, 1939) is a former college football head coach at Tulane University (1976-1979), the University of Arizona (1980-1986), the University of Southern California (1987-1992), and the University of Missouri (1994-2000). At USC, his teams won three consecutive Pacific Ten Conference titles from 1987-1989, and won the 1990 Rose Bowl over Michigan. During his tenure at Missouri, the team compiled a 33-46-1 record. In 1997 and 1998, the school participated in back-to-back bowl games for the first time since Warren Powers' tenure. Smith attended Bowling Green State University.

Smith works as a commentator for Arizona football games on Fox Sports Net, and organizes weekend instructional camps twice annually. He resides in Tucson, Arizona with his wife Cheryl. He was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia in 1999.[1]

Contents

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl Coaches# AP°
Tulane (Southeastern Conference) (1976 – 1979)
1976 Tulane 2-9-0
1977 Tulane 3-8-0
1978 Tulane 4-7-0
1979 Tulane 9-3-0 L Liberty
Tulane: 18-27-0
Arizona (Independent) (1980 – 1986)
1980 Arizona 5-6-0
1981 Arizona 6-5-0
1982 Arizona 6-4-1
1983 Arizona 7-3-1
1984 Arizona 7-4-0
1985 Arizona 8-3-1 L Sun
1986 Arizona 9-3-0 W Aloha 11 11
Arizona: 48-28-3
USC (Pacific 10 Conference) (1987 – 1992)
1987 USC 8-4-0 1st L Rose 17 18
1988 USC 10-2-0 1st L Rose 7 7
1989 USC 9-2-1 1st W Rose 7 8
1990 USC 8-4-1 L John Hancock 22 20
1991 USC 3-8-0
1992 USC 6-5-1 L Freedom
USC: 44-25-3
Missouri (Big 12 Conference) (1994 – 2000)
1994 Missouri 3-8-1
1995 Missouri 3-8-0
1996 Missouri 5-6-0
1997 Missouri 7-5-0 L Holiday 23 23
1998 Missouri 8-4-0 W Insight.com 25 21
1999 Missouri 4-7-0
2000 Missouri 3-8-0
Missouri: 33-46-1
Total: 143-126-7
      National Championship         Conference Title         Conference Division Title
Indicates BCS bowl game. #Rankings from final Coaches Poll of the season.

  • Assistant football coach, freshman basketball coach, junior high track coach, Lima Shawnee High School, Lima, Ohio, 1962-1963
  • Head football coach, Lima Shawnee High School, 1964-1966
  • Outside linebacker coach, Miami (OH) University, 1967-1968
  • Offensive line coach, University of Michigan, 1969-1972
  • Assistant head coach, defensive coordinator, linebacker coach, University of Arizona, 1973-1976

  1. ^ Crowe, Jerry. "Seeing Bright Side of Life, and USC", Los Angeles Times, 2006-07-16. 
Preceded by
Tony Mason
University of Arizona Head Football Coach
1980-1986
Succeeded by
Dick Tomey
Preceded by
Ted Tollner
University of Southern California Head Football Coach
1987–1992
Succeeded by
John Robinson
Preceded by
Bob Stull
University of Missouri Head Football Coach
1994–2000
Succeeded by
Gary Pinkel
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